2016 EMMY Awards: Recap & Winners
Small-screen stars turned out for TV’s biggest night as the 2016 Emmy Awards took over the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, September 18. Jimmy Kimmel returned to host the 68th annual show for the second time since 2012. This year, many of his zingers centered on the election, Maggie Smith’s absence and the night’s heavy hitters: Game of Thrones and The People v. O.J. Simpson. Kimmel himself became the butt of the joke when longtime frenemy Matt Damon made a cameo on stage to mock his losing out to John Oliver for Variety Talk Series.Â
As expected, HBO reigned supreme again with the network claiming 22 wins, a record 12 of which went to Game of Thrones. Meanwhile, the critically-acclaimed People v. O.J. Simpson scored 9 golden statues; Sarah Paulson, Sterling K. Brown and Courtney B. Vance all took home awards in their respective acting categories.Â
On the comedy front, Julia Louis-Dreyfus made Emmy history with her fifth consecutive win for Veep -- the most ever in that category. It was the year of firsts for Rami Malek and Tatiana Maslany, who each won their first Emmy for Mr. Robot and Orphan Black, respectively.Â
See the full list of winners below.Â
COMEDY - Supporting Actor
Louie Anderson, "Baskets" [WINNER]
Andre Braugher, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
Keegan-Michael Key, "Key & Peele"
Ty Burrell, "Modern Family"
Tituss Burgess, "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"
COMEDY - Supporting Actress
Kate McKinnon, "Saturday Night Live” [WINNER]
Judith Light, "Transparent"
Gaby Hoffmann, "Transparent"
Laurie Metcalf, "The Big Bang Theory"
Christine Baranski, "The Big Bang Theory"
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, "Saturday Night Live" [WINNER]
Melissa McCarthy, "Saturday Night Live"
Amy Schumer, "Saturday Night Live"
Melora Hardin, "Transparent"
Bob Newhart, "The Big Bang Theory"
Tracy Morgan, "Saturday Night Live"
Larry David, "Saturday Night Live"
Bradley Whitford, "Transparent"
Peter Scolari, "Girls" [WINNER]
Tracee Ellis Ross, "Black-ish"
Laurie Metcalf, "Getting On"
Lily Tomlin, "Grace and Frankie"
Amy Schumer, "Inside Amy Schumer"
Ellie Kemper, "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "Veep" [WINNER]
Anthony Anderson, "Black-ish"
Jeffrey Tambor, "Transparent” [WINNER]
Aziz Ansari, "Master of None"
Will Forte, "The Last Man on Earth"
William H. Macy, "Shameless"
Thomas Middleditch, "Silicon Valley"
LIMITED SERIES/MOVIE - Supporting Actress
Melissa Leo, "All the Way"
WINNER: Regina King, "American Crime" [WINNER]
Sarah Paulson, "American Horror Story: Hotel"
Kathy Bates, "American Horror Story: Hotel"
Olivia Colman, "The Night Manager"
LIMITED SERIES/MOVIE - Supporting Actor
Hugh Laurie, "The Night Manager"
Sterling K. Brown, "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story" [WINNER]
David Schwimmer, "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story"
John Travolta, "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story"
LIMITED SERIES/MOVIE - Lead ActressÂ
Sarah Paulson, "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story" [WINNER]
Audra McDonald, "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill"
Kerry Washington, "Confirmation"
Lili Taylor, "American Crime"
Felicity Huffman, "American Crime"
LIMITED SERIES/MOVIE - Lead ActorÂ
Bryan Cranston, "All the Way"
Benedict Cumberbatch, "Sherlock: The Abominable Bride"
Cuba Gooding Jr., "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story"
Courtney B. Vance, "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story" [WINNER]
Tom Hiddleston, "The Night Manager"
BEST LIMITED SERIES/MOVIEÂ
"The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story" [WINNER]
"Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee"
"Last Week Tonight With John Oliver" [WINNER]
"The Late Late Show With James Corden"
"Real Time With Bill Maher"
"The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon"
BEST VARIETY SKETCH SERIESÂ
DRAMA - Supporting Actress
Maura Tierney, "The Affair"
Maggie Smith, "Downton Abbey" [WINNER]
Lena Headey, "Game of Thrones"
Emilia Clarke, "Game of Thrones"
Maisie Williams, "Game of Thrones"
Constance Zimmer, "Unreal"
Jonathan Banks, "Better Call Saul"
Ben Mendelsohn, "Bloodline" [WINNER]
Peter Dinklage, "Game of Thrones"
Kit Harington, "Game of Thrones"
Michael Kelly, "House of Cards"
Jon Voight, "Ray Donovan"
Kyle Chandler, "Bloodline"
Rami Malek, "Mr. Robot" [WINNER]
Bob Odenkirk, "Better Call Saul"
Matthew Rhys, "The Americans"
Liev Schreiber, "Ray Donovan"
Kevin Spacey, "House of Cards"
Viola Davis, "How to Get Away With Murder"
Robin Wright, "House of Cards"
Taraji P. Henson, "Empire"
Tatiana Maslany, "Orphan Black" [WINNER]
Keri Russell, "The Americans"
"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"
"Game of Thrones" [WINNER]