The 2016 Primetime Emmy Awards were handed out last night and there were few surprises with Game of Thrones and Veep reigning supreme as expected. 

Game of Thrones took home three awards on the night for Best Drama Series, Best Writing for a Drama Series and Best Directing for a Drama Series. The latter two awards were specifically for the 'Battle of the Bastards' episode which our own Fiona Flynn considered to be the finest episode of the show to date

Thrones' also broke the record for the most Emmy wins ever last night. It picked up it's 38th Emmy award, beating the record previously held by Fraiser. 

Veep was the big winner in the comedy categories, taking home Best Comedy Series for the second year in a row as well as Best Actress in a Comedy Series for Julia Louis-Dreyfus who has now won the award a record five years in a row. 

The People v OJ Simpson: American Crime Story was the other big success story of the night, picking up five awards. It won for Best Limited Series, Best Actor in a Limited Series for Courtney B. Vance, Best Actress in a Limited Series for Sarah Paulson and Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series for Sterling K. Brown. It also won the award for Best Writing for a Limited Series for the episode 'Marcia, Marcia, Marcia'

You can check out the full list of winners below: 

Best Drama Series

Game of Thrones (HBO) **WINNER

The Americans (FX)

House of Cards (Netflix)

Downton Abbey (PBS)

Better Call Saul (AMC)

Mr. Robot (USA)

Homeland (Showtime)

 

Best Comedy Series

Veep (HBO) **WINNER

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

Rami Malek (Mr. Robot) **WINNER

Kyle Chandler (Bloodline)

Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul)

Matthew Rhys (The Americans)

Liev Schreiber (Ray Donovan)

Kevin Spacey (House of Cards)



Best Actress in a Drama Series

Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black) **WINNER

Viola Davis (How to Get Away With Murder)

Claire Danes (Homeland)

Taraji P. Henson (Empire)

Keri Russell (The Americans)

Robin Wright (House of Cards)

 

Best Actor in a Comedy Series

Jeffrey Tambor (Transparent) **WINNER

Anthony Anderson (Black-ish)

Aziz Ansari (Master of None)

Will Forte (The Last Man on Earth)

William H. Macy (Shameless)

Thomas Middleditch (Silicon Valley)

 

Best Actress in a Comedy Series

Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep) **WINNER

Ellie Kemper (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt)

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

Ben Mendelsohn (Bloodline) **WINNER

Jonathan Banks (Better Call Saul)

Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones)

Kit Harington (Game of Thrones)

Michael Kelly (House of Cards)

Jon Voight (Ray Donovan)

 

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Maggie Smith (Downton Abbey) **WINNER

Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones)

Lena Headey (Game of Thrones)

Maura Tierney (The Affair)

Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones)

Constance Zimmer (UnREAL)

 

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Louie Anderson (Baskets) **WINNER

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

Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live) **WINNER

Anna Chlumsky (Veep)

Gaby Hoffmann (Transparent)

Allison Janney (Mom)

Judith Light (Transparent)

Niecy Nash (Getting On)

 

Best Writing for a Drama Series

Game of Thrones, "Battle Of The Bastards" (HBO), Written by David Benioff, D. B. Weiss **WINNER

The Americans, "Persona Non Grata" (FX), Written by Joel fields, Joe Weisenberg

Downton Abbey, "Episode 8" (PBS), Written by Julian Fellowes

The Good Wife, "End" (CBS), Written by Robert King, Michelle King

Mr. Robot, "eps1.0_hellofriend.mov" (USA), Written by Sam Esmail

UnREAL, "Return" (Lifetime), Written by Marti Noxon, Sarah Gertrude Shapiro

 

Directing For A Drama Series

Game of Thrones, "Battle of the Bastards" (HBO), Directed by Miguel Sapochnik **WINNER

Downton Abbey, "Episode 9" (PBS), Directed by Michael Engler

Game of Thrones, "The Door" (HBO), Directed by Jack Bender

Homeland, "The Tradition Of Hospitality" (Showtime), Directed by Lesli Linka Glatter

The Knick, "This Is All We Are" (Cinemax), Directed by Steven Soderbergh

Ray Donovan, "Exsuscito" (Showtime), Directed by David Hollander

 

Best Writing for a Comedy Series

Master of None, "Parents" (Netflix), Written by Aziz Ansari, Alan Yang **WINNER

Catastrophe, "Episode 1" (Amazon), Written by Rob Delaney, Sharon Horgan

Silicon Valley, "Founder Friendly" (HBO), Written by Dan O'Keefe

Silicon Valley, "The Uptick" (HBO), Written by Alec Berg

Veep, "Morning After" (HBO), Written by Alec Berg

Veep, "Mother"(HBO), Written by Alex Gregory, Peter Huyck

 

