2016 Emmys winners and nominees

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Monday, September 19, 2016
Top 6 Emmy wins
Find out which stars and which shows are taking home awards at the 68th Emmy Awards.

The biggest names and shows across television won big at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards. See the full list of winners below.

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Louis Anderson accepts the award for outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series for “Baskets” at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016.
Photo by Vince Bucci/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Images

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES

Game of Thrones - WINNER

House of Cards

Better Call Saul

Mr. Robot

The Americans

Homeland

Downton Abbey

OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES

Veep - WINNER

Blackish
Transparent
Master of None
Silicon Valley
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Modern Family

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black - WINNER

Robin Wright, House of Cards

Viola Davis, How to Get Away with Murder

Taraji P. Henson, Empire

Claire Danes, Homeland

Keri Russell, The Americans

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

Rami Malek, Mr. Robot - WINNER

Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul

Matthew Rhys, The Americans

Kevin Spacey, House of Cards

Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan

Kyle Chandler, Bloodline

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodline - WINNER

Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul

Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones

Kit Harington, Game of Thrones

Michael Kelly, House of Cards

Jon Voight, Ray Donovan

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES

Miguel Sapochnik, Game of Thrones - WINNER

Michael Engler, Downton Abbey

Jack Bender, Game of Thrones

Lesli Linka Glatter, Homeland

David Hollander, Ray Donovan

Steven Soderbergh, The Knick

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey - WINNER

Lena Heady, Game of Thrones

Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones

Maisie Williams, Game of Thrones

Maura Tierney, The Affair

Constance Zimmer, UnREAL

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES

David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, Game of Thrones - WINNER

Julian Fellowes, Downton Abbey

Sam Esmail, Mr. Robot

Joel Fields, Joe Weinberg, The Americans

Robert King, Michelle King, The Good Wife

Marti Noxon, Sarah Gertrude Shapiro, UNREAL

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

Hank Azaria, Ray Donovan - WINNER

Max von Sydow, Game of Thrones

Reg E. Cathey, House of Cards

Mahershala Ali, House of Cards

Paul Sparks, House of Cards

Michael J. Fox, The Good Wife

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

Margo Martindale, The Americans - WINNER

Laurie Metcalf, Horace and Pete

Ellen Burstyn, House of Cards

Molly Parker, House of Cards

Allison Janney, Masters of Sex

Carrie Preston, The Good Wife

OUTSTANDING VARIETY SKETCH SERIES

Key & Peele - WINNER

Documentary Now!
Drunk History
Inside Amy Schumer
Portlandia
Saturday Night Live

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL

Thomas Kail, Alex Rudzinski, Grease: Live - WINNER

Louis, J. Horvitz, 58th Grammy Awards

Beth McCarthy-Miller, Adele Live in New York City

Chris Rock, Amy Schumer: Live At The Apollo

Kahlil Joseph, Beyonce Knowles Carter, Lemonade

Glenn Weiss, The Kennedy Center Honors

OUTSTANDING VARIETY TALK SERIES

Last Week Tonight With John Oliver - WINNER

Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Real Time With Bill Maher
The Late Late Show With James Corden
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL

Patton Oswalt, Patton Oswalt: Talking For Clapping - WINNER

Amy Schumer, Amy Schumer: Live At The Apollo

John Mulaney, John Mulaney: The Comeback Kid

Tig Notaro, Tig Notaro: Boyish Girl Interrupted

Triumph's Election Special 2016

OUTSTANDING LIMITED SERIES

The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story - WINNER

American Crime
Fargo
Roots
The Night Manager

OUTSTANDING TELEVISION MOVIE

Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (Masterpiece) - WINNER

A Very Murray Christmas
All The Way
Confirmation
Luther

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE

Courtney B. Vance, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story - WINNER

Bryan Cranston, All The Way

Idris Elba, Luther

Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (Masterpiece)

Tom Hiddleston, The Night Manager

Cuba Gooding, Jr., The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE

Sarah Paulson, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story - WINNER

Felicity Huffman, American Crime

Lili Taylor, American Crime

Kerry Washington, Confirmation

Kirsten Dunst, Fargo

Audra McDonald, Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE

Sterling K. Brown, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story - WINNER

Jesse Plemons, Fargo

Bokeem Woodbine, Fargo

Hugh Laurie, The Night Manager

David Schwimmer, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story

John Travolta, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL

Susanne Bier, The Night Manager - WINNER

Jay Roach, All The Way

Noah Hawley, Fargo

Anthony Hemingway, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story

Ryan Murphy, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story

John Singleton, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE

Regina King, American Crime - WINNER

Melissa Leo, All The Way

Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Hotel

Kathy Bates, American Horror Story: Hotel

Jean Smart, Fargo

Olivia Colman, The Night Manager

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL

D.V. DeVincentis, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story - WINNER

