Amy’s Poehler and Schumer presented the first award of the evening, which was obviously a dream team we never knew we needed.
Ricky Gervais also presented and continued to be a weirdo who tries to be funny but it never quite works.
Jimmy Kimmel had one of the best bits of the night where he actually ate the name in the card before announcing who won so he could give it to whomever he wanted to. Jeffrey Tambor had one of the best speeches (and is also the oldest Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series winner, ever) with this line alone: “I was told to act like my life depended on it. I’ve been given the chance to act because people’s lives depend on it” SO MANY TEARS. The fact I found most interesting from the night was that over 40 nominees have worked under Lorne Michaels. Seth Meyers and Andy Samberg gave him a World’s Best Boss mug for all his hard work (even though Shonda Rhimes technically won the mug). Amy Poehler wore a hoodie and sunglasses for her category, giving off serious Taryn Manning a la Orange Is The New Black vibes.
Jon Oliver took the Emmys to town for calling things a ‘limited series’ (all series are technically limited - except Jeopardy!).
Samberg parodied the end of Mad Men by doing a commercial saying he wants to give the world an Emmy, but it ended in some bloodshed. There was a cute bit where Tatiana Maslany and Tony Hale were looking for goods on the red carpet but only found a can of beans. Then they did the worst thing a show about how great television is could do: they honoured the shows that ended this year with a bunch of clips from the final episodes, which was basically two minutes of straight spoilers. Like, really, Emmys? REALLY? No matter what you’ve done to avoid spoiling these very recent shows you were screwed if you watched this dumb two minute clip. We won’t forgive for this one, Emmys.
Jon Hamm got a standing ovation for finally winning after EIGHT attempts. Thank you Academy, finally. (Also best walk up to the stage).
Viola Davis also had one of the most powerful speeches, speaking out about women of colour and their struggles in the industry. She's the first black woman to win a Lead Actress in a Drama Series. “You cannot win an Emmy for roles that are simply not there” THANK YOU, VIOLA. Tracy Morgan made a surprise appearance at the end to present Best Drama, his first appearance since his accident 15 months ago. He (obviously) received a standing ovation, and gave a very moving speech. Congrats to all the winners tonight! See you next year - as long as the Emmys doesn’t spoil any more shows, but I guess bravo for keeping it in the allotted 3 hours. Win some, lose some.
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I’ve never been so truly happy for a winner than I was for Inside Amy Schumer winning.
I love Allison Janney but Mom needs to stop winning. Game of Thrones is not the best drama. Period. It simply is not.
Otherwise I agree with most of the winners, but while I’m sure Richard Jenkins is good in Olive Kitteridge, David Oyelowo was great and totally should have won that category. It is beyond badass that Uzo Aduba has won a comedy and drama category for the same role. GET IT GIRL. Congrats to all the winners tonight! See you next year - as long as the Emmys doesn’t spoil any more shows.
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
“Game of Thrones” (WINNER) “Better Call Saul” “Downton Abbey” “Homeland” “House of Cards” “Mad Men” “Orange is the New Black” OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES “Veep” (WINNER) “Louie” “Modern Family” “Parks and Recreation” “Silicon Valley” “Transparent” “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” LIMITED SERIES “Olive Kitteridge” (WINNER) “American Crime” “American Horror Story: Freak Show” “The Honorable Woman” “Wolf Hall” VARIETY TALK SERIES “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” (WINNER) “The Colbert Report” “Jimmy Kimmel Live” “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” “Late Show With David Letterman” “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” VARIETY SKETCH SERIES “Inside Amy Schumer” (WINNER) “Drunk History” “Key & Peele” “Portlandia” “Saturday Night Live” LEAD ACTRESS, DRAMA Viola Davis, “How to Get Away with Murder” (WINNER) Taraji P. Henson, “Empire” Claire Danes, “Homeland” Tatiana Maslany, “Orphan Black” Elisabeth Moss, “Mad Men” Robin Wright, “House of Cards” LEAD ACTOR, DRAMA Jon Hamm, “Mad Men” (WINNER) Bob Odenkirk, “Better Call Saul” Kyle Chandler, “Bloodline” Kevin Spacey, “House of Cards” Jeff Daniels, “The Newsroom” Liev Schreiber, “Ray Donovan” LEAD ACTRESS, COMEDY Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep” (WINNER) Lisa Kudrow, “The Comeback” Lily Tomlin, “Grace And Frankie” Amy Schumer, “Inside Amy Schumer” Edie Falco, “Nurse Jackie” Amy