Your Guide To 2016 Emmy Awards
Fantasy drama Game of Thrones breaks the record of most Emmys given to a fictional series, winning three big awards while political satire show Veep making our self jumping again for winning Outstanding Comedy Series for two years in a row and for the night’s highlight goes to The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story for winning five statues.
Emmy Awards honored the best in the US primetime television programming as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. The 68th Emmy Awards was held on Sunday, September 18 at the Microsoft Theater, Downtown Los Angeles, California and was hosted by Jimmy Kimmel.
Last July 14, 2016, the nominations were announced. The limited series The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story was the most nominated program at the ceremony with 13, and 22 overall, although Game of Thrones received the most overall nominations that year with 23 and was the most nominated drama series.
Here is the full list of winners:
Outstanding Comedy Series – Veep (HBO)
Outstanding Drama Series – Game of Thrones (HBO)
Outstanding Variety Talk Series – Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
Outstanding Variety Sketch Series – Key & Peele (Comedy Central)
Outstanding Limited Series – The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (FX)
Outstanding Television Movie – Sherlock: “The Abominable Bride” (PBS)
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program – The Voice (NBC)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series – Jeffrey Tambor on Transparent
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series – Julia Louis-Dreyfus on Veep
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series – Rami Malek on Mr. Robot
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series – Tatiana Maslany on Orphan Black
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series – Courtney B. Vance on The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series – Sarah Paulson on The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series – Louie Anderson on Baskets
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series – Kate McKinnon on Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series – Ben Mendelsohn on Bloodline
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series – Maggie Smith on Downton Abbey
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series – Sterling K. Brown on The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series – Regina King on The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series – Jill Soloway for Amazon
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series – Miguel Sapochnik for Game of Thrones
Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special – Thomas Kail and Alex Rudzinski for Grease: Live
Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series – Susanne Bier for The Night Manager
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series – Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang for Master of None
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series – David Benioff and D. B. Weiss for Game of Thrones
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special – Patton Oswalt for Talking for Clapping
Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series – D. V. DeVincentis for The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story
