Game of Thrones and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Win Big at the Emmys

During the Emmy Awards ceremony, the comedy series 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,' produced by Amazon, received the first award for Best Comedy for an internet streaming series. 'Game of Thrones,' produced by HBO, also won the Best Drama Series award for the third time. According to the Associated Press, this year HBO lost its absolute dominance in the number of nominations for the first time, with both HBO and Amazon winning awards in 23 categories each. 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' is a comedy series about a woman in the 1950s who finds personal liberation through stand-up comedy. Rachel Brosnahan won the award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series for her leading role, while her co-star Alex Borstein won Best Supporting Actor. Amy Sherman-Palladino, the creator of the series, received awards for Best Writing and Best Directing. Claire Foy, who plays Queen Elizabeth II in the drama series 'The Crown,' and Matthew Rhys, the lead actor in 'The Americans,' won Best Actress and Best Actor in Drama Series, respectively. In the Best Supporting Actress category, Elisabeth Moss and Sandra Oh were nominated, and if either won, they would become the first Asian actors to achieve such recognition at the Emmys. 'Game of Thrones,' which could not participate in last year's Emmys due to production scheduling, won the Best Drama Series award for the third time this year. The Emmy Awards ceremony, held on Monday evening in Los Angeles, had the most diverse racial composition of nominees in the history of the awards. The success of many non-white actors in previous Emmy seasons led many to predict that more non-white artists would win awards this year. However, for example, the comedy series 'Atlanta,' directed by Donald Glover, which has an all-black cast and creators and seemed likely to be nominated in at least 16 categories, did not achieve much success and only won for two guest actors. The success of 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' continues the trend of shows like 'Friends' and 'Modern Family,' which focus on the lives of white people. Nevertheless, Regina King, a black actress, broke this trend by winning Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for her role in 'Seven Seconds,' and another black actor, Thandie Newton, won Best Supporting Actress for her performance in 'Westworld.' Additionally, aside from 'Saturday Night Live,' other talk shows did not achieve success, indicating the gradual superiority of streaming networks over traditional television networks.