Nigerian Star Wins Outstanding Supporting Actress at the Emmy’s

The Emmy wins should help HBO solidify its position as the first stop for Hollywood producers and writers pitching their projects – and it could also entice consumers to sign up for HBO Now, the $14.99-a-month standalone streaming service.

Empire star Tariji P. Henson, another black nominee in the category, stood and applauded Davis’ win.

-Awards won by “Mad Men” star Jon Hamm after being nominated eight times for the drama: One.

The nervous star stumbled as he made his way to the stage, where he extended his gratitude towards a woman named ‘Jen’. Hamm was a sentimental favorite for winning best actor in his last chance with “Mad Men“, and Morgan was an emotional surprise in appearing onstage following his traumatic brain injury in an auto accident previous year.

HBO’s Game of Thrones was the belle of the Emmy ball a d their 12 statues sets the record for most wins by any show in one year.

Instead, the 18,000 voters of the Television Academy threw their support behind the HBO medieval fantasy series Game of Thrones, which was the night’s biggest victorwith 37 awards.

Supporting Actor, Drama Series: Peter Dinklage, “Game of Thrones“, HBO. Past yearshe won the best guest actress award.

George R.R. Martin holds the award for Outstanding Drama Series for HBO’s “Game Of Thrones” backstage during the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015.

“Veep” claimed the top comedy award that ABC’s “Modern Family” had won for five straight years.

It may have been a historic night for winners, but Sunday’s Emmy Awards drew the worst television ratings in the award show’s history.

Stewart, who left the Daily Show earlier this year, warned the theater audience that the perils of leaving TV include no applause or free food. “I don’t know what’s happening; I’m just drawn to it”.

Transparent (Amazon), American Horror Story (AMC), and Veep (HBO) came away with 5 awards each. Lisa Cholodenko won the Emmy for outstanding directing for a limited series, while Jane Anderson won for writing for a limited series.

Veep’s British creator Armando Iannucci (Alan Partridge, The Thick of It) accepted the show’s award for outstanding comedy series from comedy legend Mel Brooks.

“Thank you to everybody who watched the show and thank you for this”.

“We’ve sat through many of these nights where we’ve had a lot of nominations and don’t leave on top of the world … so I am enjoying this night and realizing it’s an awesomemoment”, Lombardo said.

Actress Allison Janney won best supporting actress in a comedy for her role in “Mom“, in which she plays the overbearing mother of a young adult daughter played by Anna Faris.

After a year of successes, Amy Schumer’s win for sketch series Inside Amy was unsurprising, although well deserved.

The Voice won a best reality series trophy, breaking the hold that the wonderfulRace long had on the category and snaring an award that always eluded American Idol.