“Thank you.” – Jon Stewart, who has signed off from “The Daily Show“, says his final goodbye after picking up yet another Emmy.
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Actor Jeffrey Tambor dedicated his Emmy win to the transgender community, thanking them for their courage and for sharing their experiences with him as he sought to bring the character of Maura Pfefferman to life.
An African-American woman also won for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Uzo Aduba, who won her second straight Emmy for Orange Is the New Black and wept tears of gratitude throughout her speech.
An image of Joan Rivers is shown during the memorial segment at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015. “You cannot win Emmys with roles that are simply not there”.
Hamm, meanwhile, jokingly climbed onto the stage and said to a standing ovation: “There has been a mistake clearly”.
Dinklage embraced co-star Lena Headey and told the packed crowd: “I was chewing gum, I wasn’t prepared because the other actors in my category awe me with their performances”.
In her acceptance speech, she evoked the words of 19th-century abolitionist Harriet Tubman.
Veep also provided one of the night’s few British victories: the trio of Iannucci, Simon Blackwell and Tony Roche won the comedy writing award for the episode Election Night.
Although Poehler didn’t win the lead actress in a comedy series Emmy, she didn’t seem that bothered-the actress donned a hooded sweatshirt and glasses during the announcement, looking completely at peace in her seat. He has received several Screen Actor’s Guild and Critic’s Choice Awards nominations for that role along with his role on Veep. “Thank you so much – you will never have to see me again!”
It was a six for mini series Olive Kitteridge with lead acting honors for Frances McDormand and Richard Jenkins, and a supporting for Bill Murray.
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“Thank you HBO for believing in dragons”, co-creator David Benioff said after receiving the drama prize from Tracey Morgan”. (The previous two films in the “Rings” series were both nominated for Best Picture.) In addition to its critical success, the “Rings” trilogy found box office success, with “King” becoming the highest-grossing movie domestically of the year in which it was released.
