Emmy Awards Highlights: Zendaya, younger than ‘Baby Yoda’, wins an Emmy

Zendaya on Sunday won the Emmy for lead actress for her role in bleak teen drama “Euphoria,” which follows a group of high school students as they navigate drugs, sex, love, identity and trauma. The actress bested Laura Linney (“Ozark”), Jennifer Aniston (“The Morning Show”), Olivia Colman (“The Crown”), and “Killing Eve” co-stars Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh.

Offbeat Canadian hit ‘Schitt’s Creek’ on Sunday won the Emmy for outstanding comedy series, capping a major sweep in their categories to open the unusual pandemic-era virtual ceremony honoring the best in television.