Female-led shows the big winners at 2017 Emmys

BIG Little Lies, The Handmaid’s Tale and Veep were the biggest winners at this year’s Emmys, proving it’s been a bumper year for women in television.

THE 69th Emmy Awards are over, in a night that saw no real upsets and few surprises among those taking out the big awards.

It was a great night for women, with female-led series including Big Little Lies, Veep and The Handmaid’s Tale taking out many of the major trophies.

Here’s the full list of major award winners:

Elisabeth Moss won big for The Handmaids Tale.

* Limited Series: Big Little Lies

* Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie: Nicole Kidman (Big Little Lies)

* Lead Actor in Limited Series or Movie: Riz Ahmed (The Night Of)

* Comedy Series: Veep

* Lead Actor in a Comedy: Donald Glover (Atlanta)

* Lead Actress in a Comedy: Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep)

* Drama Series: The Handmaid’s Tale

* Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Sterling K. Brown (This Is Us)

* Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Elizabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale)

* Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: John Lithgow (The Crown)

* Supporting Actress in a Comedy: Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live)

* Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie: Laura Dern (Big Little Lies)

* Directing for a Comedy Series: Donald Glover (Atlanta)

* Supporting Actor in a Comedy: Alec Baldwin (SNL)

* Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Special: Jean-Marc Vallee (Big Little Lies)

* Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie: Alexander Skarsgard (Big Little Lies)

* Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Ann Dowd (The Handmaid’s Tale)

* Writing for a Comedy Series: Aziz Ansari and Lena Waithe (Master of None)

* Directing for a Drama Series: Reed Morano (The Handmaid’s Tale)

* Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Special: Charlie Brooker (Black Mirror: San Junipero)

* Variety Talk Series: Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (HBO)

With few shocks in the winners’ announcements, it was left to host Stephen Colbert to ruffle a few feathers — and he did so with a blistering opening monologue including a special guest star who left Hollywood’s A-listers reeling.

Emmy Awards 2017 Red Carpet

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