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- "The Americans" won its first major Emmys Monday night, with a win for best lead actor in a drama and best writing for a drama series.
- But it deserved more awards.
- Here are the three awards "The Americans" should have win for its sixth and final season on the air.
At the Emmy awards Monday night, Welsh actor Matthew Rhys won the Emmy for outstanding lead actor in a drama for his work on "The Americans." Earlier in the night, Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg - the creators and showrunners of the Russian spy drama - won an Emmy for outstanding writing for the incredible series finale, "Start," which aired in April.
Since 2013, FX's "The Americans" has quietly been the best show on television in its six seasons on the air. But not a lot of people watched it, despite it's high praise from critics. The sixth and final season, which aired earlier this year, eloquently marked the end of television's Golden Age, so it would've been fitting if it swept the Emmys.
Both of the Emmys the show won last night were deserved, considering the show has been robbed in major and minor categories for years. Before last night, it had only one two Creative Arts Emmys: two outstanding guest actress in a drama wins for Margo Martindale, who played Russian spy handler Claudia.
But in addition to the Emmys it did win last night, there are still three major awards it should have won by a long shot.