But as with any three-hour awards show, not everything hit the mark. Tracy Morgan, the actor-comedian seriously injured past year in a auto accident, made a triumphant return to reveal “Game of Thrones” the best drama series.Host Andy Samberg noted that the 67th Emmys coincided with the 67th birthday for George R.R. Martin, whose novels are the basis for “Game of Thrones“.
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Uzo Aduba of “Orange Is the New Black” wins the Emmy for supporting actress in a drama series.
Jon Stewart’s acceptance speech for outstanding variety talk series was the best negotiation between jokes and heart – and a sad reminder that even though it’s been less than two months since he ended his culture-shifting run on The Daily Show, we already miss him dearly.
“And let me tell you something, the only thing that separates women of colour from anyone else is opportunity”, the How To Get Away With Murder star continued. At least, we hope it was a joke. Bang! He also plans to reach out to his Lonely Island team. Sitcom “Frasier” remains the overall victor with 37 awards. It’s hard to endure awkward pauses in front of an audience of your peers, so kudos to Kimmel for having the boldest comedic moment. The blood-soaked fantasy saga won a combined 12 Emmys on Sunday and at the previous creative arts awards, eclipsing the nine-awards record set by “The West Wing” in 2000.
“I love powerful, amusing women”. He used his opening monologue to touch on numerous subjects, including some election jokes about Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders, as well as remarks on sexism and racism: “Yeah, racism is over”.
Actor Oliva Culpo said it was so hot outside that she “almost passed out”.
Hamm had been nominated eight times before for best actor but had not won.
Regina King’s wins for supporting actress in a limited series or movie for her role as Aliyah Shadeed in “American Crime“.
Streaming services are changing the course of the industry, a notion that is reflected on the nominations list which features a number of Netflix and Amazon original series.
Some are also tipping HBO’s “Veep” – a political satire about a female vice president (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) who surprisingly becomes head of state – to ride the buzz of the 2016 White House race and dethrone ABC’s “Modern Family“.
7 Emmy for supporting actress in a comedy victor Allison Janney. In this image released by HBO, Anton Lesser, left, as Qyburn, and Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister appear in a scene from “Game of Thrones“.
The following are briefs from the red carpet: what they wore, thoughts about the upcoming fall television season and other tidbits. Sure, it works fine, but the show’s producers would be better off picking a less overplayed song.
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Fans can watch the 2015 Emmy Awards live online and see which actors and shows take home the biggest prize in American television. “It is actually thrilling and galvanizing to see not exclusively each of us doing so nicely however everybody from our “SNL” class”.