Poehler, “Parks And Recreation” LEAD ACTOR, COMEDY Jeffrey Tambor, “Transparent” (WINNER) Anthony Anderson, “black-ish” Matt LeBlanc, “Episodes” Don Cheadle, “House of Lies” Will Forte, “The Last Man On Earth” Louis C.K., “Louie” William H. Macy, “Shameless” SUPPORTING ACTRESS, DRAMA Uzo Aduba, “Orange Is The New Black” (WINNER) Joanne Froggatt, “Downton Abbey” Lena Headey, “Game Of Thrones” Emilia Clarke, “Game Of Thrones” Christine Baranski, “The Good Wife” Christina Hendricks, “Mad Men” SUPPORTING ACTOR, DRAMA Peter Dinklage, “Game Of Thrones” (WINNER) Jonathan Banks, “Better Call Saul” Ben Mendelsohn, “Bloodline” Jim Carter, “Downton Abbey” Alan Cumming, “The Good Wife” Michael Kelly, “House Of Cards” SUPPORTING ACTRESS, COMEDY Allison Janney, “Mom” (WINNER) Mayim Bialik, “The Big Bang Theory” Niecy Nash, “Getting On” Julie Bowen, “Modern Family” Kate McKinnon “Saturday Night Live” Gaby Hoffmann, “Transparent” Jane Krakowski, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” Anna Chlumsky, “Veep” SUPPORTING ACTOR, COMEDY Tony Hale, “Veep” (WINNER) Andre Braugher, “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” Adam Driver, “Girls” Keegan-Michael Key, “Key & Peele” Ty Burrell, “Modern Family” Tituss Burgess, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” LEAD ACTRESS, LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE Frances McDormand, “Olive Kitteridge” (WINNER) Felicity Huffman, “American Crime” Jessica Lange, “American Horror Story” Queen Latifah, “Bessie” Maggie Gyllenhaal, “The Honorable Woman” Emma Thompson, “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street” LEAD ACTOR, LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE Richard Jenkins, “Olive Kitteridge” (WINNER) Timothy Hutton, “American Crime” Ricky Gervais, “Derek Special” Adrien Brody, “Houdini” David Oyelowo, “Nightingale” Mark Rylance, “Wolf Hall” SUPPORTING ACTRESS, LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE Regina King, “American Crime” (WINNER) Sarah Paulson, “American Horror Story: Freak Show” Angela Bassett, “American Horror Story: Freak Show” Kathy Bates, “American Horror Story: Freak Show” Mo’Nique, “Bessie” Zoe Kazan, “Olive Kitteridge” SUPPORTING ACTOR, LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE Bill Murray, “Olive Kitteridge” (WINNER) Richard Cabral, “American Crime” Denis O’Hare, “American Horror Story: Freak Show” Finn Wittrock, “American Horror Story: Freak Show” Michael Kenneth Williams, “Bessie” Damian Lewis, “Wolf Hall” GUEST ACTRESS, DRAMA Margo Martindale, “The Americans” (WINNER) Diana Rigg, “Game of Thrones” Rachel Brosnahan, “House Of Cards” Cicely Tyson, “How To Get Away With Murder” Allison Janney, “Masters Of Sex” Khandi Alexander, “Scandal” GUEST ACTOR, DRAMA Reg E. Cathey, “House of Cards” (WINNER) Alan Alda, “The Blacklist” Michael J. Fox, “The Good Wife” F. Murray Abraham, “Homeland” Beau Bridges, “Masters Of Sex” Pablo Schreiber, “Orange Is The New Black” GUEST ACTOR, COMEDY Bradley Whitford, “Transparent” (WINNER) Mel Brooks, “The Comedians” Paul Giamatti, “Inside Amy Schumer” Bill Hader, “Saturday Night Live” Louis C.K., “Saturday Night Live” Jon Hamm, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” GUEST ACTRESS, COMEDY Joan Cusack, “Shameless” (WINNER) Christine Baranski, “The Big Bang Theory” Gaby Hoffmann, “Girls” Pamela Adlon, “Louie” Elizabeth Banks, “Modern Family” Tina Fey, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” REALITY-COMPETITION SERIES “The Voice” (WINNER) “The Amazing Race” “Dancing With The Stars” “Project Runway” “So You Think You Can Dance” “Top Chef” WRITING FOR A VARIETY SERIES “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” (WINNER) “The Colbert Report” “Inside Amy Schumer” “Key & Peele” “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES David Nutter for Game Of Thrones, “Mother’s Mercy” from HBO, HBO Entertainment in association with Bighead, Littlehead, Television 360, Startling Television and Generator Productions (WINNER) Tim Van Patten for Boardwalk Empire, “Eldorado” from HBO, HBO Entertainment in association with Leverage, Closest to the Hole Productions, Sikelia Productions and Cold Front Productions Jeremy Podeswa for Game Of Thrones, “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken” from HBO, HBO Entertainment in association with Bighead, Littlehead, Television 360, Startling Television and Generator Productions Lesli Linka Glatter for Homeland, “From A To B And Back Again” from Showtime, SHOWTIME Presents, Fox 21, Teakwood Lane Productions, Cherry Pie Productions and Keshet Steven Soderbergh for The Knick, “Method And Madness” from Cinemax, Cinemax Entertainment in association with Ambeg Screen Products, Anonymous Content and Extension 765 WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES David Benioff and D.B. Weiss