FX’s sensational miniseries The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, earned every one of its Emmys for best limited series, writing and actors Sarah Paulson, Sterling K. Brown and Courtney B. Vance.
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“Game Of Thrones” (GOT), an adaptation of “A Song of Ice and Fire”, George R.R. Martin’s series of fantasy novels, won three honours at the award including the Best Drama Series for the second year in a row, as listed at emmys.com official website.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus accepts the award for outstanding lead actress in a comedy series for “Veep” at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
You’re so many seasons behind on “Game of Thrones”, which won its second consecutive Emmy for outstanding drama, that you may as well as surrender.
U.S. comedian Jimmy Kimmel, who emceed the ceremony, took time out from his opening remarks to berate Mark Burnett, who produced “The Apprentice“, the reality show that made Trump a household name in the US.
Wins for drama series, writing, and directing on Sunday helped to nab the record.
Louis-Dreyfus, who plays the vainglorious US president Selina Meyer on HBO’s Veep, apologized for what she called “the current political climate”. For her part, Maslany also seemed dazed when her name was called: “I should have had this written down”, she said.
“Our show started out as political satire”, she said, “but now it feels like a sober documentary”.
Other early winners included Saturday Night Live comedian Kate McKinnon, who plays Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, who won for supporting comedy actress.
Her victory gave her six best comedy wins – five for “Veep”, one for “The New Adventures of Old Christine” – and broke her tie with Candice Bergen and Mary Tyler Moore.
A sitcom that has aggressively taken on issues including use of the “N-word” and police brutality, “black-ish” is up against “Veep” for top comedy honors in a field that also includes “Master of None“, “Modern Family“, “Silicon Valley”, “Transparent” and “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”.
Jeffrey Tambor, who plays her transgender ex-spouse and is vying to repeat as best comedy actor, shared serious words about the series.
Supporting Actor, Comedy Series: Louie Anderson, “Baskets“. The only truly odd note was a poor attempt at a Bill Cosby joke. He advised Kimmel that “if you run a positive campaign, the voters will ultimately make the right choice”- then told Kimmel curtly it was a joke.
Ex-presidential hopeful Jeb Bush made a surprise appearance as a limo driver in a televised opening joke sequence, asking host Jimmy Kimmel what it’s like to be nominated.
In the tightest race of the night, lead actress in a drama, Tatiana Maslany won for “Orphan Black“, pipping favorite Robin Wright (“House of Cards”) and last year’s victor Viola Davis (“How to Get Away with Murder“).
The verdict was similarly favorable for “The People vs. O.J. Simpson”, which fit the limited series categories like a glove.
Actress, Limited Series or Movie: Sarah Paulson, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story.
“The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” also glittered, picking up a total of nine awards this season, including the prize for best limited series.
Tom Hiddleston, who starred in The Night Manager, presented the award for outstanding directing in a limited series or movie to the show’s director Susanne Bier.
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