Olive Kitteridge wins all of the Emmys (but Jon Hamm and Viola Davis each get one too)
It’s Emmy night, the most wonderful and magical night in all of television (until the Academy Awards), and while the best part of Emmy night is always getting a chance to see low-level movie stars slumming it with the cast of Modern Family, this year’s ceremony also had some additional highlights. Who didn’t love that montage of series finales, which prompted everyone on Twitter to either whine about spoilers or whine about whining about spoilers? And how about Andy Samberg’s HBO login, which apparently worked and/or still works?
They also gave out some awards at the Emmy Awards Ceremony, nearly all of which went to HBO and Olive Kitteridge (although Game Of Thrones won a ton at the Creative Arts Emmys, so the few it won tonight gave it the record for most Emmy wins in a year). Veep got Best Writing In A Comedy Series, Game Of Thrones got Best Writing In A Drama, and Olive Kitteridge got Best Writing In A Limited Series Or Movie. For directing, Transparent won for comedy, Game Of Thrones won for drama, and—say it with us—Olive Kitteridge won for limited series or movie. Jeffrey Tambor and Julia Louis-Dreyfus won the lead acting awards in comedy (for Transparent and Veep), with perennial loser Jon Hamm finally getting a lead acting Emmy for Mad Men. Then, How To Get Away With Murder’s Viola Davis gave a passionate speech about race after becoming the first black actress to win an Emmy for a lead role in a drama series (“The only thing that separates women of color from anything else is opportunity”), and it was great.
At the end of the night, Veep won for Best Comedy—ruining our earlier joke about Modern Family—and then an emotional Tracy Morgan got on stage to present the Best Drama award. Wanting to prove that he was feeling like his old self, he made a joke about a lot of women getting pregnant at the afterparty that made Tina Fey cry. It was a a lot of fun. Oh, and Game Of Thrones won the Emmy.
You can see the full list of winners below:
Best Supporting Actress In A Comedy: Allison Janney, Mom
Best Writing In A Comedy Series: Veep
Best Supporting Actor In A Comedy: Tony Hale, Veep
Best Guest Actor In A Comedy: Bradley Whitford, Transparent
Best Guest Actress In A Comedy: Joan Cusack, Shameless
Best Directing In A Comedy Series: Jill Soloway, Transparent
Best Lead Actor In A Comedy: Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent
Best Lead Actress In A Comedy: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Best Reality Competition Program: The Voice
Best Limited Series Or Movie: Olive Kitteridge
Best Writing In A Limited Series Or Movie: Jane Anderson, Olive Kitteridge
Best Supporting Actress In A Limited Series Or Movie: Regina King, American Crime
Best Supporting Actor In A Limited Series Or Movie: Bill Murray, Olive Kitteridge
Best Directing In A Limited Series Or Movie: Lisa Cholodenko, Olive Kitteridge
Best Lead Actress In A Limited Series Or Movie: Frances McDormand, Olive Kitteridge
Best Lead Actor In A Limited Series Or Movie: Richard Jenkins, Olive Kitteridge
Best Writing In A Variety Series : The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Best Variety Sketch Series: Inside Amy Schumer
Best Directing In A Variety Series: Chuck O’Neil, The Daily Show
Best Variety Talk Series: The Daily Show
Best Guest Actor In A Drama: Reg E. Cathay, House Of Cards
Best Guest Actress In A Drama: Margo Martindale, The Americans
Best Writing In A Drama Series: David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, Game Of Thrones
Best Supporting Actress In A Drama Series: Uzo Aduba, Orange Is The New Black
Best Supporting Actor In A Drama Series: Peter Dinklage, Game Of Thrones
Best Directing In A Drama Series: David Nutter, Game Of Thrones
Best Actor In A Drama Series: Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Best Actress In A Drama Series: Viola Davis, How To Get Away With Murder
Best Comedy Series: Veep
Best Drama Series: Game Of Thrones