Los Angeles: September 21, 2015
The Emmy Awards were presented last night in mostly boring televised presentation on Fox. Filled with in-jokes and close ups of flavor of the month TV performers the one good thing was that Modern Family didn’t win again this year as it does most years.
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which does happen to be one of the best shows on TV was also sadly ignored.
Viola Davis became the first non-white actress to claim top drama series acting honors, Jon Hamm finally won for “Mad Men,” and “Game of Thrones” overcame voters’ anti-fantasy resistance to win the most trophies ever in a season.
Here’s a full list of nominees and winners (winners in bold).
Outstanding Drama Series
Better Call Saul • AMC
Downton Abbey • PBS
***Game of Thrones • HBO
Homeland • Showtime
House of Cards • Netflix
Mad Men • AMC
Orange Is the New Black • Netflix
Outstanding Comedy Series
Louie • FX
Modern Family • ABC
Parks and Recreation • NBC
Silicon Valley • HBO
Transparent • Amazon
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt • Netflix
***Veep • HBO
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Claire Danes, Homeland • Showtime
***Viola Davis, How to Get Away with Murder • ABC
Taraji P. Henson, Empire • Fox
Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black • BBC America
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men • AMC
Robin Wright, House of Cards • Netflix
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Kyle Chandler, Bloodline • Netflix
Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom • HBO
***Jon Hamm, Mad Men • AMC
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul • AMC
Liev Schrieber, Ray Donovan • Showtime
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards • Netflix
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul • AMC
Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodline • Netflix
Jim Carter, Downton Abbey • PBS
***Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones • HBO
Michael Kelly, House of Cards • Netflix
Alan Cumming, The Good Wife • CBS
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
Tim Van Patten, Boardwalk Empire, “Eldorado” • HBO
***David Nutter, Game of Thrones, “Mother’s Mercy” • HBO
Jeremy Podeswa, Game of Thrones, “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken” • HBO
Lesli Linka Glatter, Homeland, “From A to B and Back Again” • Showtime
Steven Soderbergh, The Knick, “Method and Madness” • Cinemax
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey • PBS
Lena Headey, Game of Thrones • HBO
Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones • HBO
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men • AMC
***Uzo Aduba, Orange Is the New Black • Netflix
Christine Baranski, The Good Wife • CBS
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Joshua Brand, The Americans, “Do Mail Robots Dream of Electric Sheep?” • FX
Gordon Smith, Better Call Saul, “Five-O” • AMC
***David Benioff and David Weiss, Game of Thrones, “Mother’s Mercy” • HBO
Matthew Weiner, Mad Men, “Lost Horizon” • AMC
Matthew Weiner, Mad Men, “Person to Person” • AMC
Outstanding Variety Talk Series
The Colbert Report • Comedy Central
***The Daily Show with Jon Stewart • Comedy Central
Jimmy Kimmel Live! • ABC
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver • HBO
Late Show with David Letterman • CBS
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon • NBC
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
The Colbert Report • Comedy Central
***The Daily Show with Jon Stewart • Comedy Central
Inside Amy Schumer • Comedy Central
Key & Peele • Comedy Central
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver • HBO
Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series
The Colbert Report • Comedy Central
***The Daily Show with Jon Stewart • Comedy Central
Inside Amy Schumer • Comedy Central
Late Show with David Letterman • CBS
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon • NBC
Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
Drunk History • Comedy Central
***Inside Amy Schumer • Comedy Central
Key & Peele • Comedy Central
Portlandia • IFC
Saturday Night Live • NBC
Outstanding Limited Series
American Crime • ABC
American Horror Story: Freak Show • FX
The Honorable Woman • SundanceTV
***Olive Kitteridge • HBO
Wolf Hall • PBS
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie
Timothy Hutton, American Crime • ABC
Ricky Gervais, Derek Special • Netflix
Adrien Brody, Houdini • History
David Oyelowo, Nightingale • HBO
***Richard Jenkins, Olive Kitteridge • HBO
Mark Rylance, Wolf Hall • PBS
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Felicity Huffman, American Crime • ABC
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Freak Show • FX
Queen Latifah, Bessie • HBO
***Frances McDormand, Olive Kitteridge • HBO
Emma Thompson, Mrs. Lovett • PBS
Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Honorable Woman • SundanceTV
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Richard Cabral, American Crime • ABC
Denis O’Hare, American Horror Story: Freak Show • FX
Finn Wittrock, American Horror Story: Freak Show • FX
Michael Kenneth Williams, Bessie • HBO
***Bill Murray, Olive Kitteridge • HBO
Damian Lewis, Wolf Hall • PBS
Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special
Ryan Murphy, American Horror Story: Freak Show, “Monsters Among Us” • FX
Dee Rees, Bessie • HBO
Hugo Blick, The Honorable Woman • SundanceTV
Uli Edel, Houdini • History
Tom Shankland, The Missing • Starz
***Lisa Cholodenko, Olive Kitteridge • HBO
Peter Kosminsky, Wolf Hall • PBS
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
***Regina King, American Crime • ABC
Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Freak Show • FX
Angela Bassett, American Horror Story: Freak Show • FX
Kathy Bates, American Horror Story: Freak Show • FX
Mo’Nique, Bessie • HBO
Joe Kazan, Olive Kitteridge • HBO
Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special
John Ridley, American Crime, “Episode One” • ABC
Christopher Cleveland, Bettina Gilois and Horton Foote, Bessie • HBO
Stephen Merchant, Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg, Hello Ladies: The Movie • HBO
Hugo Blick, The Honorable Woman • SundanceTV
***Jane Anderson, Olive Kitteridge • HBO
Peter Straughan, Wolf Hall • PBS
Outstanding Reality Show Competition
The Amazing Race • CBS
Dancing with the Stars • ABC
Project Runway • Lifetime
So You Think You Can Dance • ABC
Top Chef • Bravo
***The Voice • NBC
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie • Netflix
Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer • Comedy Central
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie • Showtime
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation • NBC
Lisa Kudrow, The Comeback • HBO
***Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep • HBO
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson, Black-ish • ABC
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes • Showtime
Don Cheadle, House of Lies • Showtime
Louis C.K., Louie • FX
William H. Macy, Shameless • Showtime
Will Forte, The Last Man on Earth • Fox
***Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent • Amazon
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
Christopher Miller and Phil Lord, The Last Man on Earth, “Pilot” • Fox
Louis C.K., Louie, “Sleepover” • FX
Mike Judge, Silicon Valley, “Sand Hill Shuffle” • HBO
***Jill Soloway, Transparent, “Best New Girl” • Amazon
Armando Iannucci, Veep, “Testimony” • HBO
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine • Fox
Adam Driver, Girls • HBO
Keegan-Michael Key, Key & Peele • Comedy Central
Ty Burrell, Modern Family • ABC
Titus Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt • Netflix
***Tony Hale, Veep • HBO
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik, Episodes, “Episode 409” • Showtime
Will Forte, The Last Man on Earth, “Alive in Tucson” • Fox
Alec Berg, Silicon Valley, “Two Days of the Condor” • HBO
Jill Soloway, Transparent, “Pilot” • Amazon
***Armando Iannucci, Simon Blackwell, and Tony Roche, Veep, “Election Night” • HBO
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Niecy Nash, Getting On • HBO
Julie Bowen, Modern Family • ABC
***Allison Janney, Mom • CBS
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live • NBC
Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory • CBS
Gaby Hoffman, Transparent • Amazon
Jane Krakowski, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt • Netflix
Anna Chlumsky, Veep • HBO
