TV Article Emmys 2016 winners list By Breanne L. Heldman Published on September 18, 2016 12:00PM EDT Photo: VALERIE MACON/AFP/Getty Images; Kevin Winter/Getty Images; Vince Bucci/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Images TV’s big moment in the sun has arrived. Game of Thrones and The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story led the pack of shows collecting trophies at Sunday night’s 68th annual Primetime Emmy Awards that took place at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, and was hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. The complete list of the 2016 Emmy winners — including those handed out at the Creative Arts Emmys ceremonies a week earlier — can be found below. OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES Game of Thrones – WINNER Mr. Robot House of Cards Downton Abbey Better Call Saul The Americans Homeland OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES Veep – WINNER Transparent Modern Family Black-ish Silicon Valley Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Master of None OUTSTANDING LIMITED SERIES The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story – WINNER Fargo American Crime Roots The Night Manager OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES Kevin Spacey (House of Cards) Rami Malek (Mr. Robot) – WINNER Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul) Liev Schreiber (Ray Donovan) Kyle Chandler (Bloodline) Matthew Rhys (The Americans) OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES Robin Wright (House of Cards) Viola Davis (How to Get Away with Murder) Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black) – WINNER Claire Danes (Homeland) Taraji P. Henson (Empire) Keri Russell (The Americans) OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES Jeffrey Tambor (Transparent) – WINNER Anthony Anderson (black-ish) Will Forte (The Last Man on Earth) Thomas Middleditch (Silicon Valley) Aziz Ansari (Master of None) William H. Macy (Shameless) OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep) – WINNER Amy Schumer (Inside Amy Schumer) Ellie Kemper (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) Laurie Metcalf (Getting On) Tracee Ellis-Ross (black-ish) Lily Tomlin (Grace and Frankie) OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR A MOVIE 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) Courtney B. Vance (The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story) – WINNER OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR A MOVIE Kirsten Dunst (Fargo) Felicity Huffman (American Crime) Audra McDonald (Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill) Sarah Paulson (The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story) – WINNER Lili Taylor (American Crime) Kerry Washington (Confirmation) OUTSTANDING REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM The Voice – WINNER The Amazing Race Top Chef Project Runway Dancing With the Stars American Ninja Warrior OUTSTANDING VARIETY TALK SERIES Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee Jimmy Kimmel Live Last Week Tonight With John Oliver – WINNER The Late Late Show With James Corden Real Time With Bill Maher The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon OUTSTANDING TELEVISION MOVIE All the Way Confirmation Luther Sherlock: The Abominable Bride – WINNER A Very Murray Christmas OUTSTANDING VARIETY SKETCH SERIES Documentary Now! Drunk History Inside Amy Schumer Key & Peele – WINNER Portlandia Saturday Night Live OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES Jonathan Banks (Better Call Saul) Ben Mendelsohn (Bloodline) – WINNER Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones) Kit Harington (Game of Thrones) Michael Kelly (House of Cards) Jon Voight (Ray Donovan) OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES Maggie Smith (Downton Abbey) – WINNER Lena Headey (Game of Thrones) Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones) Maura Tierney (The Affair) Constance Zimmer (UnREAL) OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES Andre Braugher (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) Ty Burrell (Modern Family) Matt Walsh (Veep) Louie Anderson (Baskets) – WINNER Keegen-Michael Key (Key & Peele) Tituss Burgess (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) Tony Hale (Veep) OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES Niecy Nash (Getting On) Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live) – WINNER Gaby Hoffmann (Transparent) Allison Janney (Mom) Judith Light (Transparent) Anna Chlumsky (Veep) OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR A MOVIE Sterling K. Brown (The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story) – WINNER 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) OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR A MOVIE Kathy Bates (American Horror Story: Hotel) Olivia Colman (The Night Manager) Regina King (American Crime) – WINNER Melissa Leo (All the Way) Sarah Paulson (American Horror Story: Hotel) OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES Downton Abbey, “Episode 8” (Julian Fellowes) Game of Thrones, “Battle of the Bastards” (David Benioff and D.B. Weiss) – WINNER Mr. Robot, “eps1.0_hellofriend.mov” (Sam Esmail) The Americans, “Persona Non Grata” (Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg) The Good Wife, “End” (Robert King and Michelle King) UnREAL, “Return” (Marti Noxon and Sarah Gertrude Shapiro) OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES Catastrophe, “Episode 1” (Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan) Master of