Kate McKinnon, Sarah Paulson, "People V. O.J. Simpson," Winners At 2016 Emmys
Jimmy Kimmel is hosting the 2016 Primetime Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, where Ryan Murphy seems to be the big winner of the night so far.
Murphy's true-crime series The People v. O.J. Simpson has nabbed several awards, including Best Limited Series. Courtney B. Vance, Sterling K. Brown and out actress Sarah Paulson won Best Actor and Best Actress in that category for their roles as Johnnie Cochran, Christopher Darden and Marsha Clark.
Jeffrey Tambor won his second consecutive Emmy for his role as Maura Pfefferman in Amazon's Transparent, perhaps the most groundbreaking LGBT portrayal ever on the small screen. Series creator Jill Soloway won Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series for the episode "Man on the Land."
“Please give transgender talent a chance,” Tambor told the audience. “Give them auditions. Give them their story. Do that... I would not be unhappy were I the last cisgender male playing a female transgender on television. We have work to do."
Kate McKinnon, whose star has been on the rise with the release this summer of the Ghostbusters, took home an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her work on SNL. It was her third nomination.
"I'm really crying, I'm not making that up," she said, holding back tears. In addition to thanking the Academy, Loren Michaels and the SNL team, McKinnon thanked Ellen DeGeneres and Hillary Clinton, whom she has played on the show. "On a personal note, thank you my father who is not with us anymore but he made me start watching SNL when I was 12," she added. "I miss you, pop."
The out comedian got her big break in 2007 when she joined the cast of Logo's Big Gay Sketch Show. In 2012, she joined SNL as the series' first lesbian cast member.
Louie Anderson scored a win in drag—winning Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his role as Zach Galifianakis’ mom on FX's Baskets.
“I haven’t always been a very good man, but I play one hell of a woman,” Anderson said in his acceptance speech.
Earlier this year Anderson told Vanity Fair “I tried not to act like a man doing a woman—I tried to be the woman. The character is a version of my mom, but a combination of my five sisters and my sister-in-laws.”
In a separate ceremony last weekend, RuPaul won Outstanding Host of a Variety, Nonfiction Or Reality Program. for his work on RuPaul's Drag Race.
Below, view the full list of winners. We'll be updating through the evening.
Best Limited Series
The People v. O.J. Simpson (FX) **WINNER
American Crime (ABC)
Fargo (FX)
The Night Manager (AMC)
Roots (History)
Best Television Movie
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (PBS) **WINNER
A Very Murray Christmas (Netflix)
All the Way (HBO)
Confirmation (HBO)
Luther (BBC One)
Best Actor in a Limited Series or a Television Movie
Courtney B. Vance (The People v. O.J. Simpson) **WINNER
Bryan Cranston (All the Way)
Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock: The Abominable Bride)
Idris Elba (Luther)
Cuba Gooding Jr. (The People v. O.J. Simpson)
Tom Hiddleston (The Night Manager)
Best Actress in a Limited Series or a Television Movie
Sarah Paulson (The People v. O.J. Simpson) **WINNER
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 Limited Series or a Television Movie
Sterling K. Brown (The People v. O.J. Simpson) **WINNER
Hugh Laurie (The Night Manager)
Jesse Plemons (Fargo)
David Schwimmer (The People v. O.J. Simpson)
John Travolta (The People v. O.J. Simpson)
Bokeem Woodbine (Fargo)
Directing For A Limited Series, Movie Or Dramatic Special
The Night Manager (AMC), Directed by Susanne Bier **WINNER
All the Way, (HBO), Directed by Jay Roach
Fargo, "Before The Law" (FX Networks), Directed by Noah Hawley
The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, "From The Ashes Of Tragedy" (FX Networks), Directed by Ryan Murphy
The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, "Manna From Heaven" (FX Networks), Directed by Anthony Hemingway
The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, "The Race Card" (FX Networks), Directed by John Singleton
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Television Movie
Regina King (American Crime) **WINNER
Kathy Bates (American Horror Story: Hotel)
Olivia Colman (The Night Manager)
Melissa Leo (All the Way)
Sarah Paulson (American Horror Story: Hotel)
Jean Smart (Fargo)
Best Writing For A Limited Series, Movie Or Dramatic Special
The People v. O.J. Simpson, "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia" (FX), Written by D.V. DeVincentis **WINNER
Fargo, "Loplop" (FX), Written by Bob DeLaurentis
Fargo, "Palindrome"(FX), Written by Noah Hawley
The Night Manager (AMC), Written by David Farr
The People v. O.J. Simpson, "From The Ashes Of Tragedy" (FX), Written by Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski
The People v. O.J. Simpson, "The Race Card" (FX), Written by Joe Robert Cole
Best Reality-Competition Program
The Voice (NBC) **WINNER
The Amazing Race (CBS)
