“This is a historic night for FX Networks, one we share with an unbelievably talented group of artists who join us in pushing the limits on what television can achieve”, said John Landgraf, CEO FX Networks and FX Productions.
Advertisement
The biggest Emmy winners this year were HBO’s medieval fantasy hit “Game of Thrones”, which won the coveted best drama series for a second year, and FX’s much talked about dramatization of the 1995 O.J. Simpson trial, “The People v O.J. Simpson”, which took home nine Emmys including best limited series.
Now, Lead Actor in a Comedy Series was a competitive race, but it was Jeffrey Tambor who picked up his second consecutive win for “Transparent”.
Every TV critic and expert also expected Louis-Dreyfus to win. “I’d also like to take this opportunity to personally apologise for the current political climate”. She also said the show has “torn down the wall between comedy and politics” before joking that she’d “rebuild that wall and make Mexico pay for it”.
On the other hand, Julia Louis-Dreyfus probably created an unbeatable benchmark in the comedy game. Fusion pointed out that Malek is the first non-white actor to win best actor in the drama category since Andre Braugher in 1998. “Oh, my God. Please tell me you’re seeing this too”, Malek, who plays an emotionally troubled engineer caught up in a risky hacking conspiracy, said after winning the honour.
“Game fo Thrones” received 12 awards in total, making it 38 total for the series – which is the most ever for a primetime series. And the unfortunate thing is, I’m not sure how many of us would want to hang out with a guy like Eliott.
“We loved “Frasier” and he had a long run”, showrunner David Benioff joked backstage after the show’s Best Drama win. “I wouldn’t be unhappy if I was the last cisgender male to play a woman on TV”.
Supporting Actor, Drama Series: Ben Mendelsohn, “Bloodline”. As became her custom, she didn’t attend the ceremony.
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. He was also a no-show. The loss “makes a lot of sense”, Damon said, while munching on an apple.
If anyone came into the night as a slam-dunk choice, it was Paulson, who deftly portrayed embattled prosecutor Marcia Clark while bringing a multidimensional feel to a woman who had previously existed as little more than a caricature in the eyes of many. “And I’m glad to be able to stand here today in front of everyone and tell you I’m sorry”.
“Mom, we did it!” “Asian parents out there – if you could do me a favour – just a couple of you get your kids cameras instead of violins, we’ll be all good”. While “Baskets” actor Louie Anderson and Kate McKinnon of “Saturday Night Live” won the Best Supporting Actor and Actress Award respectively. But she knew who to credit. “Thank you, Hillary Clinton”, she said, referring to two of the many characters she plays with gleeful abandon on the venerable sketch show.
Same look for Kirsten Dunst, a nominee for her work on “Fargo”, who turned heads in a low-cut embellished sleeveless black Givenchy gown with a sheer skirt. Lean too far the other way, and you get something like Golden Globe alum Ricky Gervais: a host whose perpetual “Ain’t I a stinker?” smirk is so self-satisfied that it ends up suffocating anything insightful or subversive about the message.
The ceremony started out with a political edge.
Advertisement
Bush: You think you can win? Before that, she honed in on GOP contender Donald Trump’s campaign.
