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鈥淪chitt鈥檚 Creek,鈥� the little Canadian show about a fish-out-of-water family, made history at Sunday鈥檚 Emmy Awards with a comedy awards sweep, something even TV greats including 鈥淔rasier鈥� and 鈥淢odern Family鈥� failed to achieve.

Zendaya, 24, became the youngest lead drama actress winner聽for her role as a troubled teenager in 鈥淓uphoria.鈥� She鈥檚 only the second Black actress to win the award, following Viola Davis鈥� groundbreaking 2015 win for 鈥淗ow to Get Away With Murder.鈥�

鈥淚 know this seems like a really weird time to be celebrating,鈥� Zendaya said. 鈥淏ut I just want to say there is hope in the young people out there. I know our TV show doesn鈥檛 always feel like a great example of that,鈥� but young people are out there 鈥渄oing the work.鈥�

鈥淪uccession,鈥� a family power struggle over a media empire, was honored as best drama series, and creator Jesse Armstrong used the opportunity to offer 鈥渦n-thank-yous,鈥� including to President Donald Trump for what Mr. Armstrong called his 鈥渃rummy and uncoordinated鈥� response to the pandemic.

鈥淪uccession鈥� star Jeremy Strong won the drama actor trophy for his role as a potential heir to the throne.

The virtual ceremony, with a hard-working Jimmy Kimmel as host, went smoothly despite producers鈥� concerns that the plan to link 100-plus nominees remotely could result in glitches.

Although the rise of streaming services including Disney+ and Apple TV+ dominates the TV landscape, it was Emmy stalwart HBO that stole the show, with winners including 鈥淪uccession鈥� and 鈥淲atchmen鈥� making up for its now-departed awards giant 鈥淕ame of Thrones.鈥� ViacomCBS-owned Pop TV and its quirky comedy also proved unbeatable.

The awards for Pop TV鈥檚 鈥淪chitt鈥檚 Creek鈥� included best comedy series and trophies for its stars, including Catherine O鈥橦ara and father-son Eugene and Daniel Levy.

鈥淚t is absolutely incredible. I think my dad said it best earlier this evening: it鈥檚 a dream you don鈥檛 want to wake up from, to be honest. What an absolutely unbelievable way to end our series,鈥� Daniel Levy said backstage.

His character鈥檚 comfortable pansexuality led to story lines that Mr. Levy called personally 鈥渃athartic.鈥�

In his acceptance speech, he said the sitcom was about 鈥渢he transformational effects of love and acceptance, and this is something we need more now than ever before,鈥� encouraging people to register and vote to achieve that goal.

Other winners, including 鈥淲atchmen鈥� star Regina King, made a point that the Nov. 3 general election was near.

All the winners accepted their awards virtually in the pandemic-safe ceremony, including Ms. O鈥橦ara, but she wasn鈥檛 alone.

鈥淭hough these are the strangest of days, may you have as much joy being holed up in a room or two with your family as I had with my dear Roses,鈥� Ms. O鈥橦ara said from Canada, surrounded in a decorated room by mask-wearing co-stars who play the Rose family members.

Mr. Levy called it 鈥渋ronical that the straightest role I ever played lands me an Emmy for a comedy performance. I have to seriously question what I鈥檝e been doing鈥� for the past 50 years.

Moments later, his son won the award for comedy writing for 鈥淪chitt鈥檚 Creek鈥� episode, then shared a directing award and captured the supporting actor comedy trophy. The supporting actress trophy went to his co-star Annie Murphy.

Daniel Levy thanked his father and Ms. O鈥橦ara for an extended 鈥渕aster class鈥� in comedy. The show鈥檚 sweep came for its much-acclaimed final season.

References to coronavirus were an ongoing part of the ceremony, with essential workers 鈥� including a teacher and a UPS deliveryman 鈥� presenting awards and Jason Sudeikis ostensibly getting a COVID-19 test onstage.

In a year with a record number of Black nominees, 35, there was a notable lack of diversity in the show鈥檚 early going. As 鈥淪chitt鈥檚 Creek鈥� gobbled up comedy awards, that left acclaimed 鈥淚nsecure鈥� and its creator Issa Rae empty-handed.

That was also true of Ramy Youssef, creator-star of the semi-autobiographical comedy 鈥淩amy,鈥� about a young Muslim American鈥檚 love and religious life. Mr. Youssef聽聽a haz-mat suit-wearing person clutching an Emmy and waving goodbye after Mr. Youssef lost the lost the comedy actor category.

There were signs of change with the drama awards, which came in the latter part of the ceremony, and Black actors ultimately won a record nine trophies. But there was a familiar pattern, with actors of color doing exceptional work in limited series but not finding as much opportunity in ongoing shows, with Zendaya this year鈥檚 exception.

鈥淲atchmen鈥� is a case in point. The graphic novel-adaptation, steeped in racial pain, was voted best limited series and Ms. King won lead actress for her work. She was showered by confetti as she accepted in an armchair,聽.

鈥淭his is so freaking weird,鈥� said Ms. King, who regained her composure and called on viewers to vote and, backstage, explained why she wore the message shirt.

鈥淭he cops still haven鈥檛 been held accountable,鈥� she said. 鈥淪he represents just decades, hundreds of years of violence against Black bodies. Wearing Breonna鈥檚 likeness and representing her and her family and the stories that we were exploring, presenting, and holding a mirror up to on 鈥榃atchmen,鈥� it felt appropriate to represent with Breonna Taylor.鈥�

Her co-star, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, won the Emmy for best supporting actor in a limited series. Uzo Aduba won the counterpart actress award for her portrayal of Shirley Chisholm in 鈥淢rs. America.鈥�

Anthony Anderson, a nominee for 鈥渂lack-ish,鈥� came on stage to make his disappointment vigorously known, saying the awards should have been 鈥淗oward University homecoming Black.鈥�

鈥淭his isn鈥檛 what it should have been. ... But Black stories, Black performances, and Black Lives Matter,鈥� he said, urging Mr. Kimmel to shout with him.

Tyler Perry, the actor turned media mogul and influential booster of African American talent, accepted the Governors Award.

Supporting drama awards went to Billy Crudup for 鈥淭he Morning Show鈥� and repeat winner Julia Garner for 鈥淥zark.鈥�

鈥淟ast Week Tonight with John Oliver鈥� was again honored as best variety-talk series, with David Letterman announcing the award after being abandoned roadside by an annoyed ride-share driver.

Mr. Oliver joined the ranks of winners calling for Americans to vote, as did Mark Ruffalo, who won the limited series acting trophy for 鈥淚 Know This Much is True.鈥�

Mr. Kimmel opened the show with a monologue that appeared to be defiantly delivered in front of a packed, cheering theater 鈥� until it was revealed clips were played from past Emmy shows.

鈥淥f course I鈥檓 here all alone. Of course, we don鈥檛 have an audience,鈥� he said. 鈥淭his isn鈥檛 a MAGA rally. It鈥檚 the Emmys.鈥�

A minor gaffe marred Saturday鈥檚 virtual creative arts Emmys for technical and other honors, when Jason Bateman鈥檚 name was announced for a guest acting award that belonged to Ron Cephas Jones of 鈥淭his Is Us.鈥�

In the cumulative awards handed out Sunday and at the creative arts events, HBO was the leader with 30 trophies, followed by Netflix with 21, Pop TV with 10, and Disney+ and NBC with eight each.

This story was reported by The Associated Press. AP writer Beth Harris contributed to this report.