The 68^th annual EMMY awards were filled with jokes, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, juices boxes, and loads of surprising wins. Jimmy Kimmel hosted the ceremony last night [September 18^th, 2016] on ABC. The late night host delivered clever one-liners and continued his infamous feud with Matt Damon who threw a few clever jabs back Kimmel’s way.

Dragons and white broncos reigned supreme. Dominating the night were Game of Thrones and The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story. No surprise there. The real surprise last night were the winners of best actress and actor in a drama series. Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black) and Rami Malek (Mr. Robot) took home the awards for their innovative and extraordinary performances. These two will definitely be ones to watch.

There were also plenty of incredible speeches given last night. Jill Soloway and Jeffrey Tambor spoke about giving transgendered people a voice and a chance in the industry. Tambor said he would be proud if he was the last cis male to play a transgender woman on television. Soloway thanked the LGBT community and more specifically the trans community in her acceptance speech, “I’ve always wanted to be part of a movement, the civil rights movement or the feminist movement —this TV show allows me to take my dreams about unlikeable Jewish people, queer folk, trans folk, and make them the heroes”.

Sarah Paulson also made an incredible speech in regards to first impressions and judgements made by herself and many others due to what we perceive a person to be because of how they are portrayed in the media. Paulson apologized to Marcia Clark, whom she brought with her to the ceremony stating “the responsibility of playing a real person is an enormous one. You want to get it right, not for you, but for them. I, along with the rest of the world, had been superficial and careless in my judgment, and I am glad that I’m able to stand here in front of everyone today and say, I’m sorry.”

If you couldn’t tell by the nominations, the golden age of television is upon us. With so many diverse programs and talent it is no wonder many critically acclaimed shows got snubbed. Here is the full list of Emmy wins:

Comedy Series:

Supporting Actor – Louie Anderson (Baskets) 1^st win & 1^st nomination

Writing – Alan Young & Aziz Ansari (Masters of None “Parents”)

Supporting Actress – Kate McKinnon (SNL)

Guest Actor & Actress – Peter Scolari & Tina Fey/Amy Poelher

Directing – Jill Soloway (Transparent “Man on the Land”)

Lead Actress – Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep)

Lead Actor – Jeffrey Tambor (Transparent)

Comedy Series – Veep

Reality:

Competition Program – The Voice

Limited Series or Movie or Dramatic Special:

Writing – D.V. DeVincentis (The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story)

Supporting Actress – Regina King (American Crime)

Directing – Suzanne Bier (The Night Manager)

Supporting Actor – Sterling K. Brown (The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story) 1^st win & 1^st nomination

Lead Actress – Sarah Paulson (The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story)

Lead Actor – Courtney B. Vance (The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story) 1^st win & 1^st nomination

TV Movie – Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (Masterpiece)

Limited Series – The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story

Variety Special:

Writing – Patton Oswalt (Talking for Clapping) 1^st win & 1^st nomination

Series – Last Week with John Oliver

Directing – Thomas Kail & Alex Rudzinski (Grease Live)

Sketch Series – Key & Peele

Drama:

Guest Actor & Actress – Hank Azaria and Margo Martindale

Writing – David Benioff & D.B. Weiss (Game of Thrones “Battle of the Bastards”)

Supporting Actress – Maggie Smith (Downtown Abbey)

Directing – Miguel Sapochnik (Game of Thrones “Battle of the Bastards”) 1^st win & 1^st nomination

Supporting Actor – Ben Mendelsohn (Bloodline)

Lead Actor – Rami Malek (Mr. Robot) 1^st win & 1^st nomination

Lead Actress – Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black)

Drama Series – Game of Thrones

Did your favorite actor/show win? Did your actor/show get snubbed? What was your favorite part of the night? Sound off in the comments!

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Raking in the top nominations this year were pop culture obsessions, The People v. O.J. Simpson (FX), who scooped up 22 nominations and Game of Thrones (HBO) with 23. The official ceremony will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and will air live September 18th on ABC.

