The network swept the ceremony’s top awards Sunday night with wins for the comedy “Veep” and the drama “Game of Thrones”. The tally scored the series a record-breaking 12 Emmy wins in a single year.
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Actor, Drama Series: Jon Hamm, ‘Mad Men, ‘ AMC.
The actor climbed on to the stage to collect his award from Tina Fey but after composing himself said: “There has been a awful mistake clearly”.
“We wouldn’t be standing up here if it wasn’t for them, so thank you all so much”. However, series co-creators D.B. Weiss and David Benioff won the Emmy for best writing for a drama series for the newest season finale.
With that, here are five things you didn’t see on TV during the Emmys… I wasn’t nervous…nervous is for people who can’t wait until it’s over.
She fought tears as she thanked everyone on the show and her sister. Thank you for your stories.
Jeffrey Tambor won for Best Actor in a Comedy Series (Transparent). It was the first Emmy of his career.
Also with 50/1 odds was “Orange is the New Black”, which had four total nominations this year. “I always thought acting was this, and I always thought there was teaching in the laugh and in humor, and with the laughter and with real humor you can kill the prejudice and keep it far away”. “Oh no, I’m sorry”. “I’ve got to say, sure Donald Trump seems racist”. “I’m sorry”. The HBO series also beat the record-holder, “The West Wing” series, which won nine awards in 2000, according to the Guardian. He won in the same category two years ago.
While Janney was mum on her beau when ET caught up with her backstage after her big win, she did share that she was “very humbled” by the award.
Actress Frances McDormand walked away with the Lead Actress award, while Richard Jenkins, who played her husband on screen, was named the Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. But it will be the big categories-Best Drama and Comedy, Best Actors and Actresses-that will get the most attention, especially if a digital platform takes home a trophy or two. Last year’s show aired in August with no regular season National Football League game competing against it. Tracy Morgan, right, and Jane Krakowski hug at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, September 20, 2015, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
Jon Stewart with the crew of The Daily Show after their Emmy triumph.
“I have been off of television for six weeks, seven weeks, whatever it is”.
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It has just announced plans for a Netflix-style service in which USA residents will be able to pay to binge-watch its best series in a bid to boost its worldwide profile.
