Perhaps it’s for this reason why many expected Stranger Things, the sleeper hit which aired on Netflix in the latter stages of 2016, to be awarded one of the ceremony’s most coveted trophies – Outstanding Drama Series.
The TV show that stole Outstanding Drama Series from under Stranger Things’ nose was Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale, an adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel starring Elisabeth Moss who finally won Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series having been nominated a total of six times for her role as Peggy Olsen in Mad Men.
However, this isn’t to say the series didn’t go completely unappreciated: just last week, Stranger Things won five awards at the Creative Arts Emmys which awards TV’s technical achievements.
You can find a full list of the evening’s winners – including Big Little Lies and Black Mirror – here.