By Dustin Rowles | TV | September 19, 2016 |
By Dustin Rowles | TV | September 19, 2016 |
— Rami Malek became the first non-white actor to win the Best Actor award in 18 years. Malek is also the first Egyptian man to win the category.
— It was the first time since 2007 that neither Jon Hamm nor Bryan Cranston were nominated in the Best Actor category.
— With its three wins, Game of Thrones surpassed Frasier for the fictional show with the most Emmy awards.
— The People vs. O.J. Simpson received the most number of awards on the night, with 5 (it was also the the most nominated series of the Emmys, with 22).
— FX won 18 awards Emmy awards this year, besting all basic cable networks, broadcast networks, and streaming outlets. It tied with HBO among the major awards.
— Only one broadcast network won a major award last night: PBS, with two (Sherlock for outstanding movie, and Dame Maggie Smith for supporting actress in a drama).
— Tatiana Maslany was the first Canadian actor to win for a performance in a Canadian show (Orphan Black).
— The two men who won the the comedy categories — Jeffrey Tambor in Transparent and Louis Anderson in Baskets — both won for playing women.
— Last Week Tonight broke the streak for wins by variety shows that air nightly, becoming the first weekly series to win since 1997.
— Transparent’s two wins extends its lead as the most awarded streaming series, with 8.
— It was Julia Louis Dreyfus’ 7th Emmy win, five for her role in Veep, a record number of Emmys for playing he same character. Cloris Leachman still holds the record for most wins by an individual performer, with 8.
— The best line of the night goes to Rami Malek, for the first line of his acceptance speech.
"Best line of the night." #Emmys pic.twitter.com/AqR6mlYJ5P
— gg (@ggmszx) September 19, 2016
— Malek also wins for best reaction shot.
best reaction 2k16 #Emmys pic.twitter.com/BhuxDpEFoY
— RAMI PERICULOSO (@cuderainbow) September 19, 2016
— Chris Rock wins for best faux outrage reaction shot
.@ChrisRock's reaction to not winning was ðŸ˜. #Emmys pic.twitter.com/Lk9W8eldJy
— Yahoo Celebrity (@YahooCelebrity) September 19, 2016
— The “Oh God, I Think I’m Going to Cry” award goes to Kate McKinnon for her emotional speech.
— The Degree of Difficulty speech goes to Julia Louis Dreyfus, who managed to thank all the appropriate people and make a very funny joke at Donald Trump’s speech and dedicate the speech to her father, who passed away two days before.
— Best bit of the night: Matt Damon, who mocked Jimmy Kimmel for losing in his category.
— The worst bit of the night goes to Jimmy Kimme’s PB&J time waster, which managed to both rip off Ellen Degeneres and David Letterman without adding anything new.
— The night’s best cameo goes to Jeb(!) Bush, who appeared in the opening bit and both mocked himself and Donald Trump.
— The making-up-for-last-year’s snub goes to Ben Mendelsohn, who should have won for last year’s performance in Bloodline instead of this year’s performance, where he appeared in a much more limited role and only in flashbacks.
— The “You still have a lot to make up for” award goes to Regina King, who won an Emmy for the second year in a row for her performance in American Crime. Four or five more Emmys, and they’ll finally make up for her snubs in Southland and The Leftovers.
— The best off-screen thank you goes to Hillary Clinton.
Congratulations on your Emmy, Kate! Big fan of yours, too. pic.twitter.com/w00QO1GwyH
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 19, 2016
— The best celebrity tweet of the night goes to Patton Oswalt
This #Emmys after party is off da CHAIN! pic.twitter.com/42lX2w0SYk
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) September 19, 2016
Finally, the “I can’t be mad” award goes to the snubs of Fargo and The Americans, which both went home empty-handed, but it’s hard to argue against People vs. OJ Simpson and those who won opposite The Americans.