Here Are All the Winners of the 2016 Emmy Awards

Rami Malek wins for ‘Mr. Robot.’

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The 2016 Primetime Emmy Awards were held last night at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Hosted by comedian Jimmy Kimmel, the awards show included special appearances by Matt Damon, the cast of Stranger Things, and of course a room full of A-list celebrities. The night’s biggest winners included HBO’s Game of Thrones and Veep, as well as FX’s The People v. O.J. Simpson. Another notable win goes to USA series Mr. Robot, as it can now claim an Emmy win with series star Rami Malek picking up the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Award, beating out Kevin Spacey, Bob Odenkirk and others. Check out the rest of the winners below.

Best Drama Series

Game of Thrones (HBO) WINNER
The Americans (FX)
House of Cards (Netflix)
Downton Abbey (PBS)
Better Call Saul (AMC)
Mr. Robot (USA)
Homeland (Showtime)

Best Comedy Series

Veep (HBO) WINNER
Transparent (Amazon)
Silicon Valley (HBO)
Modern Family (ABC)
Master of None (Netflix)
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix)
Black-ish (ABC)

Best Actor in a Drama Series

Rami Malek (Mr. Robot) WINNER
Kyle Chandler (Bloodline)
Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul)
Matthew Rhys (The Americans)
Liev Schreiber (Ray Donovan)
Kevin Spacey (House of Cards)

Best Actress in a Drama Series

Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black) WINNER
Viola Davis (How to Get Away With Murder)
Claire Danes (Homeland)
Taraji P. Henson (Empire)
Keri Russell (The Americans)
Robin Wright (House of Cards)

Best Actor in a Comedy Series

Jeffrey Tambor (Transparent) WINNER
Anthony Anderson (Black-ish)
Aziz Ansari (Master of None)
Will Forte (The Last Man on Earth)
William H. Macy (Shameless)
Thomas Middleditch (Silicon Valley)

Best Actress in a Comedy Series

Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep) WINNER
Ellie Kemper (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt)
Laurie Metcalf (Getting On)
Tracee Ellis Ross (Black-ish)
Amy Schumer (Inside Amy Schumer)
Lily Tomlin (Grace and Frankie)

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Ben Mendelsohn (Bloodline) WINNER
Jonathan Banks (Better Call Saul)
Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones)
Kit Harington (Game of Thrones)
Michael Kelly (House of Cards)
Jon Voight (Ray Donovan)

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Maggie Smith (Downton Abbey) WINNER
Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones)
Lena Headey (Game of Thrones)
Maura Tierney (The Affair)
Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones)
Constance Zimmer (UnREAL)

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Louie Anderson (Baskets) WINNER
Andre Braugher (Brooklyn Nine-Nine)
Ty Burrell (Modern Family)
Tituss Burgess (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt)
Tony Hale (Veep)
Keegan-Michael Key (Key and Peele)
Matt Walsh (Veep)

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live) WINNER
Anna Chlumsky (Veep)
Gaby Hoffmann (Transparent)
Allison Janney (Mom)
Judith Light (Transparent)
Niecy Nash (Getting On)

Best Writing for a Drama Series

Game of Thrones, “Battle Of The Bastards” (HBO), Written by David Benioff, D. B. Weiss WINNER
The Americans, “Persona Non Grata” (FX), Written by Joel fields, Joe Weisenberg
Downton Abbey, “Episode 8” (PBS), Written by Julian Fellowes
The Good Wife, “End” (CBS), Written by Robert King, Michelle King
Mr. Robot, “eps1.0_hellofriend.mov” (USA), Written by Sam Esmail
UnREAL, “Return” (Lifetime), Written by Marti Noxon, Sarah Gertrude Shapiro

Directing For A Drama Series

Game of Thrones, “Battle of the Bastards” (HBO), Directed by Miguel Sapochnik WINNER
Downton Abbey, “Episode 9” (PBS), Directed by Michael Engler
Game of Thrones, “The Door” (HBO), Directed by Jack Bender
Homeland, “The Tradition Of Hospitality” (Showtime), Directed by Lesli Linka Glatter
The Knick, “This Is All We Are” (Cinemax), Directed by Steven Soderbergh
Ray Donovan, “Exsuscito” (Showtime), Directed by David Hollander

Best Writing for a Comedy Series

Master of None, “Parents” (Netflix), Written by Aziz Ansari, Alan Yang WINNER
Catastrophe, “Episode 1” (Amazon), Written by Rob Delaney, Sharon Horgan
Silicon Valley, “Founder Friendly” (HBO), Written by Dan O’Keefe
Silicon Valley, “The Uptick” (HBO), Written by Alec Berg
Veep, “Morning After” (HBO), Written by Alec Berg
Veep, “Mother”(HBO), Written by Alex Gregory, Peter Huyck

