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2016 American television programming awards
The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards honored the best in US prime time television programming from June 1, 2015 until May 31, 2016, as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences . The ceremony was held on Sunday, September 18, 2016 at the Microsoft Theater in Downtown Los Angeles , California, and was broadcast in the U.S. by ABC . The ceremony was hosted by Jimmy Kimmel .[1] [2] 68th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards , which took place over two nights, September 10 and 11, at the Microsoft Theater.[1] [3]
The nominations were announced by Anthony Anderson and Lauren Graham on July 14, 2016.[4] [5] crime anthology limited series The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story [6] Game of Thrones [7]
With five awards, The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story fantasy drama series Game of Thrones Outstanding Drama Series and surpassed Frasier 37 ) as the fictional television program with the most Primetime Emmy Awards with 38 wins in six seasons.[8] Game of Thrones ' win was also the second time a sixth season of any show had won the Outstanding Drama Series award after fellow HBO show, The Sopranos ' Sixth season had won it in 2007 .
Additionally, the political satire series Veep Outstanding Comedy Series for the second time in a row, while its producer and lead star Julia Louis-Dreyfus established a new record of wins for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series ; it was her fifth consecutive win for the series, sixth overall in the category and her seventh overall win as an actor.[9]
For the first time, none of the nominees for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series were from the four major American broadcasting TV networks . In addition, Ben Mendelsohn became the first actor to win Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for a series from a streaming service network ; he won for Bloodline Netflix .
This is the first and, as of 2020, the only ceremony where no network received more than one nomination in the Drama Series category. That feat occurred for the first in the Comedy Series category in 2023.
Winners and nominees [ edit ]
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface , and indicated with a double dagger (‡).[10] [11] [a]
Jeffrey Tambor , Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series winnerJulia Louis-Dreyfus , Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series winnerRami Malek , Outstanding Lead Actor in Drama Series winnerTatiana Maslany , Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series winnerCourtney B. Vance , Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie winnerSarah Paulson , Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie winnerLouie Anderson , Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series winnerKate McKinnon , Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series winnerBen Mendelsohn , Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series winnerSterling K. Brown , Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie winnerRegina King , Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie winnerJoey Soloway , Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series winnerMiguel Sapochnik , Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series winnerSusanne Bier , Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special winnerAziz Ansari , Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series co-winnerAlan Yang , Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series co-winnerDavid Benioff , Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series co-winnerD. B. Weiss , Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series co-winnerPatton Oswalt , Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special winner
Programs [ edit ]
Lead performances [ edit ]
Supporting performances [ edit ]
Directing [ edit ]
Writing [ edit ]
Most major nominations [ edit ]
Networks with multiple major nominations[note 1]
Network
No. of
HBO
40
FX 28
Netflix
17
ABC
12
AMC
9
Showtime
8
Amazon
6
CBS
NBC
PBS
Comedy Central
5
Fox
4
BBC America
3
Lifetime
USA
Programs with multiple major nominations
Program
Category
Network
No. of
The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Limited
FX 13
Veep
Comedy
HBO
10
Game of Thrones
Drama
9
Fargo
Limited
FX 8
The Night Manager
AMC
6
Silicon Valley
Comedy
HBO
Transparent
Amazon
5
All the Way
Movie
HBO
4
American Crime
Limited
ABC
The Americans
Drama
FX
Downton Abbey
PBS
House of Cards
Netflix
Master of None
Comedy
Better Call Saul
Drama
AMC
3
Black-ish
Comedy
ABC
Homeland
Drama
Showtime
Mr. Robot
USA
Ray Donovan
Showtime
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Comedy
Netflix
American Horror Story: Hotel
Limited
FX 2
Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo
Variety Special
HBO
Bloodline
Drama
Netflix
Confirmation
Movie
HBO
Getting On
Comedy
Inside Amy Schumer
Variety Sketch
Comedy Central
Key & Peele
Luther
Movie
BBC America
Modern Family
Comedy
ABC
Saturday Night Live
Variety Sketch
NBC
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
Movie
PBS
UnREAL
Drama
Lifetime
Most major awards [ edit ]
Networks with multiple major awards[note 1]
Network
No. of
FX 6
HBO
Netflix
3
Amazon
2
NBC
PBS
Programs with multiple major awards
Program
Category
Network
No. of
The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Limited
FX 5
Game of Thrones
Drama
HBO
3
Transparent
Comedy
Amazon
2
Veep
HBO
Notes
^ a b "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories.
Presenters and performers [ edit ]
The awards were presented by the following:[12]
Presenters [ edit ]
Performers [ edit ]
In Memoriam [ edit ]
Very early on in the show, Jeffrey Tambor paid tribute to Garry Shandling . Later, before introducing the segment, Henry Winkler paid tribute to producer, actor and director Garry Marshall . Singer-songwriter Tori Kelly sang "Hallelujah " as photos were shown of television industry personalities who had died in the past year.[13]
Ret Turner
Anton Yelchin
John Saunders
Robert Loggia
Ken Howard
Morley Safer
Doris Roberts
Murray Weissman
Steven Hill
Al Molinaro
Garry Shandling
Kathy Fortine
Muhammad Ali
David Canary
William Schallert
Merle Haggard
Alan Rickman
Renee Valente
Fred Thompson
Abe Vigoda
Fyvush Finkel
Ann Morgan Guilbert
Ian Sander
Natalie Cole
Sean Whitesell
Howard West
Noel Neill
Jack Larson
John McLaughlin
David Bowie
Arthur Hiller
Glenn Frey
Michael Stevens
Dan Haggerty
Wayne Rogers
Patty Duke
Alan Young
George Kennedy
Jon Polito
Hugh O'Brian
Gene Wilder
Prince
^ The outlets listed for each program are the U.S. broadcasters or streaming services identified in the nominations, which for some international productions are different from the broadcaster(s ) that originally commissioned the program.
References [ edit ]
^ Hammond, Pete (July 26, 2016). "Television Academy Unveils Emmy Categories For All Three Shows" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved July 26, 2016 .
^ "Anthony Anderson and Lauren Graham to Announce Emmy Nominations" . Academy of Television Arts & Sciences . June 21, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2016 .
^ Lewis, Dave (July 14, 2016). "Nominations for the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved July 14, 2016 .
^ Stack, Tim (July 14, 2016). "American Crime Story nabs a whopping 22 Emmy nominations" . Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved July 14, 2016 .
^ Dietz, Jason (July 14, 2016). "Hold the door: Game of Thrones is coming back in" . Metacritic . Retrieved July 14, 2016 .
^ "Emmy Awards 2016: Game of Thrones breaks record" . BBC News . Retrieved September 19, 2016 .
^ Whipp, Glenn (September 18, 2016). "Julia Louis-Dreyfus makes Emmy history" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved September 18, 2016 .
^ "Emmy Nominees/Winners" . Retrieved September 19, 2016 .
^ "Emmys 2016 winners: the full list" . The Guardian . Retrieved September 19, 2016 .
^ Jacobsen, Kevin (September 14, 2016). "Emmy Presenters: Full List Of 2016 Celebs Handing Out Trophies On Sunday [VIDEO]" . Enstarz . Retrieved September 14, 2016 .
^ Weigle, Lauren (September 19, 2016). "WATCH: In Memoriam Tribute Segment – Emmys 2016" . Heavy.com . Retrieved September 19, 2016 .
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