Emmy Awards 2018: ‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Win Big

Atlanta was robbed!! So many nominations and nothing? Unbelievable.

Is there a bandwagon to make Hannah Gadsby the host and where do I get on?

I love award shows, but found this to be the flattest show ever. I found the jokes awkward and the diversity opening number very narrow. It seems whenerver the entertainmeat industry talks about diversity, they mean blacks and whites. They rarely mention Asians, who are diverse within themselves, and Gays; Native Americans are never mentioned. The nominees were diverse, but the winners were not. I, too, was wondering why John McCain was included in the In Memorium.

Didn’t bother to watch the awards show, from these comments it’s clear that was a good decision, but I was so hoping that Keri Russell would win best actress and that the Americans would win best drama. There has never been a show like The Americans. Such fantastic storytelling and terrific acting. all these repeat winners are a bore. I guess I should Just be glad Veep and Modern Family weren’t in consideration this year.

Equality of opportunity does not mean equality of outcome except in Elementary School.

It was the most bazaar Emmy show I have ever seen. The big diversity opening (minus any mention of Gays) proved not to happen as awards were handed out. No Gays, Hispanics and only 3 Blacks were awarded. I had no idea who half the actors were nor many, many of the shows. I have cable as I have no choice. But I'm not paying more out of pocket to see Amazon, Netflix or Hulu. The entire industry is as out of touch as a huge portion of millionaire politicians. I will never watch the show again. Again, the diversity thing was a joke and the hosts were not the least funny. Lastly, strange In Memoriam. PS I did like Betty White being on the show. She'll probably get an Emmy for it.

This Emmy Awards show was, without question, the single WORST awards show I have ever seen. Where did they get those two boring hosts, and what the hell was Maya Rudolph ( and that man) doing with all that food, except to look like idiots; they made fools of themselves....the writing staff for this diasaster should never be employed to write another awards show!….I mean, no quality humor, no clever insights, no insightful commentaries,no class -- just a three hour sludge of boredom. The only thing I liked was that the presenters of the respective awards did not have to announce the nominees, which had been done for them. But this show was just awful. And really, it would be nice if some of the winners--both male and female-- were better prepared for their speeches, and brought some class and dignity along with them. But, perhaps, that would be asking too much of them.

Curious as to why John McCain was included in the In Memoriam? How is he part of Hollywood?

Especially happy "the Assassination of Gianni Versace" won - lot O violence but the acting, dialog and story was really compelling.

I tried to watch the show and turned it off after two hours. This was basically Saturday Night Live in prime time .Very juvenile. And neither funny or witty. The focus on diversity was way overdone. Not a good night for Lorne Michaels.

I don't watch the Emmys since I have never seen any of these shows. Just how many people watch any of them? I refuse to pay for premium cable or streaming services. I am sure I'm not alone.

No best actress or supporting actress in a comedy for Kate McKinnon - the funniest woman on TV?

Why was Aretha Franklin so prominent in the "In Memoria" section? Did she have a TV show I don't remember?

Pretty sure Thandie Newton is British.

We finally got to see what a 3 hour SNL would be, and it was nothing short of an ordeal, SNL is long past its prime and it is best absorbed through Youtube when you can digest it skit by skit. The Emmy awards has always been the least fascinating of the bunch, and with the two hosts stumbling their way through -fake it before you make it-territory. The show dragged at the beginning and fell off a cliff late, boring has a new definition, senior citizen Michaels should stick to do what he know best, it was a flop, and the ratings verify it. Lowest rated award show ever.

Titus was ROBBED I tell you! Betty White is god. Maisel deserves to be recognized and it was exciting to see Alex Borstein finally recognized both for her acting and voice work. The New York Times should Stop confusing Omarosa for Angela Bassett. Ru Paul’s drag race is moving us forward, fab five should’ve stayed in 2004. For gods sake making fun of straight men for not being ‘fabulous’ is so cliche in 2018. Hannah Gadsby should host every award show ever from now on. White people should stop thanking their animals every time they win an award. Also obviously god is a woman.

Marvel Mrs. Maisel was really deserving of everything it won. That show is so thoroughly excellent--the writing, set and costume design, casting and performances are all phenomenal. That and Insecure are two of my favorite TV series.

SNL is NOT funny. Neither are c. 75-80% of the myriad “performers” who have gone through it, especially for the last, oh, say, 30 years. And to realize that, on top of the inherent tedium and cheesiness of awards show, this one is being SNL’ified is an appalling thought. It’s enough of a travesty that its performers get nominated in slots that should go to actors who toil away creating memorable characters and bringing to life exceptionally witty scripts, not schlocky, insubstantial stereotypes in unsubtle, forgettable skits. Notwithstanding the modest second wind it has gotten from the low-lying fruit in the White House and his minions, SNL is largely a bore. And it amply proved it at last night’s Emmy show, even if it managed to get awarded—a split vote, no doubt, like the aberration of having a national administration that is not supported by the popular vote. Thus it goes in the US.

