'The Crown,' 'Ted Lasso' Lead Emmys; Netflix Ties Record

At the Emmy Awards on Sunday night in Los Angeles, television programs made for the streaming video services Netflix and Apple TV plus were the biggest winners.

Streaming is the continuous transmission of video files from a server to a viewer.

The main winners were "The Crown" and "The Queen's Gambit," Netflix shows, and "Ted¹ Lasso" from Apple TV plus.

"The Crown" is the life story of Great Britain's Queen Elizabeth. The show won four acting² awards, plus awards for writing and directing.

"The Queen's Gambit" came out in the early part of 2020 and told the fictional³ story of a young woman who became a world chess champion. It won two awards in the "outstanding limited series" category.

"Ted Lasso" won seven awards in the comedy category. It tells the story of an American football coach who is hired to run a soccer team in London.

The Emmy Awards started in the 1950s to honor the best television programs. At first, only major U.S. broadcasters won the awards. Then, when cable television arrived in the 1980s, programs made for channels that required payment, or a subscription⁴, started winning awards. More recently, programs made for streaming video services, such as Netflix, started winning.

Netflix won 44 awards, matching the record set by U.S. broadcaster CBS in 1974.

"Mare⁵ of Easttown," a show on the cable channel HBO with the actress Kate Winslet, centers on a small-town police detective. Winslet won an acting award and the show won three more Emmys.

The big winners were television shows about women, featuring female actors.

Peter Morgan is the creator and writer of "The Crown." He said that the recent season, which centered on Queen Elizabeth, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher⁶ and Princess Diana, and included actors Olivia Colman, Gillian Anderson and Emma Corrin, was easy to write.

"All three of those women are defining women of the second-half of the 20th century. And so, that just lifts everybody. That lifts everybody when you've got characters that strong, vivid and individual."

Josh O'Connor won a top acting award for "The Crown." He plays Prince Charles. Much of the season centers on the time leading up to and including the 1981 wedding of Charles and Diana.

Jason Sudeikis helped create "Ted Lasso" and plays the main character. It won the award for "outstanding comedy series." Sudeikis won for "lead actor" and his cast mates Hannah Waddingham and Brett Goldstein won for their supporting roles.

Sudeikis said: "this show's about families and mentors⁸ and teammates, and I wouldn't be here without those things in my life."

The comedy actress winner was Jean Smart, who plays a comedian⁹ concerned about the end of her career in "Hacks¹⁰." She said of her husband, actor Richard Gilliland, who died six months earlier, "I would not be here without him."

Black comedian Cedric the Entertainer was host of the show. But some observers were saddened that more Black actors and writers did not win awards. The only major Black winners were RuPaul for "RuPaul's Drag Race" and Michaela Cole, who wrote and acted in "I Will Destroy You."

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streaming –adj. the continuous transmission of video files from a server to a viewer

fiction –n. written stories about people and events that are not real : literature that tells stories which are imagined by the writer

chess –n. a game for two players in which each player moves 16 pieces across a board and tries to place the opponent's king in a position from which it cannot escape

outstanding –adj. extremely good or excellent

comedy –n. a play, movie, television program, novel, etc., that is meant to make people laugh

coach –n. a person who teaches and trains an athlete or performer

subscription –n. an agreement that you make with a company to get a publication or service regularly and that you usually pay for in advance

record –n. a performance or achievement that is the best of its kind

vivid –adj. of a picture, memory, etc. : seeming like real life because it is very clear, bright, or detailed¹¹

mentor⁷ –n. someone who teaches or gives help and advice to a less experienced and often younger person

host –n. a person who talks to guests on a television or radio show

1 ted   

vt.翻晒，撒，撒开

参考例句：

• The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。
• She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。

2 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

3 fictional   

adj.小说的，虚构的

参考例句：

• The names of the shops are entirely fictional.那些商店的名字完全是虚构的。
• The two authors represent the opposite poles of fictional genius.这两位作者代表了天才小说家两个极端。

4 subscription   

n.预订，预订费，亲笔签名，调配法，下标（处方）

参考例句：

• We paid a subscription of 5 pounds yearly.我们按年度缴纳5英镑的订阅费。
• Subscription selling bloomed splendidly.订阅销售量激增。

5 mare   

n.母马，母驴

参考例句：

• The mare has just thrown a foal in the stable.那匹母马刚刚在马厩里产下了一只小马驹。
• The mare foundered under the heavy load and collapsed in the road.那母马因负载过重而倒在路上。

6 thatcher   

n.茅屋匠

参考例句：

• Tom Sawyer was in the skiff that bore Judge Thatcher. 汤姆 - 索亚和撒切尔法官同乘一条小艇。 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险
• Mrs. Thatcher was almost crazed; and Aunt Polly, also. 撒切尔夫人几乎神经失常，还有波莉姨妈也是。 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险

7 mentor   

n.指导者，良师益友；v.指导

参考例句：

• He fed on the great ideas of his mentor.他以他导师的伟大思想为支撑。
• He had mentored scores of younger doctors.他指导过许多更年轻的医生。

8 mentors   

n.（无经验之人的）有经验可信赖的顾问( mentor的名词复数 )v.（无经验之人的）有经验可信赖的顾问( mentor的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Beacham and McNamara, my two mentors, had both warned me. 我的两位忠实朋友，比彻姆和麦克纳马拉都曾经警告过我。 来自辞典例句
• These are the kinds of contacts that could evolve into mentors. 这些人是可能会成为你导师。 来自互联网

9 comedian   

n.喜剧演员；滑稽演员

参考例句：

• The comedian tickled the crowd with his jokes.喜剧演员的笑话把人们逗乐了。
• The comedian enjoyed great popularity during the 30's.那位喜剧演员在三十年代非常走红。

10 hacks   

黑客

参考例句：

• But there are hacks who take advantage of people like Teddy. 但有些无赖会占类似泰迪的人的便宜。 来自电影对白
• I want those two hacks back here, right now. 我要那两个雇工回到这儿，现在就回。 来自互联网

11 detailed   

adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。