Game Of Thrones, Viola Davis And Jon Hamm Win Big At The 2015 Emmy Awards
Posted on Sun Sep 20th, 2015 9:42pm PDT By X17 Staff
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The 67th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were held tonight at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, and not only did we get a bang out of some of host Andy Samberg's hilarious sketches, but seeing some of our favorite stars and shows take home the top prizes was quite satisfying.
Game of Thrones won Outstanding Drama Series and 11 other top honors, making it the most award-winning show in Emmy history. It was a big night for HBO -- the cable network's series, Olive Kitteridge, (which we had honestly never heard of) took home a whopping six awards, including the Emmy for Outstanding Limited Series. Amazon's Transparent won a pair of awards, and when series star Jeffrey Tambor took the stage to accept his acting prize, he dedicated the win to the transgender community. "Thank you for your patience, thank you for your courage, thank you for your stories, thank you for your inspiration, thank you for letting us be part of the change," he said. "God bless you."
Viola Davis made history when she became the first black woman to win the Emmy for outstanding lead actress in a drama. The actress nabbed the historic award for her role as flawed lawyer Annalise Keating on How To Get Away With Murder. In her speech, Viola credited the changing tides of Hollywood for her big win."The only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is opportunity," she said. "You cannot win an Emmy for roles that are simply not there."
It wasn't just Viola making news last night either -- after eight nominations over the years, Jon Hamm of Mad Men finally broke his losing streak, and he won the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor In a Drama Series. The actor, who went to rehab earlier this year and also split from his partner of 18 years Jennifer Westfeldt, thanked his longtime love in his humble speech.
Other notable moments? Comedian Tracy Morgan walked onstage, and this marks one of his first public appearances since his horrific car accident last year.
"I'm standing on my own two feet," he told the crowd. "God bless you all for your love and prayers and positive thoughts over the past 15 months. I'm honored to be here at the Emmys. It's been a long road back. I suffered a traumatic brain injury that put me in a coma for eight days, and when I regained consciousness I was ecstatic to learn I wasn't the one who messed up. Only recently have I started to feel like myself again, which means a whole lot of women are going to get pregnant at the after party."
And click thru to see the complete list of winners!
OUTSTANDING DRAMAThe 67th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were held tonight at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, and not only did we get a bang out of some of host Andy Samberg's hilarious sketches, but seeing some of our favorite stars and shows take home the top prizes was quite satisfying.
Game of Thrones won Outstanding Drama Series and 11 other top honors, making it the most award-winning show in Emmy history. It was a big night for HBO -- the cable network's series, Olive Kitteridge, (which we had honestly never heard of) took home a whopping six awards, including the Emmy for Outstanding Limited Series. Amazon's Transparent won a pair of awards, and when series star Jeffrey Tambor took the stage to accept his acting prize, he dedicated the win to the transgender community. "Thank you for your patience, thank you for your courage, thank you for your stories, thank you for your inspiration, thank you for letting us be part of the change," he said. "God bless you."
Viola Davis made history when she became the first black woman to win the Emmy for outstanding lead actress in a drama. The actress nabbed the historic award for her role as flawed lawyer Annalise Keating on How To Get Away With Murder. In her speech, Viola credited the changing tides of Hollywood for her big win."The only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is opportunity," she said. "You cannot win an Emmy for roles that are simply not there."
It wasn't just Viola making news last night either -- after eight nominations over the years, Jon Hamm of Mad Men finally broke his losing streak, and he won the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor In a Drama Series. The actor, who went to rehab earlier this year and also split from his partner of 18 years Jennifer Westfeldt, thanked his longtime love in his humble speech.
Other notable moments? Comedian Tracy Morgan walked onstage, and this marks one of his first public appearances since his horrific car accident last year.
"I'm standing on my own two feet," he told the crowd. "God bless you all for your love and prayers and positive thoughts over the past 15 months. I'm honored to be here at the Emmys. It's been a long road back. I suffered a traumatic brain injury that put me in a coma for eight days, and when I regained consciousness I was ecstatic to learn I wasn't the one who messed up. Only recently have I started to feel like myself again, which means a whole lot of women are going to get pregnant at the after party."
And click thru to see the complete list of winners!
