The 69th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards honored the best in U.S. prime time television programming from June 1, 2016 until May 31, 2017, as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The ceremony was held on Sunday, September 17, 2017 at the Microsoft Theater in Downtown Los Angeles, California, and was broadcast in the U.S. by CBS. The ceremony was hosted by Stephen Colbert. The 69th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards were held on September 9 and September 10, and was broadcast by FXX on September 16. The nominations were announced by Anna Chlumsky and Shemar Moore on July 13, 2017.Channelwise, the freshman HBO science fiction western drama Westworld and NBC sketch comedy Saturday Night Live were the most nominated programs, each with 22 nominations. The Handmaid's Tale became the first web television series to win the award for Outstanding Drama Series. Additionally, streaming services also won their first Emmys in Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (Elisabeth Moss for The Handmaid's Tale), Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series (Master of None) and Outstanding Television Movie (Black Mirror)
The night also saw Donald Glover become the first African-American to win Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series. With Aziz Ansari and Lena Waithe winning Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, Lena became the first African American woman to win that award. Riz Ahmed became the first South Asian man to win an Emmy acting award.[10] Julia Louis-Dreyfus also won her record sixth consecutive Emmy in the same category for the same role. - 69th Primetime Emmy Awards Nominees And Winners
