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The 2016-17 award season kicked off with the 68th Emmy Awards hosted by Jimmy Kimmel on Monday. Game of Thrones juggernaut continued to roll as it took home 12 trophies including best writer, director and best show in the drama category.
FX's crime drama The People v O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story swept the limited series category with nine wins including best supporting actor, best lead actress, best lead actor and best limited series.
Mr Robot's Rami Malek took home his first Emmy for a lead role in drama while Tatiana Maslany was finally awarded for her fantastic range of performances on Orphan Black.
Despite several good comedies in the run this year, Veep dominated the comedy category, perhaps because the show reflects the absurdity of the actual Presidential elections in the US. Julia Louis-Dreyfus won best comedy actress for the fifth time for her turn as Selina Meyer while Jeffrey Tambor won his second trophy for the Transparent.
In her acceptance speech, Louis-Dreyfus said, "Our show started out as a political satire but it now feels like a sobering documentary." Tambor called for more roles for transgender actors in a nod to the recent outcry in the transgender community over the casting of Matt Bomer as transgender in Mark Ruffalo's upcoming film Anything.
That's a wrap from us. Join us for the next show. The season's just begun.
Last #Emmys of the night. @GoT wins for Outstanding Drama Series! pic.twitter.com/hVR1xwRuH6
— Television Academy (@TelevisionAcad) September 19, 2016
Thanks for the laughs @VeepHBO! #Emmys pic.twitter.com/eBw8z4FS5b
— Television Academy (@TelevisionAcad) September 19, 2016
Game of Thrones wins Best Drama series.
This is the show's second win in a row. They have won 106 Emmys so far.
Veep wins Best Comedy series.
The show has won 10 Emmys so far.
YES! Nerd of the world, unite!
Tatiana Maslany wins Best Actress in a drama for Orphan Black.
This has been a long time coming for Maslany. She was first nominated for an Emmy last year. In four seasons of the show, Maslany has played multiple characters and has been critic's favourite. The Guardian termed her performance on the show "Olympic-level acting."
Rami Malek wins Best Actor in a drama for Mr Robot.
Malek was the frontrunner in this category. This is his first win and nomination.
Why Maggie Smith hasn’t ever sent a cat to accept an award in her place baffles me. BAFFLES ME. #Emmys pic.twitter.com/zJJqeOBi5R
— Rebecca Eisenberg (@ryeisenberg) September 19, 2016
Lena Headey should have won for her role as Cersei Lannister.
— Laurie Crosswell (@lauriecrosswell) September 19, 2016
I'm sufficiently bummed. #Emmys pic.twitter.com/KCIkKnVenL
Kate McKinnon's still in shock about her #Emmys win for her work on @nbcsnl. Congrats, Kate! pic.twitter.com/GMgSXlq2BV
— Television Academy (@TelevisionAcad) September 19, 2016
Ben Mendelsohn wins Best Supporting Actor in a drama series for Bloodline.
Miguel Sapochnik wins Best Director for a drama series for the episode 'Battle of Bastards' in Game Of Thrones.
Look at that.
How could it have been anyone else?
Maggie Smith wins Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for Downton Abbey.
Kimmel's putting Smith's Emmy in the lost and found since she's not at the show tonight.
Win or lose we'll see you both at the #Emmys after party! pic.twitter.com/S9prSH7ieO
— Television Academy (@TelevisionAcad) September 19, 2016
Hey, @azizansari's dad! #Emmys pic.twitter.com/7QtNDzJkIj
— Good Morning America (@GMA) September 19, 2016
If you were wondering what that bag contained apart from JUICE!
Contents of the @jimmykimmel's mom's PB&J bag. #Emmys #WeirdBit pic.twitter.com/8yJZlKYaI4
— Seth Abramovitch (@SethAbramovitch) September 19, 2016
David Benioff, DB Weiss win Best Writing for a Drama Series for Game of Thrones.
Game of Thrones could win most of its categories for 'Battle of Bastards' alone.
Kate McKinnon gets some love from Hillary Clinton.
Congratulations on your Emmy, Kate! Big fan of yours, too. pic.twitter.com/w00QO1GwyH
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 19, 2016
Key & Peele wins Best Variety sketch series.
Well, damn. No Lemonade for Beyonce.
Thomas Kail, Alex Rudzinski win Best Director for a variety special for Grease: Live.
Last Week Tonight wins Best Variety Talk Series.
"Our entire crew is here. They're going burn down the city tonight."
John Oliver's staff is flipping out in the upper deck! pic.twitter.com/b7zzq59OJx
— Scott Feinberg (@ScottFeinberg) September 19, 2016
The show has won a Peabody Award and won an Emmy for Outstanding Interactive Program last year.
Okay, scratch that. Kyle Chandler and Jon Snow. Let's go!
Jon Snoooooow with Conner4real!
Patton Oswalt wins Best Writer for a variety special for Talking For Clapping.
Oswalt thanks "my daughter who's waiting at home and the other one who's waiting somewhere else." Oswalt lost his wife, writer Michelle Eileen McNamara, earlier this year.
Aziz Ansari uses his chance on stage to give his acceptance speech and takes a dig at Donald Trump.
