2016 Emmys: Game Of Thrones, Veep, Mr. Robot and more win at the awards

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by James White |
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Sunday night saw the US TV community handing out various trophies with the 86th annual Emmy Awards. And there were some expected victories – take a bow, Game Of Thrones – and some surprises, including Tatiana Maslany finally winning an Emmy for her multi-character work on Orphan Black.

On the comedy front, Julia Louis-Dreyfus has become a powerhouse in her role as Selina Meyer on Veep, scoring her fifth gong in a row. It was also good to see Tina Fey and Amy Poehler pick up a joint award for hosting Saturday Night Live and for the series' Kate McKinnon to go home with an award. Jeffrey Tambor's performance on Amazon's Transparent continues to please Emmy voters, as he nabbed his second win in a row.

Limited – or as we usually call them, mini-series (which also refers to some of the anthology series such as American Horror Story) – have infiltrated the awards in a big way, with series such as The People V. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story winning several awards.

Elsewhere, Rami Malek won Lead Actor, Drama for Mr. Robot (it'll be interesting to see if the show's more divisive second season appears on nominating lists next year), while Ben Mendelsohn won a Supporting Actor, Drama award for Bloodline, which is better news than the series has had of late.

On the UK front, Sherlock's The Abominable Bride won TV Movie, and Downton Abbey's Maggie Smith picked up her third win. The main show and acting categories can be found below. For all the results, take a look at the Television Academy's own site.

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES

Game Of Thrones

The Americans

House Of Cards

Downton Abbey

Better Call Saul

Mr. Robot

Homeland

OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES

Veep

Transparent

Silicon Valley

Modern Family

Master Of None

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

black-ish

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

Rami Malek, Mr. Robot

Kevin Spacey, House Of Cards

Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul

Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan

Kyle Chandler, Bloodline

Matthew Rhys, The Americans

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black

Viola Davis, How To Get Away With Murder

Robin Wright, House Of Cards

Claire Danes, Homeland

Taraji P. Henson, Empire

Keri Russell, The Americans

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent

Aziz Ansari, Master Of None

Anthony Anderson, black-ish

William H. Macy, Shameless

Will Forte, The Last Man On Earth

Thomas Middleditch, Silicon Valley

Julia Louis-Dreyfus Emmys 2016

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep

Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer

Ellie Kemper, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Tracee Ellis Ross, black-ish

Laurie Metcalfe, Getting On

Lily Tomlin, Grace And Frankie

OUTSTANDING LIMITED SERIES

The People V. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story

Fargo

American Crime

Roots

The Night Manager

OUTSTANDING TELEVISION MOVIE

Sherlock: The Abominable Bride

All The Way

Confirmation

Luther

A Very Murray Christmas

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR A MOVIE

Courtney B. Vance, The People V. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story

Bryan Cranston, All The Way

Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock: The Abominable Bride

Cuba Gooding, Jr., The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story

Idris Elba, Luther

Tom Hiddleston, The Night Manager

Sarah Paulson Emmys 2016

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR A MOVIE

Sarah Paulson, The People V. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story

Kirsten Dunst, Fargo

Kerry Washington,Confirmation

Felicity Huffman, American Crime

Audra McDonald, Lady Day At Emerson’s Bar And Grill

Lili Taylor, American Crime

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY

Louie Anderson, Baskets

Keegan-Michael Key, Key & Peele

Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Ty Burrell, Modern Family

Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Matt Walsh, Veep

Tony Hale, Veep

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY

Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live

Niecy Nash, Getting On

Allison Janney, Mom

Judith Light, Transparent

Gaby Hoffmann, Transparent

Anna Chlumsky, Veep

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodline

Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul

Peter Dinklage, Game Of Thrones

Kit Harington, Game Of Thrones

Michael Kelly, House Of Cards

Jon Voight, Ray Donovan

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey

Lena Headey, Game Of Thrones

Emilia Clarke, Game Of Thrones

Maisie Williams, Game Of Thrones

Maura Tierney, The Affair

Constance Zimmer, UnREAL

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE

Sterling K. Brown, People V. O.J. Simpson

Jesse Plemons, Fargo

Bokeem Woodbine, Fargo

Hugh Laurie, The Night Manager

David Schwimmer, People V. O.J. Simpson

John Travolta, People V. O.J. Simpson

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE

Regina King, American Crime

Melissa Leo, All The Way

Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Hotel

Kathy Bates, American Horror Story: Hotel

Jean Smart, Fargo

Olivia Colman, The Night Manager

GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

Hank Azaria, Ray Donovan

Max von Sydow, Game Of Thrones

Reg E. Cathey, House Of Cards

Mahershala Ali, House Of Cards

Paul Sparks, House Of Cards

Michael J. Fox, The Good Wife

GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

Peter Scolari, Girls

Bob Newhart, The Big Bang Theory

Tracy Morgan, Saturday Night Live

Larry David, Saturday Night Live

Bradley Whitford, Transparent

Martin Mull, Veep

GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

Tina Fey & Amy Poehler, Saturday Night Live

Melissa McCarthy, Saturday Night Live

Amy Schumer, Saturday Night Live

Christine Baranski, The Big Bang Theory

Laurie Metcalf, The Big Bang Theory

Melora Hardin, Transparent

GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

Margo Martindale, The Americans

Laurie Metcalf, Horace And Pete

Molly Parker, House Of Cards

Ellen Burstyn, House Of Cards

Allison Janney, Masters Of Sex

Carrie Preston, The Good Wife

John Oliver Emmys 2016

OUTSTANDING VARIETY TALK SERIES

Last Week Tonight With John Oliver

Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The Late Late Show With James Corden

Real Time With Bill Maher

OUTSTANDING VARIETY SKETCH SERIES

Key & Peele

Documentary Now!

Drunk History

Inside Amy Schumer

Portlandia

Saturday Night Live

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