Emmys 2018: Claire Foy and Thandie Newton among winners on night of British success

Claire Foy, Thandie Newton and Charlie Brooker were among the winners on a triumphant night for Britons at the Emmys.

Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs Maisel also won big at the most prestigious awards in US television, scooping five prizes in quick succession in a ceremony which demonstrated the growing strength of streaming services.

It was the first streamed series to win the Emmy for best comedy.

The Marvelous Mrs Maisel, which features a housewife in 1950s New York City who discovers she has a talent for stand-up comedy, scooped further prizes for leading actress Rachel Brosnahan, supporting actress Alex Borstein.

Its creator, Amy Sherman-Palladino, won in the outstanding writing for a comedy series category and for directing for a comedy series.

Game of Thrones saw off heavyweight competition to win outstanding drama series ahead of The Crown, Stranger Things, The Handmaid’s Tale and Westworld.

Foy won best leading actress in a drama series for her role as Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown, Netflix’s royal drama, which also scooped the best drama directing prize for Stephen Daldry.

Westworld ‘s Thandie Newton won best supporting actress in a drama series, a category for which British 14-year-old Millie Bobby Brown was nominated for her role in Stranger Things.

Charlie Brooker, along with co-writer William Bridges, took home a writing Emmy for an episode of his Netflix drama Black Mirror.

Welsh actor Matthew Rhys won best leading actress in a drama series for his role in long-running series The Americans.

There was also a prize for former Happy Days star Henry Winkler, 72, four decades after he was nominated three times for his role as Fonz.

He won best supporting actor in a comedy series for his portrayal of an acting coach in HBO’s series Barry.

Some of the biggest names in entertainment gathered in Los Angeles for Monday night’s ceremony, which opened with jokes about Hollywood’s sexual assault scandal.

Host Michael Che, the American stand-up comic, said it was an “honour to be here sharing this night with many, many talented and creative people in Hollywood”, adding: “Who have not yet been caught.”

His co-host, Colin Jost, quipped audience members were allowed to drink alcohol in their seats for the first time “because the one thing Hollywood needs right now is people losing their inhibitions at a work function”.