The Crown, Ted Lasso win top Emmy awards
Al Jazeera
Drama The Crown and comedy Ted Lasso have taken home the top prizes at television’s Emmy awards while The Queen’s Gambit was named best limited series in what turned out to be a strong night for streaming giant, Netflix, and British acting talent.
The Crown was named best drama series giving Netflix its biggest prize so far during the ceremony on Sunday, while Apple TV+ entered streaming’s big leagues as Ted Lasso, which focuses on the fortunes of a struggling English football club and their American manager, won best comedy series – a first for AppleTV+.
Olivia Colman and Josh O’Connor won the top acting Emmys for their performances in the most recent series of The Crown, which focussed on the 1980s when Margaret Thatcher was British prime minister and Prince Charles married Princess Diana.
