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Full list of winners from the Emmy Awards 2016, Game of Thrones sets record for most Emmy wins in history

September 19, 2016 by Gary Collinson

It was another great night for HBO at the 2016 Emmy Awards, with Game of Thrones and Veep winning Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Comedy Series for the second consecutive year.

Game of Thrones won a further two awards (Directing and Writing), pushing the show’s total Emmy haul to 38 and topping the previous record of 37 set by Frasier.

FX’s limited series The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story picked up the most awards on the night, taking home five in total including Outstanding Limited Series, while Veep and Transparent won two apiece.

Check out a full list of winners here…

DRAMA SERIES
The Americans
Better Call Saul
Downton Abbey
Winner: Game of Thrones
Homeland
House of Cards
Mr. Robot

COMEDY SERIES
Black-ish
Master of None
Modern Family
Silicon Valley
Transparent
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Winner: Veep

LEAD ACTRESS, DRAMA
Claire Danes, Homeland
Viola Davis, How to Get Away with Murder
Taraji P. Henson, Empire
Winner: Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black
Keri Russell, The Americans
Robin Wright, House of Cards

LEAD ACTOR, DRAMA
Kyle Chandler, Bloodline
Winner: Rami Malek, Mr. Robot
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Matthew Rhys, The Americans
Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards

SUPPORTING ACTOR, DRAMA
Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Michael Kelly, House of Cards
Winner: Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodline
Kit Harington, Game of Thrones
Jon Voight, Ray Donovan

DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA
Downton Abbey, “Episode 9”
Winner: Game of Thrones, “Battle of the Bastards”
Game of Thrones, “The Door”
Homeland, “The Tradition of Hospitality”
The Knick, “This Is All We Are”
Ray Donovan, “Exsuscito”

SUPPORTING ACTRESS, DRAMA
Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones
Lena Headey, Game of Thrones
Winner: Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Maura Tierney, The Affair
Maisie Williams, Game of Thrones
Constance Zimmer, UnReal

WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
The Americans, “Persona Non Grata”
Downton Abbey, “Episode 8”
Winner: Game of Thrones, “Battle of the Bastards”
The Good Wife, “End”
Mr. Robot, “eps1.0_hellofriend.mov”
UnReal, “Return”

VARIETY SKETCH SERIES
Documentary Now
Drunk History
Inside Amy Schumer
Winner: Key & Peele
Portlandia
Saturday Night Live

DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
58th Grammy Awards
Lemonade
Winner: Grease: Live!
Adele Live in New York City
Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo
The Kennedy Center Honors

VARIETY TALK SERIES
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Winner: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Real Time with Bill Maher
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

WRITING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo
John Mulaney: The Comeback Kid
Winner: Patton Oswalt: Talking for Clapping
Tig Notaro: Boyish Girl Interrupted
Triumph’s Election Special 2016

LIMITED SERIES
American Crime
Fargo
The Night Manager
Winner: The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Roots

TV MOVIE
A Very Murray Christmas
All the Way
Confirmation
Luther
Winner: Sherlock: The Abominable Bride

LEAD ACTOR, TV MOVIE/LIMITED SERIES
Bryan Cranston, All the Way
Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
Idris Elba, Luther
Cuba Gooding Jr., The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Tom Hiddleston, The Night Manager
Winner: Courtney B. Vance, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story

LEAD ACTRESS, TV MOVIE/LIMITED SERIES
Kirsten Dunst, Fargo
Felicity Huffman, American Crime
Audra McDonald, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill
Lili Taylor, American Crime
Winner: Sarah Paulson, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Kerry Washington, Confirmation

SUPPORTING ACTOR, TV MOVIE/LIMITED SERIES
Winner: Sterling K. Brown, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Hugh Laurie, The Night Manager
Jesse Plemons, Fargo
David Schwimmer, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
John Travolta, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Bokeem Woodbine, Fargo

DIRECTING FOR A TV MOVIE/LIMITED SERIES
All the Way
Fargo, “Before the Law”
Winner: The Night Manager
The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, “Manna From Heaven”
The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, “From The Ashes of Tragedy”
The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, “The Race Card”

SUPPORTING ACTRESS, TV MOVIE/LIMITED SERIES
Kathy Bates, American Horror Story: Hotel
Olivia Colman, The Night Manager
Winner: Regina King, American Crime
Melissa Leo, All the Way
Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Hotel
Jean Smart, Fargo

WRITING FOR A TV MOVIE/LIMITED SERIES
Fargo, “Loplop”
Fargo, “Palindrome”
The Night Manager
The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, “From the Ashes of Tragedy”
Winner: The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, “Marcia, Marcia, Marcia”
The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, “The Race Card”

REALITY COMPETITION PROGRAM
The Amazing Race
American Ninja Warrior
Dancing with the Stars
Project Runway
Top Chef
Winner: The Voice

LEAD ACTOR, COMEDY
Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
Aziz Ansari, Master of None
Will Forte, The Last Man on Earth
William H. Macy, Shameless
Thomas Middleditch, Silicon Valley
Winner: Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent

LEAD ACTRESS, COMEDY
Ellie Kemper, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Winner: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Laurie Metcalf, Getting On
Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish
Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer
Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie

DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY
Master of None, “Parents”
Silicon Valley, “Daily Active Users”
Silicon Valley, “Founder Friendly”
Winner: Transparent, “Man on the Land”
Veep, “Kissing Your Sister”
Veep, “Morning After”
Veep, “Mother”

SUPPORTING ACTRESS, COMEDY
Anna Chlumsky, Veep
Gaby Hoffmann, Transparent
Allison Janney, Mom
Judith Light, Transparent
Winner: Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
Niecy Nash, Getting On

WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
Catastrophe, “Episode 1”
Winner: Master of None, “Parents”
Silicon Valley, “Founder Friendly”
Silicon Valley, “The Uptick”
Veep, “Morning After”
Veep, “Mother”

SUPPORTING ACTOR, COMEDY
Winner: Louie Anderson, Baskets
Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Tony Hale, Veep
Keegan-Michael Key, Key & Peele
Matt Walsh, Veep

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Originally published September 19, 2016. Updated April 15, 2018.

Filed Under: Awards Season, Gary Collinson, News, Television Tagged With: Emmy Awards, Game of Thrones

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Flickering Myth. He is a film, television and digital content writer and producer, whose work includes the gothic horror feature The Baby in the Basket and the suspense thriller Death Among the Pines. He is also the author of Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen.

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