The American fought back tears as she collected her prize for outstanding lead actress in a comedy series, in which she plays President Selina Meyer. She thanked her father, who died Friday. “And I think we can just keep going further in that direction – obviously not just limited to entertainment, but socially and politically to continue and strive to be as progressive as possible”.
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Smith was not there in person to accept the award, so host Jimmy Kimmel joked: “We’re not mailing this to her. Maggie, if you want this, it will be in the lost and found”.
The lead actor and actress in drama categories both went to first-time winners: Rami Malek won Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series for his role as a hallucination-suffering computer hacker in Mr. Robot, while Tatiana Maslany won Best Actress for BBC America’s Orphan Black. “Give them an audition”.
Delivering the most entertaining awards show in years, ABC late-night funnyman Jimmy Kimmel, who was hosting for the second time, opened with a bit about getting to the show that included the famed O.J. Simpson Bronco chase and a joke that featured former presidential candidate Jeb Bush as a limo driver.
“Thanks to Mark Burnett, we don’t have to watch reality shows anymore because we are living in one”, Kimmel said.
“If it wasn’t for television, would Donald Trump be running for president? No”.
Kate McKinnon arrives at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
“Saturday Night Live” cast member Kate McKinnon won the trophy for best supporting actress in a comedy for, officially, playing various characters.
Netflix series Master of None scored its first Emmy award, winning outstanding writing for a comedy series.
The Emmys for “The People v. O.J. Simpson” helped boost FX, the 21st Century Fox-owned cable network that has positioned itself as a sanctuary for creative freedom on an ad-supported TV platform. S chwimmer took the role of Simpson’s lawyer and friend Robert Kardashian and Travolta portrayed defence lawyer Robert Shapiro.
Three of its stars – Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke and Maisie Williams – dominated the pre-show betting in the supporting actress category, but the statuette went to veteran Maggie Smith of “Downton Abbey“. Susanne Bier, the Danish director of the spy thriller “The Night Manager“, won for Best Directing in a Limited Series. In her acceptance speech, Paulson thanked Clark and also apologized for rushing to judge her during the O.J. trial.
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The show won five trophies including outstanding limited series plus acting gongs for Sarah Paulson, Sterling K Brown and Courtney B Vance.
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride, the much-anticipated Victorian era-set special featuring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman, which left some viewers puzzled when it was broadcast on New Year’s Day, received the television movie award.
British comedian John Oliver won the outstanding variety talk series award for Last Week Tonight, beating James Corden’s Late, Late Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live and The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.
Sunday’s Emmys saw HBO’s fantasy epic “Game of Thrones” make television history, becoming the most decorated fictional show since the awards began almost seven decades ago.
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Following her win, Dame Maggie addressed the U.S. comedian in a statement posted on Twitter by Masterpiece PBS.
