Even though Game of Thrones has been a huge hit with viewers, it took the series a long time to win the award for Outstanding Drama Series.
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Fantasy drama series “Game of Thrones” and comedy “Veep” proved repeat winners for cable giant HBO at the Emmy awards on Sunday, but newcomers and actors of color also made their mark in a ceremony where election-year politics played large.
The turnout compares unfavorably to the Emmys’ recent high in 2013, when 17.6 million tuned it to see Modern Family and Breaking Bad win the top awards. The second season is on the US network website and streaming app.
“This is a historic night for FX Networks, one we share with an unbelievably talented group of artists who join us in pushing the limits on what television can achieve”, said John Landgraf, CEO FX Networks and FX Productions. He is “other-izing” people.
The People v OJ Simpson, a dramatic retelling of the football star’s murder trial, was named best limited series, also earning awards for stars Courtney B Vance, Sterling K Brown and Sarah Paulson.
Rami Malek (Mr. Robot) and Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black) both won their first Emmys for leads in drama series, while fan favorites Game of Thrones and Veep won Outstanding Series in Drama and Comedy, respectively.
Relive the highlights from the awards show, held at L.A.’s Microsoft Theater, in the video above and detailed below.
Maggie Smith accepted her Emmy award with grace, class and a sense of humor on Monday.
“I’d also like to take this opportunity to personally apologize for the current political climate. I think we are there now”.
“Our show started out as political satire”, she said, “but now it feels like a sober documentary”.
It was an incredible night for the Star English Entertainment Network at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards as its shows bagged a whopping 34 awards at the ceremony!
This time she had a Sunday ceramics class she couldn’t get out of.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has congratulated the Oculus Story Studio for bringing home its first Emmy. From singing carpool karaoke to Wake Me Up Before You Go Go with James Corden, learning how to run a clean campaign with Jeb Bush, or praying for a ride to the “god” Oprah, he strives to make it to the Emmy Awards on time. The show’s co-writer Alan Yang called for better Asian representation on screen in his acceptance speech.
Regina King won Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for her work on American Crime.
Maggie Smith won an Emmy on Sunday for her role on “Downton Abbey”.
The complete list of nominees and winners is listed at the official Emmy Awards website.
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Jeffrey Tambor captured his second consecutive best comedy actor trophy for “Transparent”, in which he plays a transgender character.
