LOS ANGELES -- "Oh, my God! Oh, my God!," actor Billy Porter yelled excitedly on the Emmys stage Sunday, prompting a standing ovation during the ceremony.

Porter made history as the first openly gay black man to win an Emmy for lead actor in a drama series for playing Pray Tell in "Pose," an FX series about New York City's Latino and African ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- Michelle Williams, winner of the Emmy Award for lead actress in a limited series or movie for her portrayal of Gwen Verdon in FX's "Fosse/Verdon," elaborated on her onstage plea for pay equity in the entertainment industry in the press room backstage.

"It felt like no matter how many accolades I amassed, I couldn't make that ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- In the annals of Hollywood events, the words "no host" have forever occasioned despair in the hearts of participants: "You mean we have to pay for our drinks? What kind of cheap operation is this?"

Nevertheless, for the broadcast of the 71st Emmy Awards -- oh, my God, TV is so old -- Fox decided to go hostless. (The show rotates ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- Phoebe Waller-Bridge hit the Emmys 2019 stage four times Sunday on night: Once as a presenter and three times as a winner.

After nabbing an early win for writing for a comedy series category for her work on "Fleabag," Waller-Bridge seemed increasingly (and delightfully) surprised at each subsequent win. The British multi-...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards bent the knee to HBO's fantasy epic "Game of Thrones," which closed out Sunday night's ceremony by nabbing the prize for best drama series. HBO also had the most wins of the night, with 9, to Amazon's 7 and Netflix's 4.

D.B. Weiss and David Benioff's series, based on George R.R. Martin's "A Song of ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- In what may be its last hurrah as the network that defined quality television, HBO topped the 71st Emmy Awards on Sunday with nine wins in the major categories presented on the Fox telecast.

But streaming services continued their incursion on HBO's Emmy dominance as Amazon had a strong night with a total of eight wins at the ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- "Russian Doll" creator Leslye Headland was one of the many people waiting in line at one of the concession stands at the Microsoft Theater, where the Emmys telecast was underway Sunday.

"I don't drink, so I'm going to represent the sparkling-water crowd," said Headland, joined in line by her wife. "Listen, I'm like, 'Girls, order...Read more

1. Dance number before the award for writing for a variety series. The "hostless" Emmys were running short, but there is always a better alternative to a dance number about variety series.

2. Fact that Emmys was running so short.

3. So many white British people winning. It was fun when Phoebe Waller-Bridge pulled an upset for "Fleabag" but by ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- Bill Hader collected his second consecutive Emmy Sunday night for his lead performance in HBO's dark hit man comedy, "Barry."

"We never look at it in terms of comedy or drama; we're just kind of telling a story as honestly as we can. I think, just by virtue of the guy being a murderer, it's going to get really dark," Hader said ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- Billy Porter, who plays the flamboyant ballroom emcee Pray Tell in FX's "Pose," made Emmy history Sunday night by becoming the first openly gay black man to win the lead actor in a drama category.

A newbie to the Emmy scene, the Tony- and Grammy-winning actor headed into the evening already making history with his nomination, but...Read more

"Game of Thrones" actor Peter Dinklage made Emmy history Sunday night with his fourth win for supporting actor in a drama.

The 50-year-old actor won all four trophies for his work as Tyrion Lannister, the youngest son of the richest man in the Seven Kingdoms, who uses his intelligence, education and charm to make up for what he lacks in size, ...Read more

Both deal with truth, justice and government officials putting personal ambition over the public good -- even at the expense of ordinary people's lives. Both are 1980s-set period pieces that resonate in unsettling ways in the present day. Both are unlikely hits that turned difficult subjects into gripping, must-see drama. And both "Chernobyl" ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- Break out your black jumpsuit and head to the local guinea pig cafe to celebrate, because "Fleabag" is this year's big winner at the Emmys.

In a surprise for a category known for repeat winners, the Amazon series won the Emmy for comedy series, beating the final season of three-time victor "Veep" (HBO) and defending champ "The ...Read more

Um, what was that?

We all knew that the Emmys were going hostless this year, and that it had Absolutely Nothing to Do With the fact that the Oscars had done the same thing earlier this year and experienced an actual (and rare) ratings bump.

No, Fox -- which coincidentally is the only network without a late-night host that it can draft, er, ...Read more