Primetime Emmy Awards 2016
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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
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
Best comedy series
Veep - The Vice President (Veep)
Best Actor in a Comedy Series
- Anthony Anderson - Black-ish
- Aziz Ansari - Master of None
- Will Forte - The Last Man on Earth
- William H. Macy - Shameless
- Thomas Middleditch - Silicon Valley
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Veep - The Vice President (Veep)
- Ellie Kemper - Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
- Laurie Metcalf - Getting On - Nasty Old Bones (Getting On)
- Tracee Ellis Ross - Black-ish
- Amy Schumer - Inside Amy Schumer
- Lily Tomlin - Grace and Frankie
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Andre Braugher - Brooklyn Nine-Nine
- Ty Burrell - Modern Family
- Tituss Burgess - Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
- Tony Hale - Veep - The Vice President (Veep)
- Keegan-Michael Key - Key & Peele
- Matt Walsh - Veep - The Vice President (Veep)
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Kate McKinnon - Saturday Night Live
- Anna Chlumsky - Veep - The Vice President (Veep)
- Gaby Hoffmann - Transparent
- Allison Janney - Mom
- Judith Light - Transparent
- Niecy Nash - Getting On - Niecy Old Bones (Getting On)
Drama division
Best drama series
Best Actor in a Drama Series
- Kyle Chandler - Bloodline
- Bob Odenkirk - Better Call Saul
- Matthew Rhys - The Americans
- Liev Schreiber - Ray Donovan
- Kevin Spacey - House of Cards
Best Actress in a Drama Series
Tatiana Maslany - Orphan Black
- Viola Davis - How to Get Away with Murder
- Claire Danes - Homeland
- Taraji P. Henson - Empire
- Keri Russell - The Americans
- Robin Wright - House of Cards
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Jonathan Banks - Better Call Saul
- Peter Dinklage - Game of Thrones
- Kit Harington - Game of Thrones
- Michael Kelly - House of Cards
- Jon Voight - Ray Donovan
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- Emilia Clarke - Game of Thrones
- Lena Headey - Game of Thrones
- Maura Tierney - The Affair
- Maisie Williams - Game of Thrones
- Constance Zimmer - UnREAL
Miniseries or TV film division
Best miniseries
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
- Kirsten Dunst - Fargo
- Felicity Huffman - American Crime
- Audra McDonald - Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill
- Lili Taylor - American Crime
- Kerry Washington - Confirmation
Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a TV Movie
Sterling K. Brown - American Crime Story
- Hugh Laurie - The Night Manager
- Jesse Plemons - Fargo
- David Schwimmer - American Crime Story
- John Travolta - American Crime Story
- Bokeem Woodbine - Fargo
Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a TV Movie
- Kathy Bates - American Horror Story
- Olivia Colman - The Night Manager
- Melissa Leo - All the Way
- Sarah Paulson - American Horror Story
- Jean Smart - Fargo
Variety and reality broadcasts division
Best variety show
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
- Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!
- The Late Late Show with James Corden
- Real Time with Bill Maher
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Best Reality TV Contest Show
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! .
Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series
- Mahershala Ali - House of Cards
- Reg E. Cathey - House of Cards
- Michael J. Fox - Good Wife (The Good Wife)
- Paul Sparks - House of Cards
- Max von Sydow - Game of Thrones
Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series
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Margo Martindale - The Americans
- Ellen Burstyn - House of Cards
- Allison Janney - Masters of Sex
- Laurie Metcalf - Horace and Pete
- Molly Parker - House of Cards
- Carrie Preston - Good Wife (The Good Wife)
Best guest actor in a comedy series
- Larry David - Saturday Night Live
- Tracy Morgan - Saturday Night Live
- Martin Mull - Veep - The Vice President (Veep)
- Bob Newhart - The Big Bang Theory
- Bradley Whitford - banner
Best guest actress in a comedy series
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler - Saturday Night Live
- Christine Baranski - The Big Bang Theory
- Melora Hardin - Transparent
- Melissa McCarthy - Saturday Night Live
- Laurie Metcalf - The Big Bang Theory
- Amy Schumer - Saturday Night Live
Best children's show
It's Your 50th Christmas, Charlie Brown!
- Dog with blog (Dog with a Blog)
- Life and Riley (Girl Meets World)
- Nick News with Linda Ellerbee
- School of Rock
Best animation series
- Bob's Burgers
- Phineas and Ferb (Phineas and Ferb)
- The Simpsons (The Simpsons)
- South Park
Best entertainment show
Web links
- Official website of the Emmy Awards
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Creative Arts Emmys 2016: Winners List In: The Hollywood Reporter, September 10, 2016.
- ↑ Borcholte, Andreas: Oscar controversy about diversity: No joke can save that anymore from Spiegel Online , January 21, 2016 (accessed January 23, 2016).
- ↑ Patrick Ryan: Emmy diversity: 18 actors of color nominated In: usatoday.com, July 15, 2016.
- ↑ Safon Floyd: #EmmySoDiverse: Full List of Black Nominees ( Memento of the original from July 16, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: blackenterprise.com, July 15, 2016.
- ↑ Juliane Görsch: Emmys 2016 - These are the surprises among the nominees In: moviepilot.de, July 15, 2016.
- ↑ Reena Rathore: Aziz Ansari Creates History by Snagging Four Emmy Nominations for 'Master of None' In: indiawest.com, July 14, 2016.
- ^ Lesley Goldberg: Emmys by the Numbers: Nominations by Series, Network, Studio In: The Hollywood Reporter, July 14, 2016.
- ↑ 2016 Creative Arts Awards Expands to Two Shows In: emmys.com, January 26, 2016.
- ↑ 68th Emmy® Awards Nominations For Programs Airing June 1, 2015 - May 31, 2016 In: emmys.com, July 14, 2016. (PDF; 292 KB)