Emmy Awards in Los Angeles – Succession wins Best Drama Series

HBO’s Succession was nominated in a total of 25 categories. The series won awards for Best Drama Series and Best Screenplay for a Drama Series, among others.

The creators of HBO's Succession series stood on stage at the Emmy gala celebrating the Emmy award.
Succession creator Jesse Armstrong and the series creators received the award for Best Drama Series in Los Angeles early Tuesday morning Finnish time.

HBO’s streaming service Succession has won the Emmy Award for Best Drama Series. The television Emmy Awards were handed out in Los Angeles early Tuesday morning, Finnish time.

The series had the most nominations, with 25 categories nominated in total, according to The New York Times.

In addition to Succession, Better Call Saul, Euphoria, Ozark, Severance, Squid Game, Stranger Things and Yellowjackets competed for Best Drama Series.

The best comedy series win went to Apple TV’s Ted Lasso.

Sudeikis was awarded for the second year in a row for the best male lead in a comedy series.

Netflix, which published Squid Game, emphasizes in its tweet that the male lead performer of the series was the first actor appearing in a non-English language series to win an Emmy.

See a selected list of winners

Below you will find a selected list of Emmy winners. You can find all the winners and nominees here.

Best Drama Series: Succession

Best Actor in a Comedy Series: Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso

Best Actress in a Drama Series: Zendaya, Euphoria