It may have been sandwiched right in the middle of Fashion Month, but the Emmys Awards 2016 wasnt going to let a few new season trends and fashion editors high on Popchips kill their vibe.
Advertisement
And there were many winning quips, such as when Courtney B. Vance left the stage after collecting his Emmy for lead actor in a limited series for “The People vs. O.J. Simpson” as the late Simpson lawyer Johnnie Cochran.
Game of Thrones has proven itself as the best TV show on television once again, after breaking records at the 2016 Emmy Awards.
Alan Yang and Aziz Ansari won for outstanding writing in a comedy series for Master of None, which stars Anzari.
The TV drama based on the murder trial of OJ Simpson, The People v OJ Simpson: American Crime Story, was also honoured with a host of acting awards and was named outstanding limited series. Courtney B. Vance won Outstanding Lead Actor for his portrayal of defence lawyer Johnny Cochran, exiting the stage with thanks to his wife, the awesome Angela Bassett, and saying, “Obama out; Hillary in!”.
Smith has been nominated for nine Emmys since 1993, five of which as an Outstanding Supporting Actress in Downton Abbey, in which she plays the irascible Dowager Countess, Lady Violet. We already know none of these people are voting for Donald Trump. Lena Headey, Maisie Williams and Emilia Clarke had all been nominated for best supporting actress, while Kit Harington and former Emmy-winner Peter Dinklage were in the running for best supporting actor.
“If your show doesn’t have a dragon or a White Bronco in it, go home now”. “I’m so sorry”, Ansari said.
“Our show started out as political satire”, she said, “but now it feels like a sober documentary”. The series also picked up the outstanding drama award.
The new way to say I love you, Emmy-style, is “you rock my chain”, which is a lyric reference from Jay-Z to, naturally, Beyonce.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who won her fifth consecutive trophy as leading actress in a comedy series for “Veep”, revealed that her heart was aching after the death of her father two days before. “What’s great about Netflix, for us, is that they gave us a lot of freedom and trusted us to pursue our personal stories, and that’s why they’re rewarded with stuff that feels fresh”.
Jeffrey Tambor won his second Emmy in a row for best comedy actor for his role in “Transparent”.
“Wow, this would be so much easier if we were at the Oscars”, he said.
In a surprising turn, Kate McKinnon won Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy for “Saturday Night Life”, and received a congratulatory tweet from Hillary Clinton, her most well-known impression.
Kimmel opened the show by matter-of-factly jumping off the stage to hand an Emmy to Jeffrey Tambor, the star of “Transparent” and a victor previous year. “Maggie, if you want this it will be in the lost and found”. “The first person we’re throwing over it is Mark Burnett”.
Variety Talk Series: “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver”. From what I’ve read from others in-the-know, it was between her and Keri Russell from “The Americans”.
Advertisement
From the moment Jimmy Kimmel allowed his initially disappointing “I have to get to the Emmys” opening to be carjacked by Jeb Bush as the Uber driver piloting the limo of “Veep’s” President Selina Meyer, he was a host on fire.
