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Sep 13, 2022 3:44 AM UTC The 2022 Emmy Awards on Monday night saw a mix of underdog wins and established shows taking home some of the biggest prizes. Combined with the previously held Creative Arts Emmys, _The White Lotus_ picked up the most awards with 10 golden statuettes. _Euphoria_ and _Squid Game_ each took home six, and perhaps the biggest prize—best drama series—went to _Succession_, an industry favorite. (All in all, a very good night for HBO, which won, [according to _Variety_](https://variety.com/2022/awards/news/emmys-2022-wins-by-show-platform-hbo-max-white-lotus-1235369416/#recipient%5Fhashed=3b97744c9bc8d1f40e513ca59576a7374f35aae59fb7d7c6b6f3b9c0a2eef562), twice as many awards as last year.) On the comedy side, _Ted Lasso_ came out on top with best comedy series, actor and supporting actor in a comedy series. Hwang Dong-Hyuk [won the Emmy](https://twitter.com/AP/status/1569518411016806400) for best directing of a drama series for Netflix’s _Squid Game_—a show he had been trying to get greenlit for 10 years. Lee Jung-Jae also won for his work on _Squid Game_: best lead actor in a drama series for his portrayal of Seong Gi-hun, beating out _Better Call Saul_‘s Bob Odenkirk. Lee is reportedly the first Asian actor to ever win this award. > [](https://twitter.com/mrbobodenkirk/status/1569522973136293892) The standout moments of the night came when two stalwart actresses won their first Emmys after decades in the industry: Sheryl Lee Ralph (_Abbott Elementary_) with a win for outstanding supporting actress in a comedy and Jennifer Coolidge (_The_ _White Lotus_) for outstanding supporting actress in a limited or anthology series or movie. The evening was stuffed with too many comedy bits that didn’t quite land and too many speeches cut unnecessarily short to make time for them. But there were some genuinely surprising, joyful moments. Here’s what you missed if you skipped the broadcast. **Read more:** [_You’ve Heard of Oscar Bait. 2022 Is the Year of Emmy Bait_](https://time.com/6196424/emmy-bait-nominations-2022/) ## **Best Step Performance**  Kenan Thompson onstage during the 74th Emmy Awards at Patrick T. FALLON—AFP via Getty Images In his [opening performance](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oH0HFxo1dCU), host Kenan Thompson gave a whole song and dance—literally. “What sound fills us with more joy and anticipation than the familiar opening refrain of legally cleared TV theme songs?” the _SNL_ star asked before leading a troupe of dancers to remixes of the theme songs from _Friends_, _The Brady Bunch_, _Law & Order: Special Victims Unit_, _Stranger Things_, and _Game of Thrones_. Never have we ever seen Kenan Thompson step dance in a platinum blonde wig as Daenerys Targaryen. ## **Best Acceptance Speech-Slash-Song**  Sheryl Lee Ralph accepts the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series award for "Abbott Elementary" Chris Haston—NBC via Getty Images On Monday night, Sheryl Lee Ralph became the [second Black woman](https://twitter.com/JackeeHarry/status/1569487439592583175) to win an Emmy for best supporting actress in a comedy series, and boy, did she celebrate. After being helped out of her seat (and out of her shock) by the cast of her show, _Abbott Elementary_, Ralph made her way to stage, eyes and hair jewels [glistening](https://twitter.com/MatthewACherry/status/1569493629160534017?s=20&t=5E0cP5Ku23VwkviYEGdZMg). After a beat of silence, she launched into song: “I am an endangered species,” [she belted](https://twitter.com/JarettSays/status/1569487845555073024?s=20&t=5E0cP5Ku23VwkviYEGdZMg) from Dianne Reeves’ “Endangered Species.” “But I sing no victim’s song. I am a woman, I am an artist, and I know where my voice belongs.” She followed up the song with an impassioned speech about believing in your dreams, and it hit. “To anyone who has ever, ever had a dream and thought your dream wasn’t, wouldn’t, couldn’t come true, I am here to tell you that this is what believing looks like,” Ralph said. “This is what striving looks like. And don’t you ever, ever give up on you.” > [](https://twitter.com/Phil%5FLewis%5F/status/1569488717060149250) ## **Most Predictable (But Also Deserved) Wins**  Julia Garner wins her third Emmy for her role on 'Ozark' Myung J. Chun—Los Angeles Times via Getty Images There are two things we know with certainty: The Emmys will roll around every fall, and the Emmy voters will boost their trusty favorites. This year, that looked like _Last Week Tonight With John Oliver_ winning outstanding variety talk series for the seventh (yes, seventh) consecutive year, _SNL_ winning outstanding variety sketch series for the sixth year in a row, Julia Garner picking up her third drama supporting actress Emmy in three years for _Ozark_, and Brett Goldstein winning best supporting actor in a comedy series for _Ted Lasso_ again. No bad choices here, but no particularly exciting ones, either. Upstarts who were nominated but might as well not have been there: the men of _Only Murders in the Building_, the brilliant _Severance_, the much-discussed _Yellowjackets_. **Read more:** [_The Snubs, Surprises, and Historic Nods of the 2022 Emmy Nominations_](https://time.com/6196381/emmys-snubs-surprises-2022/) ## **Weirdest Production Choices** This year, for the first time, the Television Academy offered nominees the option to submit their thank-yous [ahead of time](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/emmys-winner-thank-yous-advance-speeches-1235211562/)—a whole 350 characters’ worth of them. Not all