It was a big night for TV miniseries The People v O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story at the 68th Annual Emmy Awards.
The show nearly swept the Limited Series awards, with Sarah Paulson taking the lead actress Emmy, Courtney B. Vance winning the lead actor Emmy and Sterling K. Brown dominating the supporting actor category. People v O.J. also won Best Limited Series.
Game of Thrones won Best Drama and Julia Louis-Dreyfus show Veep won Best Comedy (Louis-Dreyfus also won Best Actress, Comedy).
Canadian Tatiana Maslany made history as the winner of the Best Actress, Drama award for her work on Orphan Black.
In the rest of the major acting categories, Rami Malek of Mr. Robot won his first Emmy for Best Actor, Drama and Maggie Smith won Best Supporting Actress, Drama for her multiple seasons on Downtown Abbey, which just finished its last season. Ben Mendelsohn of Netflix’s Bloodline took home the Best Supporting Actor, Drama award, silencing two Game of Thrones nominees in the category.
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The Emmys were more political this year, with many winners using their speeches to highlight specific causes or stratified groups of people. Jill Soloway, a veteran TV writer who took home the Best Director, Comedy for her work on Transparent, finished her speech with “Topple the patriarchy!”
Jeffrey Tambor, star of Transparent and the winner of the Best Actor, Comedy award, stood up for transgender rights and said he wouldn’t be angry if he were the last cis-male actor to play a trans woman.
“I would not be unhappy if I were the last cis male to play a female transgender on television. We have work to do,” he said.
All the nominees and winners in the major categories are listed below.
Outstanding Drama Series
The Americans
Better Call Saul
Downton Abbey
WINNER: Game of Thrones
Homeland
House of Cards
Mr. Robot
Outstanding Comedy Series
Black-ish
Master of None
Modern Family
Silicon Valley
Transparent
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
WINNER: Veep
Outstanding Limited Series
American Crime
Fargo
The Night Manager
WINNER: The People v O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Roots
Lead Actor, Drama
Kyle Chandler, Bloodline
WINNER: Rami Malek, Mr. Robot
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Matthew Rhys, The Americans
Liev Schrieber, Ray Donovan
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
Lead Actress, Drama
Claire Danes, Homeland
Viola Davis, How to Get Away With Murder
Taraji P. Henson, Empire
WINNER: Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black
Keri Russell, The Americans
Robin Wright, House of Cards
Lead Actor, Comedy
Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
Aziz Ansari, Master of None
Will Forte, Last Man on Earth
William H. Macy, Shameless
Thomas Middleditch, Silicon Valley
WINNER: Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent
Lead Actress, Comedy
Ellie Kemper, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
WINNER: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Laurie Metcalf, Getting On
Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish
Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer
Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie
Lead Actor, Limited Series or Movie
Bryan Cranston, All the Way
Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock
Idris Elba, Luther
Cuba Gooding Jr., The People v O.J.: American Crime Story
Tom Hiddleston, The Night Manager
WINNER: Courtney B. Vance, The People v O.J.: American Crime Story
Lead Actress, Limited Series or Movie
Kirsten Dunst, Fargo
Felicity Huffman, American Crime
Audra McDonald, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill
WINNER: Sarah Paulson, The People v O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Lili Taylor, American Crime
Kerry Washington, Confirmation
Supporting Actor in a Comedy
WINNER: Louie Anderson, Baskets
Keegan-Michael Key, Key & Peele
Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Matt Walsh, Veep
Tony Hale, Veep
Supporting Actress in a Comedy
Niecy Nash, Getting On
Allison Janney, Mom
WINNER: Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
Judith Light, Transparent
Gaby Hoffmann, Transparent
Anna Chlumsky, Veep
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul
WINNER: Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodline
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Kit Harington, Game of Thrones
Michael Kelly, House of Cards
Jon Voight, Ray Donovan
Supporting Actress, Drama Series
WINNER: Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Lena Headey, Game of Thrones
Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones
Maisie Williams, Game of Thrones
Maura Tierney, The Affair
Constance Zimmer, UnREAL
Variety Talk Series
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
WINNER: Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
The Late Late Show With James Cordon
Real Time With Bill Maher
Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon
Outstanding Reality Program
The Amazing Race
American Ninja Warrior
Dancing with the Stars
Project Runway
Top Chef
WINNER: The Voice
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