Hulu’s Emmy wins mark its emergence as a major entertainment player
Going into the 69th Emmy awards Sunday night, online streaming services were poised to make a statement. Original programming from Netflix, Amazon Studios, and Hulu earned more than 125 nominations this year. Netflix earned 92 of them on its own, buoyed by huge showings for Stranger Things and The Crown. With Game of Thrones out of the running due to its release dates falling outside the Emmy window, the door was open for Netflix to finally take home the biggest prize of the evening: Outstanding Drama Series.
Instead, a very different dynamic unfolded over the course of the ceremony. Stranger Things was shut out completely, as was HBO’s Westworld, the most-nominated show of the Emmys. House of Cards was ignored, and Netflix’s wins were…