LOS ANGELES, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- "The Handmaid's Tale" and "Veep" ruled this year's biggest night in U.S. television on Sunday, thanks to Emmy wins for outstanding drama and comedy series. "Big Little Lies" and "Saturday Night Live" were also big winners.
Hulu's "The Handmaid's Tale" was crowned the best drama series, also earning Elisabeth Moss a best actress and Ann Dowd a best drama supporting actress and winning best drama directing for Reed Morano and writing for Bruce Miller.
HBO's "Veep" won the Emmy Award for comedy series. Julia Louis-Dreyfus, the star of "Veep," won an unprecedented sixth consecutive Emmy Award for her performance as fictional politician Selina Meyer.
In the limited series category, HBO's "Big Little Lies" came out on top, winning for best series, and for screenwriting and directing. It also scooped up the award for best lead actress (Nicole Kidman), best supporting actress (Laura Dern), and best supporting actor (Alexander Skarsgard).
NBC's "Saturday Night Live" picked up wins for best variety sketch series, directing for Don Roy King, and in acting categories for Kate McKinnon and Alec Baldwin.
The 69th annual Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony was held at the Microsoft Theater at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday evening and airing on CBS.