Emmy winner Jeffrey Tambor isn't spared either. "Let's get Tambor out of here to open up that comedy category!"
The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story wins Best Limited Series.
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride wins Best TV movie.
#Sherlock wins the Best TV movie at the #Emmys2016 for #TheAbominableBridehttps://t.co/2jlshEVPit pic.twitter.com/JusQo8hZam
— dna (@dna) September 19, 2016
Courtney B Vance wins Best lead actor in a limited series for The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story.
"Obama out!" Vance gives a big shoutout to Angela Basset and Barack Obama.
Sarah Paulson wins Best lead actress in a limited series for The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story.
This is Paulson's first win and sixth nomination. Paulson pays tribute to Marcia Clarke who she plays on the show and who has accompanied her to the Emmys tonight.
Sterling K Brown win Best supporting actor in a limited series or movie for The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story.
Brace yourself for an American Crime Story sweep. The show had three nominations in this category alone.
Priyanka Chopra on stage with Tom Hiddleston, y'all.
Susanne Bier wins Best Director for a limited series, movie or dramatic special for The Night Manager.
Bier was rumoured to be among the favourites to direct the next Bond film.
Regina King wins Best Supporting actress in a limited series or movie for American Crime.
King won last year as well.
Regina King leva "melhor atriz coadjuvante em série limitada ou telefilme", com "American Crime"!#Emmy #EmmyNaWarner pic.twitter.com/Of9us2RZaq
— Pop Cultura (@sitePopCultura) September 19, 2016
DV DeVincentis wins Best Writing for a limited series, movie or dramatic special for The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story.
There were two nominations for the show in this category. DeVincentis is also a producer on American Crime Story.
Leslie Jones telling it like it is! Jones wants the Emmy accountants to protect her Twitter account.
Taking to the #UpsideDown at the #Emmys. pic.twitter.com/sjF6ZxEzXG
— Gaten Matarazzo (@GatenM123) September 18, 2016
The kids from Stranger Things are out in the audience distributing Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwiches.
Soulful & groundbreaking vision. @JillSoloway wins Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series. #Emmys #TransparentTV pic.twitter.com/VnKiZAdkiH
— Transparent (@transparent_tv) September 19, 2016
The Voice wins Best Reality Show.
And it's Tambor yet again!
Jeffrey Tambor wins Best Actor in a Comedy series.
Jeffrey Tambor of #TransparentTV wins Best Actor in Comedy at the #Emmyshttps://t.co/2jlshEVPit pic.twitter.com/GaIQOfrjMb
— dna (@dna) September 19, 2016
"Please give transgender talent a chance. I would not be unhappy if I was the last cisgender man to play a transgender," Tambor says in his acceptance speech. This is his second Emmy win for the show.
"The most distracted driver in LA" James Corden is on stage to present Best Actor for comedy series.
Another @OfficialJLD record! No other actor has ever won 5 #Emmys in a row in the major acting categories pic.twitter.com/4UQQH104JT
— Henry Goldblatt (@HenryGoldblatt) September 19, 2016
Selina Meyer it is!
Julie Louis-Dreyfus win Best Actress in Comedy for HBO's Veep.
Louis-Dreyfus apologises for "the current political climate". "Veep has torn down the wall between comedy and politics. It started as a political satire but it now turned out to be a documentary, so she is going to rebuild that wall and make Mexico pay for it," she says.
This is her eighth win at the Emmys! :O
"TOPPLE THE PATRIARCHY!" Jill Soloway calls for an end to violence against trans women.
Best Director for a comedy series is Jill Soloway for Transparent. This is Soloway's second win in a row.
Best Guest actors in a comedy series are Peter Scolari for Girls and Tina Fey and Amy Poehler for Saturday Night Live.
If you missed it, here's Jeb Bush in the opening scene of the Emmys show:
This was so good, @JebBush didn't even have to ask me to clap. #Emmys pic.twitter.com/WAJUzC6BN3
— shauna (@goldengateblond) September 19, 2016
Alan Yang says of Asian Americans: "We got a long way to go- I know we can get there" https://t.co/j3NFvug9bv #Emmys pic.twitter.com/trq2dDpq4U
— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) September 19, 2016
Kate McKinnon wins best supporting actress in a comedy for Saturday Night Live. "I'm really crying, I'm not making this up," says an overwhelmed McKinnon.
McKinnon is best known for her impressions of Hillary Clinton and Ellen Degeneres on SNL. She was recently seen on the big screen in Ghostbusters with Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig and Leslie Jones.
Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang win for best writing in comedy series for their Master Of None on Netflix.
The show has won a Peabody Award and two Critics Choice Television Award.
"I have not always been a good man but I play one hell of a woman," Anderson says in his acceptance speech.
The first award of the night goes to Louie Anderson for Baskets! Anderson plays mother Zach Galifianakis' mother on the show.
Kimmel takes aim at the man behind Donald Trump's Celebrity Apprentice, Mark Burnett, "Thanks to Mark, we don't have to watch reality TV anymore. We live in one."
Here come the zingers- "The only thing Hollywood loves more than diversity is congratulating itself on how diverse it is."
Jimmy Kimmel awards Jeffrey Tambor of Transparent the first Emmy to "save us 23 minutes"!
And we're off! are you ready?
