Emmys Ratings Made History…but Not in a Good Way

The show was the highest award earner taking home 12 awards out of its 24 nominations, the most to be won by any show in a year.

In its report, The Guardian said that on Sunday night, HBO has won a total of 43 Emmys, including outstanding comedy series for “Veep” and best miniseries for “Olive Kitteridge“.

HBO’s “Veep” ended the five-year Emmy reign of ABC’s “Modern Family” as best comedy series.

The latter picked up six awards, including best mini-series, best lead actor in a mini-series or movie (Richard Jenkins), lead actress (Frances McDormand) and supporting actor (Bill Murray).

Two cable personalities won Emmy awards after ending their respective shows.

The “How to Get Away with Murder” star became the first black woman to win best actress in a drama and used the opportunity to speak out about inequality in Hollywood.

The only significant win for the streaming giant was Uzo Aduba’s trophy for Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her performance as Suzanne “Crazy Eyes” Warren in “Orange is the New Black“.

Political comedy “Veep” has long been an industry favourite but was seen as a dark horse for the top series win.

Peter Dinklage, who plays one of the drama’s most popular characters Tyrion Lannister, earned an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor.

The actor climbed on to the stage to collect his award from Tina Fey but after composing himself said: “There has been a awful mistake clearly”.

Variety Talk Series: “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart”, Comedy Central.

“Game of Thrones” and HBO has set numerous records during the Emmy Awards 2015.

Here are the winners of 67th annual Primetime Emmy Awards, presented by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

After a year of successes, Amy Schumer’s win for sketch series Inside Amy was unsurprising, although well-deserved. While the Emmys and Golden Globes rarely match-up, Transparent star Jeffrey Tambor repeated his Globe win at the Emmys. The producer added that in the beginning they knew there would be resistance to a fantasy series getting the same Emmy consideration as a serious drama as, say, crime series or a Western.