The major LGBT winners at the 2019 Emmys

The major LGBT winners at the 2019 Emmys

The major LGBT winners at the 2019 Emmys

The major LGBT winners at the 2019 Emmys

The major LGBT winners at the 2019 Emmys

The major LGBT winners at the 2019 Emmys

The major LGBT winners at the 2019 Emmys

The major LGBT winners at the 2019 Emmys

The major LGBT winners at the 2019 Emmys

The major LGBT winners at the 2019 Emmys

The major LGBT winners at the 2019 Emmys

The major LGBT winners at the 2019 Emmys

The major LGBT winners at the 2019 Emmys

The major LGBT winners at the 2019 Emmys

The major LGBT winners at the 2019 Emmys

The major LGBT winners at the 2019 Emmys

The major LGBT winners at the 2019 Emmys

The major LGBT winners at the 2019 Emmys

The major LGBT winners at the 2019 Emmys

The major LGBT winners at the 2019 Emmys

The major LGBT winners at the 2019 Emmys

The major LGBT winners at the 2019 Emmys

The major LGBT winners at the 2019 Emmys

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Outstanding Comedy Series - The winner is 'Fleabag,' whose titular character was revealed to be bisexual in season two.

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Beat out... - 'Fleabag' beat out 'Barry,' 'The Good Place,' 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,' 'Russian Doll,' 'Schitt’s Creek,' and 'Veep.'

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Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series - Phoebe Waller-Bridge won for 'Fleabag.'

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Beat out... - She beat out the likes of Alec Berg and Bill Hader ('Barry'), Josh Siegal and Dylan Morgan ('The Good Place'), Leslye Headland, Natasha Lyonne, and Amy Poehler ('Russian Doll'), and David Mandel ('Veep'), to name a few.

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Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Phoebe Waller-Bridge ('Fleabag') is now the proud owner of three Emmys.

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Beating... - She beat out the likes of Christina Applegate ('Dead to Me'), Rachel Brosnahan ('The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'), Natasha Lyonne ('Russian Doll'), Catherine O’Hara ('Schitt's Creek'), and Julia Louis-Dreyfus ('Veep').

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Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - Alex Borstein, who plays lesbian character Susie Myerson on 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,' took home the prize.

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Beating... - She bested co-star Marin Hinkle, as well as Sarah Goldberg ('Barry'), Betty Gilpin ('GLOW'), Kate McKinnon ('Saturday Night Live'), Anna Chlumsky ('Veep'), plus Olivia Colman and Sian Clifford of 'Fleabag.'

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Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series - Out lesbian actress Jane Lynch takes the glory in this category.

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Beating... - She outdid Fiona Shaw and Kristin Scott Thomas ('Fleabag'), Sandra Oh and Emma Thompson ('Saturday Night Live'), and Maya Rudolph ('The Good Place').

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Outstanding Drama Series - 'Game of Thrones' pulled out the win in this stacked category.

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Beating... - The HBO series was nominated amongst 'Better Call Saul,' 'Bodyguard,' 'Killing Eve,' 'Ozark,' 'Pose,' 'Succession,' and 'This Is Us.'

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Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series - Openly gay actor Billy Porter won for 'Pose.'

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Beating... - He bested Bob Odenkirk ('Better Call Saul'), Kit Harington ('Game of Thrones'), Jason Bateman ('Ozark'), as well as Sterling K. Brown and Milo Ventimiglia ('This Is Us').

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Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series -

Jodie Comer won for 'Killing Eve,' which depicts a sexual attraction between its two female leads, Villanelle (Comer) and Eve (Sandra Oh, who was also nominated in this category).

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Beating... - Besides Oh, Comer came up top against the likes of Emilia Clarke ('Game Of Thrones'), Robin Wright ('House Of Cards'), Viola Davis ('How to Get Away with Murder'), Laura Linney ('Ozark'), and Mandy Moore ('This Is Us').

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Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series - Out actress Cherry Jones won for her work in 'The Handmaid’s Tale.'

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Beating... - She outdid Laverne Cox ('Orange Is the New Black'), Jessica Lange ('American Horror Story: Apocalypse'), Carice van Houten ('Game of Thrones'), Cicely Tyson ('How to Get Away with Murder'), and Phylicia Rashad ('This is Us').

