“Veep” and “Game of Thrones” repeated their Emmy wins for outstanding comedy and drama series tonight, while the limited series recreating the Los Angeles arrest and double-murder prosecution of O.J. Simpson was the big victor with five prizes. The fantasy drama based on George R.R. Martin’s novels also won the award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for showcasing one of the most handsome and ruthless battle sequences in “Battle of Bastards”.
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Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie went to Sterling K. Brown for “The People V. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story”.
“Veep” star Julia Louis-Dreyfus won her fifth straight Emmy for her role in the satirical White House comedy on a night when politics played large in the midst of an extraordinary 2016 USA election campaign. Rami Malek of “Mr Robot” and “Orphan Black” actress Tatiana Maslany overcame heavyweight competition to be named best actor and best actress, respectively.
Sarah Paulson paid tribute to Marcia Clark, her date for the night and the character she portrays in “The People v O.J. Simpson, by etching the former prosecutor’s name onto her Emmy”.
On the other end of the political spectrum, “Saturday Night Live” star Kate McKinnon – who plays Clinton on the show – won the Emmy for best supporting actress in a comedy, and thanked the Democrat in her acceptance speech.
Actor, Drama Series: Rami Malek, “Mr. Robot”.
Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang took home the Emmy for comedy series writing for the Netflix series “Master Of None”, in which Ansari stars as a 30- something actor struggling to make it in NY.
Meanwhile, Dame Maggie Smith won the outstanding supporting actress for her role in Downton Abbey. From the moment Louie Anderson was announced as the night’s first victor for his wonderful but little-seen performance in FX’s Baskets, the Emmys announced itself as having pretty good taste.
If there was anything unique about Sunday night’s 68th annual Emmy Awards, it was the steady stream of first-time winners among a slate of diverse nominees, setting up a stark contrast to February’s #OscarsSoWhite conversation.
Jeffrey Tambor won his second Emmy in a row for best comedy actor for his role in “Transparent”.
As the show continued, Kimmel had some amusing moments – as when his perpetual faux nemesis Matt Damon came on to taunt Kimmel for losing in the variety talk series category to “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver”. She’s repeatedly heard saying “Jesus Christ” as she struggled to find the right words to express how she was feeling. “You must be really bummed out”, Damon continued. But she knew who to credit.
“You might want to ask George about that”, Benioff said, in reference to Game of Thrones’ source material from author George R.R. Martin, according to Entertainment Weekly.
Jill Soloway, creator of the show “Transparent” launched the event’s most direct attack on Trump, calling him a “monster”.
-One of Kimmel’s funniest bits came later on in the show, when he remarked that everyone must be getting hungry since they haven’t eaten “since Labor Day”. “We’ve got a long way to go”, Yang said, adding that if more Asian parents “get your kids cameras instead of violins, we’ll be good”. She was again nominated this year for American Horror Story, in the supporting actress category, which she lost to Regina King for American Crime, her second trophy for the program.
“Mom, dad, I know I just thanked you but you need to be escorted out right now”. Our show started out as a political satire, but now feels more like a sobering documentary. “I’m a … I’m a presenter”, David, 69, said while presenting the award for Best Comedy Series.
Sherlock The Abominable Bride received the television movie award, with writer Steven Moffat referring on stage to The Great British Bake Off’s move from the BBC to Channel Four.
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“He is a complete unsafe monster and any time I can call out Trump for being an inheritor to Hitler, I will”, Soloway told reporters backstage after accepting her award. First-time winners have enthusiasm and nerves and new passion (not that longtime winners like Julia Louis-Dreyfus don’t).
