There were so many amazing shows that premiered and returned this year and the competition was very tough between the nominees. Show like Feud: Bette and Joan, Stranger Things, The Handmaids Tale, Big Little Lies and Westworld racked up a lot of nominations. Now that the Emmy's are over and we know the winners, we can focus on the biggest snubs and surprises of the year.
These are mine;
SNUB- FEUD: BETTE AND JOAN
The Ryan Murphy created show starring Jessica Lange and Susan Sarandon is one of my favorite shows this year. Everything from the cast, the costumes and the acting was top notch and it lost in all the categories to Big Little Lies. This came off as a shock especially Laura Dern winning the award for "Supporting Actress in a Limited Series" over Judy Davis. I'm still not over the fact that neither Sarandon or Lange bagged any award. I fell more in love with them after their performances in FEUD. This was the biggest snub and I'm still a little angry about it.
SURPRISE- DONALD GLOVER
I was really surprised to find out Glover won in the category for "Directing for a comedy series", an award no African American had ever won. With the way the Academy gave awards to familiar faces, this was a very nice surprise. He's also the second black actor to win Comedy Lead Actor since Robert Guillaume in 1985. He knocked down two-time winner, Transparent's Jeffery Tambor.
SNUB- STRANGER THINGS
The Netflix show won five Creative Arts Emmys last weekend but failed to win any award from its five nominations. Netflix as a streaming service got 91 nominations but ended up going home with 20 awards.
SURPRISE- THE HANDMAIDS TALE
The Hulu Drama is one of the best shows this year and it was a nice surprise to see that it dominated the Emmy Awards and snagged eight awards including Writing, Directing and Elisabeth Moss taking the award for Best Actress. Praise be! It's going to be really tough next year when Game of Thrones returns to the Drama race.
SURPRISE- ANN DOWD
I was speechless after finding out Dowd took home the award for "Supporting Actress in a Drama" not because she wasn't fantastic as Aunt Lydia in The Handmaids Tale, but because of the fierce competition. She won the award over the likes of Uzo Aduba, Thandie Newton and Chrissy Metz.
SNUB: WESTWORLD
HBO's Westworld won five awards at the Creative Arts Ceremony but didn't win any awards on Sunday. It lost its Drama Series and Supporting Actress nominations to The Handmaids Tale. 
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