Emmys Winners 2016 – Full Emmy Awards Winner List

By Shari Weiss

September 19, 2016

Sunday’s 2016 Emmys honor the best in television. Check out a full list of the winners below!

Now in its 68th year, the Emmy Awards recognize distinguished achievements in the TV industry. That includes not just performances, but writing, directing and more. The scope is limited to primetime programming, and eligibility for this year’s honors ran from June 1, 2015 to May 31, 2016.

As Gossip Cop reported, nominations were announced in July. “Game Of Thrones” led the way with 23 nominations, including technical categories. Many of those honors were handed out at the Creative Arts ceremonies, which were held over the last two weekends. Limiting the focus to just tonight’s major awards, “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” has the most nominations with 13 nods.

That said, as a limited series, the critically-acclaimed show is not up for the night’s top award. Competing for Outstanding Drama Series are “The Americans,” “Better Call Saul,” “Downton Abbey,” “Game Of Thrones,” “Homeland,” “House Of Cards,” and “Mr. Robot.” On the comedy side, the contenders are “Black-ish,” “Master Of None,” “Modern Family,” “Silicon Valley,” “Transparent,” “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” and “Veep.”

Unsurprisingly, the nominees for lead and supporting actors primarily come from those shows, with a few others mixed in. However things shake out, Gossip Cop will be updating the winners list live as each award is announced. In the meantime, check out all the categories below!

OUTSTANDING DRAMA

“Game Of Thrones”

LEAD ACTOR, DRAMA

Rami Malek, “Mr. Robot”

LEAD ACTRESS, DRAMA

Tatiana Maslany, “Orphan Black”

SUPPORTING ACTOR, DRAMA

Ben Mendelsohn, “Bloodline”

SUPPORTING ACTRESS, DRAMA

Maggie Smith, “Downton Abbey”

WRITING, DRAMA

David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, “Game Of Thrones”

DIRECTING, DRAMA

Miguel Sapochnik, “Game Of Thrones”

OUTSTANDING COMEDY

“Veep”

LEAD ACTOR, COMEDY

Jeffrey Tambor, “Transparent”

LEAD ACTRESS, COMEDY

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep”

SUPPORTING ACTOR, COMEDY

Louie Anderson, “Baskets”

SUPPORTING ACTRESS, COMEDY

Kate McKinnon, “Saturday Night Live”

WRITING, COMEDY

Aziz Ansari, “Master of None”

DIRECTING, COMEDY

Jill Soloway, “Transparent”

OUTSTANDING MOVIE OR SPECIAL

“Sherlock: The Abominable Bride”

OUTSTANDING LIMITED SERIES

“The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story”

LEAD ACTRESS, LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL

Sarah Paulson, “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story”

LEAD ACTOR, LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL

Courtney B. Vance, “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story”

SUPPORTING ACTOR, LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL

Sterling K. Brown, “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story”

SUPPORTING ACTRESS, LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL

Regina King, “American Crime”

WRITING, LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL

D.V. DeVincentis, “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story”

DIRECTING, LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL

Susanne Bier, “The Night Manager”

OUTSTANDING VARIETY SKETCH SERIES

“Key & Peele”

OUTSTANDING VARIETY TALK SERIES

“Last Week Tonight With John Oliver”

WRITING, VARIETY SERIES

Patton Oswalt, “Patton Oswalt: Talking for Clapping”

DIRECTING, VARIETY SERIES

Thomas Kail and Alex Rudzinski, “Grease: Live”

REALITY COMPETITION

“The Voice”

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