Josh O’Connor took home the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series on Sunday night, for his portrayal of Prince Charles in Netflix’s hit The Crown.
73rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards: Deadline’s Full Coverage
This is O’Connor’s first Emmy win and his first nomination. The series has racked up 11 golden statuettes tonight including Outstanding Casting, Writing, Cinematography, Period Costumes, Single-Cam Editing, Lead Actress for Olivia Colman, Supporting Actress for Gillian Anderson, and Supporting Actor for Tobias Menzies. It also earned the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series.
“Making The Crown has been the most rewarding two years of my life,” he said during his acceptance speech. “To the cast and crew, Peter Morgan and the other brilliant directors who made this show such a pleasure to be a part of, thank you.”
He also thanked his family and his “beautiful girlfriend” for “putting up...
73rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards: Deadline’s Full Coverage
This is O’Connor’s first Emmy win and his first nomination. The series has racked up 11 golden statuettes tonight including Outstanding Casting, Writing, Cinematography, Period Costumes, Single-Cam Editing, Lead Actress for Olivia Colman, Supporting Actress for Gillian Anderson, and Supporting Actor for Tobias Menzies. It also earned the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series.
“Making The Crown has been the most rewarding two years of my life,” he said during his acceptance speech. “To the cast and crew, Peter Morgan and the other brilliant directors who made this show such a pleasure to be a part of, thank you.”
He also thanked his family and his “beautiful girlfriend” for “putting up...
- 9/20/2021
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
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