2017 Television Academy Honors: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

John Oliver talks to Marc Istook backstage at the 73rd Emmy Awards after winning the Emmy for Outstanding Variety Talk Series for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver wins the Emmy for Writing for a Variety Series at the 73rd Emmys.

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver wins the Emmy for Variety Talk Series at the 73rd Emmys.

The team from Last Week Tonight with John Oliver accepts the Emmy for Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control For A Series at the 2021 Creative Arts Emmys.

The 14th Television Academy Honors were presented on September 3, 2021.

Celebrate this year's Television Academy Honors recipients, all of whom harnessed the power of television to influence hearts and minds and drive positive social change. In this one-hour special you'll meet the producers and the stars, find out what inspired them, and what makes these programs so powerful.

Seven programs will be recognized for using television to inspire social change.

The nominees for Outstanding Variety Talk Series are Conan, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

Last Week Tonight With John Oliver wins the Emmy for Outstanding Variety Talk Series.

The team from Last Week Tonight with John Oliver wins the Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series.

The team from Last Week Tonight with John Oliver wins the Emmy for Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Series.