for Game Of Thrones, “Mother’s Mercy” from HBO, HBO Entertainment in association with Bighead, Littlehead, Television 360, Startling Television and Generator Productions (WINNER) Joshua Brand for The Americans, “Do Mail Robots Dream Of Electric Sheep?” from FX Networks, Fox 21 Television Studios and FX Productions Gordon Smith for Better Call Saul, “Five-O” from AMC, Sony Pictures Television and Gran Via Productions Semi Chellas and Matthew Weiner for Mad Men, “Lost Horizon” from AMC, Lionsgate Television and UROK Productions Matthew Weiner for Mad Men, “Person To Person” from AMC, Lionsgate Television and UROK Productions WRITING FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL Jane Anderson for “Olive Kitteridge” from HBO, HBO Miniseries in association with Playtone (WINNER) John Ridley for American Crime, “Episode One” from ABC and ABC Studios Dee Rees, Christopher Cleveland, Bettina Gilois and Horton Foote for “Bessie” from HBO, HBO Films in association with Flavor Unit Entertainment and the Zanuck Company Stephen Merchant, Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg for “Hello Ladies: The Movie” from HBO, HBO Entertainment in association with Four Eyes Entertainment, Quantity Entertainment and ABC Studios Hugo Blick for “The Honorable Woman” from SundanceTV, Drama Republic and Eight Rooks Productions for BBC TWO, co-produced by SundanceTV Peter Straughan for “Wolf Hall” from PBS, A Playground Entertainment and Company Pictures Production for BBC and MASTERPIECE in association with BBC Worldwide, Altus Media and Prescience DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SERIES Chuck O’Neil for The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, “Show 20103” from Comedy Central, Central Productions (WINNER) James Hoskinson for The Colbert Report, “Show 11040” from Comedy Central, Hello Doggie, Inc. with Busboy Productions and Spartina Productions Amy Schumer and Ryan McFaul for Inside Amy Schumer, “12 Angry Men Inside Amy Schumer” from Comedy Central and Jax Media Jerry Foley for Late Show With David Letterman, “Show 4214” from CBS and Worldwide Pants Inc. Dave Diomedi for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, “Show 203” from NBC, Universal Television and Broadway DIRECTING FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL Lisa Cholodenko for “Olive Kitteridge” from HBO, HBO Miniseries in association with Playtone (WINNER) Ryan Murphy for “American Horror Story: Freak Show” from Monsters Among Us, FX Networks and 20th Century Fox Dee Rees for “Bessie” from HBO, HBO Films in association with Flavor Unit Entertainment and the Zanuck Company Hugo Blick for “The Honorable Woman” from SundanceTV, Drama Republic and Eight Rooks Productions for BBC TWO, co-produced by SundanceTV Uli Edel for “Houdini” from HISTORY, Lionsgate Television and A+E Studios for History Tom Shankland for “The Missing” from Starz, New Pictures & Company Pictures in association with Two Brothers Pictures, Playground Entertainment & the BBC Peter Kosminsky for “Wolf Hall” from PBS, A Playground Entertainment and Company Pictures Production for BBC and MASTERPIECE in association with BBC Worldwide, Altus Media and Prescience DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES Jill Soloway for Transparent, “Best New Girl” from Amazon Instant Video and Amazon Studios (WINNER) Phil Lord and Christopher Miller for The Last Man On Earth, “Alive In Tucson” (Pilot) from FOX and 20th Century Fox Television Louis C.K. for Louie, “Sleepover” from FX Networks, Pig Newton, Inc. and FX Productions Mike Judge for Silicon Valley, “Sand Hill Shuffle” from HBO, HBO Entertainment in association with Judgemental Films, Alec Berg, Altschuler Krinsky Works and 3 Arts Entertainment Armando Iannucci for Veep, “Testimony” from HBO, HBO Entertainment in association with Dundee Productions WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci and Tony Roche for Veep, “Election Night” from HBO, HBO Entertainment in association with Dundee Productions (WINNER) David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik for Episodes, “Episode 409” from Showtime, SHOWTIME Presents, Hat Trick Productions and Crane Klarik Productions Will Forte for The Last Man On Earth, “Alive In Tucson” (Pilot) from FOX and 20th Century Fox Television Louis C.K. for Louie, “Bobby’s House” from FX Networks, Pig Newton, Inc. and FX Productions Alec Berg for Silicon Valley, “Two Days Of The Condor” from HBO, HBO Entertainment in association with Judgemental Films, Alec Berg, Altschuler Krinsky Works and 3 Arts Entertainment Jill Soloway for Transparent, “Pilot” from Amazon Instant Video and Amazon Studios Samberg hosts the 67th Emmy Awards on September 20th. The 2015 Emmys are officially on their way, with the announcement of the nominees this morning. See the full list below.