None, “Parents” (Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang) – WINNER Silicon Valley, “Founder Friendly” (Dan O’Keefe) Silicon Valley, “The Uptick” (Alec Berg) Veep, “Morning After” (David Mandel) Veep, “Mother” (Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck) OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE Fargo, “Palindrome” (Noah Hawley) Fargo, “Loplop” (Bob DeLaurentis) The Night Manager (David Farr) The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, “Marcia, Marcia, Marcia” (D.V. DeVincentis) – WINNER The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, “From the Ashes of Tragedy” (Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski) The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, “The Race Card” (Joe Robert Cole) OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo John Mulaney: The Comeback Kid Patton Oswalt: Talking for Clapping – WINNER Tig Notaro: Boyish Girl Interrupted Triumph’s Election Special 2016 OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES Michael Engler (Downton Abbey, “Episode 9”) Miguel Sapochnik (Game of Thrones, “Battle of the Bastards”) – WINNER Jack Bender (Game of Thrones, “The Door”) Lesli Linka Glatter (Homeland, “The Tradition of Hospitality”) Steven Soderbergh (The Knick, “This Is All We Are”) David Hollander (Ray Donovan, “Exsuscito”) OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES Aziz Ansari (Master of None, “Parents”) Mike Judge (Silicon Valley, “Founder Friendly”) Alec Berg (Silicon Valley, “Daily Active Users”) Jill Solloway (Transparent, “Man on the Land”) – WINNER David Mandel (Veep, “Kissing Your Sister”) Chris Addison (Veep, “Morning After”) Dale Stern (Veep, “Mother”) OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE Jay Roach (All the Way) Noah Hawley (Fargo, “Before the Law”) Susanne Bier (The Night Manager) – WINNER Anthony Hemingway (The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, “Manna From Heaven”) Ryan Murphy (The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, “From the Ashes of Tragedy”) John Singleton (The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, “The Race Card”) OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL Louis J. Horvitz (58th Grammy Awards) Beth McCarthy-Miller (Adele Live in New York City) Chris Rock (Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo) Thomas Kail and Alex Rudzinski (Grease: Live) – WINNER Kahlil Joseph and Beyoncé Knowles (Lemonade) Glenn Weiss (The Kennedy Center Honors) CREATIVE ARTS WINNERS: OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES Margo Martindale (The Americans) OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES Hank Azaria (Ray Donovan) OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES Tina Fey & Amy Poehler (Saturday Night Live) OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES Peter Scolari (Girls) OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE, OR SPECIAL The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A COMEDY Veep OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES Game of Thrones OUTSTANDING HAIRSTYLING FOR A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story OUTSTANDING HAIRSTYLING FOR A SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES Downton Abbey OUTSTANDING MAKEUP FOR A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE (NON-PROSTHETIC) American Horror Story: Hotel OUTSTANDING MAKEUP FOR A SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES (NON-PROSTHETIC) Game of Thrones OUTSTANDING COSTUMES FOR A CONTEMPORARY SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE American Horror Story: Hotel OUTSTANDING COSTUMES FOR A PERIOD/FANTASY SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE Game of Thrones OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A NARRATIVE PROGRAM (HALF-HOUR OR LESS) Transparent OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A NARRATIVE CONTEMPORARY OR FANTASY PROGRAM (ONE HOUR OR MORE) Game of Thrones OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A NARRATIVE PERIOD PROGRAM (ONE HOUR OR MORE) Downton Abbey OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MAIN TITLE THEME MUSIC Marvel’s Jessica Jones OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MAIN TITLE DESIGN The Man in the High Castle OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A MULTI-CAMERA SERIES John Simmons (Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn) OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE Dana Gonzales (Fargo) OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES James Hawkinson (The Man in the High Castle) GOVERNORS AWARD American Idol OUTSTANDING MUSIC DIRECTION Danny Elfman (Danny Elfman’s Music from the Films of Tim Burton) OUTSTANDING MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE) Victor Reyes (The Night Manager) OUTSTANDING MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A SERIES (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE) Mac Quayle (Mr. Robot) OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MUSIC AND LYRICS Diane Warren (“‘Til It Happens to You” from The Hunting Ground) OUTSTANDING STUNT COORDINATION FOR A COMEDY SERIES OR VARIETY PROGRAM Eddie Perez (Shameless) OUTSTANDING STUNT COORDINATION FOR A DRAMA SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE Rowley Irlam (Game of Thrones) OUTSTANDING SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS Game of Thrones OUTSTANDING SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (Masterpiece) OUTSTANDING SINGLE-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES Kabir Akhtar (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) OUTSTANDING