Best Directing For A Comedy Series

Transparent, “Man on the Land” (Amazon), Directed by Jill Soloway WINNER
Master Of None, “Parents” (Netflix), Directed by Aziz Ansari
Silicon Valley, “Daily Active Users” (HBO), Directed by Alec Berg
Silicon Valley, “Founder Friendly” (HBO), Directed by Mike Judge
Veep, “Kissing Your Sister” (HBO), Directed by David Mandel
Veep, “Morning After” (HBO), Directed by Chris Addison
Veep, “Mother” (HBO), Directed by Dale Stern

Best Limited Series

The People v. O.J. Simpson (FX) WINNER
American Crime (ABC)
Fargo (FX)
The Night Manager (AMC)
Roots (History)

Best Television Movie

Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (PBS) WINNER
A Very Murray Christmas (Netflix)
All the Way (HBO)
Confirmation (HBO)
Luther (BBC One)

Best Actor in a Limited Series or a Television Movie

Courtney B. Vance (The People v. O.J. Simpson) WINNER
Bryan Cranston (All the Way)
Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock: The Abominable Bride)
Idris Elba (Luther)
Cuba Gooding Jr. (The People v. O.J. Simpson)
Tom Hiddleston (The Night Manager)

Best Actress in a Limited Series or a Television Movie

Sarah Paulson (The People v. O.J. Simpson) WINNER
Kirsten Dunst (Fargo)
Felicity Huffman (American Crime)
Audra McDonald (Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill)
Lili Taylor (American Crime)
Kerry Washington (Confirmation)

Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Television Movie

Sterling K. Brown (The People v. O.J. Simpson) **WINNER
Hugh Laurie (The Night Manager)
Jesse Plemons (Fargo)
David Schwimmer (The People v. O.J. Simpson)
John Travolta (The People v. O.J. Simpson)
Bokeem Woodbine (Fargo)

Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Television Movie

Regina King (American Crime) WINNER
Kathy Bates (American Horror Story: Hotel)
Olivia Colman (The Night Manager)
Melissa Leo (All the Way)
Sarah Paulson (American Horror Story: Hotel)
Jean Smart (Fargo)

Best Writing For A Limited Series, Movie Or Dramatic Special

The People v. O.J. Simpson, “Marcia, Marcia, Marcia” (FX), Written by D.V. DeVincentis WINNER
Fargo, “Loplop” (FX), Written by Bob DeLaurentis
Fargo, “Palindrome”(FX), Written by Noah Hawley
The Night Manager (AMC), Written by David Farr
The People v. O.J. Simpson, “From The Ashes Of Tragedy” (FX), Written by Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski
The People v. O.J. Simpson, “The Race Card” (FX), Written by Joe Robert Cole

Directing For A Limited Series, Movie Or Dramatic Special

The Night Manager (AMC), Directed by Susanne Bier WINNER
All the Way, (HBO), Directed by Jay Roach
Fargo, “Before The Law” (FX Networks), Directed by Noah Hawley
The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, “From The Ashes Of Tragedy” (FX Networks), Directed by Ryan Murphy
The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, “Manna From Heaven” (FX Networks), Directed by Anthony Hemingway
The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, “The Race Card” (FX Networks), Directed by John Singleton

Best Variety Sketch Series

Key & Peele (Comedy Central) WINNER
Documentary Now! (IFC)
Drunk History (Comedy Central)
Inside Amy Schumer (Comedy Central)
Portlandia (IFC)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)

Best Variety Talk Series

Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (HBO) WINNER
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee (Crackle)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS)
Real Time With Bill Maher (HBO)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC)

Best Directing For A Variety Special

Grease: Live (FOX), Directed by Thomas Kail, Live television directed by Alex Rudzinski WINNER
Adele Live In New York City (NBC), Directed by Beth McCarthy-Miller
Amy Schumer: Live At The Apollo (HBO), Directed by Chris Rock
58th Grammy Awards (CBS), Directed by Louis J. Horvitz
The Kennedy Center Honors (CBS), Directed by Glenn Weiss
Lemonade (HBO), Directed by Kahlil Joseph, Beyoncé Knowles Carter

Best Writing For A Variety Special

Patton Oswalt: Talking For Clapping (Netflix), Written by Patton Oswalt WINNER
Amy Schumer: Live At The Apollo (HBO), Written by Amy Schumer
John Mulaney: The Comeback Kid (Netflix), Written by John Mulaney
Tig Notaro: Boyish Girl Interrupted (HBO), Written by Tig Notaro
Triumph’s Election Special 2016 (Hulu), Written by Robert Smigel, David Feldman, RJ Fried, Michael Koman, Brian Reich, Andy Breckman, Josh Comers, Raj Desai, Jarrett Grode, Ben Joseph, Matthew Kirsch, Michael Lawrence, Craig Rowin, Zach Smilovitz, David Taylor, Andy Weinberg; Additional material by Jesse Joyce, Alex Scordelis, Ray James, Jason Reich

Best Reality-Competition Program

The Voice (NBC) WINNER
The Amazing Race (CBS)
American Ninja Warrior (NBC)
Dancing With the Stars (ABC)
Project Runway (Lifetime)
Top Chef (Bravo)

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