LOS ANGELES, Sep 13(ABC): The glitzy Emmy Awards kicked off in Hollywood on Monday with A-listers in their gowns and tuxedos for the first full gala honoring television s best after several years of Covid-limited productions.
Host Kenan Thompson opened the proceedings with a dance number set to a medley of TV show themes, including “Friends” and “Game of Thrones,” before bringing on talk show legend Oprah Winfrey, who lauded “the most successful broadcast medium in the world: television.”
The first award of the night went to Michael Keaton for best actor in a limited series for “Dopesick,” looking at the US opioid epidemic.
But all eyes were on the drama categories and “Squid Game,” the South Korean sneak hit in which misfits and criminals compete for cash in barbaric and deadly versions of schoolyard games.
The Netflix show is hoping to emulate the success of Oscar-winning South Korean movie “Parasite” with a triumph at TV s top prize gala.
