Culture: Canadian series "Schitt's Creek" wins seven Emmy Awards

Daniel Levy at right and his father Eugne, the creators of "Schitt's Creek" at the Emmy Awards on September 20, 2020. Invision for the Television Academy / AP

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The Emmy Awards, the Oscars of television, took place on the night of Sunday to Monday.

HBO once again triumphed with the awards for best drama series for “Succession” and best miniseries for “Watchmen”.

But it was “Schitt's Creek”, a Canadian comedy series that made the event with seven awards.

All in the necessarily specific context of a pandemic.

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With our correspondent in Los Angeles,

“ 

” Jimmy Kimmel, the

, joked.

The pun did not make the audience laugh.

Normal, the 20,000 seats of the Staples Center were empty, coronavirus requires.

The nominees followed the ceremony from their homes, sometimes well dressed, sometimes less.

Often with their families, sometimes with their pets.

" 

Jimmy Kimmel added.

And the Emmys goes to ... "Schitt's Creek"

But it's not every year that a series wins seven Emmy Awards.

A triumph for

.

The adventures of the extravagant Rose family, who lost their fortune and moved to a remote town in Canada, have never broken audience records.

The low-budget Canadian series, airing on small cable PopTV and available on Netflix in the United States, waited until its sixth and final season to reign over the Emmys.

“ 

”said Daniel Levy, who created the series with his father Eugene.

Another claim to fame, the series counts Sir Elton John among its most loyal fans.

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