HBO shows “Game of Thrones” and “Veep” won the top prizes at the Emmy Awards for the first time on Sunday, bringing a breath of fresh air to television’s biggest night on an evening that also made history for black actresses.
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Later in the show, Ricky Gervais got the audience laughing when he referenced his poor track record at the Emmys and pretended to win an award, only to later lose the actual trophy for which he was nominated, drawing laughs as he shooed the camera away from his face before he lost.
“HBO has the most nominations tonight, and I just realized that a lot of you watching at home may not have an HBO subscription”, Samberg says during the ceremony.
Henson and Viola Davis of “How to Get Away with Murder” have a chance to become the first African-American to win as best drama series actress.
Samberg set the tone for a breezy, fun night, but a two-pronged display of activism was sparked with back-to-back trophies for the Amazon series “Transparent”, which stars Jeffrey Tambor as a man transitioning to a woman. Every time and every where you rest your eye, there is genius. Thank you for your stories.
Mom star Allison Janney broke into song on stage as she was named the first victor at the 67th Emmy Awards.
She chose a black and peach J Mendel gown and said she was relieved to be wearing something so light.
“We have a trans civil rights problem”, she explained.
But the night’s biggest victor may have been “Olive Kittredge”, the acclaimed HBO miniseries about 25 years in the life of an acerbic, retired schoolteacher in a seemingly placid Maine town.
Hamm had been nominated for best lead actor in each of the show’s previous seven seasons and he’d never won.
Frances McDormand won as best actress in a limited series, Richard Jenkins won as best actor and Jane Anderson won for her writing. “Inside Amy Schumer” won for best variety sketch series.
Sure enough, even 15 minutes after Samberg’s announcement on stage, the info Samberg gave out worked and it was possible to watch HBO Now. “This show fights for what we believe in”, Schumer said.
The video mocked the massive amounts of television now and audiences’ struggled to keep up, locking Samberg in a bunker for a year while he got caught up.
Veep actress Julia Louis-Drefus poked fun at the American presidential race as she scored the outstanding lead actress in a comedy series award for her role as President Selina Meyer in the political satire.
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Tracy Morgan, who suffered bad injuries more than a year ago in a auto crash, arrived to present the best drama series Emmy. Far behind in second was ABC with 42, followed by CBS and NBC with 41 each. In a twist caused by new Emmy rules, Aduba also won past year for the Netflix show – but in the comedy category.