Some first thoughts on it: Our comedy Queens and Kings are getting. it. Amy Schumer, Will Forte, Kate McKinnon and Keegan-Michael Key all got nominations (please can I sit with this group?). The snubs include Ellie Kemper, Gina Rodriguez and Andy Samberg (and Jim Parsons, but let's be real, the fact he's won four times is the more shocking). For dramas, the snubs hit last year's winner Julianna Marguilies, as well as Kerry Washington. But Viola Davis and Taraji P. Henson AND Tatiana Maslany got noms, so you lose some you win some? American Horror Story and Transparent both got their deserved nominations and for that, I am happy. However... Some of the biggest snubs were the complete shut-outs of acclaimed shows like Empire (other than Taraji, thank GOD), The Americans, and the one that hit me hard: The Affair. WHAT GIVES EMMYS. THE GLOBES GET IT. Here is the full list, let me know your comments below! Outstanding Comedy Series Louie Modern Family Parks and Recreation Silicon Valley Transparent Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Veep Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation Lisa Kudrow, The Comeback Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Anthony Anderson, Black-ish Matt LeBlanc, Episodes Don Cheadle, House of Lies Louis C.K., Louie William H. Macy, Shameless Will Forte, The Last Man on Earth Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Niecy Nash, Getting On Julie Bowen, Modern Family Allison Janney, Mom Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory Gaby Hoffman, Transparent Jane Krakowski, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Anna Chlumsky, Veep Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine Adam Driver, Girls Keegan-Michael Key, Key & Peele Ty Burrell, Modern Family Titus Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Tony Hale, Veep Outstanding Drama Series Better Call Saul Downton Abbey Game of Thrones Homeland House of Cards Mad Men Orange Is the New Black Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Claire Danes, Homeland Viola Davis, How to Get Away with Murder Taraji P. Henson, Empire Tatiana Maslany,Orphan Black Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men Robin Wright, House of Cards Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Kyle Chandler, Bloodline Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom Jon Hamm, Mad Men Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul Liev Schrieber, Ray Donovon Kevin Spacey, House of Cards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey Lena Headey, Game of Thrones Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones Christina Hendricks, Mad Men Uzo Aduba, Orange Is the New Black Christine Baranski, The Good Wife Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodline Jim Carter, Downton Abbey Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones Michael Kelly, House of Cards Alan Cumming, The Good Wife Outstanding Limited Series American Crime American Horror Story: Freak Show The Honorable Woman Olive Kitteridge Wolf Hall Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Felicity Huffman, American Crime Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Freak Show Queen Latifah, Bessie Frances McDormand, Olive Kitteridge Emma Thompson, Mrs. Lovett Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Honorable Woman Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie Timothy Hutton, American Crime Ricky Gervais, Derek Special Adrien Brody, Houdini David Oyelowo, Nightingale Richard Jenkins, Olive Kitteridge Mark Rylance, Wolf Hall Outstanding Reality Show Competition The Amazing Race Dancing with the Stars Project Runway So You Think You Can Dance Top Chef The Voice Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Series The Colbert Report The Daily Show Jimmy Kimmel Live! Last Week Tonight Late Show with David Letterman The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Outstanding TV Movie Agatha Christie’s Poirot — Curtain: Poirot’s Last Case Bessie Grace of Monaco Hello Ladies: The Movie Killing Jesus Nightingale |
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