In this video grab captured on Sept. 20, 2020, courtesy of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and ABC Entertainment, host Jimmy Kimmel speaks on stage in front of empty seats during the 72nd Emmy Awards broadcast. (The Television Academy and ABC Entertainment via AP)

Schitt’s Creek, that is, the quirky, endearing Canadian comedy that pulled off an Emmy heist Sunday night, taking home seven comedy awards before the first hour of the telecast had even concluded.

In addition to roping the Outstanding Comedy Series award, the show, which just wrapped up its sixth and final season, took home awards for Outstanding Writing (Daniel Levy) and Directing (Andrew Cividino and Levy again). The series, about a fish-out-of-water family in a stranger-than-fiction small town, then earned all four top acting awards.

Eugene Levy, Daniel’s dad, was awarded Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and fellow SCTV alum Catherine O’Hara won Lead Actress. (If you have never seen SCTV, the late ’70s/early ’80s Canadian sketch comedy series, take our word for it that it’s great and find it on Amazon Prime.)

Multi-talented Daniel Levy won again as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a comedy series and his on-screen sis, Annie Murphy nabbed Outstanding Supporting Actress.

The younger Levy spoke lovingly about the show, saying “our show at its core is about the transformational effects of love and acceptance, and that is something we need more of now than we ever needed before,” before urging the audience to vote.

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“I want to thank this young man who took our fish-out-of-water story and transformed it into a celebration of inclusivity and a castigation of homophobia,” said the elder Levy, congratulating his son. Seasons 1-5 of Schitt’s Creek are available to stream on Netflix and the final season can be streamed from PopTV.com.

Both Levys accepted their awards at a socially-distant cast and crew event live from Canada as the Emmy Awards scrapped the usual routine and held the event virtually. Host Jimmy Kimmel presided over an empty auditorium, with winners’ acceptance speeches being fed live from over 100 locations world-wide.

“What could possibly go right?” quipped Kimmel to his cardboard cutout audience as the event began.

Here are the other awards from tonight’s event, with HBO taking a clear lead in all things drama and more.

Outstanding variety talk series
“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” (HBO)

Outstanding lead actress in a limited series or a movie
Regina King, “Watchmen” (HBO)

Outstanding lead actor in a limited series or a movie
Mark Ruffalo, “I Know This Much Is True” (HBO)

Outstanding writing for a limited series, movie or dramatic special
Damon Lindelof and Cord Jefferson, “Watchmen” (HBO)

Outstanding directing for a limited series, movie or dramatic special
Maria Schrader, “Unorthodox” (Netflix)

Outstanding supporting actor in a limited series or a movie
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, “Watchmen” (HBO)

Outstanding supporting actress in a limited series or a movie
Uzo Aduba, “Mrs. America” (FX)

Outstanding limited series
“Watchmen” (HBO)

Outstanding reality-competition program
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” (VH1)

Outstanding lead actor in a drama series
Jeremy Strong, “Succession” (HBO)

Outstanding lead actress in a drama series
Zendaya, “Euphoria” (HBO)

Outstanding writing for a drama series
Jesse Armstrong, “Succession” (HBO)

Outstanding directing for a drama series
Andrij Parekh, “Succession” (HBO)

Outstanding supporting actor in a drama series
Billy Crudup, “The Morning Show” (Apple TV Plus)

Outstanding supporting actress in a drama series
Julia Garner, “Ozark” (Netflix)

Outstanding drama series
“Succession” (HBO)