Brits at the Emmys!

It was a Brit dominated night at the 71st Emmy awards, with many British stars taking home the prizes from across the pond. Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag picked up most of the comedy awards with Game of Thrones taking home the prize for best drama.

Cast of Fleabag Invision/AP

Originating from Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s one-woman show at the Edinburgh Fringe festival, Fleabag emerged to be a big winner of the night, with 6 wins including outstanding writing, best comedy series and picking up best director for a comedy series for Harry Bradbeer. Waller-Bridge also took home the prize for best actress.

Phoebe Waller-Bridge Invision/AP

Game of Thrones was the biggest winner of the night, having been nominated for 32 awards, the most nominations for a television series ever, picking up 12 of those awards. The show also picked up the night’s most prestigious prize, best drama, which brought the night to a close, despite the final series receiving a mixed response from fans and critics. 

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As she took to the stage to accept the show’s fourth award of the night, she exclaimed:

​“This is getting ridiculous! Fleabag started as a one-woman show at the Edinburgh festival in 2014, and the journey has been absolutely mental to get here.”

Game of Thrones Cast Invision/AP

Other British winners included Ben Whishaw for best supporting actor in a limited series for his role in BBC’s One’s A Very English Scandal, Charlie Brooker for best television movie for Netflix’s Bandersnatch and British writer Jesse Armstrong for best writing for a drama series. 

Charlie Brooker Invision/AP

Jesse Armstrong Invision/AP

Emmy Awards 2019 biggest winners

• 12 - Game of Thrones 
• 10 - Chernobyl 
• 8 - The Marvelous Mrs Maisel
• 7 - Free Solo
• 6 - Fleabag
• 5 - Love, Death & Robots
• 5 - Saturday Night Live​

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