Emmys 2018 catch up: Claire Foy, Thandie Newton and John Oliver among British winners

'Game of Thrones' won the biggest award but the night belonged to 'The Marvelous Mrs Maisel'

First nominations for Emmy Awards revealed

Game of Thrones wrestled back control of the Emmys in Los Angeles on Monday night, winning the ceremony’s biggest award, Outstanding Drama Series.

The HBO fantasy, based on the novels of George RR Martin, picked up the prize in 2015 and 2016, but was absent from proceedings last year when its broadcast date failed to meet eligibility criteria. This fallow year allowed The Handmaid’s Tale to shine, but the dystopian Hulu drama couldn’t hold onto its crown in 2018.

Game of Thrones failed to dominate in other categories, however, its only other award on the night being a Supporting Actor honour for Peter Dinklage – his third Emmy win for the show.

The drama and limited series categories were split at an unpredictable ceremony, but Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs Maisel trounced its comedy rivals. The dramedy, about a 1950s housewife who discovers she has a talent for stand-up, consistently beat its hotly tipped rival, FX’s Atlanta, scooping five awards.

Other winners at the Microsoft Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles included British actors Claire Foy (for The Crown) and Matthew Rhys "for The Americans). The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story was declared Outstanding Limited Series, while newcomer Barry, about a hitman who years to be an actor, picked up surprise acting awards for Bill Hader and Henry Winkler.

Awards aside, the main talking points at the 70th Primetime Emmys included Glenn Weiss – who won an Emmy for his work directing last year's Oscars ceremony and – proposing to his partner on stage, Betty White’s razor-sharp life achievement acceptance speech, delivered at the age of 96, which received a standing ovation, and Donald Glover attending the ceremony in the guise of his Atlanta character Teddy Perkins.

Comedians Colin Jost and Michael Che hosted the ceremony – aided by several members of the Saturday Night Live cast – but almost entirely steered clear of the usual topic of discussion at these events, Donald Trump. Instead, their monologues, skits and jokes centred on diversity, the #MeToo movement and declining viewing figures for the Emmys.

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Key Points

• 'Game of Thrones' beats 'The Handmaid's Tale' to night's biggest prize
• Hosts joke about diversity and Me Too, but not Trump
• Donald Glover delights the internet by taking his seat dressed as 'Atlanta' character Teddy Perkins

[18 September 2018 03:31 · Christopher Hooton]

RuPaul's Drag Race wins, as always. I thought the Queer Eyes guys might steal it, but RuPaul is just unstoppable at the Emmys.

[18 September 2018 03:35 · Christopher Hooton]

Saturday Night Live wins Outstanding Variety Sketch series, to the surprise of no-one – Lorne Michaels even produced this ceremony.

[18 September 2018 03:36 · Christopher Hooton]

Stay with me, we're powering through these Variety and Constructed Reaility categories. It's completely unfair and disrespectful that they feel like chaff by this point, but that's what a three-hour award ceremony will do to you.

[18 September 2018 03:38 · Christopher Hooton]

[18 September 2018 03:40 · Christopher Hooton]

Outstanding Variety Talk Series is much of a muchness as the late night talk shows are all pretty much the same by this point. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver is the version that wins, though.

[18 September 2018 03:41 · Christopher Hooton]

A big one now, Outstanding Limited Series.

[18 September 2018 03:43 · Christopher Hooton]

The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story wins.

[18 September 2018 03:44 · Christopher Hooton]

A show whose title I won't miss having to write out.

[18 September 2018 03:45 · Christopher Hooton]

American Crime Story is a force and neither the excellent Godless nor Patrick Melrose were able to take it down.

[18 September 2018 03:47 · Christopher Hooton]

The anthology series will be back for more Emmys in future years too. The next series will be the even more award-friendly (and certainly more succinctly titled) American Crime Story: Katrina.