The Emmy Spotlight Was Bright on 'Fleabag’s' Phoebe Waller-Bridge

The 71st annual Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony honored a wide variety of television shows, many with British connections including Game of Thrones, Chernobyl, A Very English Scandal and Black Mirror: Bandersnatch.

But the undeniable belle of the ball was Phoebe Waller-Bridge. The English actress/writer/producer won three statuettes in the comedy category for her Amazon series, Fleabag – Outstanding Writing, Comedy Series and Lead Actress (which was expected to go to Veep star and perennial Emmy winner, Julia Louis-Dreyfus).