2016 Emmys – The Winners: ‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘People v OJ Simpson,’ and ‘Veep’ Win Big

The 2016 Emmys included a few jabs at Donald Trump, a surprising number of first-time winners, and some incredibly moving acceptance speeches. Going into the night HBO’s Game of Thrones led the list of nominees with 23 nominations followed by The People v. O.J. Simpson with 22 and Fargo with 18. After the awards were tallied, Game of Thrones came away from the Creative Arts and Primetime Emmys with 12 awards and People v. O.J. Simpson picked up nine. Fargo, unfortunately, only came away with two wins and it was actually Grease: Live that finished in third place with five wins.

Emmy Awards voters opted to recognize a refreshingly large number of actors and shows that hadn’t been awarded trophies in previous years. Orphan Black, which is headed into its final season, finally found its amazing lead actress Tatiana Maslany honored for her portrayal of multiple clones. SNL stand-out Kate McKinnon picked up her first Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series win in a strong field that included Niecy Nash, Allison Janney, Judith Light, Gaby Hoffmann, and Anna Chlumsky. John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight took over the Variety Talk Series crown, beating out Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, and James Corden. Key and Peele, Mr. Robot‘s Rami Malek, and Bloodline‘s Ben Mendelsohn also found support from Emmy voters this year.

The 68th Emmy Awards were held on Sunday, September 18, 2016 and aired live on ABC with Jimmy Kimmel as the host.

2016 Emmy Winners:

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
LOUIE ANDERSON as Christine Baskets – Baskets

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
AZIZ ANSARI and ALAN YANG – Master of None

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
KATE MCKINNON as Various characters – Saturday Night Live

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
JILL SOLOWAY – Transparent

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS as Selina Meyer – Veep

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
JEFFREY TAMBOR as Maura Pfefferman – Transparent
 
OUTSTANDING REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM
THE VOICE

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL
D.V. DEVINCENTIS – The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
REGINA KING as Terri Lacroix – American Crime
 
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL
SUSANNE BIER – The Night Manager

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
STERLING K. BROWN as Christopher Darden – The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
SARAH PAULSON as Marcia Clark – The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
COURTNEY B. VANCE as Johnnie Cochran – The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story

OUTSTANDING TELEVISION MOVIE
SHERLOCK: THE ABOMINABLE BRIDE (MASTERPIECE)
 
OUTSTANDING LIMITED SERIES
THE PEOPLE V. O.J. SIMPSON: AMERICAN CRIME STORY

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
PATTON OSWALT – Patton Oswalt: Talking For Clapping

OUTSTANDING VARIETY TALK SERIES
LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
THOMAS KAIL and ALEX RUDZINSKI – Grease: Live
 
OUTSTANDING VARIETY SKETCH SERIES
KEY & PEELE

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
DAVID BENIOFF and D.B. WEISS – Game Of Thrones

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
MAGGIE SMITH as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham – Downton Abbey

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
MIGUEL SAPOCHNIK – Game Of Thrones

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
BEN MENDELSOHN as Danny Rayburn – Bloodline
 
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
RAMI MALEK as Elliot – Mr. Robot

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
TATIANA MASLANY as Sarah, Alison, Cosima, Helena, Rachel, M.K., Krystal – Orphan Black

OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
VEEP
 
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
GAME OF THRONES