68th Primetime Emmy Awards

The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards honored the best in US prime time television programming from June 1, 2015 until May 31, 2016, as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The ceremony was held on Sunday, September 18, 2016 at the Microsoft Theater in Downtown Los Angeles, California, and was broadcast in the U.S. by ABC. The ceremony was hosted by Jimmy Kimmel.[1][2] It was preceded by the 68th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, which took place over two nights, September 10 and 11, at the Microsoft Theater.[1][3]

68th Primetime Emmy Awards
Promotional poster
Date
LocationMicrosoft Theater,
Los Angeles, California
Presented byAcademy of Television Arts and Sciences
Hosted byJimmy Kimmel
Highlights
Most awardsThe People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (5)
Most nominationsThe People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (13)
Outstanding Comedy SeriesVeep
Outstanding Drama SeriesGame of Thrones
Outstanding Limited SeriesThe People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Outstanding Competition ProgramThe Voice
Outstanding Variety Talk SeriesLast Week Tonight with John Oliver
Websitehttp://www.emmys.com/ Edit this on Wikidata
Television/radio coverage
NetworkABC[1]
Produced byDon Mischer
Directed byGlenn Weiss

The nominations were announced by Anthony Anderson and Lauren Graham on July 14, 2016.[4][5] The crime anthology limited series The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story was the most nominated program at the ceremony with 13, and 22 overall,[6] although Game of Thrones received the most overall nominations that year with 23 as the most nominated drama series.[7]

With five awards, The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story won the most awards of the night, while the fantasy drama series Game of Thrones won three, including Outstanding Drama Series and surpassed Frasier (37) as the fictional television program with the most Primetime Emmy Awards with 38 wins in six seasons.[8] The Game of Thrones' win was also the second time a Sixth season of any show, had won the Outstanding Drama award, after fellow HBO show, The Sopranos' Sixth season had won it, in 2007.

Additionally, the political satire series Veep won Outstanding Comedy Series for the second time in a row, while its producer and lead star Julia Louis-Dreyfus established a new record of wins for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series; it was her fifth consecutive win for the series, sixth overall in the category and her seventh overall win as an actor.[9]

For the first time, none of the nominees for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series were from the four major American broadcasting TV networks. In addition, Ben Mendelsohn became the first actor to win Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for a series from a streaming service network; he won for Bloodline from Netflix.

This is the first and, as of 2020, the only ceremony where no network received more than one nomination in the Drama Series category. That feat occurred for the first in the Comedy Series category in 2023.

Winners and nominees
See also: 68th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).[10][11][lower-alpha 1] For simplicity, producers who received nominations for program awards have been omitted.

Jeffrey Tambor, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series winner
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series winner
Rami Malek, Outstanding Lead Actor in Drama Series winner
Tatiana Maslany, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series winner
Courtney B. Vance, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie winner
Sarah Paulson, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie winner
Louie Anderson, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series winner
Kate McKinnon, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series winner
Ben Mendelsohn, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series winner
Sterling K. Brown, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie winner
Regina King, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie winner
Joey Soloway, Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series winner
Miguel Sapochnik, Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series winner
Susanne Bier, Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special winner
Aziz Ansari, Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series co-winner
Alan Yang, Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series co-winner
David Benioff, Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series co-winner
D. B. Weiss, Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series co-winner
Patton Oswalt, Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special winner

Programs
Programs

Lead performances
Lead performances

Supporting performances
Supporting performances

Directing
Directing

Writing
Writing

Most major nominations
Networks with multiple major nominations[note 1]
Network No. of
Nominations
HBO 40
FX 28
Netflix 17
ABC 12
AMC 9
Showtime 8
Amazon 6
CBS
NBC
PBS
Comedy Central 5
Fox 4
BBC America 3
Lifetime
USA
Programs with multiple major nominations
Program Category Network No. of
Nominations
The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story Limited FX 13
Veep Comedy HBO 10
Game of Thrones Drama 9
Fargo Limited FX 8
The Night Manager AMC 6
Silicon Valley Comedy HBO

Most major awards
Networks with multiple major awards[note 1]
Network No. of
Awards
FX 6
HBO
Netflix 3
Amazon 2
NBC
PBS
Programs with multiple major awards
Program Category Network No. of
Awards
The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story Limited FX 5
Game of Thrones Drama HBO 3
Transparent Comedy Amazon 2
Veep HBO
Notes
  1. "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories.

