The recipients of the three awards for leading female performances (Julia Louis-Dreyfus for Comedy Series, Elisabeth Moss for Drama Series, and Nicole Kidman for Limited Series/Movie) each received an additional Emmy as executive producers when each of their respective programs won Best Series (Veep (2012), The Handmaid's Tale (2017), and Big Little Lies (2017), respectively).
The recipients of the three awards for leading male performances (Comedy Series, Drama Series, and Limited Series/Movie) all went to actors of color (African-Americans Donald Glover and Sterling K. Brown, and British-Pakistani Riz Ahmed, respectively).
The Handmaid's Tale (2017) won in all three categories for female performance in a dramatic series (Elisabeth Moss for Leading Actress, Ann Dowd for Supporting Actress, and Alexis Bledel for Guest Actress).