nominees took the Academy up on it, but for those who did, their thanks scrolled across the bottom of the screen, news ticker-style. While it did allow some of them to say more interesting things than a list of names, that in conjunction with [complaints](https://twitter.com/ScottFeinberg/status/1569486237395976193?s=20&t=DzvsZaYEPwY-KJRvJVLX1g) like failing to mention nominees’ previous wins and the table service happening during the show made for a production that was perhaps [less than smooth](https://twitter.com/judyberman/status/1569477221202690048). Others were none too pleased to see the late Norm Macdonald, who was nominated posthumously, excluded from the In Memoriam segment. ## **Best Refusal to Be Played Offstage** Comedy queen and character actor Jennifer Coolidge won her very first Emmy on Monday night, for her portrayal of Tanya McQuoid in _The White Lotus_. And not only did she win, she used her precious speech time to explain that her decision to take a lavender bath before the ceremony had the unfortunate effect of making her [swell up inside her dress](https://twitter.com/RyanSchocket/status/1569494633826385920?s=20&t=FM5XNalZlLJyzg9lGKIHVA) and therefore experience difficulty speaking. (Her perfect first six words: “Hey, hi, wow, thank you, gosh!”) How dare the Academy try to play her off stage! Coolidge, true to form, had the perfect response: dancing along to the music. > [](https://twitter.com/JarettSays/status/1569495254931480576) ## **Best EGOT Milestone Unlocked**  Lizzo accepts an Emmy for "Lizzo's Watch Out For the Big Grrrls" Myung J. Chun—Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Singer, rapper, and songwriter [Lizzo](https://twitter.com/lizzo/status/1569511017130135554) also picked up her first Emmy—for outstanding competition program for her show _Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls_—on Monday, bringing her one step closer to an EGOT, which the internet was quick to point out. The “About Damn Time” artist has also won three Grammy Awards, meaning she is now halfway to the landmark set of four awards. Engulfed in a glorious sea of red tulle, she teared up while giving her speech about wanting to see herself represented when she was a child: “You gonna see that person, but bitch, it’s gonna have to be _you_!” she joked. Famous fans basked in her glow: > [](https://twitter.com/hwinkler4real/status/1569518419858554882) ## **Best (and Safest) Outfit** Two-time Emmy winner Bill Hader rolled up to the awards show on Monday night in a sleek black tux paired with the accessory of the night: a black KN95 mask. Hader was noticeably one of the only guests in attendance to wear a mask, something Twitter users were quick to point out and laud—especially given that the comedian was [seated next to](https://twitter.com/AshleyySpencer/status/1569509840682360832?s=20&t=6r6BDG153XvkESzhatHBgw) 76-year-old Henry Winkler. > [](https://twitter.com/AmyKinLA/status/1569508060833652739) ## **Best Use of Emmys Campaign Budget** Host Kenan Thompson pointed out that _Abbott Elementary_ took all of their “Emmy marketing money and used it to [buy supplies](https://twitter.com/YNB/status/1569509486213345280?s=20&t=6r6BDG153XvkESzhatHBgw) for public school teachers.” In an [interview](https://www.npr.org/2022/02/23/1082506558/abbott-elementary-quinta-brunson) with NPR’s _Fresh Air_ last spring, creator [Quinta Brunson](https://time.com/6145151/quinta-brunson-abbott-elementary-interview/) said that the show’s production team and network decided to direct its marketing money toward supplies for teachers. “It’s about being able to make those kinds of decisions that really excite me,” she said at the time. “things that can really materially help people.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/6212852/emmys-recap-2022/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/6212852/emmys-recap-2022/"},"headline":"The Best, Worst, and Wildest Moments of the 2022 Emmy Awards","datePublished":"2022-09-13T03:44:50.000Z","dateModified":"2026-06-24T06:56:32.346Z","description":"From Lizzo and 'Squid Game' to Zendaya and Jennifer Coolidge","url":"https://time.com/6212852/emmys-recap-2022/","keywords":["awards","culturepod"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt66fd4c4dbe0b25d6/698a356222fb851621e2ddad/GettyImages-1423225967.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Laura Zornosa","jobTitle":"Laura Zornosa is a reporter at TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/laura-zornosa/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt66fd4c4dbe0b25d6/698a356222fb851621e2ddad/GettyImages-1423225967.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"74th Primetime Emmys - Show","caption":"74th Primetime Emmys - Show","creditText":"Chris Haston/NBC via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/awards/","name":"awards"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/6212852/emmys-recap-2022/","name":"The Best, Worst, and Wildest Moments of the 2022 Emmy Awards"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"This Video Is No Longer Available","description":"From Lizzo and 'Squid Game' to Zendaya and Jennifer Coolidge","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/fKodeUO6/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2026-06-23T15:00:44.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/fKodeUO6.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/6212852/emmys-recap-2022/","duration":"PT10S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/6212852/emmys-recap-2022/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```