HBO kembali mendapat kemenangan besar seperti tahun lalu dengan menyapu dua kategori top di ajang Primetime Emmy Awards 2016. Game of Thrones dan Veep masing-masing memenangkan Outstanding Drama dan Comedy Series selama dua tahun berturut-turut.
GoT meraih total 12 Emmy tahun ini, termasuk 9 Creative Arts Emmy yang diumumkan minggu lalu. Acara ini juga memenangkan Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series (Miguel Sapochnik) dan Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series (David Benioff dan D.B. Weiss) Minggu, 18 September. Film ini mengumpulkan 38 Emmy sejauh ini.
Sementara itu, Veep mengantongi penghargaan lain, Outstanding Axtress in a Comedy Series untuk Julia Loiuis-Dreyfus. Ini kemenangan kelima berturut-turut dan ketujuh untuk perannya di serial HBO. Dia telah mengumpulkan 9 Emmy sepanjang karir sejauh ini. Dalam sambutannya, dia mengenang ayahnya ayng meninggal pada hari Jumat. “Saya sengat senang ia menyukai veep karena pendapatnya adalah salah satu yang benar-benar penting,” katanya.
Selain itu, Mr. Robot dan Orphan Black juga mendapatkan Emmy. Untuk lebih lengkap silakan cek siapa saja yang memenangkan Primetime Emmy Awards 2016.
Daftar pemenang Primetime Emmy Awards 2016:
- Outstanding Drama Series: Game of Thrones
- Outstanding Comedy Series: Veep
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Rami Malek – Mr. Robot
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a drama Series: Tatiana Maslany – Orphan Black
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Ben Mendelsohn – Bloodline
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Maggie Smith – Downton Abbey
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Jeffrey Tambor – Transparent
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Veep
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Louie Anderson – Baskets
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Kate McKinnon – Saturday Night Live
- Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series: Jill Soloway – Transparent
- Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series: Miguel Sopachnik – Game of Thrones for Battle of the Bastards
- Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series: David Benioff and D.B. Weiss – Game of Thrones for Battle of the Bastards
- Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series: Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang – Master of None
- Outstanding Limited Series: The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
- Outstanding Television Movie: Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie: Courtney B. Vance – The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie: Sarah Paulson – The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie: Sterling K. Brown – The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie: Regina King – American Crime
- Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special: Susanne Bier – The Night Manager
- Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special: D.V. DeVincentis – The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
- Outstanding Reality-Competition Program: The Voice
- Outstanding Variety Talk Series: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
- Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special: Patton Oswalt – Patton Oswalt: Talking for Clapping
- Outstanding Variety Sketch Series: Key & Peele
- Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special: Grease Live
