'Game of Thrones' was one of the favourites for a handful of nominations, and had already swooped up a number of awards at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards. The series faced heavy competition from the likes of 'House of Cards', 'Mr Robot' and 'Downton Abbey'. Will it be handed the crown for Best Drama Series? With regards to comedy series, 'Transparent' and 'Veep' appeared to be the main candidates, with veteran fan favourite 'Modern Family' and new addition 'Master of None' looking to cause an upset. The time has come to reveal the final result. Here is the list of winners for the 2016 Emmy Awards:
Emmy 2016 winners
DRAMA
Best Drama Series
- [i/]http://www.movienco.co.uk/shows/downton-abbey/[i]'Downton Abbey'
Lead Actor in a Drama Series
- Kyle Chandler for 'Bloodline'
- Bob Odenkirk for 'Better Call Saul'
- Matthew Rhys for The Americans
- Liev Schreiber for Ray Donovan
- Kevin Spacey for House of Cards
- Rami Malek for Mr Robot
Best supporting actor in a Drama Series
- Jonathan Banks for Better Call Saul
- Peter Dinklage for Game of Thrones
- Michael Kelly for House of Cards
- Ben Mendelsohn for Bloodline
- Kit Harringot for Game of Thrones
- Jon Voight for Ray Donovan
Lead actress in a Drama Series
- Claire Danes for Homeland
- Viola Davis for How to Get Away With Murder
- Taraji P. Henson[i] for [i/]http://www.movienco.co.uk/shows/empire/[i]Empire
- Tatiana Maslany for Orphan Black
- Keri Russel for The Americans
- Robin Wright for House of Cards
Best supporting actress in a Drama Series
- Maggie Smith for Downton Abbey
- Emilia Clarke for Game of Thrones
- Maura Tierney for The Affair
- Lena Headey for Game of Thrones
- for Game of Thrones
- Constance Zimmer for UnREAL
Directing for a Drama Series
- Miguel Sapochnik for Game of Thrones
- Michael Engler for 'Downton Abbey'
- Jack Bender for 'Game of Thrones'
- Lesli Linka Glatter for 'Homeland'
- Steven Soderbergh for The Knick
- David Hollander for 'Ray Donovan'
Best script for a Drama Series
- 'Downton Abbey' for "Episode 8"
- 'Juego de Tronos' for"Battle Of The Bastards"
- 'Mr. Robot' for "eps1.0_hellofriend.mov (Pilot)"
- 'The Americans' for "Persona Non Grata"
- 'The Good Wife' for "End"
- 'UnREAL' for "Return"
COMEDY
Best Comedy Series
- Veep
Best leading actor in a Comedy Series
- Anthony Anderson in Black-ish
- Aziz Ansari in 'Master of None'
- Will Forte in The Last Man on Earth
- William H Macy in Shameless
- Thomas Middleditch in 'Sillicon Valley'
- Jeffery Tambor in Transparent
Best leading actress in a Comedy Series
- Ellie Kemper in 'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt'
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus in 'Veep'
- Laurie Metcalf in
- Tracee Ellis Ross in 'Black-ish'
- Amy Schumer in 'Inside Amy Schumer'
- Lily Tomlin in Grace and Frankie
Best supporting actor in a Comedy Series
- Louie Anderson in 'Baskets'
- Andre Braugher in Brooklyn Nine-Nine
- Keegan-Michael Key in 'Key & Peele'
- Ty Burrell in Modern Family
- Tituess Burgess in 'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt'
- Tony Hales in 'Veep'
- Matt Walsh in 'Veep'
Best supporting actress for a Comedy Series
- Niecy Nash in 'Getting On'
-Allison Janney in Mom
- Kate Mckinnon in 'Saturday Night Live'
- Judith Light in 'Transparent'
- Gaby Hoffmann in 'Transparent'
- Anna Chlumsky in 'Veep'
Best director in a Comedy Series
- Jill Soloway for "Transparent"
- Aziz Ansari for "Master Of None"
- Alec Berg for "Silicon Valley"
- Mike Judge for "Silicon Valley"
- Dave Mande for "Veep"
- Chris Addison for "Veep"
- Dale Stern for "Veep"
Best script for a Comedy Series
- Catastrophe for "Episode 1"
- 'Master of None' for "Parents"
- 'Silicon Valley' for "Founder Friendly"
- 'Silicon Valley' for "The Uptick"
- 'Veep' for "Morning After"
- 'Veep' for "Mother"
Outsanding guest actress in a comedy series
-Amy Poehler and Tina Fey in 'Saturday Night Live'
-Amy Schumer in 'Saturday Night Live'
-Christine Baranski in The Big Bang Theory
-Laurie Metcalf in 'The Big Bang Theory'
-Melissa McCarthy in 'Saturday Night Live'
-Melora Hardin in 'Transparent'
Outstanding guest actor in a comedy series
-Peter Scolari in Girls
- Bob Newheart in 'The Big Bang Theory'
-Bradley Whitford in 'Transparent'
-Larry Dvaid in 'Saturday Night Live'
-Martin Mull in 'Veep'
-Tracy Morgan in 'Saturday Night Live'
Best limited series
- 'Fargo'
- 'Roots'
Best TV Movies
- 'A Very Murray Christmas'
- 'Luther'
- Sherlock:The Abominable Bride
Leading actor in a limited series
- Bryan Cranston in 'All The Way'
- Benedict Cumberbatch in 'Sherlock: La novia abominable'
- Idris Elba in 'Luther'
- Cuba Gooding Jr. in American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson
- Tom Hiddleston in 'The Night Manager'
- Courtney B. Vance in 'American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson'
Best leading actress in a limited series
- Kirsten Dunst in Fargo
- Felicity Huffman in American Crime
- Audra McDonald in 'Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill'
- Sarah Paulson in 'American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson'
- Lili Taylor in 'American Crime'
- Kerry Washington in 'Confirmation'
Best supporting actor in a limited series
- Jesse Plemons in 'Fargo'
- Bokeem Woodbine in 'Fargo'
-Hugh Laurie in 'The Night Manager'
- John Travolta in 'American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson'
- Sterling K. Brown in 'American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson'
- David Schwimerin 'American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson'
Best supporting actress in a limited series
- Melissa Leo in 'All the Way'
- Regina King in 'American Crime'
- Sarah Paulson in 'American Horror Story: Hotel'
- Kathy Batesin 'American Horror Story: Hotel'
- Jean Smart in 'Fargo'
- Olivia Colman in 'The Night Manager'
Directing for a limited series, movie or dramatic special
-Susanne Bier, "The Night Manager"
-Jay Roach, "All The Way"
-Noah Hawley, "Fargo"
-Ryan Murphy, "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story"
-Anthony Hemingway, "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story"
-John Singleton, "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story"
Writing for a limited series, movie or dramatic special
- D.V. DeVincentis for "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story"
- Bob DeLaurentis for "Fargo"
- Noah Hawley for "Fargo"
- David Farr for "The Night Manager"
- Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski for "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story"
- Joe Robert Cole for "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story"
Winners by number of awards
- 5 awards: 'American Crime Story'
- 3 awards: 'Game of Thrones'
- 2 awards: 'Transparent', Veep
- 1 awards: 'Baskets', 'Master of None', 'Saturday Night Live', 'American Crime', 'The Night Manager','Downton Abbey', 'Bloodline', 'Orphan Black', 'Mr Robot'