{"id":11580,"date":"2016-09-19T09:45:51","date_gmt":"2016-09-19T13:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=11580"},"modified":"2016-09-19T09:45:51","modified_gmt":"2016-09-19T13:45:51","slug":"emmy-awards-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2016\/09\/emmy-awards-2016.html","title":{"rendered":"Emmy Awards 2016: Game of Thrones Breaks Record"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/files\/2016\/09\/2016-09-19t015410z-1144835004-ht1ec9j059xyf-rtrmadp-3-awards-emmys.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-11585 \" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2016\/09\/2016-09-19t015410z-1144835004-ht1ec9j059xyf-rtrmadp-3-awards-emmys-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Ryan Murphy accepts the award for Outstanding Limited Series for &quot;The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story&quot; at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 18, 2016. REUTERS\/Mike Blake\" width=\"407\" height=\"234\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 68th Emmy Awards held Sunday, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, was a night to be remembered with\u00a0<em>Game of Thrones\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em>The People v. O.J. Simpson\u00a0<\/em>running away with the night.<\/p>\n<p>The FX mini-series,\u00a0<em>The People v. O.J. Simpson,\u00a0<\/em>scored wins for outstanding limited series and for some of it&#8217;s actors. One of them, Sara Paulson, won for outstanding lead actress in a limited series, and spoke about the challenge of playing the role of prosecutor during her acceptance speech.<\/p>\n<p><em>Game of Thrones\u00a0<\/em>broke the record for the highest number of Emmy Awards won by a fictional series. The HBO fantasy drama triumphed in three categories including outstanding drama series. This left the show with a total of 38 awards; surpassing\u00a0<em>Frasier<\/em>&#8216;s previous record of 37.<\/p>\n<p>John Oliver won best variety talk series for his HBO series Last Week Tonight, beating fellow British nominee James Corden, who was nominated for The Late Late Show.<\/p>\n<p>Veep won the outstanding comedy series award for the second year in a row, while its star Julia Louis-Dreyfus won outstanding lead comedy actress for the fifth time.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, The Voice took home the award for outstanding reality competition series, beating Project Runway and Dancing With The Stars.<\/p>\n<p>Netflix series Master of None scored its first Emmy award, winning outstanding writing for a comedy series.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the full list of winners:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Outstanding Drama Series<\/strong> \u2014 \u201cGame of Thrones\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Outstanding Comedy Series<\/strong> \u2014 \u201cVeep\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Outstanding Lead Actress, Drama Series<\/strong> \u2014 Tatiana Maslany, \u201cOrphan Black\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Outstanding Lead Actor, Drama Series<\/strong> \u2014 Rami Malek, \u201cMr. Robot\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Outstanding Supporting Actress, Drama Series<\/strong> \u2014 Maggie Smith, \u201cDownton Abbey\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Outstanding Supporting Actor, Drama Series<\/strong> \u2014 Ben Mendelsohn, \u201cBloodline\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Outstanding Directing, Drama Series<\/strong> \u2014 Miguel Sapochnik, \u201cGame of Thrones\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Outstanding Writing, Drama Series<\/strong> \u2014 David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, \u201cGame of Thrones\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Outstanding Lead Actress, Comedy Series<\/strong> \u2014 Julia Louis-Dreyfus, \u201cVeep\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Outstanding Lead Actor, Comedy Series<\/strong> \u2014 Jeffrey Tambor, \u201cTransparent\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Outstanding Supporting Actress, Comedy Series<\/strong> \u2014 Kate McKinnon, \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Outstanding Supporting Actor, Comedy Series<\/strong> \u2014 Louie Anderson, \u201cBaskets\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Outstanding Writing, Comedy Series<\/strong> \u2014 Aziz Ansari and\u00a0Alan\u00a0Yang, \u201cMaster of None\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Outstanding Directing, Comedy Series<\/strong> \u2014 Jill Soloway, \u201cTransparent\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Outstanding Limited Series<\/strong> \u2014 \u201cThe People v. O.J. Simpson\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Outstanding Television Movie<\/strong> \u2014 \u201cSherlock: The Abominable Bride\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Outstanding Lead Actress, Limited Series or Movie<\/strong> \u2014 Sarah Paulson, \u201cThe People v. O.J. Simpson\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Outstanding Lead Actor, Limited Series or Movie<\/strong> \u2014 Courtney B. Vance, \u201cThe People v. O.J. Simpson\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Outstanding Supporting Actress, Limited Series or Movie<\/strong> \u2014 Regina King, \u201cAmerican Crime\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Outstanding Supporting Actor, Limited Series or Movie<\/strong> \u2014 Sterling K. Brown, \u201cThe People v. O.J. Simpson\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Outstanding Directing, Limited Series or Movie<\/strong> \u2014 Susanne Bier, \u201cThe Night Manager\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Outstanding Writing, Limited Series or Movie<\/strong> \u2014 D.V. DeVincentis, \u201cThe People v. O.J. Simpson\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Outstanding Reality Competition Program<\/strong> \u2014 \u201cThe Voice\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Outstanding Writing, Variety Special<\/strong> \u2014 Patton Oswalt, \u201cTalking for Clapping\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Outstanding Variety Sketch Series<\/strong> \u2014 \u201cKey and Peele\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Outstanding Variety Talk Series<\/strong> \u2014 \u201cLast Week Tonight With John Oliver\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Outstanding Directing, Variety Special<\/strong> \u2014 \u201cGrease Live\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 68th Emmy Awards held Sunday, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, was a night to be remembered with\u00a0Game of Thrones\u00a0and\u00a0The People v. O.J. Simpson\u00a0running away with the night. The FX mini-series,\u00a0The People v. O.J. Simpson,\u00a0scored wins for outstanding limited series and for some of it&#8217;s actors. 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