Here is the complete list of Emmy nominations:

BEST DRAMA SERIES:

The Americans (FX)

Game of Thrones (HBO)

House of Cards (NETFLIX)

Downtown Abbey (PBS)

Better Call Saul (AMC)

Mr. Robot (USA)

Homeland (SHOWTIME)

BEST COMEDY SERIES:

Veep (HBO)

Transparent (AMAZON)

Silicon Valley (HBO)

Modern Family (ABC)

Master of None (NETFLIX)

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (NETFLIX)

Black-ish (ABC)

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES:

Kyle Chandler (Bloodline)

Rami Malek (Mr. Robot)

Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul)

Matthew Rhys (The Americans)

Liev Schreiber (Ray Donovan)

Kevin Spacey (House of Cards)

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES:

Viola Davis (How to Get Away With Murder)

Claire Danes (Homeland)

Taraji P. Henson (Empire)

Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black)

Keri Russell (The Americans)

Robin Wright (House of Cards)

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES:

Anthony Anderson (Black-ish)

Aziz Ansari (Master of None)

Will Forte (The Last Man on Earth)

William H. Macy (Shameless)

Thomas Middleditch (Silicon Valley)

Jeffrey Tambor (Transparent)

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES:

Ellie Kemper (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt)

Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep)

Laurie Metcalf (Getting On)

Tracee Ellis Ross (Black-ish)

Amy Schumer (Inside Amy Schumer)

Lily Tomlin (Grace and Frankie)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES:

Jonathan Banks (Better Call Saul)

Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones)

Kit Harington (Game of Thrones)

Michael Kelly (House of Cards)

Ben Mendelsohn (Bloodline)

Jon Voight (Ray Donovan)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES:

Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones)

Lena Headey (Game of Thrones)

Maggie Smith (Downton Abbey)

Maura Tierney (The Affair)

Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones)

Constance Zimmer (UnREAL)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES:

Louie Anderson (Baskets)

Andre Braugher (Brooklyn Nine-Nine)

Ty Burrell (Modern Family)

Tituss Burgess (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt)

Tony Hale (Veep)

Keegan-Michael Key (Key and Peele)

Matt Walsh (Veep)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES:

Anna Chlumsky (Veep)

Gaby Hoffmann (Transparent)

Allison Janney (Mom)

Judith Light (Transparent)

Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live)

Niecy Nash (Getting On)

BEST LIMITED SERIES:

American Crime (ABC)

Fargo (FX)

The Night Manager (AMC)

The People v. O.J. Simpson (FX)

Roots (HISTORY)

BEST TELEVISION MOVIE:

A Very Murray Christmas (NETFLIX)

All the Way (HBO)

Confirmation (HBO)

Luther (BBC ONE)

Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (PBS)

BEST ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR TV MOVIE:

Bryan Cranston (All the Way)

Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock: The Abominable Bride)

Idris Elba (Luther)

Cuba Gooding Jr. (The People v. O.J. Simpson)

Tom Hiddleston (The Night Manager)

Courtney B. Vance (The People v. O.J. Simpson)

BEST ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR TV 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)

Lili Taylor (American Crime)

Kerry Washington (Confirmation)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR TV MOVIE:

Sterling K. Brown (The People v. O.J. Simpson)

Hugh Laurie (The Night Manager)

Jesse Plemons (Fargo)

David Schwimmer (The People v. O.J. Simpson)

John Travolta (The People v. O.J. Simpson)

Bokeem Woodbine (Fargo)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR TV MOVIE:

Kathy Bates (American Horror Story: Hotel)

Olivia Colman (The Night Manager)

Regina King (American Crime)

Melissa Leo (All the Way)

Sarah Paulson (American Horror Story: Hotel)

Jean Smart (Fargo)

BEST GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES:

Mahershala Ali (House of Cards)

Hank Azaria (Ray Donovan)

Reg E. Cathey (House of Cards)

Michael J. Fox (The Good Wife)

Paul Sparks (House of Cards)

