If Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ Emmy win had a familiar ring, it was because the 55-year-old actress made history Sunday night.
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Sunday’s victory marked the fifth consecutive win for Julia, but her sixth overall win for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, edging out Candice Bergen (Murphy Brown) and Mary Tyler Moore (The Mary Tyler Moore Show) for most wins in the category.
“The more I learned about the real Marcia Clark. the more I had to recognize that I along with the rest of the world had been superficial and careless in my judgment”, said Paulson, accepting her first Emmy.
Though she couldn’t resist cracking a joke, Louis-Dreyfus had a moment of honest emotion at the end of her speech, dedicating her latest win to her late father.
“I think Veep has torn down the wall of politics and comedy”, she said. The 28-year-old Clarke, who plays menacing, white-haired Daenerys Targaryen, aka Khaleesi, aka Mother of Dragons on “Game of Thrones”, is Esquire’s Sexiest Woman Alive. Louis-Dreyfus now stands as the actress with the most awards in the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series category with 6 awards.
Many suspected the star was bored of the ceremony, as the camera shifted to her early in the show, to show her less-enthused face moments after. T he pair hugged after Paulson was named outstanding lead actress in a limited series for her performance.
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The 68th Emmy Awards, hosted by comedian Jimmy Kimmel, took place at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles.
Other stars in the category included Robin Wright (House of Cards), three-time Emmy victor Claire Danes (Homeland), Taraji P. Henson (Empire), the universally lauded Keri Russell (The Americans), and Viola Davis, who won past year for How to Get Away With Murder.
The night’s big victor was The People V. OJ Simpson, taking Best Limited Series and four other awards.
Kate McKinnon, 32, won her first Emmy in four nominations, taking home the prize for supporting actress in a comedy for “Saturday Night Live“.
“Transparent“, the comedy series about a Jewish family whose father comes out as transgender won for both for its director Jill Soloway and lead actor Jeffrey Tambor.
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The actress thanked a bevy of people who worked on the show and then offered an apology to the “best crew on television” whom she said work an “unforgiveable” amount of hours. HBO’s “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” won the Emmy for outstanding variety talk series.