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Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie - Openly gay actor Ben Whishaw won for his work in 'A Very English Scandal,' which follows an English member of Parliament (played by Hugh Grant) accused of conspiring to kill his former lover (Whishaw).

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Beating... - Whishaw's competition was the likes of Stellan Skarsgård ('Chernobyl'), Paul Dano ('Escape At Dannemora'), and Asante Blackk, John Leguizamo, and Michael K. Williams ('When They See Us').

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Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program - RuPaul ('RuPaul’s Drag Race') has, once again, taken home the Emmy for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program.

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Beating... - He bested Ellen DeGeneres ('Ellen’s Game of Games'), James Corden ('The World's Best'), Marie Kondo ('Tidying Up with Marie Kondo'), and Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman ('Making It').

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Outstanding Competition Program - Speaking of RuPaul, 'Drag Race' took home the trophy for Outstanding Competition Program.

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Beating... - It outshone 'The Amazing Race,' 'American Ninja Warrior,' 'Top Chef,' and 'The Voice.'

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Outstanding Structured Reality Program - 'Queer Eye' is your winner for Outstanding Structured Reality Program.

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Beating... - 'Queer Eye' won against the likes of 'Antiques Roadshow,' 'Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives,' 'Shark Tank,' 'Who Do You Think You Are?,' and 'Tidying Up with Marie Kondo.'

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Outstanding Directing for a Reality Program - Hisham Abed won for directing the "Black Girl Magic" episode of 'Queer Eye.'

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Beating... - He came out on top against competition from 'The Amazing Race,' 'American Ninja Warrior,' 'RuPaul’s Drag Race,' and 'Shark Tank.'

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Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special - Out lesbian Hannah Gadsby won for 'Nanette.'

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Beating... - She beat out Wanda Sykes ('Not Normal'), Beyoncé ('Homecoming'), and Matt Roberts, James Corden, and 14 other writers for 'Carpool Karaoke: When Corden Met McCartney Live From Liverpool.'

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Outstanding Variety Sketch Series - 'Saturday Night Live,' which counts out lesbian Kate McKinnon among the cast, won.

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Beating... -

The show bested the likes of 'At Home With Amy Sedaris,' 'Documentary Now!,' 'Drunk History,' 'Who Is America?,' and 'I Love You, America With Sarah Silverman.'

See also: Which of your favorite characters are played by LGBT actors?

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Outstanding Comedy Series - The winner is 'Fleabag,' whose titular character was revealed to be bisexual in season two.

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Beat out... - 'Fleabag' beat out 'Barry,' 'The Good Place,' 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,' 'Russian Doll,' 'Schitt’s Creek,' and 'Veep.'

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Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series - Phoebe Waller-Bridge won for 'Fleabag.'

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Beat out... - She beat out the likes of Alec Berg and Bill Hader ('Barry'), Josh Siegal and Dylan Morgan ('The Good Place'), Leslye Headland, Natasha Lyonne, and Amy Poehler ('Russian Doll'), and David Mandel ('Veep'), to name a few.

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Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Phoebe Waller-Bridge ('Fleabag') is now the proud owner of three Emmys.

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Beating... - She beat out the likes of Christina Applegate ('Dead to Me'), Rachel Brosnahan ('The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'), Natasha Lyonne ('Russian Doll'), Catherine O’Hara ('Schitt's Creek'), and Julia Louis-Dreyfus ('Veep').

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Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - Alex Borstein, who plays lesbian character Susie Myerson on 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,' took home the prize.

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Beating... - She bested co-star Marin Hinkle, as well as Sarah Goldberg ('Barry'), Betty Gilpin ('GLOW'), Kate McKinnon ('Saturday Night Live'), Anna Chlumsky ('Veep'), plus Olivia Colman and Sian Clifford of 'Fleabag.'

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Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series - Out lesbian actress Jane Lynch takes the glory in this category.

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Beating... - She outdid Fiona Shaw and Kristin Scott Thomas ('Fleabag'), Sandra Oh and Emma Thompson ('Saturday Night Live'), and Maya Rudolph ('The Good Place').

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Outstanding Drama Series - 'Game of Thrones' pulled out the win in this stacked category.

