Sunday’s Emmy Awards could be 1 for the history books

The comedies “Transparent” and “Veep”, as well as the drama “Game of Thrones”, were big winners Sunday night at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. “And now I’ve been given the opportunity to act, because people’s lives depend on it”. In her win for directing “Transparent”, Soloway encouraged people to act for the transgender civil rights issue.

Tambor, 71, won for his role as a father who transitions to a woman, and he dedicated the award – his first Emmy – to the transgender community.

“I’d like to dedicate my performance and this award to the transgender community….” “Everywhere you cast your eye there’s genius”, he said, thanking the cast and crew of the Amazon show. “Thank you for letting us be part of the change”, he concluded his acceptance speech.

The Emmy Awards are airing live from 8 to 11 p.m. EDT Sunday on Fox.

In the first Emmys for Amazon.com’s foray into original content, “Transparent” also won for directing, while Bradley Whitford took the guest actor award in a ceremony last week. “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” star Andy Samberg is hosting the celebration of television talent for the first time.

Oscar-nominated Viola Davis (ABC’s “How to Get Away With Murder”) and Taraji P. Henson (Fox’s “Empire”) are considered front runners in the drama actress category, which has never been won by an African-American.

Allison Janney found a blast of air conditioning when she came backstage after winning for supporting actress in the comedy series “Mom“.

For the fourth consecutive year, Julia Louis-Dreyfus won the Emmy for lead actress in a comedy series for her starring turn in HBO’s “Veep”, about a neglected female vice-president who ascends to the Oval Office. “No, I’m sorry. Donald Trump said that”.

Tony Hale won his second Emmy as supporting actor, comedy for “Veep”, making three wins for the show. “Because I’m probably not going to get onstage”.

Allison Janney, won the Emmy for best supporting actress in a comedy for her work on CBS’ “Mom”.

After its final season with Jon Stewart as host, “The Daily Show” won Emmys for best series, best writing and best direction in variety-series categories. “Inside Amy Schumer” won for best variety sketch series.

With temperatures nearing 100 degrees in downtown Los Angeles, fans in the bleachers outside the Emmy Awards are resorting to fans – both paper and electric – to keep cool. She also won for her roles in “Seinfeld” and “The New Adventures of Old Christine“.

The show opened with Samberg in a video that poked fun at TV’s overabundance of buzzed-about shows.

“Olive Kitteridge”, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Elizabeth Strout, almost swept the limited series categories, with six trophies including the top award and lead acting honours for Frances McDormand and Richard Jenkins and a supporting award for Bill Murray.

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