— Updated on 3 March 2023

HBO’s ‘Succession’ Has Won The Emmy Award For Outstanding Drama Series (Again)

— Updated on 3 March 2023

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For the second time in its three-season run, HBO’s Succession has taken home a golden statuette for Outstanding Drama Series, joining a revered collective of Primetime Emmy winners in 2022.

Succession led the pack at the long-running annual award ceremony’s 74th iteration with an impressive total of 25 Emmy nominations: 14 in acting categories, effectively breaking the previous record of 13 held by Roots and Rich Man, Poor Man.

The Jesse Armstrong-created series was followed by Ted Lasso and The White Lotus (20) – both of which were also major winners this time around – Hacks (17), Only Murders in the Building (17), Euphoria (16), Barry (14), Dopesick (14), Severance (14), Squid Game (14), Ozark (13), Stranger Things (13), The Marvelous Mrs Maisel (12), then Pam & Tommy (10).

In addition to Outstanding Drama Series, HBO’s Succession also won the top prize in the Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series category (Matthew Macfayden – ‘All The Bells Say’), Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series category (Jesse Armstrong – ‘All The Bells Say’), as well as the Outstanding Casting For A Drama Series category (Avy Kaufman & Francine Maisler).

Of course, this isn’t exactly new territory for the beloved satirical black comedy. In 2020, Succession nabbed 18 nominations for its second season. Aside from Outstanding Drama Series, it eventually took home a gold statuette for the following:

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series (Jeremy Strong, ‘This Is Not For Tears’)
Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series (Jesse Armstrong, ‘This Is Not For Tears’)
Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series (Andrij Parekh, ‘Hunting’)
Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series (Cherry Jones, ‘Tern Haven’)
Outstanding Casting For A Drama Series (Avy Kaufman)
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series (Bill Henry & Venya Bruk, ‘This Is Not for Tears’)

Check out the selected 2022 Emmy winners below.

Emmy Winners 2022

Drama Series

Better Call Saul (AMC)
Euphoria (HBO)
Ozark (Netflix)
Severance (Apple TV+)
Squid Game (Netflix)
Stranger Things (Netflix)
Succession (HBO) [WINNER]
Yellowjackets (Showtime)

Lead Actress In A Drama Series

Jodie Comer (Killing Eve)
Laura Linney (Ozark)
Melanie Lynskey (Yellowjackets)
Sandra Oh (Killing Eve)
Reese Witherspoon (The Morning Show)
Zendaya (Euphoria) [WINNER]

Lead Actor In A Drama Series

Jason Bateman (Ozark)
Brian Cox (Succession)
Lee Jung-jae (Squid Game) [WINNER]
Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul)
Adam Scott (Severance)
Jeremy Strong (Succession)

Supporting Actress In A Drama Series

Patricia Arquette (Severance)
Julia Garner (Ozark) [WINNER]
Jung Ho-yeon (Squid Game)
Christina Ricci (Yellowjackets)
Rhea Seehorn (Better Call Saul)
J. Smith-Cameron (Succession)
Sarah Snook (Succession)
Sydney Sweeney (Euphoria)

Supporting Actor In A Drama Series

Nicholas Braun (Succession)
Billy Crudup (The Morning Show)
Kieran Culkin (Succession)
Park Hae-soo (Squid Game)
Matthew Macfadyen (Succession) [WINNER]
John Turturro (Severance)
Christopher Walken (Severance)
Oh Yeong-soo (Squid Game)

Writing For A Drama Series

Thomas Schnauz (Better Call Saul) – ‘Plan And Execution’
Chris Mundy (Ozark) – ‘A Hard Way To Go’
Dan Erickson (Severance) – ‘The We We Are’
Hwang Dong-hyuk (Squid Game) – ‘One Lucky Day’
Jesse Armstrong (Succession) – ‘All The Bells Say’ [WINNER]
Jonathan Lisco, Ashley Lyle, Bart Nickerson (Yellowjackets) – ‘F Sharp’
Ashley Lyle & Bart Nickerson (Yellowjackets) – Pilot

Directing For A Drama Series

Jason Bateman (Ozark) – ‘A Hard Way To Go’
Ben Stiller (Severance) – ‘The We We Are’
Hwang Dong-hyuk (Squid Game) – ‘Red Light, Green Light’ [WINNER]
Mark Mylod (Succession) – ‘All The Bells Say’
Cathy Yan (Succession) – ‘The Disruption’
Lorene Scafaria (Succession) – ‘Too Much Birthday’
Karyn Kusama (Yellowjackets) – ‘Pilot’

Comedy Series

Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Barry (HBO)
Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
Hacks (HBO Max)
The Marvelous Mrs Maisel (Amazon)
Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
Ted Lasso (Apple) [WINNER]
What We Do in the Shadows (FX)

Lead Actress In A Comedy Series

Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs Maisel)
Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary)
Kaley Cuoco (The Flight Attendant)
Elle Fanning (The Great)
Issa Rae (Insecure)
Jean Smart (Hacks) [WINNER]

Lead Actor In A Comedy Series

Donald Glover (Atlanta)
Bill Hader (Barry)
Nicholas Hoult (The Great)
Steve Martin (Only Murders in the Building)
Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building)
Jason Sudeikis (Ted Lasso) [WINNER]

Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series

Alex Borstein (The Marvelous Mrs Maisel)
Hannah Einbinder (Hacks)
Janelle James (Abbott Elementary)
Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live)
Sarah Niles (Ted Lasso)
Sheryl Lee Ralph (Abbott Elementary) [WINNER]
Juno Temple (Ted Lasso)
Hannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso)

Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series

Anthony Carrigan (Barry)
Brett Goldstein (Ted Lasso) [WINNER]
Toheeb Jimoh (Ted Lasso)
Nick Mohammed (Ted Lasso)
Tony Shalhoub (The Marvelous Mrs Maisel)
Tyler James Williams (Abbott Elementary)
Henry Winkler (Barry)
Bowen Yang (Saturday Night Live)

Writing For A Comedy Series

Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary) – ‘Pilot’ [WINNER]
Duffy Boudreau (Barry) – ‘710N’
Alec Berg & Bill Hader (Barry) – ‘Starting now’
Lucia Aniello, Paul W Downs, Jen Statsky (Hacks) – ‘The One, The Only’
Steve Martin & John Hoffman (Only Murders In The Building) – ‘True Crime’
Jane Becker (Ted Lasso) – ‘No Weddings And A Funeral’
Sarah Naftalis (What We Do In The Shadows) – ‘The Casino’
Stefani Robinson (What We Do In The Shadows) – ‘The Wellness Center’

Directing For A Comedy Series

Hiro Murai (Atlanta) – ‘New Jazz’
Bill Hader (Barry) – ‘710N’
Lucia Aniello (Hacks) – ‘There Will Be Blood’
Mary Lou Belli (The Ms Pat Show) – ‘Baby Daddy Groundhog Day’
Cherien Dabis (Only Murders In The Building) – ‘The Boy From 6B’
Jamie Babbit (Only Murders In The Building) – ‘True Crime’
MJ Delaney (Ted Lasso) – ‘No Weddings And A Funeral’ [WINNER]

Limited Or Anthology Series

Dopesick (Hulu)
The Dropout (Hulu)
Inventing Anna (Netflix)
Pam & Tommy (Hulu)
The White Lotus (HBO) [WINNER]

Lead Actress In A Limited Series, Movie, Or Anthology

Toni Collette (The Staircase)
Julia Garner (Inventing Anna)
Lily James (Pam & Tommy)
Sarah Paulson (Impeachment: American Crime Story)
Margaret Qualley (Maid)
Amanda Seyfried (The Dropout) [WINNER]

Lead Actor In A Limited Series, Movie, Or Anthology

Colin Firth (The Staircase)
Andrew Garfield (Under the Banner of Heaven)
Oscar Isaac (Scenes From a Marriage)
Michael Keaton (Dopesick) [WINNER]
Himesh Patel (Station Eleven)
Sebastian Stan (Pam & Tommy)

Supporting Actress In A Limited Series, Movie, Or Anthology

Connie Britton (The White Lotus)
Jennifer Coolidge (The White Lotus) [WINNER]
Alexandra Daddario (The White Lotus)
Kaitlyn Dever (Dopesick)
Natasha Rothwell (The White Lotus)
Sydney Sweeney (The White Lotus)
Mare Winningham (Dopesick)

Supporting Actor In A Limited Series, Movie, Or Anthology

Murray Bartlett (The White Lotus) [WINNER]
Jake Lacy (The White Lotus)
Will Poulter (Dopesick)
Seth Rogen (Pam & Tommy)
Peter Sarsgaard (Dopesick)
Michael Stuhlbarg (Dopesick)
Steve Zahn (The White Lotus)

Variety Talk Series

The Daily Show With Trevor Noah (Comedy Central)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (HBO) [WINNER]
Late Night With Seth Meyers (NBC)
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (CBS)

Variety Sketch Series

A Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO/HBO Max)
Saturday Night Live (NBC) [Winner]

Variety Special (Live)

The 64th Annual Grammy Awards (CBS)
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff’rent Strokes (ABC)
The Oscars (ABC)
Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show Starring Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, & 50 Cent (NBC) [WINNER]
Tony Awards Presents: Broadway’s Back! (CBS)

Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)

Adele: One Night Only (CBS) [WINNER]
Dave Chappelle: The Closer (Netflix)
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts (HBO/HBO Max)
Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special (Netflix)
One Last Time: An Evening With Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga (CBS)

Competition Program

The Amazing Race (CBS)
Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls (Amazon Prime Video) [WINNER]
Nailed It! (Netflix)
RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1)
Top Chef (Bravo)
The Voice (NBC)

Host In A Reality Or Competition Series

Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tan France, Antoni Porowski, Jonathan Van Ness (Queer Eye)
Amy Poehler & Nick Offerman (Making It)
Nicole Byer (Nailed It!)
Barbara Corcoran, Mark Cuban, Lori Greiner, Robert Herjavec, Daymond John, Kevin O’Leary (Shark Tank)
Padma Lakshmi (Top Chef)
RuPaul (RuPaul’s Drag Race) [WINNER]

Guest Actress In A Drama Series

Hope Davis (Succession)
Marcia Gay Harden (The Morning Show)
Martha Kelly (Euphoria)
Sanaa Lathan (Succession)
Harriet Walter (Succession)
Lee You-mi (Squid Game) [WINNER]

Guest Actor In A Drama Series

Adrien Brody (Succession)
James Cromwell (Succession)
Colman Domingo (Euphoria) [WINNER]
Arian Moayed (Succession)
Tom Pelphrey (Ozark)
Alexander Skarsgard (Succession)

Guest Actress In A Comedy Series

Jane Adams (Hacks)
Harriet Sansom Harris (Hacks)
Jane Lynch (Only Murders in the Building)
Laurie Metcalf (Hacks) [WINNER]
Kaitlin Olson (Hacks)
Harriet Walter (Ted Lasso)

Guest Actor In A Comedy Series

Jerrod Carmichael (Saturday Night Live)
Bill Hader (Curb Your Enthusiasm)
James Lance (Ted Lasso)
Nathan Lane (Only Murders in the Building) [WINNER]
Christopher McDonald (Hacks)
Sam Richardson (Ted Lasso)

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