Her other three Emmy Awards were for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, and two for Outstanding Comedy Series (as a producer).
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After she wrapped her speech, an emotional Louis-Dreyfus was escorted off stage by presenter Keegan-Michael Key.
Meanwhile, Game of Thrones secured its reign at the Emmys with a record-breaking haul of awards. Julia’s won 8 Emmys over the course of her career. Julia’s 2014 documentary, “Generosity Of Eye”, followed her father as he chose to donate pieces from his extensive private art collection to charity.
On the red carpet, Judith Light was being fully transparent when she told bleacher fans how hard it is to walk a red carpet in heels. “I think “Veep” has torn down the wall between comedy and politics”, she said.
“I would not be unhappy were I the last cis-gender male to play a female transgender person on television”, he said.
The series also won a writing Emmy for D.V. DeVincentis. Among them is “How to Get Away with Murder” star Viola Davis, who past year became the first woman of colour to be honoured as best drama series actress. “I have not always been a good man but I play one hell of a woman”.
As she accepted her award the 55-year-old, who plays a fictional POTUS on her hit show, touched on the state of America’s presidential race.
Host Jimmy Kimmel opened Sunday’s show with a string of jokes about Republican presidential contender and former “Celebrity Apprentice” host Donald Trump.
Tonight, she thanked Mandel “for letting me trick him into running the show”.
This past season of Veep was Julia’s best yet.
So handsome. Congrats to her on another well-deserved win. The prize for supporting actor in a drama went to Ben Mendelsohn of “Bloodline”.
Actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus dedicated her Emmys acceptance speech to her late father on Sunday.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, however, was more pointed after winning for lead actress in a comedy for the HBO series “Veep”.
She also joked that her widely-acclaimed show had started as a comedy but was increasingly resembling a documentary – a slap at the chaotic U.S. presidential campaign.
But the mood soon turned sober as she talked about her dad, who died at 84. In addition, “Transparent” creator Jill Soloway compared Trump to Adolf Hitler in a backstage interview.
“Please give transgender talent a chance. Thank you”, said Louis-Dreyfus. In addition to Vance and Brown, Regina King (ABC’s “American Crime Story”), Aziz Ansari (Netflix’s “Master of None”) and the Comedy Central sketch series “Key & Peele” won trophies.
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For the second year in a row, Emmy voters made the right choice. It was the show’s third win overall.
