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The Handmaid’s Tale wins main Emmy awards

Dystopian drama The Handmaid's Tale has scooped three of the major prizes at this year's Emmy Awards.

The show, which was broadcast on Channel 4 in the UK, won best drama series, best director for Reed Morano and best actress for Elisabeth Moss.

Producer Bruce Miller thanked author Margaret Atwood, "who created this world for all of us".Riz Ahmed was among the British winners, taking home best lead actor in a limited series or movie.

Other British winners included Charlie Brooker, who won best writing for a limited series for his Netflix show Black Mirror.

One of the episodes, San Junipero, also won the trophy for best TV movie. Brooker said it "was a story about love, and love will defeat hate, it will win".

Source: BBC