Game of Thrones kehrt nach einem Jahr Pause zu den Emmys zurück und gewinnt den Preis als Beste Dramaserie für die 7. Staffel. Damit stach die Fantasy-Serie von HBO die Konkurrenz um The Handmaid's Tale, The Crown und The Americans aus. Amazons The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel wurde in dem Veep-freien Jahr als Beste Comedy-Serie ausgezeichnet, ebenso wie Hauptdarstellerin Rachel Brosnahan, Nebendarstellerin Alex Borstein und Serien-Schöpferin Amy Sherman-Palladino (für Drehbuch und Regie). Den Preis für die beste limitierte Serie räumte Ryan Murphy mit American Crime Story Staffel 2 ab.
Die 70. Verleihung der Primetime Emmy Awards fand am 17.09.2018 im Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles statt. Durch die Veranstaltung führten dieses Jahr die beiden Saturday Night Live-Mitglieder Colin Jost und Michael Che.
Die Gewinner der Primetime Emmy Awards 2018:
Best Drama Series
- The Americans
- The Crown
- Game of Thrones
- The Handmaid's Tale
- Stranger Things
- This is Us
- Westworld
Best Comedy Series
- Atlanta
- Barry
- Black-ish
- Curb Your Enthusiasm
- GLOW
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Silicon Valley
- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Best Actor in a Drama Series
- Jason Bateman - Ozark
- Sterling K. Brown - This is Us
- Ed Harris - Westworld
- Matthew Rhys - The Americans
- Milo Ventimiglia - This is Us
- Jeffrey Wright - Westworld
Best Actress in a Drama Series
- Claire Foy - The Crown
- Tatiana Maslany - Orphan Black
- Elisabeth Moss - Handmaid's Tale
- Sandra Oh - Killing Eve
- Keri Russell - The Americans
- Evan Rachel Wood - Westworld
Best Actor in a Comedy Series
- Anthony Anderson - Black-ish
- Ted Danson - The Good Place
- Larry David - Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Donald Glover - Atlanta
- Bill Hader - Barry
- William H. Macy - Shameless
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
- Pamela Adlon - Better Things
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Rachel Brosnahan - Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Allison Janney - Mom
- Issa Rae - Insecure
- Tracee Ellis Ross - Black-ish
- Lily Tomlin - Grace & Frankie
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau - Game of Thrones
- Peter Dinklage - Game of Thrones
- Mandy Patinkin - Homeland
- David Harbour - Stranger Things
- Matt Smith - The Crown
- Joseph Fiennes - The Handmaid's Tale
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- Lena Headey - Game of Thrones
- Millie Bobby Brown - Stranger Things
- Vanessa Kirby - The Crown
- Ann Dowd - The Handmaid's Tale
- Yvonne Strahovski - The Handmaid's Tale
- Alexis Bledel - The Handmaid's Tale
- Thandie Newton - Westworld
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Brian Tyree Henry - Atlanta
- Henry Winkler - Barry
- Louie Anderson - Baskets
- Kenan Thompson - Saturday Night Live
- Alec Baldwin - Saturday Night Live
- Tony Shalhoub - The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Tituss Burgess - Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- Zazie Beetz - Atlanta
- Betty Gilpin - GLOW
- Laurie Metcalf - Roseanne
- Leslie Jones - Saturday Night Live
- Kate McKinnon - Saturday Night Live
- Aidy Bryant - Saturday Night Live
- Alex Borstein - The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Megan Mullally - Will & Grace
Best Limited Series
- Godless
- Patrick Melrose
- Genius: Picasso
- Die Einkreisung
- The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story