On a Monday evening in Los Angeles, the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards gathered the storytellers of our age to measure the year's finest work in television and streaming. History was quietly made when one actor, Matthew Rhys, claimed two lead acting honors in a single night — a first in the ceremony's long life — while Michael J. Fox was recognized not for a role, but for a life's work of compassion in the face of illness. The evening also marked a cultural reckoning of sorts: streaming platforms, once the upstarts at the table, now sit at its head.