Well there you have it, folks! The 86th annual Emmy Awards are over and miraculously it was one of those rare awards shows that was both fun to watch and got just about everything right. What are the odds?

There is literally nothing to complain about when it comes to the awards handed out tonight. Well...except Fargo Season 2 being snubbed entirely, but you have to admit the competition was fierce. And that's the theme of the night (along with genuine, celebrated diversity that puts the Oscars to shame). Even if your favorite didn't take home the gold, you have to admit the winner deserved their moment. As expected, The People v. O.J. Simpson cleaned up, taking home 7 primetime Emmys, including Outstanding Limited Series and three well deserved acting awards ("Sarah Paulson, Emmy Winner." There is some good in this world.) The upset being Directing in a Miniseries, which was awarded to Susanna Biers for her gorgeous work on The Night Manager. Another unexpected by fabulously deserved win went to Louie Anderson for his gender-bending role on Baskets.

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But if it was a good night for FX, and it sure was, it was also a big win for HBO with Game of Thrones and Veep taking Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Comedy Series, respectively. Julia Louis-Dreyfus landed another, again very well-earned, award for Lead Actress in a Comedy (and gave a heart-wrenching tribute to her recently passed father, RIP,) while Game of Thrones cleaned up in the writing and directing categories, taking home five awards in total. Amazon also had a big night with wins for Jeffrey Tambor and Jill Soloway's work on Transparent. In an interesting turn, Netflix was almost entirely iced out excepting a single win for Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang's writing on Master of None.

And let's take a moment here for an impromptu Clone Club dance break because Tatiana Maslany finally freaking won! A couple other standout moments -- Kate McKinnon's win for Saturday Night Live and Rami Malek's win for his breakout turn on Mr. Robot.

But while all the awards were essentially handed out to perfection, perhaps the most fantastic thing about tonight's show was the way it demonstrated the multitude of varied voices working on television today. "Inclusive" and "Diversity" get thrown around a lot as buzzwords, but here they are in action and proving soundly that we get the best of the best when we let every voice be heard regardless of gender, age, race, or sexuality. It was a pretty beautiful thing to behold.

But enough of my rambling! Check out the full list of winners (highlighted in red) below.


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Outstanding Drama Series

Game of Thrones (HBO)

The Americans (FX)

House of Cards (Netflix)

Downton Abbey (PBS)

Better Call Saul (AMC)

Mr. Robot (USA)

Homeland (Showtime)

Outstanding Comedy Series

Veep (HBO)

Transparent (Amazon)

Silicon Valley (HBO)

Modern Family (ABC)

Master of None (Netflix)

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix)

black-ish (ABC)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Rami Malek, Mr. Robot (USA)

Kevin Spacey, House of Cards (Netflix)

Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul (AMC)

Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan (Showtime)

Kyle Chandler, Bloodline (Netflix)

Matthew Rhys, The Americans (FX)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Viola Davis, How to Get Away With Murder (ABC)

Robin Wright, House of Cards (Netflix)

Claire Danes, Homeland (Showtime)

Taraji P. Henson, Empire (Fox)

Keri Russell, The Americans (FX)

Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black (BBC America)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

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Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent (Amazon)

Aziz Ansari, Master of None (Netflix)

Anthony Anderson, black-ish (ABC)

William H. Macy, Shameless (Showtime)

Will Forte, The Last Man on Earth (Fox)

Thomas Middleditch, Silicon Valley (HBO)


Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep (HBO)

Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer (Comedy Central)

Ellie Kemper, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix)

Tracee Ellis Ross, black-ish (ABC)

Laurie Metcalfe, Getting On (HBO)

Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie (Netflix)

Outstanding Limited Series

The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story (FX)

Fargo (FX)

American Crime (ABC)

Roots (History)

The Night Manager (AMC)

Outstanding Television Movie

All the Way (HBO)

Confirmation (HBO)

Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (PBS)

Luther (BBC One)

A Very Murray Christmas (Netflix)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie

Bryan Cranston, All the Way (HBO)

Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (PBS)

Courtney B. Vance, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story (FX)

Cuba Gooding, Jr., The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story (FX)

Idris Elba, Luther (BBC America)

Tom Hiddleston, The Night Manager (AMC)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie

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Sarah Paulson, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story (FX)

Kirsten Dunst, Fargo (FX)

Kerry Washington, Confirmation (HBO)

Felicity Huffman, American Crime (ABC)

Audra McDonald, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill (HBO)

Lili Taylor, American Crime (ABC)


Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy

Louie Anderson, Baskets

Keegan-Michael Key, Key & Peele

Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Ty Burrell, Modern Family

Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Matt Walsh, Veep

Tony Hale, Veep

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy

Niecy Nash, Getting On

Allison Janney, Mom

Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live

Judith Light, Transparent

Gaby Hoffmann, Transparent

Anna Chlumsky, Veep

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul

Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodline

Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones

Kit Harington, Game of Thrones

Michael Kelly, House of Cards

Jon Voight, Ray Donovan

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey

Lena Headey, Game of Thrones

Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones

Maisie Williams, Game of Thrones

Maura Tierney, The Affair

Constance Zimmer, UnREAL

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie

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Jesse Plemons, Fargo

Bokeem Woodbine, Fargo

Hugh Laurie, The Night Manager

Sterling K. Brown, People v. O.J. Simpson

David Schwimmer, People v. O.J. Simpson

John Travolta, People v. O.J. Simpson


Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie

Melissa Leo, All the Way

Regina King, American Crime

Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Hotel

Kathy Bates, American Horror Story: Hotel

Jean Smart, Fargo

Olivia Colman, The Night Manager

Guest Actor in a Drama Series

Max von Sydow, Game of Thrones

Reg E. Cathey, House of Cards

Mahershala Ali, House of Cards

Paul Sparks, House of Cards

Hank Azaria, Ray Donovan

Michael J. Fox, The Good Wife

Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

Bob Newhart, The Big Bang Theory

Tracy Morgan, Saturday Night Live

Larry David, Saturday Night Live

Bradley Whitford, Transparent

Martin Mull, Veep

Peter Scolari, Girls

Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

Tina Fey & Amy Poehler, Saturday Night Live

Melissa McCarthy, Saturday Night Live

Amy Schumer, Saturday Night Live

Christine Baranski, The Big Bang Theory

Laurie Metcalf, The Big Bang Theory

Melora Hardin, Transparent

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Guest Actress in a Drama Series

Laurie Metcalf, Horace and Pete

Molly Parker, House of Cards

Ellen Burstyn, House of Cards

Allison Janney, Masters of Sex

Margo Martindale, The Americans

Carrie Preston, The Good Wife


Outstanding Variety Talk Series

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee (Crackle)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC)

Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (HBO)

Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)

The Late Late Show With James Corden (CBS)

Real Time With Bill Maher (HBO)

Outstanding Variety Sketch Series

Documentary Now! (IFC)

Drunk History (Comedy Central)

Inside Amy Schumer (Comedy Central)

Key & Peele (Comedy Central)

Portlandia (IFC)

Saturday Night Live (NBC)

Outstanding Reality Competition Series

The Amazing Race (CBS)

The Voice (NBC)

Dancing With the Stars (ABC)

Top Chef (Bravo)

American Ninja Warrior (NBC)

Project Runway (Lifetime)

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Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series 

Downton Abbey – Michael Engler, “Episode 9″

Game of Thrones – Miguel Sapochnik, “Battle of the Bastards” 

Game of Thrones – Jack Bender, “The Door”

Homeland – Lesli Linka Glatter, “The Tradition of Hospitality”

Ray Donovan – David Hollander, “Excuscito”

The Knick – Steven Soderbergh, “This Is All We Are”

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series 

Downton Abbey – “Episode 8″, Julian Fellowes

Game of Thrones – “Battle of the Bastards”, David Benioff and D.B. Weiss  

Mr. Robot – “eps1.0_hellofriend.mov (Pilot)”, Sam Esmail

The Americans – “Persona Non Grata”, Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg

The Good Wife – “End”, Robert King and Michelle King

UnREAL – “Return”, Marti Noxon and Sarah Gertrude Shapiro


Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series 

Master of None – Aziz Ansari, “Parents”

Silicon Valley – Mike Judge, “Founder Friendly”

Silicon Valley – Alec Berg, “Daily Active Users”

Transparent – Jill Soloway, “Man on the Land”  

Veep – Chris Addison, “Morning After”

Veep – David Mandel, “Kissing Your Sister”

Veep – David Mandel, “Mother”

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series 

Catastrophe – “Episode 1″, Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan

Master of None – “Parents”, Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang

Silicon Valley – “Founder Friendly”, Dan O’Keefe

Silicon Valley – “The Uptick”, Alec Berg

Veep – “Morning After”, David Mandel

Veep – “Mother”, Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck

Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special

All the Way – Jay Roach

Fargo – Noah Hawley, “Before the Law”

The Night Manager – Susanne Bier

The People v O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story – Ryan Murphy, “From the Ashes of Tragedy”

The People v O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story – John Singleton, “The Race Card”

The People v O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story – Anthony Hemingway, “Manna from Heaven”

Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special

Fargo – “Palindrome”, Noah Hawley

Fargo – “Loplop”, Bob DeLaurentis

The Night Manager – David Farr

The People v O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story – “Marcia, Marcia Marcia”, D.V. DeVincentes

The People v O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story – “From the Ashes of Tragedy”, Scott Alexander and Larry Karazewski

The People v O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story – “The Race Card”, Joe Robert Cole

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