In his speech, Yang, a Taiwanese-American writer and producer, said that there are 17 million Asians in America, just as there are 17 million Italians. Still, overall, you got some surprises, some coronations, some well-earned repeats, and some amusing moments from a strong host. “We’ve come a long way”. Showrunner David Mandel honored her in his acceptance speech: “I know it sounds like we work a lot of hours, but this should be an easy job because I get to work with Julie Louis-Dreyfus, who just makes it easy”.
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It saw the hit series become the most-awarded narrative show in Emmy history with a tally of 38 awards, beating Frasier’s record of 37. The best supporting actor honour went to Sterling K Brown at the gala night, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel.
Every TV critic and expert also expected Louis-Dreyfus to win.
– Saturday Night Live star Leslie Jones, joking about the hack of her Twitter account and personal website that led to a leak of naked photos with the Emmy accountants from Ernst & Young. Soon after, her face was filled with tears as she dedicated the award to her father, who died Friday.
Before that, she honed in on Republican presidential contender Donald Trump’s campaign.
“I feel so lucky to be on a show that puts women at the center”, Maslany said.
Actress, Comedy Series: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep. For the second year in a row, Veep won for outstanding comedy. He beat out Kevin Spacey (House of Cards), Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul), Liev Schreiber (Ray Donovan), Kyle Chandler (Bloodline) and Matthew Rhys (The Americans).
“Thanks to Mark Burnett, we don’t have to watch reality shows anymore, because we’re living them”, Kimmel said.
Transparent director Jill Soloway won for Outstanding Director of a Comedy Series continuing to break the glass ceiling.
Smith has been nominated multiple times for her role as Violet Crawley in “Downton Abbey” but has not attended the ceremony.
The Emmys took a shine to Jewish talent on Sunday evening as the prime time television awards unfolded at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
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. She showed up at the Oscars to get an Oscar.
Jeffrey Tambor won best lead actor in a comedy series for his role in Transparent and urged the television industry to provide more opportunities for transgender actors. He was also a no-show.
Damon strolled onstage after Jimmy Kimmel lost to John Oliver for Best Variety Talk Series, casually and happily munching on an apple. The glamorous event offered a few surprises as well as two big winners: The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story and Game of Thrones.
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. He teased “People v. O.J.” actress Sarah Paulson who brought Simpson prosecutor Marcia Clark as her date.
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“Thrones” nabbed eight awards at last year’s Creative Arts Emmys and four during the Emmys telecast including its first win for Best Drama, and a second prize for Supporting Actor Peter Dinklage, who previously won for his role as Tyrion Lannister in 2011.
