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Monday, September 21, 2015

2015 Primetime Emmy Award Winners; "Game of Thrones" Rules

The Emmy Award (or simply “Emmy”) recognizes excellence in the television industry.  It corresponds to the Academy Award (for film), the Grammy Award (for music), and the Tony Award (for theatre).  The best known Emmy Awards are the Primetime Emmys and Daytime Emmys.  However, Emmys are awarded for sports programming, for national news and documentaries, and for regional and international television, among others.

The 2015 Primetime Emmy Award winners were announced on Sunday, September 20, 2015.  Andy Samberg hosted the 2015 Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony that was broadcast FOX, live from the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles.

2015 / 67th Emmy Award winners:

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
“Game of Thrones”

OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
“Veep”

LEAD ACTOR, DRAMA
Jon Hamm, “Mad Men”

LEAD ACTRESS, DRAMA
Viola Davis, “How to Get Away with Murder”

LEAD ACTOR, LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
Richard Jenkins, “Olive Kitteridge”

LEAD ACTRESS, LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
Frances McDormand, “Olive Kitteridge”

LEAD ACTOR, COMEDY
Jeffrey Tambor, “Transparent”

LEAD ACTRESS, COMEDY
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep”

REALITY-COMPETITION SERIES
“The Voice”

VARIETY SERIES
“The Daily Show With Jon Stewart”

LIMITED SERIES
“Olive Kitteridge”

VARIETY SKETCH SERIES
“Inside Amy Schumer”

TELEVISION MOVIE
“Bessie”

SUPPORTING ACTOR, DRAMA
Peter Dinklage, “Game Of Thrones”

SUPPORTING ACTRESS, DRAMA
Uzo Aduba, “Orange Is The New Black”

GUEST ACTOR, DRAMA
Reg E. Cathey, “House of Cards”

GUEST ACTRESS, DRAMA
Margo Martindale, “The Americans”

SUPPORTING ACTOR, COMEDY
Tony Hale, “Veep”

SUPPORTING ACTRESS, COMEDY
Allison Janney, “Mom”

GUEST ACTOR, COMEDY
Bradley Whitford, “Transparent”

GUEST ACTRESS, COMEDY
Joan Cusack, “Shameless”

SUPPORTING ACTOR, LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
Bill Murray, “Olive Kitteridge”

SUPPORTING ACTRESS, LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
Regina King, “American Crime”

WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
David Benioff and D.B. Weiss for Game Of Thrones, “Mother’s Mercy” from HBO, HBO Entertainment in association with Bighead, Littlehead, Television 360, Startling Television and Generator Productions

DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
David Nutter for Game Of Thrones, “Mother’s Mercy” from HBO, HBO Entertainment in association with Bighead, Littlehead, Television 360, Startling Television and Generator Productions

WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci and Tony Roche for Veep, “Election Night” from HBO, HBO Entertainment in association with Dundee Productions

DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
Jill Soloway for Transparent, “Best New Girl” from Amazon Instant Video and Amazon Studios

WRITING FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Jane Anderson or “Olive Kitteridge” from HBO, HBO Miniseries in association with Playtone

DIRECTING FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Lisa Cholodenko for “Olive Kitteridge” from HBO, HBO Miniseries in association with Playtone

HOST, REALITY OR REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM
Jane Lynch, “Hollywood Game Night”

STRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM
“Shark Tank”

UNSTRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM
“Deadliest Catch”

WRITING FOR A VARIETY SERIES
“The Daily Show With Jon Stewart”

DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SERIES
Chuck O’Neil for The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, “Show 20103″ from Comedy Central, Central Productions

SPECIAL CLASS PROGRAM
“Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street”

DOCUMENTARY OR NONFICTION SPECIAL
“Going Clear: Scientology And The Prison Of Belief”

DOCUMENTARY OR NONFICTION SERIES
“The Jinx: The Life And Deaths Of Robert Durst”

INFORMATIONAL SERIES OR SPECIAL
“Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown”

EXCEPTIONAL MERIT IN DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING
“Citizenfour”

A 2015 Creative Arts Emmy Award winners list is here.

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