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Beating... - The HBO series was nominated amongst 'Better Call Saul,' 'Bodyguard,' 'Killing Eve,' 'Ozark,' 'Pose,' 'Succession,' and 'This Is Us.'

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Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series - Openly gay actor Billy Porter won for 'Pose.'

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Beating... - He bested Bob Odenkirk ('Better Call Saul'), Kit Harington ('Game of Thrones'), Jason Bateman ('Ozark'), as well as Sterling K. Brown and Milo Ventimiglia ('This Is Us').

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Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series -

Jodie Comer won for 'Killing Eve,' which depicts a sexual attraction between its two female leads, Villanelle (Comer) and Eve (Sandra Oh, who was also nominated in this category).

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Beating... - Besides Oh, Comer came up top against the likes of Emilia Clarke ('Game Of Thrones'), Robin Wright ('House Of Cards'), Viola Davis ('How to Get Away with Murder'), Laura Linney ('Ozark'), and Mandy Moore ('This Is Us').

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Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series - Out actress Cherry Jones won for her work in 'The Handmaid’s Tale.'

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Beating... - She outdid Laverne Cox ('Orange Is the New Black'), Jessica Lange ('American Horror Story: Apocalypse'), Carice van Houten ('Game of Thrones'), Cicely Tyson ('How to Get Away with Murder'), and Phylicia Rashad ('This is Us').

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Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie - Openly gay actor Ben Whishaw won for his work in 'A Very English Scandal,' which follows an English member of Parliament (played by Hugh Grant) accused of conspiring to kill his former lover (Whishaw).

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Beating... - Whishaw's competition was the likes of Stellan Skarsgård ('Chernobyl'), Paul Dano ('Escape At Dannemora'), and Asante Blackk, John Leguizamo, and Michael K. Williams ('When They See Us').

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Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program - RuPaul ('RuPaul’s Drag Race') has, once again, taken home the Emmy for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program.

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Beating... - He bested Ellen DeGeneres ('Ellen’s Game of Games'), James Corden ('The World's Best'), Marie Kondo ('Tidying Up with Marie Kondo'), and Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman ('Making It').

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Outstanding Competition Program - Speaking of RuPaul, 'Drag Race' took home the trophy for Outstanding Competition Program.

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Beating... - It outshone 'The Amazing Race,' 'American Ninja Warrior,' 'Top Chef,' and 'The Voice.'

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Outstanding Structured Reality Program - 'Queer Eye' is your winner for Outstanding Structured Reality Program.

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Beating... - 'Queer Eye' won against the likes of 'Antiques Roadshow,' 'Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives,' 'Shark Tank,' 'Who Do You Think You Are?,' and 'Tidying Up with Marie Kondo.'

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Outstanding Directing for a Reality Program - Hisham Abed won for directing the "Black Girl Magic" episode of 'Queer Eye.'

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Beating... - He came out on top against competition from 'The Amazing Race,' 'American Ninja Warrior,' 'RuPaul’s Drag Race,' and 'Shark Tank.'

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Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special - Out lesbian Hannah Gadsby won for 'Nanette.'

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Beating... - She beat out Wanda Sykes ('Not Normal'), Beyoncé ('Homecoming'), and Matt Roberts, James Corden, and 14 other writers for 'Carpool Karaoke: When Corden Met McCartney Live From Liverpool.'

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Outstanding Variety Sketch Series - 'Saturday Night Live,' which counts out lesbian Kate McKinnon among the cast, won.

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Beating... -

The show bested the likes of 'At Home With Amy Sedaris,' 'Documentary Now!,' 'Drunk History,' 'Who Is America?,' and 'I Love You, America With Sarah Silverman.'

See also: Which of your favorite characters are played by LGBT actors?

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The major LGBT winners at the 2019 Emmys

Amongst the acting, reality TV, and variety categories, queer talent showed up

The major LGBT winners at the 2019 Emmys

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24/09/19 | StarsInsider

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If the nominees for last year's Emmys impressed with their connection to the LGBT community, this year that reality was no less true. Between out actors and actresses and those who play queer characters, the LGBT community was represented in most major acting categories. And when it came to reality TV and variety series and specials, LGBT talent were the heavy contenders.

Which is all well and good, but how did they actually do? Curious to know? Click on to find out.

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