SINGLE-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES Tim Porter (Game of Thrones) OUTSTANDING SINGLE-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE C. Chi-Yoon Chung (The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story) OUTSTANDING MULTI-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES Peter Chakos (The Big Bang Theory) OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A SERIES Black Sails OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL Fargo OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (ONE-HOUR) Game of Thrones OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (HALF-HOUR) AND ANIMATION Mozart in the Jungle OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story OUTSTANDING COMMERCIAL “Love Has No Labels” OUTSTANDING INTERACTIVE PROGRAM The Late Late Show with James Corden OUTSTANDING NARRATOR Keith David (Jackie Robinson) OUTSTANDING CHILDREN’S PROGRAM It’s Your 50th Christmas, Charlie Brown! OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY OR NONFICTION SERIES Making a Murderer OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY OR NONFICTION SPECIAL What Happened, Miss Simone? OUTSTANDING INFORMATIONAL SERIES OR SPECIAL Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown OUTSTANDING SPECIAL CLASS PROGRAM Grease: Live OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY Quest Crew (America’s Best Dance Crew) Kathryn Burns (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) OUTSTANDING STRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM Shark Tank OUTSTANDING UNSTRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM Born This Way OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A REALITY PROGRAM Life Below Zero OUTSTANDING HOST FOR A REALITY OR REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM RuPaul Charles (RuPaul’s Drag Race) OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL DIRECTION, CAMERAWORK, VIDEO CONTROL FOR A SERIES Dancing With the Stars OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL DIRECTION, CAMERAWORK, VIDEO CONTROL FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL Grease: Live OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A SHORT FORM COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES Patrika Darbo (Acting Dead) OUTSTANDING MAKEUP FOR A MULTI-CAMERA SERIES OR SPECIAL (NON-PROSTHETIC) Key & Peele OUTSTANDING HAIRSTYLING FOR A MULTI-CAMERA SERIES OR SPECIAL Saturday Night Live OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM (SINGLE OR MULTI-CAMERA) Vice OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM (SINGLE OR MULTI-CAMERA) Cartel Land OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM Cartel Land OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A VARIETY, NONFICTION, REALITY OR REALITY-COMPETITION SERIES Portlandia OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A VARIETY, NONFICTION, EVENT OR AWARD SPECIAL Grease: Live OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A SHORT FORM COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES Rob Corddry (Childrens Hospital) OUTSTANDING COSTUMES FOR VARIETY, NONFICTION OR REALITY PROGRAMMING The Wiz Live! OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR A STRUCTURED OR COMPETITION REALITY PROGRAM Who Do You Think You Are? OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR AN UNSTRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM Project Greenlight OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM NONFICTION OR REALITY SERIES Inside Look: The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM VARIETY SERIES Park Bench with Steve Buscemi OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES Childrens Hospital OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A VARIETY SERIES OR SPECIAL Danny Elfman’s Music From the Films of Tim Burton (Live From Lincoln Center) OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR VARIETY PROGRAMMING Last Week Tonight With John Oliver OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN/LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL Grease: Live OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN/LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A VARIETY SERIES The Voice OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN ANIMATION (JURIED) Jason Kolowski (Adventure Time, “Bad Jubies”) Tom Herpich (Adventure Time, “Stakes Pt. 8: The Dark”) Jason Carpenter (He Named Me Malala) Chris Tsirgiotis (Long Live the Royals, “Punk Show”) Scott Daros (Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship) OUTSTANDING ANIMATED PROGRAM Archer OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM ANIMATED PROGRAM Robot Chicken OUTSTANDING CHARACTER VOICE-OVER PERFORMANCE Seth MacFarlane (Family Guy) OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM Making a Murderer OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM Making a Murderer OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM Making a Murderer OUTSTANDING VARIETY SPECIAL The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Prime Time Special OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY SERIES Last Week Tonight With John Oliver OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SERIES Inside Amy Schumer EXCEPTIONAL MERIT IN DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING Cartel Land Jim: The James Foley Story OUTSTANDING CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENT IN INTERACTIVE MEDIA Multiplatform Storytelling: Archer Scavenger Hunt Original Interactive Program: Henry Social TV Experience: @Midnight with Chris Hardwick User Experience and Visual Design: Cartoon Network App Experience