68th Primetime Emmy Awards
68th Primetime Emmy Awards | |
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Location |
Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, California |
Hosted by | Jimmy Kimmel |
Most awards |
Comedy: Transparent and Veep (2) Drama: Game of Thrones (3) Limited / Movie: The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (5) |
Most nominations |
Comedy: Veep (10) Drama: Game of Thrones (9) Limited / Movie: The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (13) |
Television/Radio coverage | |
Network | ABC [1] |
Produced by | Don Mischer |
The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards honored the best in U.S. prime time television programming from June 1, 2015 until May 31, 2016, as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The ceremony was held on Sunday, September 18, 2016 at the Microsoft Theater in Downtown Los Angeles, California, and was broadcast in the U.S. by ABC. The ceremony was hosted by Jimmy Kimmel.[1][2] It was preceded by the 68th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, which took place over two nights, September 10 and 11, at the Microsoft Theater.[1][3]
Crime anthology The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story won five major awards, the most awards of the night, while fantasy drama Game of Thrones won three, including Outstanding Drama Series and surpassing Frasier (37) as the fictional television program with the most Primetime Emmy Awards with 38 wins in six seasons.[4] The political satire series Veep also won Outstanding Comedy Series for the second time in a row, while its producer and lead star Julia Louis-Dreyfus established a new record of wins for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series; it was her fifth consecutive win for the series and sixth overall in the category.[5]
Winners and nominees
The nominations were announced by Anthony Anderson and Lauren Graham on July 14, 2016.[6][7] The limited series The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story was the most nominated program at the ceremony with 13, and 22 overall,[8] although Game of Thrones received the most overall nominations that year with 23 and was the most nominated drama series.[9]
The winners were announced at an awards ceremony hosted by Jimmy Kimmel on September 18, 2016.[10] With five awards, The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story took the most wins. The two main television program categories, drama and comedy, were won by the same programs as the previous year (Game of Thrones and Veep). For the acting categories, there were debut dramatic wins for Rami Malek for Mr. Robot and Tatiana Maslany for Orphan Black. The main comedic acting awards went for a second time to Jeffrey Tambor for Transparent, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus for Veep, for the fifth consecutive year.[4][11]
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold:[12][13]
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Programs
Acting
Lead performances
Supporting performances
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series |
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Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series |
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Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie |
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Directing
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series |
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Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special | Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special |
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Writing
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series |
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Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special | Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special |
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Most major nominations
- By network [note 1]
- HBO – 40
- FX – 28
- Netflix – 17
- ABC – 12
- AMC – 9
- Showtime – 8
- Amazon / CBS / NBC / PBS – 6
- Comedy Central – 5
- Fox – 4
- BBC America / Lifetime / USA – 3
- By program
- The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (FX) – 13
- Veep (HBO) – 10
- Game of Thrones (HBO) – 9
- Fargo (FX) – 8
- The Night Manager (AMC) / Silicon Valley (HBO) – 6
Most major awards
- By network [note 1]
- FX / HBO – 6
- Netflix – 3
- Amazon / NBC / PBS – 2
- By program
- The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (FX) – 5
- Game of Thrones (HBO) – 3
- Transparent (Amazon) / Veep (HBO) – 2
- Notes
- 1 2 "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories.
Presenters
The awards were presented by the following:[14]
- Anthony Anderson
- Aziz Ansari
- Hank Azaria
- Kristen Bell
- Julie Bowen
- Kyle Chandler
- Priyanka Chopra
- James Corden
- Laverne Cox
- Bryan Cranston
- Claire Danes
- Larry David
- Michelle Dockery
- Minnie Driver
- America Ferrera
- Tina Fey
- Dennis Franz
- Tony Goldwyn
- Kit Harington
- Taraji P. Henson
- Tom Hiddleston
- Terrence Howard
- Allison Janney
- Keegan-Michael Key
- Matt LeBlanc
- Rami Malek
- Margo Martindale
- Joel McHale
- Mandy Moore
- Randall Park
- Amy Poehler
- Tracee Ellis Ross
- Keri Russell
- Andy Samberg
- Liev Schreiber
- Peter Scolari
- Jimmy Smits
- Abigail Spencer
- Kiefer Sutherland
- Jeffrey Tambor
- Damon Wayans
- Michael Weatherly
- Constance Wu
In Memoriam
Very early on in the show, Jeffrey Tambor paid tribute to Garry Shandling. Later, before introducing the segment, Henry Winkler paid tribute to producer, actor and director Garry Marshall. Singer-songwriter Tori Kelly sang "Hallelujah" as television industry personalities who had died in the past year were shown.[15]
- Jackie Collins
- Ret Turner
- Anton Yelchin
- John Saunders
- Robert Loggia
- Ken Howard
- Morley Safer
- Doris Roberts
- Murray Weissman
- Steven Hill
- Al Molinaro
- Garry Shandling
- Kathy Fortine
- Muhammad Ali
- David Canary
- William Schallert
- Merle Haggard
- Alan Rickman
- Renee Valente
- Fred Thompson
- Abe Vigoda
- Fyvush Finkel
- Ann Morgan Guilbert
- Ian Sander
- Natalie Cole
- Sean Whitesell
- Howard West
- Noel Neill
- Jack Larson
- John McLaughlin
- David Bowie
- Arthur Hiller
- Glenn Frey
- Michael Stevens
- Dan Haggerty
- Wayne Rogers
- Patty Duke
- Alan Young
- George Kennedy
- Jon Polito
- Hugh O'Brian
- Gene Wilder
- Prince
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Khatchatourian, Maane (March 7, 2016). "Jimmy Kimmel to Host 2016 Emmy Awards". Variety. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
- ↑ "68th Emmy Awards Show Date and Host Announced". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
- ↑ Hammond, Pete (July 26, 2016). "Television Academy Unveils Emmy Categories For All Three Shows". Deadline. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
- 1 2 "Emmy Awards 2016: Game of Thrones breaks record". BBC News. September 19, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
- ↑ Whipp, Glenn (September 18, 2016). "Julia Louis-Dreyfus makes Emmy history". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
- ↑ "Anthony Anderson and Lauren Graham to Announce Emmy Nominations". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. June 21, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
- ↑ Lewis, Dave (July 14, 2016). "Nominations for the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
- ↑ Stack, Tim (July 14, 2016). "'The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story nabs a whopping 22 Emmy nominations". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
- ↑ Dietz, Jason (July 14, 2016). "Hold the door: Game of Thrones is coming back in". Metacritic. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
- ↑ "Emmys 2016: Tatiana Maslany, Rami Malek, 'Game of Thrones' and Jimmy Kimmel lead a gala that reflects TV's bold new age". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
- ↑ Lee, Benjamin; Needham, Alex; Moylan, Brian; Jamieson, Amber; Bakare, Lanre; Schilling, Dave (September 18, 2016). "Emmy awards 2016: People v OJ and Game of Thrones win big – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Emmy Nominees/Winners". Retrieved September 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Emmys 2016 winners: the full list". The Guardian. September 19, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
- ↑ Jacobsen, Kevin (September 14, 2016). "Emmy Presenters: Full List Of 2016 Celebs Handing Out Trophies On Sunday [VIDEO]". Enstarz. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
- ↑ Weigle, Lauren (September 19, 2016). "WATCH: In Memoriam Tribute Segment – Emmys 2016". Heavy. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
External links
- Emmys.com list of 2016 Nominees & Winners
- Academy of Television Arts and Sciences website
- 2016 Emmy Awards at the Internet Movie Database