Written by Tom Deehan on Sep 18, 2017. Posted in Awards and Festivals / General Interest

Ontario-shot The Handmaid’s Tale wins big at the Emmy Awards 2017

Hulu’s adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s acclaimed dystopian novel, The Handmaid’s Tale, has scored no less than five honours at the Emmy Awards 2017, including the accolade for Outstanding Drama Series.

The Handmaid’s Tale was filmed on location throughout Ontario in Hamilton, Toronto, Cambridge and Mississauga. Soundstages were also used at Cinespace Film Studios. Ontario remains one of Canada’s most prolific production hubs, with a 35% tax credit available to those that spend 75% of their overall expenditure within the province.

Also taking away five separate awards, Big Little Lies proved to be a huge success for HBO and production company Blossom Films. Set and shot in Monterey, California, the limited series depicts the lives of three women and the lengths they go to in achieving domestic harmony.

California’s Film and TV Tax Credit Programme has allowed the state to gain favour with relocating TV shows by offering an enhanced tax credit rate of 25%. Due to being a new series, Big Little Lies only qualifies for a lower rate of 20% but a 5% uplift can be redeemed if a project films outside of LA’s 30-mile radius.

The fourth episode of Black Mirror’s third season, San Junipero, scored the award for Outstanding Television Movie. Set in a fictional beachside town in California, the episode was actually shot in London’s Electrowerkz nightclub.

 

Full list of winners:

DRAMA SERIES

Better Call Saul
The Crown
The Handmaid’s Tale
House of Cards
Stranger Things
This Is Us
Westworld

 

LEAD ACTRESS, DRAMA

Viola Davis, How to Get Away with Murder
Claire Foy, The Crown
Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale
Keri Russell, The Americans
Evan Rachel Wood, Westworld
Robin Wright, House of Cards

 

LEAD ACTOR, DRAMA

Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us
Anthony Hopkins, Westworld
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Matthew Rhys, The Americans
Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
Milo Ventimiglia, This Is Us

 

LIMITED SERIES

Big Little Lies
Fargo
Feud: Bette and Joan
Genius
The Night Of

 

TV MOVIE

Black Mirror: “San Junipero”
Dolly Parton’s Christmas of Many Colors
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Sherlock: “The Lying Detective”
The Wizard of Lies

 

LEAD ACTRESS, TV MOVIE/LIMITED SERIES

Carrie Coon, Fargo
Felicity Huffman, American Crime
Nicole Kidman, Big Little Lies
Jessica Lange, Feud: Bette and Joan
Susan Sarandon, Feud: Bette and Joan
Reese Witherspoon, Big Little Lies

 

LEAD ACTOR, TV MOVIE/LIMITED SERIES

Riz Ahmed, The Night Of
Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock: “The Lying Detective”
Robert De Niro, The Wizard of Lies
Ewan McGregor, Fargo
Geoffrey Rush, Genius
John Turturro, The Night Of

 

COMEDY SERIES

Atlanta
Black-ish
Master of None
Modern Family
Silicon Valley
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Veep

 

LEAD ACTRESS, COMEDY

Pamela Adlon, Better Things
Jane Fonda, Grace and Frankie
Allison Janney, Mom
Ellie Kemper, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish
Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie

 

LEAD ACTOR, COMEDY

Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
Aziz Ansari, Master of None
Zach Galifianakis, Baskets
Donald Glover, Atlanta
William H. Macy, Shameless
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent

 

VARIETY TALK SERIES

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Real Time with Bill Maher

 

DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SERIES

Derek Waters, Jeremy Konner, Drunk History
Andy Fisher, Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Paul Pennolino, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Jim Hoskinson, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Don Roy King, Saturday Night Live

 

WRITING FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE, OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL

David E. Kelley, Big Little Lies
Charlie Brooker, Black Mirror: San Junipero
Noah Hawley, Fargo
Ryan Murphy, Feud: Bette and Joan
Jaffe Cohen, Michael Zam & Ryan Murphy, Feud: Bette and Joan
Richard Price & Steven Zaillian, The Night Of

 

DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES

Vince Gilligan, Better Call Saul
Stephen Daldry, The Crown
Reed Morano, The Handmaid’s Tale
Kate Dennis, The Handmaid’s Tale
Lesli Linka Glatter, Homeland
The Duffer Brothers, Stranger Things
Jonathan Nolan, Westworld

 

REALITY COMPETITION SERIES

The Amazing Race
American Ninja Warrior
Project Runway
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Top Chef
The Voice

 

WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES

Donald Glover, Atlanta
Stephen Glover, Atlanta
Aziz Ansari, Lena Waithe, Master of None
Alec Berg, Silicon Valley
Billy Kimball, Veep
David Mandel, Veep

 

SUPPORTING ACTRESS, DRAMA

Uzo Aduba, Orange Is the New Black
Millie Bobby Brown, Stranger Things
Ann Dowd, The Handmaid’s Tale
Chrissy Metz, This Is Us
Thandie Newton, Westworld
Samira Wiley, The Handmaid’s Tale

 

WRITING FOR A VARIETY SERIES

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Saturday Night Live

 

SUPPORTING ACTOR, TV MOVIE/LIMITED SERIES

Bill Camp, The Night Of
Alfred Molina, Feud: Bette and Joan
Alexander Skarsgard, Big Little Lies
David Thewlis, Fargo
Stanley Tucci, Feud: Bette and Joan
Michael Kenneth Williams, The Night Of

 

Directing for a limited series, movie, or dramatic special

Jean-Marc Vallee, Big Little Lies
Noah Hawley, Fargo
Ryan Murphy, Feud: Bette and Joan
Ron Howard, Genius
James Marsh, The Night Of
Steve Zaillian, The Night Of

 

SUPPORTING ACTOR, COMEDY

Louie Anderson, Baskets
Alec Baldwin, Saturday Night Live
Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Tony Hale, Veep
Matt Walsh, Veep

 

WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES

Joel Fields, Joe Weisberg, The Americans
Gordon Smith, Better Call Saul
Peter Morgan, The Crown
Bruce Miller, The Handmaid’s Tale
The Duffer Brothers, Stranger Things
Lisa Joy, Jonathan Nolan, Westworld

 

VARIETY SKETCH SERIES

Billy on the Street
Documentary Now!
Drunk History
Portlandia
Saturday Night Live
Tracy Ullman’s Show

 

DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES

Donald Glover, Atlanta
Jamie Babbit, Silicon Valley
Morgan Sackett, Veep
David Mandel, Veep
Dale Stern, Veep

 

SUPPORTING ACTRESS, TV MOVIE/LIMITED SERIES

Judy Davis, Feud: Bette and Joan
Laura Dern, Big Little Lies
Jackie Hoffman, Feud: Bette and Joan
Regina King, American Crime
Michelle Pfeiffer, The Wizard of Lies
Shailene Woodley, Big Little Lies

 

SUPPORTING ACTRESS, COMEDY

Vanessa Bayer, Saturday Night Live
Anna Chlumsky, Veep
Kathryn Hahn, Transparent
Leslie Jones, Saturday Night Live
Judith Light, Transparent
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live

 

SUPPORTING ACTOR, DRAMA

Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul
Ron Cephas Jones, This Is Us
David Harbour, Stranger Things
Michael Kelly, House of Cards
John Lithgow, The Crown
Mandy Patinkin, Homeland
Jeffrey Wright, Westworld