Dont get the Maisel awards. I found it snoozy and kind of corny.

I was only interested because of The Americans (next to Breaking Bad, my very all time favorite TV show) but knew if Matthew won I could see it online. So happy he did. He played so many roles on that show and could 'disappear' into them all. Put on a pair of glasses and a wig and most actors would be seen as having on a pair of glasses and a wig. Not Matthew. He embodied those characters. I hope his next endeavors are just as interesting for him as an actor and for us as audience.

Maisel was a fantastic comedy - perhaps the best I have ever seen! Watch it with your family, especially with people who were around in the 1960s (but not small children). It’s great! I am also thrilled Claire Foy won. She’s terrific, as is the Crown. The awards show itself was a bore, and the hosts were not funny. Way to many “diversity” jokes. They even did a skit on “reparation awards” (presented mock awards to past minority actors who never won). It was painful. But the hands down best part was that someone used their acceptance speech to propose to his girlfriend - presented her with a ring on one knee. It was great television! No one will ever have to ask - how did you propose?

Why is it the Golden Globes is the only awards show that manages to be funny and entertaining? It is always hypothesized that it has to do with the crowd being seated at tables with food and drink, but how does that inspire hosts like Ricky Gervais, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, and Seth Myers to be so funny and on point? Did Colin Jost and Michael Che take Xanax before going on? Did their script take a Xanax, too? Where to go when the hosts are a snooze? Casting them as hosts casts light on the fact their Weekend Update is one of the weakest in the history of SNL. And speaking of SNL. they bring out the gifted Maya Rudolph and Fred Armisen and give them no material? If they were improvising or scripted was uncertain but they didn't sell a single moment. These Emmys weren't just a bad night for the awards. This is arguably the worst awards show many of us have ever seen. At least Alan Carr's dreadful Oscars in 1989 had camp value and humiliation. Whose idea was it to start off not with the hosts but that non-musical musical number? And to wryly try to send up an idea of Hollywood's diversity that in reality is neither here (not achieved) nor there (not a funny enough subject to mock)? If not for a marriage proposal and the always youthful Betty White, there was nothing to see in a show that celebrates a medium that waved bye-bye to the networks 20 years ago with the birth of HBO's domination. In all of Hollywood and New York, they can't get better writers than this?

Best comedy going to a depiction of a pampered, upper crust, upper west side Manhattan woman? Yep, that’s “diversity” and “comedy” for you. Not!

This show was boooooring. Even the Memoriam segment seemed like a rush job. No time to absorb the people that passed on.

We're truly in the Golden Age of television. There has been nothing like these past few years of high quality viewing on, what was once referred to as, the "idiot box". And yet the Emmys award show is just dreadful television. What a paradox! To even think someone should waste time from great television by watching an award show celebrating television. That said, to see even 60 seconds of Hannah Gadsby on stage and to discover her humor for a second time (I knew she looked familiar from "Please Like Me"), made up for the other wasted 2 hours and 59 minutes.

No, Mrs. Maisel is not the hip choice, but it was, in my opinion, far and away the best comedy of the year. Delighted to see it receive some much-deserved recognition.

So glad to see Foy win. She was phenomenal in The Queen. Sad to see her go, but love Olivia Colman as well.

Do average Americans have access to these shows? The answer is No. Our friends can't prioritize the expensive price of extra cable channels. Put winning casts/shows on our regular channels. Again the middle class and poor are ignored.

Unbelievable that John Oliver won rather than The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, again.

Watched this for a whole 15 minutes, boring. The only show I watched that was nominated was ''The Crown'', once the shows on CBS go off for the season, there wasn't a thing to watch. Went on a British binge...The Queen, all 20 episodes of The Crown, Dunkirk and The Darkest Hour. I'm an avid fan of "Victoria", but love my CBS shows. Guess being a Boomer I'm really not up to these other programs on what I call ''off normal programming"

Yawn. They still have Emmy's?

It was by far---the most boring award show ever. Period.

The entertainment industry loves to pat themselves on the back ad nausea. They talk of openness, inclusion acceptance, diversity. All things missing from last nights telecast. Hollywood, tired, boring and nothing to offer.

“The Americans,” the FX spy drama that concluded earlier this year, won two awards, including best actor in a drama for Matthew Rhys. The FX drama had won only two Emmys across its previous five seasons, but voters decided to give it some love on its way out. . . " This show, like "The Wire" was always far more superior and excellent than the voters ever gave it credit for and probably two of the very best TV dramas ever. So glad that Matthew Rhys won best dramatic actor and that Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg won for best writing. The real highlight of the night was Betty White. Gosh, she continues to be more awesome and wonderful and funny with each passing year.