14 DAY TRIAL // The 67th annual prime-time television awards, the Emmys 2015, wrapped up a short while ago. The ceremony was held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles and was hosted by comedian Andy Samberg.
As was to be expected, it was an amazing, super glam night: after all, the Emmys are the Oscars of television. In addition to the gorgeous fashion on the red carpet, both from the ladies and the gents, it included spectacular moments, funny bits and a few instances that left viewers at home scratching their heads.
We’ll discuss some of those later on today, but for now, let’s focus on the winners.
A truly historic night
It was a truly historic night, as Viola Davis became the first African-American actress to take home the award for Best Actress, for her work on “How to Get Away with Murder.”
Another major achievement went to Uzo Aduba, star of the hit dramedy “Orange Is the New Black,” who became the second person to win an award both in the Drama and the Comedy categories for the same role. This was her second win for the hit Netflix series.
Other big winners of the night were series like “Game of Thrones,” “Veep,” “Olive Kitterige” and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
HBO’s biggest series right now, the epic “Game of Thrones,” beat stiff competition from “Mad Men,” “House of Cards,” “Orange Is the New Black,” “Homeland,” “Downton Abbey” and newcomer “Better Call Saul” to take home the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series. And that wasn’t the only Emmy GoT won, either.
Julia Louis Dreyfus capped off another spectacular year by taking home another Emmy for “Veep” and thus adding a fourth golden statuette to her already pretty impressive collection. Allison Janney won the seventh Emmy of her career, for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in “Mom.”
The winners
Available below is the complete list of winners at the Emmys 2015. Check it out to see if your favorite show or actor won anything, and let us know in the comments section if you think anyone was slighted by not winning.
Outstanding Drama Series: “Game of Thrones” Outstanding Comedy Series: “Veep” Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Jon Hamm, “Mad Men” Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Viola Davis, “How to Get Away with Murder” Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Peter Dinklage, “Game of Thrones” Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Uzo Aduba, “Orange Is the New Black” Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Jeffrey Tambor, “Transparent” Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep” Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Tony Hale, “Veep” Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Allisony Janney, “Mom” Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie: Richard Jenkins, “Olive Kitteridge” Outstanding Lead Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Frances McDormand, “Olive Kitteridge” Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie: Bill Murray, “Olive Kitteridge” Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie: Regina King, “American Crime” Outstanding Reality Competition Series: The Voice Outstanding Variety or Talk Series: The Daily Show Outstanding Variety Sketch Series: Inside Amy Schumer Outstanding Limited Series: “Olive Kitteridge” Outstanding TV Movie: “Bessie” Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series: David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, “Game of Thrones” Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series: David Nutter, “Game of Thrones” Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series: Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, and Tony Roche, “Veep” Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series: Jill Soloway, “Transparent” Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series: Jane Anderson, “Olive Kitteridge” Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series: Lisa Cholodenko, “Olive Kitteridge” Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series: Chuck O’Neil, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart