Handmaid’s Tale and politics take centre stage at the Emmys
The bleak depiction of an authoritarian America, and HBO’s Big Little Lies, were the biggest winners, taking five awards each
Los Angeles — Television’s glittering Emmys placed politics front and centre on Sunday, lavishing The Handmaid’s Tale with awards for its bleak portrait of an authoritarian America. The glitzy ceremony in downtown Los Angeles — the first under the administration of President Donald Trump — was widely expected to have a strongly political flavour, and host Stephen Colbert set the tone in his opening monologue. "However you feel about the president, and you do feel about the president, you can’t deny that every show was influenced by Donald Trump in some way," he said. "All the late night shows, obviously, House of Cards, the new season of American Horror Story.’" Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale and HBO miniseries Big Little Lies were the big winners, with five statuettes each. Big Little Lies cast members Nicole Kidman, Laura Dern and Alexander Skarsgard all took home Emmys, along with director Jean-Marc Vallee. It also won outstanding limited series. The Handmaid’s Tale, Hulu’s acclaimed...
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