"The Crown" triumphs at the Emmy Awards

Europe 1 with AFP 6:26 a.m., September 20, 2021

Netflix and its series

, which recounts the life of the British royal family in a romantic way, triumphed at the Emmy Awards on Sunday evening by winning the prize for best dramatic series.

The series also won the Emmys for Best Actor and Best Actress.

British actress Olivia Colman was named Best Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Queen Elizabeth.

She faced in particular her comrade Emma Corrin, who played Princess Diana, Elisabeth Moss for

 and Mj Rodriguez, mother hen in the

series

 and the first transgender woman to be nominated for the Emmys in this prestigious category.

Distinguished "The Crown" comedians

For his part, Briton Josh O'Connor won the Emmy for Best Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Prince Charles.

"Turning

 was the two most rewarding years of my life," said the actor, who notably faced Billy Porter, star of the series

 and Regé-Jean Page of

, another Netflix series.

Since its launch in 2007, the video-on-demand platform has collected nominations but has so far never won an Emmy Award, equivalent to the Oscars of American television, in the most prestigious categories (drama series, comedy or limited series).

"The Lady's Game" rewarded

In the other categories,

, a Netflix production which features a tormented young chess prodigy, defeated its competitors on Sunday by winning the Emmy Award for best limited series.

This global success, which exploded registrations in chess clubs after its release, faced in particular the Marvel series

 and

 with Kate Winslet.

Finally, the comedy

, broadcast on Apple TV, received the award for best comedy of the year, but also the Emmy for best actor in a comedy with Jason Sudeikis, who plays an American football coach, totally lost. when he took charge of an English football team.