Ajang penghargaan Pertelevisian tertinggi, Emmy Awards 2017 usai digelar pada hari Minggu malam, 17 September kemarin di Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, California dan disiarkan Live di CBS.
The 69th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards kali ini banyak menuai kontroversi, terutama kemenangan aktor, Alec Baldwin dalam SNL (Saturday Night Live) yang berhasil memenangkan kategori 'Outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series', dimana Alec berperan menjadi Presiden Donald Trump versi plesetan dalam serial itu. Tak lama usai acara, Trump langsung berkomentar tentang kemenangan itu, ia menganggap acara Emmy Awards 2017 adalah acara yang tidak bermutu dan rating rendah.
Tak hanya karena banyak jadi bahan olok-olokan malam itu di acara Emmys, Donald Trump diketahui memang sudah lama menyatakan rasa ketidak sukaan nya kepada ajang penghargaan TV di Amerika itu, karena dulu waktu ia menjadi pembawa acara 'The Apprentice', ia tak pernah sekalipun masuk nominasi apalagi jadi pemenang.
Di ajang Emmys tahun ini, yang paling banyak meraih piala adalah serial Drama, 'The Handmais's Tale' dan Film TV, 'Big Little Lies' yang dibintangi Nicole Kidman dengan 5 piala, lalu acara 'Saturday Night Live' dengan 4 piala.
Namun sayangnya, dibalik semua kontroversi Emmys Awards 2017, ternyata tahun ini menjadi Emmys yang paling rendah kedua ratingnya sepanjang sejarah penyelenggaraan Emmys, walau sang pembawa acara, Stephen Colbert dinilai cukup berhasil dan lucu dalam membawakan acaranya.
Pemenang Emmy Awards 2017 :
Outstanding drama series
"The Handmaid's Tale"
Outstanding comedy series
"Veep"
Outstanding lead actor in a drama series
Sterling K. Brown, "This Is Us"
Outstanding lead actress in a drama series
Elisabeth Moss, "The Handmaid's Tale"
Outstanding supporting actor in a drama series
John Lithgow , "The Crown"
Outstanding supporting actress in a drama series
Ann Dowd, "The Handmaid's Tale"
Outstanding lead actor in a comedy series
Donald Glover, "Atlanta"
Outstanding lead actress in a comedy series
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "Veep"
Outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series
Alec Baldwin, "Saturday Night Live"
Outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series
Kate McKinnon, "Saturday Night Live"
Outstanding limited series
"Big Little Lies"
Outstanding lead actor in a limited series
Riz Ahmed, "The Night Of"
Outstanding lead actress in a limited series
Nicole Kidman, "Big Little Lies"
Outstanding supporting actress in a limited series or movie
Laura Dern, "Big Little Lies"
Outstanding supporting actor in a limited series or movie
Alexander Skarsgard, "Big Little Lies"
Outstanding variety talk series
"Last Week Tonight With John Oliver"
Outstanding reality-competition program
"The Voice"
Outstanding directing for a comedy series
Donald Glover, "Atlanta"*WINNER
Outstanding writing for a drama series
Bruce Miller, "The Handmaid's Tale"
Outstanding writing for a comedy series
Aziz Ansari and Lena Waithe, "Master of None"
Outstanding directing for a drama series
Reed Morano, "The Handmaid's Tale"
