The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards showcased a fresh depth of talent in the field. Nomination leaders Game of Thrones and The People vs. O.J. Simpson won a combined 21 awards, respectively. Thrones, the second consecutive Best Drama Series winner, made Emmys history by passing Frasier with a total of 38 Emmys.
Other shows such as Mr. Robot, Transparent, and Bloodline made their marks in the individual categories. We saw some first-time winners like Rami Malek, Sterling K. Brown, and Kate McKinnon, who won Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy for her work on Saturday Night Live, becoming the first SNL member to win that category since Gilda Radner in 1978.
See the full list of the winners at the 2016 Emmys below in bold.
DRAMA SERIES
The Americans
Better Call Saul
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
Homeland
House of Cards
Mr. Robot
COMEDY SERIES
Black-ish
Master of None
Modern Family
Silicon Valley
Transparent
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Veep
LEAD ACTOR, DRAMA
Kyle Chandler, Bloodline
Rami Malek, Mr. Robot
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Matthew Rhys, The Americans
Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
LEAD ACTOR, COMEDY
Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
Aziz Ansari, Master of None
Will Forte, The Last Man on Earth
William H. Macy, Shameless
Thomas Middleditch, Silicon Valley
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent
LEAD ACTRESS, DRAMA
Claire Danes, Homeland
Viola Davis, How to Get Away with Murder
Taraji P. Henson, Empire
Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black
Keri Russell, The Americans
Robin Wright, House of Cards
LEAD ACTRESS, COMEDY
Ellie Kemper, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Laurie Metcalf, Getting On
Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish
Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer
Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie
SUPPORTING ACTOR, DRAMA
Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Michael Kelly, House of Cards
Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodline
Kit Harington, Game of Thrones
Jon Voight, Ray Donovan
SUPPORTING ACTOR, COMEDY
Louie Anderson, Baskets
Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Tony Hale, Veep
Keegan-Michael Key, Key and Peele
T.J. Miller, Silicon Valley
SUPPORTING ACTRESS, DRAMA
Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones
Lena Headey, Game of Thrones
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Maura Tierney, The Affair
Maisie Williams, Game of Thrones
Constance Zimmer, UnReal
SUPPORTING ACTRESS, COMEDY
Anna Chlumsky, Veep
Gaby Hoffmann, Transparent
Allison Janney, Mom
Judith Light, Transparent
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
Niecy Nash, Getting On
LIMITED SERIES
American Crime
Fargo
The Night Manager
The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Roots
TELEVISION MOVIE
A Very Murray Christmas
All the Way
Confirmation
Luther
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
LEAD ACTOR, TV MOVIE/LIMITED SERIES
Bryan Cranston, All the Way
Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
Idris Elba, Luther
Cuba Gooding Jr., The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Tom Hiddleston, The Night Manager
Courtney B. Vance, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
Jesse Plemons, Fargo
Bokeem Woodbine, Fargo
Hugh Laurie, The Night Manager
Sterling K Brown, The People v OJ Simpson: American Crime Story
David Schwimmer, The People v OJ Simpson: American Crime Story
John Travolta, The People v OJ Simpson: American Crime Story
SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
Melissa Leo, All The Way
Regina King, American Crime – WINNER!
Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Hotel
Kathy Bates, American Horror Story: Hotel
Jean Smart, Fargo
Olivia Colman, The Night Manager
LEAD ACTRESS, TV MOVIE/LIMITED SERIES
Kirsten Dunst, Fargo
Felicity Huffman, American Crime
Audra McDonald, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill
Lili Taylor, American Crime
Sarah Paulson, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Kerry Washington, Confirmation
VARIETY TALK SERIES
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
The Late Late Show With James Corden
Real Time With Bill Maher
Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon
REALITY COMPETITION PROGRAM
The Voice
Top Chef
Dancing With the Stars
The Amazing Race
Project Runway
American Ninja Warrior
VARIETY SKETCH SERIES
Documentary Now!
Drunk History
Inside Amy Schumer
Key & Peele
Portlandia
Saturday Night Live
GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Hank Azaria, Ray Donovan
Mahershala Ali, House of Cards
Max von Sydow, Game of Thrones
Michael J. Fox, The Good Wife
Reg E. Cathey, House of Cards
Paul Sparks, House of Cards
GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Margo Martindale, The Americans
Ellen Burstyn, House of Cards
Allison Janney, Masters of Sex
Laurie Metcalf, Horace and Pete
Carrie Preston, The Good Wife
Molly Parker, House of Cards
GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Bob Newhart, The Big Bang Theory
Tracy Morgan, Saturday Night Live
Larry David, Saturday Night Live
Bradley Whitford, Transparent
Martin Mull, Veep
Peter Scolari, Girls
GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
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
DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
Matthew Engler, Downton Abbey, “Episode 9”
Jack Bender, Game of Thrones, “The Door”
Miguel Sapochnik, Game of Thrones, “Battle of the Bastards”
Lesli Linka Glatter, Homeland, “The Tradition of Hospitality”
David Hollander, Ray Donovan, “Exsuscito”
Steven Soderbergh, The Knick, “This Is All We Are”
DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
Aziz Ansari, Master of None, “Parents”
Mike Judge, Silicon Valley, “Founder Friendly”
Alec Berg, Silicon Valley, “Daily Active Users”
Jill Soloway, Transparent, “Man on the Land”
Dale Stern, Veep, “Mother”
Chris Addison, Veep, “Morning After”
David Mandel, Veep, “Kissing Your Sister”
WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan, Catastrophe, “Episode 1”
Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang, Master of None, “Parents”
Dan O’Keefe, Silicon Valley, “Founder Friendly”
Alec Berg, Silicon Valley, “The Uptick”
David Mandel, Veep, “Morning After”
Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck, Veep, “Mother”
DIRECTING FOR A LIMITED SERIES
Jay Roach, All the Way
Noah Hawley, Fargo, “Before the Law”
Susanne Bier, The Night Manager
Ryan Murphy, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, “From the Ashes of Tragedy”
John Singleton, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, “The Race Card”
Anthony Hemingway, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, “Manna From Heaven”
DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
Louis J. Horvitz, 58th Grammy Awards
Beth McCarthy-Miller, Adele Live in New York
Chris Rock, Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo
Thomas Kail and Alex Rudzinski, Grease: Live
Kahlil Joseph and Beyoncé Knowles Carter, Lemonade
Glenn Weiss, The Kennedy Center Honors
WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
Julian Fellowes, Downton Abbey, “Episode 8”
David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, Game of Thrones, “Battle of the Bastards”
Sam Esmail, Mr. Robot, “eps1.0_hellofriend.mov (Pilot)”
Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg, The Americans, “Persona Non Grata”
Robert King and Michelle King, The Good Wife, “End”
Marti Noxon and Sarah Gertrude Shapiro, UnREAL, “Return”
WRITING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo
John Mulaney: The Comeback Kid
Patton Oswalt: Talking for Clapping
Tig Notaro: Boyish Girl Interrupted
Triumph’s Election Special
WRITING FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE, OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Noah Hawley, Fargo, “Palindrome”
Bob DeLaurentis, Fargo, “Loplop”
David Farr, The Night Manager
D.V. DeVincentis, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, “Marcia, Marcia, Marcia”
Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, “From the Ashes of Tragedy”
Joe Robert Cole, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, “The Race Card”
