68th Primetime Emmy Awards hornored "Veep", "Game of Thrones"

  • by Paula Vaughn
  • in Culture
  • — Sep 28, 2016
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Most notably, FX's hit historical drama series, "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story", netted important Emmys for most of its nominated performers.

Next up, when Julia Louis-Dreyfus picked up her award for best actress in a comedy, she quipped, "I want to personally apologize for the current political climate".

For Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series it was FINALLY a win for Tatianna Maslany for her riveting, and I mean riveting work on "Orphan Black". Later, "Veep" Emmy victor Julia Louis-Dreyfus "apologized" for the current political climate. "It's insane", said Sophie Turner, who plays Sansa Stark in the drama.

Paulson, who played losing Los Angeles trial prosecutor Marcia Clark in the show, brought Clark along with her to the Emmys.

The record-low Emmy viewership continues a pattern of dropping viewership for awards shows.

"Game of Thrones" won separate awards for best writing in a TV series and best drama.

But it sounds like if she wants to get her Emmy, she's going to have to get on a plane and come to the U.S. After she was announced as the victor, Jimmy Kimmel said if she wanted the trophy, she would have to go to the lost and found to get it.

Regina King won in the Oustanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie category for her performance as "Terri Lacroix" in ABC's race-focused "American Crime". Rather than throwing Emmys parties with print-out ballots and the like, award shows seem to be losing their luster.

West Elm opening chain of boutique hotels
West Elm isn't the first retail company to turn to the hospitality industry to grow their business. West Elm said it was attracted to the warehouses, food trucks and local businesses in South End.

"The People v. O.J. Simpson", which earned the second-highest number of nominations, converted five to trophies Sunday.

If Trump wins the USA presidency, she promised "to rebuild that wall and make Mexico pay for it".

Jimmy Kimmel who earlier said that he wasn't excited to host Emmys this year, finished his opening monologue and asked, "Are we ready to make the Emmys great again?" In a video bit, Jimmy Kimmel was shown trying to get to the ceremony and encountering former GOP presidential contender Jeb Bush as a limo driver.

"A Song of Ice and Fire" writer George RR Martin joined HBO showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss on stage to accept one of the show's 12 awards.

While Smith says she'll "try and be on the next flight", she's a very busy lady.

The HBO series led the field this year with 11 Emmys, including Outstanding Drama Series for the second straight year.

Seeing him give the Emmy to Jeffrey Tambor as a predictor that he was certain to win for Best Actor in a Comedy Series was spot on (considering he actually won as well).

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