Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, award ceremonies have been delayed. Amid the ongoing situation, the prestigious Emmy Awards 2020 took place, but virtually. The ceremony that honours the best television shows was hosted by Jimmy Kimmel from an empty Los Angeles theatre. At the virtual ceremony, Schitt’s Creek made history by sweeping away seven major awards. The show that emerged from a low-rated Pop TV series to a highly-acclaimed Emmy 2020 winner left The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, The Kominsky Method, Dead to Me, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Insecure, The Good Place and What We Do in the Shadows behind in its sixth and final season. 

With 15 nods, Schitt’s Creek became the show with maximum nominations ever received by a comedy series for its final season. It won Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series, Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series, Outstanding Comedy Series. Along with this, Annie Murphy won the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series trophy, Dan Levy got the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series award, Eugene Levy was declared Outstanding Comedy Actor while Catherine O’Hara emerged as the Outstanding Comedy Actress.

The first seven #Emmys of the night have gone to "Schitt's Creek."

The stars of "Schitt's Creek" have won all four major acting categories.

Eugene and Daniel Levy accept the Emmy for "Schitt's Creek" for best comedy series. https://t.co/OxYgys9WnF pic.twitter.com/DyHgv3qJzA

— ABC News (@ABC) September 21, 2020

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Dan Levy, in his speech on winning the award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, told, "Holy cow! Ohhh my goodness! Oh my goodness, this tent’s on fire! Writers don’t get awards? What is this? First of all, I want to say thank you to my Dad, for giving me the reins to this show, even though I didn’t have any experience in a writer’s room, which saying that aloud right now feels like a wild choice on your part, but I’m very grateful for it! I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for you ...Thank you to my team, David West Read, Rupinder Gill, Mike Short, Winter, every single person that sat in that writers’ room and offered up traumatizing, embarrassing, deeply triggering things so that the Rose family could be who they are. Getting to write David Rose, getting to write this show, getting to tell [these] stories has been the greatest, most cathartic experience of my life. Thank you to CBC and Pop for broadcasting these stories without hesitation. Oh my goodness, I guess this is it, thank you to all of the fellow nominees in this category, it was an honour to be nominated alongside you! And I also want to recognize Issa Rae and the writers on Insecure for writing some of the funniest, most heartfelt television of the year. Thank you, this is absolutely incredible. Thank you to the Academy for this tremendous honour. Thank you so much!"

On winning Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series award, Dan said, "Oh no, oh no. OK, the Internet’s about to turn on me, I’m so sorry! First of all, I would not be here if it were not for the six-year masterclass that was led by two brilliant comedic minds that I had had the good fortune of working with for the past six seasons. My dad, Eugene Levy, and the magnificent Catherine O’Hara who led by example; they led without ego and they led by excitement, and the trickle effect of that was felt through everybody. And as actors, we were given the safety and security to do what we wanted and to try and to experiment and to grow because of you, so thank you! And to Annie Murphy, I would not be up here if it were not for you being my better half. Thank you for your unbelievable work on this show, and to play David Rose, this has been the greatest experience of my life! Thank you to my incredible team... This is a night to remember and I cannot thank the Academy enough for their generosity, this is completely overwhelming and I thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you."

The first FIVE #Emmys of the night have gone to "Schitt's Creek"!

Daniel Levy wins for supporting actor in a comedy series for "Schitt's Creek." https://t.co/dPuupanouV pic.twitter.com/IlyevTrECo

— Good Morning America (@GMA) September 21, 2020

"Oh my god, wow wow wow. The six years that I have spent working on his show have been the best six years of my entire life, and I can’t believe Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara are my friends! And I’m so proud to be a part of a show that stands for love and kindness and inclusivity and acceptance, because those four things are things that we need more than ever right now, and... hi to my family and my friends and I love you so much and this is just really, really wild. Thank you so so much!," said Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series-Annie Murphy. 

The first SIX #Emmys of the night have gone to "Schitt's Creek"!

Annie Murphy wins for supporting actress in a comedy series for "Schitt's Creek." https://t.co/3nAd4nM2p1 pic.twitter.com/S1QQspqxQC

— Good Morning America (@GMA) September 21, 2020

Catherine said, "OK, we have it ... how cool is it that Eugene has a microphone in his bedroom? This is so cool. Thank you, members of the Television Academy for nominating me opposite these very cool women and topping off this fun evening with a real treat! I will forever be grateful to Eugene and Daniel Levy for the opportunity ... for bestowing upon me the opportunity to be playing a woman of a certain age — my age — who gets to be, who gets to fully be her ridiculous self! They gathered the most beautiful, fun-loving people in Toronto, cast and crew, and then, by example, led us all to be the best we could be for each other. But I must pay an especially gaudiloquent tribute to Debra Hanson our wardrobe angel, to my guardian makeup whisperer, Lucky Bromhead, and to our dare-doing hair wrangler Ana Sorys; every day their munificent venistation made me who I thought I was, and I would be an ungrateful dodipole not to share it with them. May I please wish you all a sound mind and a sound body and though these are the strangest of days, may you have as much joy being holed up in a room or two with your family, as I am with my dear Roses. Thank you so much!"

Catherine O’Hara wins the first Emmy of the night for Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for "Schitt’s Creek"! https://t.co/tH3sYrGN8B #Emmys pic.twitter.com/23iosAydaR

— Good Morning America (@GMA) September 21, 2020

Eugene Levy, Outstanding Comedy Actor, said, "You see, I told you I was good! I guess it’s kind of ironical that the straightest role I’ve ever played lands me an Emmy for a comedy performance ... So now I seriously have to question what I’ve been doing for the past 50 years. I first want to thank my darling wife of 43 years, Deb Devine, for all the love, support and sage counsel over the years, wouldn’t be up here without you, Deb! I want to thank our amazing production team, terrific writers, and exceptionally talented cast that I loved working with for six years, including the Emmy winner, my dear friend of many many years, Catherine O’Hara, who evidently can make anyone she works with look good ... and as a dad, getting to work on-camera for six years with both my kids, Daniel and Sarah — hi honey! — is, we love you both, and could not be prouder. And that brings me to my multi-Emmy nominated partner, Daniel Levy, who took our show that we came up with and brilliantly guided it to this little Emmy party tonight. So thank you, son, thank you Academy, and to my fellow Emmy nominees, it was an honour to be in your company, thank you!"

Eugene Levy wins Emmy for Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for "Schitt’s Creek"! https://t.co/oefazRMYSe #Emmys pic.twitter.com/2FJ8RDsKYC

— Good Morning America (@GMA) September 21, 2020

(Source: ABC Twitter)