Best Directing For A Comedy Series

Transparent, "Man on the Land" (Amazon), Directed by Jill Soloway **WINNER

Master Of None, "Parents" (Netflix), Directed by Aziz Ansari

Silicon Valley, "Daily Active Users" (HBO), Directed by Alec Berg

Silicon Valley, "Founder Friendly" (HBO), Directed by Mike Judge

Veep, "Kissing Your Sister" (HBO), Directed by David Mandel

Veep, "Morning After" (HBO), Directed by Chris Addison

Veep, "Mother" (HBO), Directed by Dale Stern



Best Limited Series

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

American Crime (ABC)

Fargo (FX)

The Night Manager (AMC)

Roots (History)

 

Best Television Movie

Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (PBS) **WINNER

A Very Murray Christmas (Netflix)

All the Way (HBO)

Confirmation (HBO)

Luther (BBC One)

 

Best Actor in a Limited Series or a Television Movie

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

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)

 

Best Actress in a Limited Series or a Television Movie

Sarah Paulson (The People v. O.J. Simpson) **WINNER

Kirsten Dunst (Fargo)

Felicity Huffman (American Crime)

Audra McDonald (Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill)

Lili Taylor (American Crime)

Kerry Washington (Confirmation)

 

Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Television Movie

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

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 a Television Movie

Regina King (American Crime) **WINNER

Kathy Bates (American Horror Story: Hotel)

Olivia Colman (The Night Manager)

Melissa Leo (All the Way)

Sarah Paulson (American Horror Story: Hotel)

Jean Smart (Fargo)

 

Best Writing For A Limited Series, Movie Or Dramatic Special

The People v. O.J. Simpson, "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia" (FX), Written by D.V. DeVincentis **WINNER

Fargo, "Loplop" (FX), Written by Bob DeLaurentis

Fargo, "Palindrome"(FX), Written by Noah Hawley

The Night Manager (AMC), Written by David Farr

The People v. O.J. Simpson, "From The Ashes Of Tragedy" (FX), Written by Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski

The People v. O.J. Simpson, "The Race Card" (FX), Written by Joe Robert Cole

 

Directing For A Limited Series, Movie Or Dramatic Special

The Night Manager (AMC), Directed by Susanne Bier **WINNER

All the Way, (HBO), Directed by Jay Roach

Fargo, "Before The Law" (FX Networks), Directed by Noah Hawley

The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, "From The Ashes Of Tragedy" (FX Networks), Directed by Ryan Murphy

The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, "Manna From Heaven" (FX Networks), Directed by Anthony Hemingway

The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, "The Race Card" (FX Networks), Directed by John Singleton

 

Best Variety Sketch Series

Key & Peele (Comedy Central) **WINNER

Documentary Now! (IFC)

Drunk History (Comedy Central)

Inside Amy Schumer (Comedy Central)

Portlandia (IFC)

Saturday Night Live (NBC)

 

Best Variety Talk Series

Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (HBO) **WINNER

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee (Crackle)

Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)

The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS)

Real Time With Bill Maher (HBO)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC)

 

Best Directing For A Variety Special

Grease: Live (FOX), Directed by Thomas Kail, Live television directed by Alex Rudzinski **WINNER

Adele Live In New York City (NBC), Directed by Beth McCarthy-Miller

Amy Schumer: Live At The Apollo (HBO), Directed by Chris Rock

58th Grammy Awards (CBS), Directed by Louis J. Horvitz

The Kennedy Center Honors (CBS), Directed by Glenn Weiss

Lemonade (HBO), Directed by Kahlil Joseph, Beyoncé Knowles Carter

 

Best Writing For A Variety Special

Patton Oswalt: Talking For Clapping (Netflix), Written by Patton Oswalt **WINNER

Amy Schumer: Live At The Apollo (HBO), Written by Amy Schumer

John Mulaney: The Comeback Kid (Netflix), Written by John Mulaney

Tig Notaro: Boyish Girl Interrupted (HBO), Written by Tig Notaro

Triumph’s Election Special 2016 (Hulu), Written by Robert Smigel, David Feldman, RJ Fried, Michael Koman, Brian Reich, Andy Breckman, Josh Comers, Raj Desai, Jarrett Grode, Ben Joseph, Matthew Kirsch, Michael Lawrence, Craig Rowin, Zach Smilovitz, David Taylor, Andy Weinberg; Additional material by Jesse Joyce, Alex Scordelis, Ray James, Jason Reich

 

Best Reality-Competition Program

The Voice (NBC) **WINNER

The Amazing Race (CBS)

American Ninja Warrior (NBC)

Dancing With the Stars (ABC)

Project Runway (Lifetime)

Top Chef (Bravo)

 

Via THR