Noah Hawley, Fargo

Bob DeLaurentiis, Fargo

David Farr, The Night Manager

Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story

Joe Robert Cole, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES

Jill Soloway, Transparent - WINNER

Aziz Ansari, Master of None

Alec Berg, Silicon Valley

Mike Judge, Silicon Valley

Chris Addison, Veep

Dave Mandel, Veep

Dale Stern, Veep

OUTSTANDING LEAD 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

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep - WINNER

Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish

Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer

Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie

Ellie Kemper, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Laurie Metcalf, Getting On

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

Peter Scolari, Girls - WINNER

Tracy Morgan, Saturday Night Live

Larry David, Saturday Night Live

Bob Newhart, The Big Bang Theory

Bradley Whitford, Transparent

Martin Mull, Veep

Peter MacNicol, Veep

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

Tina Fey & Amy Poehler, Saturday Night Live - WINNER

Melissa McCarthy, Saturday Night Live

Amy Schumer, Saturday Night Live

Christine Baranski, The Big Bang Theory

Laurie Metcalf, The Big Bang Theory

Melora Hardin, Transparent

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live - WINNER

Niecy Nash, Getting On

Allison Janney, Mom

Gaby Hoffmann, Transparent

Judith Light, Transparent

Anna Chlumsky, Veep

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES

Aziz Ansari, Alan Yang, Master of None Parents - WINNER

Rob Delaney, Sharon Horgan, Catastrophe

Dan O'Keefe, Silicon Valley

Alec Berg, Silicon Valley

David Mandel, Veep

Alex Gregory, Peter Huyck, Veep

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

Louie Anderson, Baskets - WINNER

Ty Burrell, Modern Family

Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Keegan-Michael Key, Key and Peele

Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Tony Hale, Veep

Matt Walsh, Veep

OUTSTANDING REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM

The Voice - WINNER

American Ninja Warrior
Dancing With The Stars
Project Runway
The Amazing Race
Top Chef

OUTSTANDING UNSTRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM

Born This Way
Deadliest Catch
Gaycation With Ellen Page
Intervention
Project Greenlight
United Shades Of America

OUTSTANDING STRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM

Antiques Roadshow
Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives
Lip Sync Battle
MythBusters
Shark Tank
Undercover Boss

OUTSTANDING HOST FOR A REALITY OR REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM

Ryan Seacrest, American Idol

Tom Bergeron, Dancing With The Stars

Jane Lynch, Hollywood Game Night

Steve Harvey, Little Big Shots starring Steve Harvey

Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn, Project Runway

RuPaul, RuPaul's Drag Race

OUTSTANDING VARIETY SPECIAL

Adele Live In New York City
Amy Schumer: Live At The Apollo
Lemonade
The Kennedy Center Honors
The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Prime Time Special

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SERIES

Ryan McFaul, Inside Amy Schumer - WINNER

Paul Pennolino, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Don Roy King, Saturday Night Live

Tim Mancinelli, The Late Late Show With James Corden

Dave Diomedi, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY SERIES

Last Week Tonight With John Oliver - WINNER

Full Frontal With Samantha Bee
Inside Amy Schumer
Key & Peele
Portlandia
Saturday Night Live

OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES

Childrens Hospital - WINNER

Fear The Walking Dead: Flight 462
Hack Into Broad City
Her Story
UnREAL The Auditions

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A SHORT FORM COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES

Rob Corddry, Childrens Hospital - WINNER

Rob Huebel, Childrens Hospital

Lou Diamond Phillips, The Crossroads of History

Oscar Nunez, The Crossroads of History

Jack McBrayer, Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A SHORT FORM COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES

Patrika Darbo, Acting Dead - WINNER

Erinn Hayes, Childrens Hospital

Janet Varney, Everyone's Crazy But Us

Michelle Ang, Fear The Walking Dead: Flight 462

Tracie Thoms, Send Me: an original web series

OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM NONFICTION OR REALITY SERIES

Inside Look: The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story - WINNER

A Year In Space
Jay Leno's Garage
National Endowment For The Arts: United States Of Arts
Roots: A New Vision

OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM VARIETY SERIES

Park Bench With Steve Buscemi - WINNER

Epic Rap Battles Of History
Gay Of Thrones
Honest Trailers
Making A Scene With James Franco

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