'Game of Thrones' and 'Veep' officially rule this year's Primetime Emmy Awards with multiple wins, including the coveted Outstanding Drama and Comedy Series respectively.
- Sep 21, 2015
AceShowbiz - HBO dominated the winner list of the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, thanks mainly to "Game of Thrones", "Veep" and Olive Kitteridge". The three bagged multiple awards, including the coveted prizes in their own genres.
"Game of Thrones" was crowned Outstanding Drama Series for the first time at the prize giving event, beating out "Better Call Saul" (AMC), "Downton Abbey" (PBS), "Homeland" (Showtime), "House of Cards" (Netflix), "Mad Men" (AMC) and "Orange Is the New Black" (Netflix).
"Thank you, HBO, for believing in dragons!" said co-showrunner and executive producer David Benioff who earlier took the stage with D.B. Weiss to accept Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series.
The show also won Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for David Nutter and helped Peter Dinklage win his second Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.
"Veep" also won its first Outstanding Comedy Series at the Emmy Awards. It defeated frequent Emmy winner "Modern Family" (ABC) and other strong contenders, including "Louie" (FX), "Parks and Recreation" (NBC), "Silicon Valley" (HBO), "Transparent" (Amazon) and "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt". "If 'Veep' is about anything, it's about the fact that anyone can work hard and just miss the top job or get their boss mentally incapacitated or killed," said producer Armando Ianucci.
The series' lead Julia Louis-Dreyfus won her third Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for the HBO series. The show bagged two other awards that night, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (Tony Hale) and Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series.
"Olive Kitteridge" was named Outstanding Limited Series. The stars Frances McDormand, Richard Jenkins and Bill Murray also won a prize each, for Outstanding Lead Actress, Outstanding Lead Actor and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie respectively.
Other big winners that night included Jon Hamm who won his first Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series after seven nominations, and Viola Davis who nabbed Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in her first try for "How to Get Away with Murder".
"The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" took home three awards, including Outstanding Variety Talk Series. "Inside Amy Schumer" was named Outstanding Variety Sketch Series, while "The Voice" was Outstanding Reality Competition.
Meanwhile, hit series "American Horror Story: Freak Show", "Downton Abbey", "House of Cards", "Modern Family", "Better Call Saul", "The Good Wife" and "Empire" which were favored to win at the ceremony came home empty handed.
The event also marked Tracy Morgan's return to awards show following last summer's fatal car crash. "Last year, Jimmy Fallon said, 'We'll see you here next year.' And thanks to my family and my doctors, I'm here standing on my own two feet," he said when he's about to present the best drama winner.
The "30 Rock" alum continued sharing, "When I woke up, I was ecstatic to learn I wasn't the one who messed up. I've only recently begun feeling like myself again, which means a bunch of women are gonna get pregnant at the after party."
Andy Samberg hosted the 2015 Emmy Awards.
- 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 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 Drama Series: Peter Dinklage - "Game of Thrones"
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Uzo Aduba - "Orange Is the New Black"
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Allison Janney - "Mom"
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Tony Hale - "Veep"
- Outstanding Miniseries: "Olive Kitteridge"
- Outstanding Television Movie: "Bessie"
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie: Richard Jenkins - "Olive Kitteridge"
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie: Frances McDormand - "Olive Kitteridge"
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie: Bill Murray - "Olive Kitteridge"
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie: Regina King - "American Crime"
- Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series: Reg E. Cathey - "House of Cards"
- Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series: Margo Martindale - "The Americans"
- Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: Bradley Whitford - "Transparent"
- Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series: Joan Cusack - "Shameless"
- Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series: "Game of Thrones", "Mother's Mercy" (David Benioff and D.B. Weiss)
- Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series: "Veep", "Election Night" (Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci and Tony Roche)
- Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series: "Game Of Thrones", "Mother's Mercy" (David Nutter)
- Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series: "Transparent", "Best New Girl" (Jill Soloway)
- Outstanding Variety Talk Series: "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart"
- Outstanding Directing for Variety Series: "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" - Chuck O'Neil
- Outstanding Writing for Variety Series: "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" -
- Outstanding Variety Sketch Series: "Inside Amy Schumer"
- Outstanding Reality-Competition Program: "The Voice"
- Outstanding Structured Reality Program: "Shark Tank"
- Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program: "Deadliest Catch"
- Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program: Jane Lynch - "Hollywood Game Night"