Gli Emmy Awards 2017 ci consegnano tre vincitori – Atlanta, The Handmaid’s Tale e Saturday Night Live – e un mondo dello spettacolo che si schiera apertamente contro Donald Trump e la sua amministrazione. Le tre ore di cerimonia, infatti, sono state una celebrazione della diversità, dell’uguaglianza e di tutti quelli show che in un modo o nell’altro incarnano questi valori.
Il monologo di apertura di Stephen Colbert – che ha interpretato il suo ruolo di presentatore con la solita delicatezza ed eleganza – ha messo subito le cose in chiaro: il bersaglio era Donald Trump e la sua ossessione per il premio più ambito dal mondo televisivo americano (e che il suo show The Apprentice non ha mai vinto).
Non c’è da sorprendersi, quindi, se Saturday Night Live ha vinto nove Emmy, conquistando il bottino più consistente della serata. E lo stesso si può dire di Atlanta: la serie di Donald Glover conquista due dei premi più ambiti (Miglior Attore in una serie comedy e Miglior Regia) e si conferma come uno dei prodotti più interessanti del panorama televisivo americano.
Al centro della scena, però, sempre la politica: dal cameo di Chance the Rapper – “I love television, is a pleasant distraction” – fino alle parole di Laura Dern – «Sono in tv da quando ho 11 anni e avrò lavorato con al massimo 12 donne» -, praticamente tutte le star degli Emmy hanno usato il loro momento sul palco per schierarsi politicamente.
E i premi hanno confermato questa tendenza: Lena Waithe, autrice di Master of None, è la prima donna di colore a vincere un premio per la sceneggiatura. Il suo discorso riassume alla perfezione il clima della serata: «Le cose che ci rendono diversi», ha detto, «sono i nostri superpoteri. Ogni giorno indossiamo il nostro costume immaginario e cerchiamo di conquistarci un posto nel mondo. Perché il mondo, senza di noi, non sarebbe così bello».
Outstanding Drama Series
The Handmaid’s Tale
Better Call Saul
The Crown
House of Cards
Stranger Things
This Is Us
Westworld
Outstanding Comedy Series
Veep
Atlanta
Black-ish
Master of None
Modern Family
Silicon Valley
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Outstanding Limited Series
Big Little Lies
Fargo
Feud: Bette and Joan
The Night Of
Genius
Outstanding Television Movie
Black Mirror: San Junipero
Dolly Parton’s Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Sherlock: The Lying Detective (Masterpiece)
The Wizard of Lies
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Sterling K. Brown (This Is Us)
Anthony Hopkins (Westworld)
Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul)
Matthew Rhys (The Americans)
Liev Schreiber (Ray Donovan)
Kevin Spacey (House of Cards)
Milo Ventimiglia (This Is Us)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale)
Viola Davis (How to Get Away With Murder)
Claire Foy (The Crown)
Keri Russell (The Americans)
Evan Rachel Wood (Westworld)
Robin Wright (House of Cards)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Donald Glover (Atlanta)
Anthony Anderson (Black-ish)
Aziz Ansari (Master of None)
Zach Galifianakis (Baskets)
William H. Macy (Shameless)
Jeffrey Tambor (Transparent)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep)
Pamela Adlon (Better Things)
Tracee Ellis-Ross (Black-ish)
Jane Fonda (Grace and Frankie)
Lily Tomlin (Grace and Frankie)
Allison Janney (Mom)
Ellie Kemper (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series
Riz Ahmed (The Night Of)
Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock: The Lying Detective)
Robert De Niro (The Wizard of Lies)
Ewan McGregor (Fargo)
Geoffrey Rush (Genius)
John Turturro (The Night Of)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series
Nicole Kidman (Big Little Lies)
Carrie Coon (Fargo)
Felicity Huffman (American Crime)
Jessica Lange (Feud: Bette and Joan)
Susan Sarandon (Feud: Bette and Joan)
Reese Witherspoon (Big Little Lies)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama
John Lithgow (The Crown)
Jonathan Banks (Better Call Saul)
Mandy Patinkin (Homeland)
Michael Kelly (House of Cards)
David Harbour (Stranger Things)
Ron Cephas Jones (This Is Us)
Jeffrey Wright (Westworld)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama
Ann Dowd (The Handmaid’s Tale)
Samira Wiley (The Handmaid’s Tale)
Uzo Aduba (Orange Is the New Black)
Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things)
Chrissy Metz (This Is Us)
Thandie Newton (Westworld)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy
Alec Baldwin (Saturday Night Live)
Louie Anderson (Baskets)
Ty Burrell (Modern Family)
Tituss Burgess (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt)
Tony Hale (Veep)
Matt Walsh (Veep)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy
Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live)
Vanessa Beyer (Saturday Night Live)
Leslie Jones (Saturday Night Live)
Anna Chlumsky (Veep)
Judith Light (Transparent)
Katheryn Hahn (Transparent)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Alexander Skarsgard (Big Little Lies)
Bill Camp (The Night Of)
Alfred Molina (Feud: Bette and Joan)
David Thewlis (Fargo)
Stanley Tucci (Feud: Bette and Joan)
Michael K. Williams (The Night Of)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Laura Dern (Big Little Lies)
Regina King (American Crime)
Shailene Woodley (Big Little Lies)
Judy Davis (Feud: Bette and Joan)
Jackie Hoffman (Feud: Bette and Joan)
Michelle Pfeiffer (The Wizard of Lies)
Outstanding Variety Talk Series
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
Full Frontal With Samantha Bee
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Late Late Show With James Corden
Real Time With Bill Maher
Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
Saturday Night Live
Tracey Ullman’s Show
Documentary Now
Billy on the Street
Drunk History
Portlandia
Outstanding Reality Competition
The Voice
American Ninja Warrior
Project Runway
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Top Chef
The Amazing Race
Outstanding Directing in a Drama
The Handmaid’s Tale
Stranger Things
Homeland
Better Call Saul
Westworld
The Crown
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy
Atlanta
Silicon Valley
Veep
Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series or Movie
Big Little Lies
Fargo
The Night Of
Feud: Bette and Joan
Genius
Outstanding Directing for a Variety or Sketch Series
Saturday Night Live
Drunk History
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
The Handmaid’s Tale
The Americans
Better Call Saul
The Crown
Stranger Things
Westworld
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Master of None
Atlanta
Veep
Silicon Valley
Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series or Movie
Black Mirror
Feud: Bette and Joan
The Night Of
Big Little Lies
Fargo
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
Full Frontal With Samantha Bee
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
Saturday Night Live
Late Night With Seth Meyers