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A lot of things happened for the first time during last night’s Emmys telecast. Andy Samberg hosted for the first time. Game of Thrones helped HBO win the best drama category for the first time in eight years. Inside Amy Schumer won the first Emmy for outstanding variety sketch series ever. And Jon Hamm, finally after a bajillion nominations, won his first Emmy for playing Don Draper on Mad Men. But, most importantly, Viola Davis became the first African-American woman to win for best lead actress in a drama series for How to Get Away with Murder. And in non-first happenings, streaming networks Netflix and Amazon both had good nights with Orange Is the New Black and Transparent each taking home trophies. Overall it was a good show—and Samberg was funny!—and nothing went too awry. (Unless you count the fact that Anna Chlumsky didn’t win for best supporting actress in a comedy, despite the fact that many of her cast-mates did and she was clearly the standout on Veep this season.) In case you missed the telecast, here are some of the night’s big winners.
Outstanding Drama Series:Game of Thrones
Outstanding Comedy Series:Veep
Outstanding Limited Series:Olive Kitteridge
Outstanding Variety Talk Series:The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Outstanding Variety Sketch Series:Inside Amy Schumer
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Viola Davis, How to Get Away with Murder
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Uzo Aduba, Orange Is the New Black
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Allison Janney, Mom
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Tony Hale, Veep
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie: Frances McDormand, Olive Kitteridge
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie: Richard Jenkins, Olive Kitteridge
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie: Regina King, American Crime
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie: Bill Murray, Olive Kitteridge
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series:The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series: David Nutter, Game of Thrones
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series: David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, Game of Thrones
Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special: Jane Anderson, Olive Kitteridge
Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series: Chuck O’Neil, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special: Lisa Cholodenko, Olive Kitteridge
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series: Jill Soloway, Transparent
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series: Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, and Tony Roche, Veep
Outstanding Television Movie:Bessie
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