Max von Sydow (Game of Thrones)

BEST GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES:

Ellen Burstyn (House of Cards)

Allison Janney (Masters of Sex)

Margo Martindale (The Americans)

Laurie Metcalf (Horace and Pete)

Molly Parker (House of Cards)

Carrie Preston (The Good Wife)

BEST GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES:

Larry David (Saturday Night Live)

Peter MacNicol (Veep)

Tracy Morgan (Saturday Night Live)

Martin Mull (Veep)

Bob Newhart (The Big Bang Theory)

Bradley Whitford (Transparent)

BEST GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES:

Christine Baranski (The Big Bang Theory)

Tina Fey & Amy Poehler (Saturday Night Live)

Melora Hardin (Transparent)

Melissa McCarthy (Saturday Night Live)

Laurie Metcalf (The Big Bang Theory)

Amy Schumer (Saturday Night Live)

BEST VARIETY TALK SERIES:

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee (Crackle)

Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)

Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (HBO)

The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS)

Real Time With Bill Maher (HBO)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC)

BEST VARIETY SKETCH SERIES:

Documentary Now! (IFC)

Drunk History (Comedy Central)

Inside Amy Schumer (Comedy Central)

Key & Peele (Comedy Central)

Portlandia (IFC)

Saturday Night Live (NBC)

BEST SPECIAL CLASS PROGRAM:

73rd Golden Globe Awards (NBC)

Grease Live! (FOX)

The Oscars (ABC)

Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show (CBS)

69th Annual Tony Awards (CBS)

BEST VARIETY SPECIAL:

Adele Live in New York City (NBC)

Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo (HBO)

Kennedy Center Honors (CBS)

The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Prime Time Special (CBS)

Lemonade (HBO)

BEST REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM:

The Amazing Race (CBS)

American Ninja Warrior (NBC)

Dancing With the Stars (ABC)

Project Runway (Lifetime)

Top Chef (Bravo)

The Voice (NBC)

HOST FOR REALITY OR REALITY-COMPETITION:

Ryan Seacrest (American Idol)

Tom Bergeron (Dancing With the Stars)

Jane Lynch (Hollywood Game Night)

Steve Harvey (Little Big Shots)

Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn (Project Runway)

RuPaul Charles (RuPaul’s Drag Race)

BEST STRUCTURED REALITY SERIES:

Antiques Roadshow (PBS)

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (Food Network)

Lip Sync Battle (Spike)

MythBusters (Discovery Channel)

Shark Tank (ABC)

Undercover Boss (CBS)

BEST UNSTRUCTURED REALITY SERIES:

Born This Way (A&E)

Deadliest Catch (Discovery Channel)

Gaycation with Ellen Page (Viceland)

Intervention (A&E)

Project Greenlight (HBO)

United Shades of America (CNN)

BEST DOCUMENTARY OR NON-FICTION SPECIAL:

Becoming Mike Nichols (HBO)

Everything is Copy – Nora Ephron: Scripted & Unscripted (HBO)

Listen to Me Marlon (Showtime)

Mapplethorpe: Look At The Pictures (HBO)

What Happened, Miss Simone? (Netflix)

BEST DOCUMENTARY OR NON-FICTION SERIES:

American Masters (PBS)

Chef’s Table (Netflix)

Making a Murderer (Netflix)

The Seventies (CNN)

Woman with Gloria Steinem (Viceland)

BEST INFORMATIONAL SERIES OR SPECIAL:

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (CNN)

Inside the Actors Studio (Bravo)

Star Talk With Neil deGrasse Tyson (National Geographic Channel)

The Story of God with Morgan Freeman (National Geographic Channel)

Vice (HBO)

BEST WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES:

The Americans

Downton Abbey

Game of Thrones

The Good Wife

Mr. Robot

UnREAL

BEST WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES:

Catastrophe

Master of None

Silicon Valley

Veep

Did your favorite show get snubed? What are your Emmy predictions? What’s your favorite category? Sound off in the comments!

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