21 September,2020 02:43 PM IST | | ANI
ABC shows shows Canadian actress Catherine OHara being handed the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for Schitts Creek during the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony held virtually. Photo by - AFP PHOTO / American Broadcasting Companies,
Canadian-American actor Catherine O-Hara won the Emmy Award for -Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series- for her portrayal of Moira Rose in Netflix-s -Schitt-s Creek-.
Schitt-s Creek is a Canadian television sitcom created by Dan and Eugene Levy. The series follows the trials and tribulations of the formerly wealthy Rose family when they are forced to relocate to Schitt-s Creek, a small town they once purchased as a joke.
Christina Applegate Dead to Me, Rachel Brosnahan The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Linda Cardellini Dead to Me, Catherine O-Hara Schitt-s Creek, Issa Rae Insecure, and Tracee Ellis Ross Blackish were nominated this year for -Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series-.
The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards were originally slated to be held at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was decided that the ceremony will be held virtually from the actors- homes across the US.
American television host Jimmy Kimmel is hosting this year-s Emmys. The award show was preceded by the 72nd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards and it was held from September 14-19.
The nominations for this year-s Emmys were announced on July 28 and it was led by HBO-s mini-series -Watchmen- after having 26 nominations to its name.
HBO-s -Succession- and Netflix-s -Ozark- were nominated for 18 awards. In terms of comedy series, Amazon Prime Video-s "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" led the nominations with 20.
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