The broadcast network winners included NBC's "Saturday Night Live" cast member Kate McKinnon, for supporting actress in a comedy, and "The Voice," which won for the third straight year in the reality competition program category.
John Oliver was a winner for his weekly comedic news commentary program "Last Week Tonight," giving HBO its first Emmy in the variety talk series category since "Tracey Takes On.
"I'm so glad that he liked 'Veep' because his opinion was the one that really mattered," she said. Her tearful acceptance speech was the most emotional of the night as her win came just two days after the death of her father, William Louis-Dreyfus. It was her sixth lead actress win overall, a record for the category. "Veep" star Julia Louis-Dreyfus won her fifth consecutive lead actress in a comedy award. The cable channel's White House spoof "Veep" earned the Emmy for top comedy series for the second consecutive year. While HBO had to share the limelight, its night was far from shabby. FX tied HBO with six wins, with honors for "Baskets" in addition to the limited-series wins for its Simpson drama.Ĭombined with its 12 wins at the Creative Arts Emmys last week, the 18 total wins for FX are a record for a basic cable network. Simpson" helped boost FX, the 21st Century Fox-owned cable network that has positioned itself as a sanctuary for creative freedom on an ad-supported TV platform. "Transparent," the groundbreaking comedy from Amazon Studios about a transgender parent, had repeat winners as Jeffrey Tambor was honored for the second consecutive year for lead actor in a comedy and series creator Jill Soloway picked up her second win as director for a comedy series. Netflix earned wins with Aziz Ansari, who shared a comedy series win for writing "Master of None." The streaming service was also recognized for "Patton Oswalt: Talking for Clapping," which won for writing for a variety special, and Mendelsohn for "Bloodline." Robot" and Maslany for BBC America's "Orphan Black" were for shows with less-than-massive audiences but that have been championed by TV critics and vocal fans. Online streaming services Netflix and Amazon collectively earned more honors than ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox on the night - and received major exposure on the ABC telecast. Only four awards out of the 27 presented at the ceremony went to programs that air on the four major English-language broadcast networks. The night solidified the industry's prevailing view that cable and streaming services are at the vanguard of creativity in television. Louie Anderson's win for supporting actor in a comedy on the FX series "Baskets" was also a refreshing move. Robot," Tatiana Maslany for lead actress in "Orphan Black," and Ben Mendelsohn for supporting actor in the Netflix series "Bloodline." Later Kimmel pondered whether Simpson, who is imprisoned at Lovelock Correctional Center in Nevada, was "having a viewing party with the rest of the guys."īut the night also had its share of surprise winners in the drama category with Rami Malek winning lead actor for "Mr. "If your show doesn't have a dragon or a white Bronco in it, go home now," he quipped during his opening monologue. Simpson" and "Thrones" were likely to dominate the proceedings. If she ever gets the award, that is - Emmys master of ceremonies Jimmy Kimmel joked that since she did not attend the ceremony, she would not get the statuette. Maggie Smith, who won her third supporting actress in a drama award for "Downton Abbey," once again stymied the "Game of Thrones" competitors in that category. White), and directing (Miguel Sapochnik). The fantasy series also won for writing for a drama (David Benioff and D.B. The series now has the most Emmy wins of any drama or comedy in history with 38, surpassing the previous record of 37 held by "Frasier." On the series side, HBO's "Game of Thrones" marched into Emmy history with three wins, including drama series, for the second consecutive year. DeVincentis).īen Mendelsohn won an Emmy for his role in the acclaimed Netlflx drama Bloodline. Vance), actress (Sarah Paulson), supporting actor (Sterling K. It was also honored for limited series actor (Courtney B.
The series won five trophies, including the award for limited series, movie or special.
Simpson: American Crime Story," the FX limited series that dramatized the sensational murder case and trial that divided a nation more than two decades ago, became the most celebrated program of the year at Sunday's ceremony held at the Microsoft Theater and telecast on ABC. Simpson, the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards partied like it was 1995.