Uzo Aduba, Viola Davis, Allison Janney Hit Emmy Award Milestones; Complete List of Winners | Playbill

News Uzo Aduba, Viola Davis, Allison Janney Hit Emmy Award Milestones; Complete List of Winners The 67th Emmy Awards, honoring excellence in television, are presented Sept. 20 in Los Angeles, CA. Uzo Aduba, Viola Davis and Allison Janney made Emmy history. Here's a look at the winners.

"Saturday Night Live" vet Andy Samberg hosts the ceremony that is broadcast live on Fox-TV.

A host of stage actors are among the nominees. Allison Janney's win for "Mom" earned the actress her seventh Emmy Award, tying with veteran actor Ed Asner for second-most performance wins. (Cloris Leachman still holds the record, with eight, plus one Daytime Emmy). In addition, Broadway actress Uzo Aduba (Godspell) took home her second Emmy (it was also her second nomination). She also shares a record with veteran actor Asner. The two earned Emmys for playing the same role in both comedic and dramatic acting categories – Aduba for Crazy Eyes on "Orange Is the New Black" and Asner for Lou Grant on "Mary Tyler Moore" and a spin-off that continued with the character, "Lou Grant."

Tony winner and two-time Oscar nominee Viola Davis took home her first Emmy for "How to Get Away With Murder." She is the first African American actress to win in the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series category. Also among the winners were Peter Dinklage, Jon Hamm, Frances McDormand, Bradley Whitford and Jeffrey Tambor.

The winners, in bold and preceded by an asterisk, follow:

Outstanding Drama Series
"Better Call Saul"
"Downton Abbey"
*"Game Of Thrones"
"Homeland"
"House Of Cards"
"Mad Men"
"Orange Is The New Black" Outstanding Comedy Series
"Louie"
"Modern Family"
"Parks And Recreation"
"Silicon Valley"
"Transparent"
"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"
*"Veep"

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Claire Danes, "Homeland"
*Viola Davis, "How to Get Away With Murder"
Taraji P. Henson, "Empire"
Tatiana Maslany, "Orphan Black"
Elisabeth Moss, "Mad Men"
Robin Wright, "House of Cards"

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Kyle Chandler, "Bloodline"
Jeff Daniels, "The Newsroom"
*Jon Hamm, "Mad Men"
Bob Odenkirk, "Better Call Saul"
Liev Schreiber, "Ray Donovan"
Kevin Spacey, "House of Cards"

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Jonathan Banks, "Better Call Saul"
Ben Mendelsohn, "Bloodline"
Jim Carter, "Downton Abbey"
*Peter Dinklage, "Game of Thrones"
Michael Kelly, "House of Cards"
Alan Cumming, "The Good Wife"

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
"Boardwalk Empire" (Tim Van Patten, "Eldorado")
*"Game Of Thrones" (David Nutter, "Mother's Mercy")
"Game Of Thrones" (Jeremy Podeswa, "Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken")
"Homeland" (Lesli Linka Glatter, "From A To B And Back Again")
"The Knick" (Steven Soderbergh, "Method And Madness")

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Joanne Froggatt, "Downton Abbey"
Lena Headey, "Game of Thrones"
Emilia Clarke, "Game of Thrones"
Christina Hendricks, "Mad Men"
*Uzo Aduba, "Orange Is the New Black"
Christine Baranski, "The Good Wife"

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
"The Americans" (Joshua Brand, "Do Mail Robots Dream Of Electric Sheep?")
"Better Call Saul" (Gordon Smith, "Five-O")
*"Game Of Thrones" (David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, "Mother's Mercy")
"Mad Men" (Semi Chellas and Matthew Weiner, "Lost Horizon")
"Mad Men" (Matthew Weiner, "Person To Person")

Outstanding Variety Talk Series
"The Colbert Report"
*"The Daily Show with Jon Stewart"
"Jimmy Kimmel Live!"
"Last Week Tonight with John Oliver"
"Late Show with David Letterman"
"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon"

Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series
"The Colbert Report"
*"The Daily Show"
"Inside Amy Schumer"
"Late Show with David Letterman"
"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon"

Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
"Drunk History"
*"Inside Amy Schumer"
"Key & Peele"
"Portlandia"
"Saturday Night Live"

Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Series
"The Colbert Report"
*"The Daily Show"
"Jimmy Kimmel Live!"
"Last Week Tonight With John Oliver"
"Late Show With David Letterman"
"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon"

