September 18, 2016 was one of the biggest night for television. The 68th Emmy awards premiered at 7pm eastern. The television stars come out to this big event looking mroe glam than ever. The ladies wear their beautiful gowns and the men wear their designer suits and ties.
We loved and wished we could be there for these Emmys Most Notable Moments:
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The children of stranger things covered Bruno Mars’ “Uptown Funk” in the Emmy’s pre-show
- Jimmy Kimmel thanks Mark Burnett for the rise of Donald Trump saying “Thanks to Mark Burnett we don’t have to watch reality shows anymore because now we’re living in one.”
- Sarah Paulson brings the actual Marcia Clark to the awards show and when she accepts the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie, where she publicly apologizes to her for judging her.
- Jimmy Kimmel’s mother made Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwiches and personal messages for the audience
- Matt Damon came on stage and gave Jimmy Kimmel beef for not winning the “Outstanding Variety Talk Series” award.
- Both Jeffrey Tambor and Laverne Cox urge those who work behind the screen to tell more transgender stories.
- This Year’s red carpet is the longest in Emmy History at 1325 ft. It is meant to reflect the rapidly expanding television landscape
Here are a list of the winning nominees just in case you weren’t able to see the very entertaining night.
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a comedy series Louis Anderson – Baskets
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series – Aziz Ansari Alan Young
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series – Kate McKinnon – Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series – Jill Solloway – Transparent
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series – Julia Louis-Dreyfus – VEEP
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series – Jeffrey Tambor – Transparent
Outstanding Reality – Competition Series – The Voice Mark Barnett
Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series or Movie – O.J Simpson v. American Crime
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie – Susanne Bier
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Movie – Sterling K. Brown – The People v. O.J Simpson: American Crime Story
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie – Sarah Paulson – The People v. O.J Simpson: American Crime Story
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie – Courtney B. Vance – The People v. O.J Simpson: American Crime
Outstanding Television Movie – Sherlock
Outstanding Limited Series – The People v. O.J Simpson: American Crime
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special – Patton Oswalt – Patton Oswalt: Talking for Clapping
Outstanding Variety Talk Series – John Oliver – Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special – Thomas Kaila and Alex Rudzinski – Grease: Live
Outstanding Variety Sketch Series – Key & Peele
Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series – David Beanoff & D.B Weiss – Game of Thrones
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series – Maggie Smith – Downtown Abbey
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series – Miguel Sapochnik – Game of Thrones
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series – Ben Mendelsohn – Bloodline
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series – Rami Malek – Mr. Robot
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series – Tatiana Maslany – Orphan Black
Outstanding Comedy Series – VEEP
Outstanding Drama Series – Game of Thrones
A night of wining and jokes all in good humor and all those who won rightfully deserved it. The biggest thing we must take away from awards shows like this is that this is the ‘golden age for television’ and shows will only get better.