American Ninja Warrior (NBC)
Dancing With the Stars (ABC)
Project Runway (Lifetime)
Top Chef (Bravo)
Best Actor in a Comedy Series
Jeffrey Tambor (Transparent) **WINNER
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) **WINNER
Ellie Kemper (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt)
Laurie Metcalf (Getting On)
Tracee Ellis Ross (Black-ish)
Amy Schumer (Inside Amy Schumer)
Lily Tomlin (Grace and Frankie)
Best Directing For A Comedy Series
Transparent, "Man on the Land" (Amazon), Directed by Jill Soloway **WINNER
Master Of None, "Parents" (Netflix), Directed by Aziz Ansari
Silicon Valley, "Daily Active Users" (HBO), Directed by Alec Berg
Silicon Valley, "Founder Friendly" (HBO), Directed by Mike Judge
Veep, "Kissing Your Sister" (HBO), Directed by David Mandel
Veep, "Morning After" (HBO), Directed by Chris Addison
Veep, "Mother" (HBO), Directed by Dale Stern
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live) **WINNER
Anna Chlumsky (Veep)
Gaby Hoffmann (Transparent)
Allison Janney (Mom)
Judith Light (Transparent)
Niecy Nash (Getting On)
Best Writing for a Comedy Series
Master of None, "Parents" (Netflix), Written by Aziz Ansari, Alan Yang **WINNER
Catastrophe, "Episode 1" (Amazon), Written by Rob Delaney, Sharon Horgan
Silicon Valley, "Founder Friendly" (HBO), Written by Dan O'Keefe
Silicon Valley, "The Uptick" (HBO), Written by Alec Berg
Veep, "Morning After" (HBO), Written by Alec Berg
Veep, "Mother"(HBO), Written by Alex Gregory, Peter Huyck
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Louie Anderson (Baskets) **WINNER
Andre Braugher (Brooklyn Nine-Nine)
Ty Burrell (Modern Family)
Tituss Burgess (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt)
Tony Hale (Veep)
Keegan-Michael Key (Key and Peele)
Matt Walsh (Veep)
Best Drama Series
The Americans (FX)
Game of Thrones (HBO) ** WINNER
House of Cards (Netflix)
Downton Abbey (PBS)
Better Call Saul (AMC)
Mr. Robot (USA)
Homeland (Showtime)
Best Comedy Series
Veep (HBO) ** WINNER
Transparent (Amazon)
Silicon Valley (HBO)
Modern Family (ABC)
Master of None (Netflix)
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix)
Black-ish (ABC)
Best Actor in a Drama Series
Kyle Chandler (Bloodline)
Rami Malek (Mr. Robot) ** WINNER
Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul)
Matthew Rhys (The Americans)
Liev Schreiber (Ray Donovan)
Kevin Spacey (House of Cards)
Best Actress in a Drama Series
Viola Davis (How to Get Away With Murder)
Claire Danes (Homeland)
Taraji P. Henson (Empire)
Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black) ** WINNER
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)
Ben Mendelsohn (Bloodline) ** WINNER
Jon Voight (Ray Donovan)
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones)
Lena Headey (Game of Thrones)
Maggie Smith (Downton Abbey) ** WINNER
Maura Tierney (The Affair)
Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones)
Constance Zimmer (UnREAL)
Best Variety Talk Series
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee (Crackle)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (HBO) ** WINNER
The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS)
Real Time With Bill Maher (HBO)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC)
Best Variety Sketch Series
Documentary Now! (IFC)
Drunk History (Comedy Central)
Inside Amy Schumer (Comedy Central)
Key & Peele (Comedy Central) ** WINNER
Portlandia (IFC)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Best Writing for a Drama Series
The Americans, "Persona Non Grata" (FX), Written by Joel fields, Joe Weisenberg
Downton Abbey, "Episode 8" (PBS), Written by Julian Fellowes
Game of Thrones, "Battle Of The Bastards" (HBO), Written by David Benioff, D. B. Weiss ** WINNER
The Good Wife, "End" (CBS), Written by Robert King, Michelle King
Mr. Robot, "eps1.0_hellofriend.mov" (USA), Written by Sam Esmail
UnREAL, "Return" (Lifetime), Written by Marti Noxon, Sarah Gertrude Shapiro
Best Writing For A Variety Special
Amy Schumer: Live At The Apollo (HBO)
John Mulaney: The Comeback Kid (Netflix)
Patton Oswalt: Talking For Clapping (Netflix) ** WINNER
Tig Notaro: Boyish Girl Interrupted (HBO)
Triumph’s Election Special 2016 (Hulu)
Directing For A Drama Series
Downton Abbey, "Episode 9" (PBS), Directed by Michael Engler
Game of Thrones, "Battle of the Bastards" (HBO), Directed by Miguel Sapochnik ** WINNER
Game of Thrones, "The Door" (HBO), Directed by Jack Bender
Homeland, "The Tradition Of Hospitality" (Showtime), Directed by Lesli Linka Glatter
The Knick, "This Is All We Are" (Cinemax), Directed by Steven Soderbergh
Ray Donovan, "Exsuscito" (Showtime), Directed by David Hollander
Best Directing For A Variety Special
Adele Live In New York City (NBC), Directed by Beth McCarthy-Miller
Amy Schumer: Live At The Apollo (HBO), Directed by Chris Rock
58th Grammy Awards (CBS), Directed by Louis J. Horvitz
Grease: Live (FOX), Directed by Thomas Kail, Live television directed by Alex Rudzinski ** WINNER
The Kennedy Center Honors (CBS), Directed by Glenn Weiss
Lemonade (HBO), Directed by Kahlil Joseph, Beyoncé Knowles Carter