Presenters and performers

The awards were presented by the following:[12]

Presenters
Name(s)Role
Anthony Anderson
Tracee Ellis Ross		Presenters of the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Julie Bowen
Matt LeBlanc		Presenters of the award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Kristen Bell
Joel McHale		Presenters of the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Randall Park
Constance Wu		Introducers of Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series winner Peter Scolari
Peter ScolariPresenter of the award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
Keegan-Michael KeyPresenter of the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Jeffrey TamborPresenter of a special presentation dedicated to Garry Shandling
James CordenPresenter of the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
America Ferrera
Mandy Moore		Presenters of the award for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
Tony Goldwyn
Kerry Washington		Presenters of the awards for Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special
and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Priyanka Chopra
Tom Hiddleston		Presenters of the award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special
Terrence HowardPresenter of the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Bryan Cranston
Claire Danes		Presenters of the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Tina Fey
Amy Poehler		Presenters of the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Kyle Chandler
Michelle Dockery		Presenters of the award for Outstanding Television Movie
Keri Russell
Liev Schreiber		Presenters of the award for Outstanding Limited Series
Aziz AnsariPresenter of the award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special
Kit Harington
Andy Samberg		Presenters of the award for Outstanding Variety Talk Series
Laverne CoxPresenter of the award for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special
Damon WayansPresenter of the award for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
Rami Malek
Abigail Spencer		Introducers of Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series winner Hank Azaria
and Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series winner Margo Martindale
Hank Azaria
Margo Martindale		Presenters of the award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Minnie Driver
Michael Weatherly		Presenters of the awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
and Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
Taraji P. HensonPresenter of the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Henry WinklerPresenter of the In Memoriam tribute
Allison JanneyPresenter of the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Kiefer SutherlandPresenter of the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Larry DavidPresenter of the award for Outstanding Comedy Series
Dennis Franz
Jimmy Smits		Presenters of the award for Outstanding Drama Series

Performers
Name(s) Performed
Tori Kelly"Hallelujah"

In Memoriam

Very early on in the show, Jeffrey Tambor paid tribute to Garry Shandling. Later, before introducing the segment, Henry Winkler paid tribute to producer, actor and director Garry Marshall. Singer-songwriter Tori Kelly sang "Hallelujah" as photos were shown of television industry personalities who had died in the past year.[13]

Notes
  1. The outlets listed for each program are the U.S. broadcasters or streaming services identified in the nominations, which for some international productions are different from the broadcaster(s) that originally commissioned the program.

References
  1. Khatchatourian, Maane (March 7, 2016). "Jimmy Kimmel to Host 2016 Emmy Awards". Variety. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  2. "68th Emmy Awards Show Date and Host Announced". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  3. Hammond, Pete (July 26, 2016). "Television Academy Unveils Emmy Categories For All Three Shows". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  4. "Anthony Anderson and Lauren Graham to Announce Emmy Nominations". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. June 21, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  5. Lewis, Dave (July 14, 2016). "Nominations for the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  6. Stack, Tim (July 14, 2016). "'The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story nabs a whopping 22 Emmy nominations". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  7. Dietz, Jason (July 14, 2016). "Hold the door: Game of Thrones is coming back in". Metacritic. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  8. "Emmy Awards 2016: Game of Thrones breaks record". BBC News. September 19, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  9. Whipp, Glenn (September 18, 2016). "Julia Louis-Dreyfus makes Emmy history". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  10. "Emmy Nominees/Winners". Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  11. "Emmys 2016 winners: the full list". The Guardian. September 19, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  12. Jacobsen, Kevin (September 14, 2016). "Emmy Presenters: Full List Of 2016 Celebs Handing Out Trophies On Sunday [VIDEO]". Enstarz. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  13. Weigle, Lauren (September 19, 2016). "WATCH: In Memoriam Tribute Segment – Emmys 2016". Heavy.com. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.