Outstanding Miniseries
"American Crime"
"American Horror Story: Freak Show"
"The Honorable Woman"
*"Olive Kitteridge"
"Wolf Hall"

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Timothy Hutton, "American Crime"
Ricky Gervais, "Derek Special"
Adrien Brody, "Houdini"
David Oyelowo, "Nightingale"
*Richard Jenkins, "Olive Kitteridge"
Mark Rylance, "Wolf Hall"

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
Felicity Huffman, "American Crime"
Jessica Lange, "American Horror Story: Freak Show"
Queen Latifah, "Bessie"
Maggie Gyllenhaal, "The Honorable Woman"
*Frances McDormand, "Olive Kitteridge"
Emma Thompson, "Sweeney Todd"

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Richard Cabral, "American Crime"
Denis O'Hare, "American Horror Story: Freak Show"
Finn Wittrock, "American Horror Story: Freak Show"
Michael Kenneth Williams, "Bessie"
*Bill Murray, "Olive Kitteridge"
Damian Lewis, "Wolf Hall"

Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special
Ryan Murphy, "American Horror Story: Freak Show"
Dee Rees, "Bessie"
Hugo Blick, "The Honorable Woman"
Uli Edel, "Houdini"
Tom Shankland, "The Missing"
*Lisa Cholodenko, "Olive Kitteridge"
Peter Kosminsky, "Wolf Hall"

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
*Regina King, "American Crime"
Sarah Paulson, "American Horror Story: Freak Show"
Angela Bassett, "American Horror Story: Freak Show"
Kathy Bates, "American Horror Story: Freak Show"
Mo'Nique, "Bessie"
Zoe Kazan, "Olive Kitteridge"

Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special
John Ridley, "American Crime"
Dee Rees, Christopher Cleveland, Bettina Gilois and Horton Foote, "Bessie"
Stephen Merchant, Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg, "Hello Ladies: The Movie"
Hugo Blick, "The Honorable Woman"
*Jane Anderson, "Olive Kitteridge"
Peter Straughan, "Wolf Hall"

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
"The Amazing Race"
"Dancing with the Stars"
"Project Runway"
"So You Think You Can Dance"
"Top Chef"
*"The Voice"

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Edie Falco, "Nurse Jackie"
Lisa Kudrow, "The Comeback"
*Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "Veep"
Amy Poehler, "Parks and Recreation"
Amy Schumer, "Inside Amy Schumer"
Lily Tomlin, "Grace and Frankie"

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson, "Black-ish"
Louis C.K., "Louie"
Don Cheadle, "House of Lies"
Will Forte, "The Last Man on Earth"
Matt LeBlanc, "Episodes"
William H. Macy, "Shameless"
*Jeffrey Tambor, "Transparent"

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
"The Last Man On Earth" (Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, "Alive In Tucson")
"Louie" (Louis C.K., "Sleepover")
"Silicon Valley" (Mike Judge, "Sand Hill Shuffle")
*"Transparent" (Jill Soloway, "Best New Girl")
"Veep" (Armando Iannucci, "Testimony")

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Mel Brooks, "The Comedians"
Paul Giamatti, "Inside Amy Schumer"
Bill Hader, "Saturday Night Live"
Louis C.K., "Saturday Night Live"
*Bradley Whitford, "Transparent"
Jon Hamm, "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Christine Baranski, "The Big Bang Theory"
Gaby Hoffmann, "Girls"
Pamela Adlon, "Louie"
Elizabeth Banks, "Modern Family"
*Joan Cusack, "Shameless"
Tina Fey, "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Andre Braugher, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
Adam Driver, "Girls"
Keegan-Michael Key, "Key & Peele"
Ty Burrell, "Modern Family"
Tituss Burgess, "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"
*Tony Hale, "Veep"

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
"Episodes" (David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik, "Episode 409")
"The Last Man On Earth" (Will Forte, "Alive In Tucson")
"Louie" (Louis C.K., "Bobby's House")
"Silicon Valley" (Alec Berg, "Two Days Of The Condor")
"Transparent" (Jill Soloway, "Pilot")
*"Veep" (Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche, "Election Night")

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Mayim Bialik, "The Big Bang Theory"
Niecy Nash, "Getting On"
Julie Bowen, "Modern Family"
*Allison Janney, "Mom"
Kate McKinnon "Saturday Night Live"
Gaby Hoffmann, "Transparent"
Jane Krakowski, "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"
Anna Chlumsky, "Veep"

 
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