Better Call Saul
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones — WINNER
Homeland
House of Cards
Mad Men
Orange Is the New Black
LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Claire Danes, Homeland
Viola Davis, How to Get Away With Murder — WINNER
Taraji P. Henson, Empire
Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
Robin Wright, House of Cards
LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Kyle Chandler, Bloodline
Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom
Jon Hamm, Mad Men — WINNER
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey
Lena Headey, Game of Thrones
Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
Uzo Aduba, Orange Is the New Black — WINNER
Christine Baranski, The Good Wife
SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul
Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodline
Jim Carter, Downton Abbey
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones — WINNER
Michael Kelly, House of Cards
Alan Cumming, The Good Wife
GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Diana Rigg, Game of Thrones
Rachel Brosnahan, House of Cards
Cicely Tyson, How to Get Away With Murder
Allison Janney, Masters of Sex
Khandi Alexander, Scandal
Margo Martindale, The Americans — WINNER (at Creative Arts ceremony)
GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Alan Alda, The Blacklist
Michael J Fox, The Good Wife
F. Murray Abraham, Homeland
Reg E. Cathey, House of Cards — WINNER (at Creative Arts ceremony)
Beau Bridges, Masters of Sex
Pablo Schreiber, Orange Is the New Black
DIRECTING IN A DRAMA
Game of Thrones (David Nutter) — WINNER
WRITING IN A DRAMA
Game of Thrones (David Benioff and D.B. Weiss) — WINNER
OUTSTANDING COMEDY
Louie
Modern Family
Parks and Recreation
Silicon Valley
Transparent
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Veep — WINNER
LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Lisa Kudrow, The Comeback
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep — WINNER
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer
Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie
LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Anthony Anderson, black-ish
Louis C.K., Louie
Don Cheadle, House of Lies
Will Forte, Last Man on Earth
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
William H. Macy, Shameless
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent — WINNER
SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Niecy Nash, Getting On
Julie Bowen, Modern Family
Allison Janney, Mom — WINNER
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory
Gaby Hoffmann, Transparent
Jane Krakowski, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Anna Chlumsky, Veep
SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Adam Driver, Girls
Keegan-Michael Key, Key & Peele
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Tony Hale, Veep — WINNER
GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Gaby Hoffmann, Girls
Pamela Adlon, Louie
Elizabeth Banks, Modern Family
Joan Cusack, Shameless — WINNER (at Creative Arts ceremony)
Christine Baranski, The Big Bang Theory
Tina Fey, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Mel Brooks, The Comedians
Paul Giamatti, Inside Amy Schumer
Bill Hader, Saturday Night Live
Louis C.K., Saturday Night Live
Bradley Whitford, Transparent — WINNER (at Creative Arts ceremony)
Jon Hamm, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
DIRECTING IN A COMEDY
Transparent (Jill Soloway) — WINNER
WRITING IN A COMEDY
Veep (Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche) — WINNER
VARIETY, MUSIC, OR COMEDY SERIES
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart — WINNER
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Last Week Tonight
Late Show With David Letterman
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
VARIETY SKETCH SERIES
Drunk History
Inside Amy Schumer — WINNER
Key & Peele
Portlandia
Saturday Night Live
WRITING FOR A VARIETY SERIES
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart — WINNER
DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SERIES
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart (Chuck O’Neil) — WINNER
LIMITED SERIES
American Crime
American Horror Story: Freak Show
The Honorable Woman
Olive Kitterridge — WINNER
Wolf Hall
LEAD ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
Timothy Hutton, American Crime
Ricky Gervais, Derek Special
Adrien Brody, Houdini
David Oyelowo, Nightingale
Richard Jenkins, Olive Kitteridge — WINNER
Mark Rylance, Wolf Hall
LEAD ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
Felicity Huffman, American Crime
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Freak Show
Queen Latifah, Bessie
Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Honorable Woman
Frances McDormand, Olive Kitteridge — WINNER
Emma Thompson, Sweeney Todd
SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
Regina King, American Crime — WINNER
Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Freak Show
Angela Bassett, American Horror Story: Freak Show
Kathy Bates, American Horror Story: Freak Show
Mo’Nique, Bessie
Zoe Kazan, Olive Kitteridge
SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
Richard Cabral, American Crime
Denis O’Hare, American Horror Story: Freak Show
Finn Wittrock, American Horror Story: Freak Show
Michael Kenneth Williams, Bessie
Bill Murray, Olive Kitteridge — WINNER
Damian Lewis, Wolf Hall
DIRECTING IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
Olive Kitteridge (Lisa Cholodenko) — WINNER
WRITING IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
Olive Kitteridge (Jane Anderson) — WINNER
TV MOVIE
Agatha Christie’s Poirot — Curtain: Poirot’s Last Case
Bessie — WINNER (at Creative Arts ceremony)
Grace of Monaco
Hello Ladies: The Movie
Killing Jesus
Nightingale
REALITY SHOW COMPETITION
The Amazing Race
Dancing With the Stars
Project Runway
So You Think You Can Dance
Top Chef
The Voice — WINNER
REALITY SHOW HOST
Tom Bergeron, DWTS
Jane Lynch, Hollywood Game Night — WINNER (at Creative Arts ceremony)
Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn, Project Runway
Cat Deeley, SYTYCD
Anthony Bourdain, The Taste