2016 Emmys: The Winners List!

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Lead Actor in a Drama Series:
Kyle Chandler for “Bloodline”
WINNER – Rami Malek for “Mr. Robot”
Bob Odenkirk for “Better Call Saul”
Matthew Rhys for “The Americans”
Liev Schreiber for “Ray Donovan”
Kevin Spacey for “House of Cards”

Lead Actress in a Drama Series: 
Claire Danes for “Homeland” 
Viola Davis for “How to Get Away with Murder” 
Taraji P. Henson for “Empire” 
WINNER – Tatiana Maslany for “Orphan Black” 
Keri Russell for “The Americans” 
Robin Wright for “House of Cards”

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Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie: 
Bryan Cranston for “All the Way” 
Benedict Cumberbatch for “Sherlock: The Abominable Bride”
Idris Elba for “Luther”
Cuba Gooding Jr. for “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” 
Tom Hiddleston for “The Night Manager” 
WINNER – Courtney B. Vance for “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story”

Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie: 
Kirsten Dunst for “Fargo” 
Felicity Huffman for “American Crime” 
Audra McDonald for “Billy Holiday: Lady Day At Emerson’s Bar and Grill” 
WINNER – Sarah Paulson for “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” 
Lily Taylor for “American Crime” 
Kerry Washington for “Confirmation”

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Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: 
Anthony Anderson for “black-ish” 
Aziz Ansari for “Master of None” 
Will Forte for “The Last Man on Earth” 
William H. Macy for “Shameless” 
Thomas Middleditch for “Silicon Valley” 
WINNER – Jeffrey Tambor for “Transparent”

WATCH: At Emmys 2016 – Maura Tierney Reveals She Broke The Bed During A Sex Scene On ‘The Affair’

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: 
Ellie Kemper for “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” 
WINNER – Julia Louis-Dreyfus for “Veep” 
Laurie Metcalf for “Getting On” 
Tracee Ellis Ross for “black-ish” 
Amy Schumer for “Inside the Amy Schumer” 
Lily Tomlin for “Grace and Frankie”

Outstanding Reality Competition Program: 
“The Amazing Race” 
“American Ninja Warrior” 
“Dancing with the Stars” 
“Project Runway” 
“Top Chef” 
WINNER – “The Voice”

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Outstanding Variety Talk Series:
“Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee” 
“Jimmy Kimmel Live”
WINNER – “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver”
“The Late Late Show with James Corden”
“Real Time with Bill Maher” 
“The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon”

Outstanding Television Movie: 
“A Very Murray Christmas” 
“All the Way” 
“Confirmation” 
WINNER – “Luther” and “Sherlock: The
Abominable Bride.”

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Outstanding Limited Series: 
“American Crime,” “Fargo” 
“The Night Manager” 
WINNER – “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” 
“Roots”

Outstanding Comedy Series: 
“black-ish” 
“Master of None” 
“Modern Family” 
“Silicon Valley” 
“Transparent” 
“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” 
WINNER – “Veep”

Outstanding Drama Series: 
“The Americans” 
“Better Call Saul” 
“Downton Abbey” 
WINNER – “Game of Thrones” 
“Homeland” 
“House of Cards” 
“Mr. Robot”

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Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:
Jonathan Banks for “Better Call Saul”
WINNER – Ben Mendelesohn for “Bloodline”
Peter Dinklage for “Game of Thrones”
Kit Harington for “Game of Thrones”
Michael Kelly for “House of Cards” 
Jon Voight for “Ray Donovan”

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:
Maura Tierney for “The Affair”
WINNER – Maggie Smith for “Downton Abbey”
Lena Headey for “Game of Thrones”
Emilia Clarke for “Game of Thrones”
Maisie Williams for “Game of Thrones”
Constance Zimmer for “UnREAL”

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series:
WINNER – Louie Anderson for “Baskets”
Andre Braugher for “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”
Keegan-Michael Key for “Key & Peele”
Ty Burrell for “Modern Family”
Tituss Burgess for “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”
Tony Hale for “Veep”
Matt Walsh for “Veep”

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Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: 
Niecy Nash for “Getting On” 
Allison Janney for “Mom” 
WINNER – Kate McKinnon for “Saturday Night Live” 
Judith Light for “Transparent” 
Gaby Hoffman for “Transparent” 
Anna Chlumsky for “Veep”

Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie: 
Jesse Plemons for “Fargo” 
Bokeem Woodbine for “Fargo” 
Hugh Laurie for “The Night Manager” 
WINNER – Sterling K. Brown for “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” 
David Schwimmer for “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” 
John Travolta for “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story”

Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie: 
Melissa Leo in “All the Way” 
WINNER – Regina King for “American Crime” 
Sarah Paulson for “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” 
Kathy Bates for “American Horror Story: Hotel” 
Jean Smart for “Fargo” 
Olivia Colman for “The Night Manager” 

— Kim Martin

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