Primetime Emmy Awards 2016

The Microsoft Theater , venue for the 2016 Emmy Awards

Jimmy Kimmel , presenter of the award ceremony

The 68th Emmy Awards in the Prime Time category (originally: 68th Primetime Emmy Awards ) took place on September 18, 2016 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles ( California ). The nominations were announced on July 14, 2016 by Anthony Anderson and Lauren Graham . Programs that were broadcast between June 1, 2015 and May 31, 2016 were taken into account. In the United States, the awards ceremony will be broadcast on ABC . The comedian and presenter Jimmy Kimmel moderated the event.

The Creative Arts Emmy Awards had previously been presented on September 10 and 11, 2016. They honor television professionals in technical categories such as production design , costumes , camera or editing .

Nominations and winners


Anthony Anderson and Lauren Graham announced the nominations

On July 14, 2016, Anthony Anderson and Lauren Graham announced the 567 nominations. It was the largest number of nominations in the history of the Emmy Awards, which made for a particularly creative television year. In contrast to the 2016 Academy Awards , where the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was exposed to growing criticism because only white actors received nominations in the actor categories, which resulted in the demand for more diversity, the Emmy Nominated 18 colored actors, many African American and some openly homosexual. For the first time in the 68-year history of the Emmy Awards, People of Color were also nominated in each of the six acting categories . Aziz Ansari was also the first actor of Indian origin to receive an Emmy nomination for best actor in a comedy series.

Most nominations (including nominations for the Creative Arts Emmy Awards) went to the series Game of Thrones (23), followed by the series American Crime Story (22) and Fargo (18).

Comedy division

Drama division

Best drama series

game of Thrones

Best Actor in a Drama Series

Rami Malek - Mr. Robot

Best Actress in a Drama Series

Tatiana Maslany - Orphan Black

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Ben Mendelsohn - Bloodline

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Maggie Smith - Downton Abbey

Miniseries or TV film division

Best miniseries

American Crime Story

Best TV movie

Sherlock : The Bride of horror (The Abominable Bride)

Best Actor in a Miniseries or a TV Movie

Courtney B. Vance - American Crime Story

Bryan Cranston - All the Way
Benedict Cumberbatch - Sherlock : The Bride of horror (The Abominable Bride)
Idris Elba - Luther
Cuba Gooding junior - American Crime Story
Tom Hiddleston - The Night Manager

Best Actress in a Miniseries or a TV Movie

Sarah Paulson - American Crime Story

Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a TV Movie

Sterling K. Brown - American Crime Story

Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a TV Movie

Regina King - American Crime

Variety and reality broadcasts division

Best variety show

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Best Reality TV Contest Show

The Voice

Creative Arts Emmy Awards (selection)

The Creative Arts Emmy Awards were presented by the Television Academy on September 10-11, 2016. For the first time, the award ceremony took place over two evenings. Classical productions, but also special formats and also other people involved in the productions, such as directors, costume designers, cameramen and sound engineers, were awarded. Big winners at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony included Game of Thrones , Making a Murder, and Grease Live! .