Drama SeriesGame of Thrones took home best Drama Series for the second year in a row, against fellow nominees Homeland (Showtime), House of Cards (Netflix), Mr. Robot (USA), Better Call Saul (AMC), Downton Abbey (PBS), and The Americans (FX). ABC Press
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama seriesThe Outstanding Lead Actor and Actress wins were both relative surprises, but went to the actors we had earlier named the most deserving: Rami Malek for Mr. Robot and Tatiana Maslany for BBC’s Orphan Black. Malek beat out some heavy-hitters, including Bob Odenkirk for Better Call Saul, Kevin Spacey for House of Cards, Kyle Chandler for Netflix’s Bloodline, Matthew Rhys (The Americans), and Liev Schreiber (Ray Donovan, Showtime). This was Malek’s first nomination. ABC Press
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama seriesFor lead actress, Tatiana Maslany, who enjoyed her second nomination in the category, beat out last year’s winner Viola Davis (How to Get Away With Murder, ABC), Claire Danes, (Homeland, Showtime), Taraji P. Henson, (Empire Fox), Robin Wright, (House of Cards, Netflix), and Keri Russell, (The Americans, FX). ABC Press
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama seriesThe winner for Supporting Actor was not present at the ceremony: Bloodline’s Ben Mendelsohn did not get to accept his award in person, beating out others who were there, including Jonathan Banks for Better Call Saul, Peter Dinklage and Kit Harington for Game of Thrones, Michael Kelly for House of Cards, and Jon Voight for Ray Donovan. Netflix
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama seriesDespite Game of Thrones dominating the Supporting Actress category, accounting for three of the five nominees - Emilia Clarke, Lena Headey, and Maisie Williams - Downton Abbey’s Maggie Smith came out on top. Hilariously, host Jimmy Kimmel pointed out during his opener that Smith has never shown up at the Emmys, despite having won many times. Indeed, like Mendelsohn, she was not present this time to accept. Other nominees included Maura Tierney (The Affair, Showtime) and Constance Zimmer (UnREAL, Lifetime). Masterpiece
Comedy SeriesVeep took home the award for best comedy for the second year in a row. Other nominees were Netflix’s Master of None and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt , Amazon’s Transparent, black-ish (ABC), Modern Family (ABC), and Silicon Valley (HBO). ABC Press
Outstanding Lead Actor in a ComedyFirst-time nominees Aziz Ansari (Master of None) and Thomas Middleditch (Silicon Valley) could not beat out Emmy pro Jeffrey Tambor, who made it a double by taking home the award for Outstanding Lead Actor for the second year in a row for Amazon's Transparent. He also beat out Anthony Anderson (black-ish, ABC), Will Forte (The Last Man on Earth, Fox), and William H. Macy (Shameless, Showtime). ABC Press
Outstanding Lead Actress in a ComedyIn the Outstanding Lead Actress category, Julia-Louis Dreyfus took home the award for an impressive fifth time in a row for her role in HBO’s Veep. In her speech, which was both funny and emotional, she thanked her father, who had just passed away days earlier, and apologized for the current political climate. “Our show started out as political satire,” she said. “But it now seems like a documentary.” She beat out Laurie Metcalf (Getting On, HBO), Ellie Kemper (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Netflix), Lily Tomlin (Grace & Frankie, Netflix), Tracee Ellis Ross (black-ish, ABC), and Amy Schumer (Inside Amy Schumer, Comedy Central.) ABC Press
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a ComedyOn the Supporting Actor side, Louie Anderson was the surprise winner for his gender-bending role as Zach Galifianakis’ mother in FX’s Baskets. HBO’s Veep accounted for two of the other nominations: Tony Hale and Matt Walsh, who joined Andre Braugher (Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Fox), Tituss Burgess (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Netflix), Ty Burrell (Modern Family, ABC), and Keegan-Michael Key (Key & Peele, Comedy Central). ABC Press
Outstanding Limited Series or MovieThe People vs. OJ Simpson obliterated the competition in this category, winning in every category in which it was nominated, including Outstanding Limited Series or Movie. Also nominated was fellow FX series Fargo, American Crime (ABC), Roots (History), and The Night Manager (AMC). FX Networks
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or MovieCourtney B. Vance won for Outstanding Actor, beating out his fellow cast mate Cuba Gooding Jr., as well as Bryan Cranston, All the Way (HBO), Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (PBS), Idris Elba, Luther (BBC America), and Tom Hiddleston, The Night Manager (BBC America). ABC Press
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or MovieSarah Paulson has been nominated for an Emmy six times, but she finally took one home this year for her role as prosecutor Marcia Clark, bringing yet another trophy to the show and network FX. Others who were nominated in the category were Kirsten Dunst for Fargo, Felicity Huffman and Lili Taylor (American Crime), Audra McDonald (Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill,) and Kerry Washington (Confirmation). ABC Press
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or MovieThe Outstanding Supporting Actress category is the only one that went to another program: Regina King won once again for American Crime, her second win in a row. She beat out Kathy Bates and Sarah Paulson from American Horror Story: Hotel, Olivia Colman (The Night Manager), Melissa Leo, All the Way, and Jean Smart, Fargo. ABC Press
Outstanding Variety Talk SeriesFor Outstanding Variety Talk Series, the winner was John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight (HBO) – last year’s winner was The Daily Show, which was not nominated this year with its new host, Trevor Noah, who took over from Jon Stewart in 2015. Others nominated in the category were Jerry Seinfeld’s Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee (Crackle), Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC), The Late Show with James Corden (CBS), Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO), and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC). ABC Press
Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
One of three shows nominated from Comedy Central, the brilliant sketch comedy series
Key & Peele took home the award for the show's fifth and final season. Key & Peele beat out fellow CC'ers Drunk History and Inside Amy Schumer, as well as IFC’s Documentary Now! and Portlandia, and NBC’s Saturday Night Live. ABC Press
Outstanding Television MovieSherlock: The Abominable Bride (Masterpiece) won for Outstanding Television Movie against A Very Murray Christmas (Netflix), All the Way and Confirmation (HBO), and Luther (BBC One.) ABC Press
Reality Competition seriesFor Reality Competition series, NBC’s The Voice took home the award for a second year in a row, and its third time overall. It beat out The Amazing Race (CBS), American Ninja Warrior (NBC), Dancing With the Stars (ABC), Project Runway (Lifetime), and Top Chef (Bravo). ABC Press
The 2016 Emmy Awards aired last night, and host Jimmy Kimmel was a breath of fresh air, delivering some great laughs and setting the tone for the evening. And while the awards offered its share of “more of the same” in many categories, there were also some real breakthroughs and some pleasant surprises
Which nominees came out on top? HBO’s Veep and Game of Throneskilled it, as did FX’s The People vs. O.J. Simpson. On the streaming side, Netflix surprisingly struck out in many of its nominated categories.
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