(Photo by: Take Five/Hulu)The 69th Annual Primetime Emmys saw big wins for shows with strong women, as The Handmaid's Tale, Big Little Lies and Veep won as Outstanding Drama, Limited and Comedy Series, respectively. Still, it was Saturday Night Live that won the Emmys with a total nine awards—five at the Creative Arts Emmys and four at the Primetime Emmys. "It’s been an incredible year for women in television," Big Little Lies executive producer Reese Witherspoon said when accepting one of the show's eight awards. The dystopian Handmaid's Tale, which also won eight awards, has felt particularly relevant, as the patriarchal society has been called reminiscent of the current administration's attitude towards women. In his acceptance speech, Glover—who also took home an award for Outstanding Comedy Directing—touched on another big theme of the night: politics.

Source: Forbes September 18, 2017 03:10 UTC