“Transparent’s” Jill Soloway won for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series.
“We wouldn’t be standing up here if it wasn’t for them, so thank you all so much”.
“Game of Thrones” was a victor for dramatic writing, directing and supporting actor Peter Dinklage.
He defeated Anthony Anderson, (‘Black-ish’), Louis CK (‘Louie’), Don Cheadle (‘House of Lies’), Will Forte (‘Last Man on Earth’), Matt LeBlanc (‘Episodes’), William H Macy (‘Shameless’) in the category.
As the stars arrive today at the Microsoft Theater, the pressure is on not only to crown the best in television in one of the most competitive years in recent memory, they’ll also have to contend with a sweltering red carpet, as the thermostat flirts with the high 90s in downtown Los Angeles.
The actor won his first Emmy on Sunday night, after receiving Outstanding Lead Actor nominations for his work on “Mad Men” every year since the renowned AMC drama debuted in 2007.
“Transparent” star Jeffrey Tambor, considered a front-runner for the best comedy actor trophy, would earn the first Emmy for portrayal of a transgender character. “We cannot win Emmys for roles that are simply not there”. The same with the miniseries; I never even heard of Oliver Kitteridge until tonight and, as my girlfriend said when it won its millionth award, I’m already sick of hearing about it. The company has been doing well in the world of original content, holding its own against Netflix and other video services with its exclusive shows.
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The “How to Get Away With Murder” star became the first African-American woman to win the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama. Julia Louis-Dreyfus won best actress for the political comedy series, an award she described as “just mind-blowing”.
“Thank you to everybody who watched the show and thank you for this”. “It’s incredible and impossible for me personally to be standing here”, Hamm said.
Allison Janney, who won best supporting actress in a comedy award at the Emmy Awards for the second time for “Mom“.
“Olive Kitteridge”, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Elizabeth Strout, nearly swept the limited series categories, with six trophies including the top award and lead acting honours for Frances McDormand and Richard Jenkins and a supporting award for Bill Murray.
The limited series supporting actress Emmy went to Regina King for “American Crime“.
Afterward, host Andy Samberg joked that he’d been rooting for Chandler-an objectively incredible talent but, in this field, a long shot.
Best reality/competition series went to The Voice, which should indicate that reality/competition awards that don’t include RuPaul’s Drag Race only betray how sad the state of reality TV is.
The award was presented by Amy Poehler and the ever-provocative Amy Schumer, who quipped, “Let’s not forget what this night is really about – celebrating hilarious women and letting the Internet weigh in on who looks the worst”.