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HBO dominates 2015 Emmys

September 22, 2015 By WHC Insider

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Chairman and CEO of HBO Richard Plepler, and Kerry Washington attend HBO's Official 2015 Emmy After Party. Credit: FilmMagic/FilmMagic.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Chairman and CEO of HBO Richard Plepler, and Kerry Washington attend HBO’s Official 2015 Emmy After Party.
Credit: FilmMagic/FilmMagic.

The clear winner of the 2015 Emmy Awards was HBO with its shows winning more awards than any other network by a wide margin.

Hosted by Andy Samberg, other highlights from the evening included Viola Davis making history as the first African American woman to win an Emmy for Best Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Annalise Keating on ABC’s “How to Get Away with Murder”; Jon Hamm’s first win after eight tries for his role as Don Draper on “Mad Men”; Jeffrey Tambor’s award for best actor and Jill Soloway’s award for writing and directing on the Amazon series “Transparent” which brought awareness about the transgender community to the Emmy stage; Amy Schumer’s win for best variety sketch series for Comedy Central’s “Inside Amy Schumer”; and Jon Stewart’s farewell Emmy win for the “Daily Show.”

Highlights from HBO’s wins in top categories include:

Olive Kitteridge
Outstanding Limited Series
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Series Or A Movie – Richard Jenkins
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Limited Series Or A Movie – Frances McDormand
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie – Bill Murray
Outstanding Writing For A Limited Series, Movie Or A Dramatic Special
Outstanding Directing For A Limited Series, Movie Or A Dramatic Special

Game of Thrones
Outstanding Drama Series
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series – Peter Dinklage
Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series

Veep
Outstanding Comedy Series
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series – Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series – Tony Hale
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

Bessie
Outstanding Television Movie

Read More
CNN: Emmy Awards 2015: The complete winners list
NYTimes: HBO, Longtime Emmy Favorite, Reigns Supreme

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