Outstanding Comedy Series–Veep
Outstanding Variety Sketch Series–Inside Amy Schumer
Outstanding Variety Talk Series–The Daily Show
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series–Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series–Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series–Allison Janney, Mom
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series–Tony Hale, Veep
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series–Bradley Whitford, Transparent
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series–Joan Cusack, Shameless
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series–Veep
Writing For A Variety Series–The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series–Transparent
Directing For A Variety Show–Chuck O’Neil, The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Full list of Primetime Emmys winners here.
Three of the most talked about comedies series of the year got their due at The Emmys last night as Jon Stewart has ended his Daily Show run with an Emmys sweep for talk/variety series, Transparent got honors for Jeffrey Tambor and series creator Jill Soloway, and Veep received its rightful due as a truly outstanding comedy series with four Emmys.
Even more notable than that, only one broadcast network sitcom, CBS’ Mom, got an Emmy. Everything else is highly touted cable shows like Veep, Inside Amy Schumer or shows on streaming networks like Amazon. If there was ever a sign of the times of TV as far as comedy is concerned, take a gander at this list of winners again.