Congratulations are in order as the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards has officially announced the complete winners' list. There were some stunning shows that were nominated for the annual awards this year and some spectacular stars took home the prestigious TV award.

The biggest winner of the night is The Handmaid's Tale which swept the awards night to take home the maximum awards. The hit show, nominated almost in every category this year took home the award for Outstanding Drama Series and Elisabeth Moss and Ann Dowd winning in the acting categories. The show also took home the award in the writing and directing category.

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Following up The Handmaid's Tale victory was Julia Louis-Dreyfus' Veep. The show took home the award for Outstanding Comedy Series. It also helped Louis-Dreyfus make history as she was awarded her sixth Emmy for her role as Selina Meyer – the most number of awards won by an actor for the same role.

Other TV shows that made history at the Emmys 2017 are Saturday Night Live, Big Little Lies, Donald Glover for Atlanta. Glover became the first black director to have won the Best Directing award in a Comedy. Without much further ado, here's the complete list of winners of the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards aka Emmy Awards 2017.

Outstanding lead actor in a drama series: This Is Us

Outstanding lead actress in a drama series: Elisabeth Moss for The Handmaid's Tale

Outstanding supporting actor in a drama series: John Lithgow for The Crown

Outstanding supporting actress in a drama series: Ann Dowd for The Handmaid's Tale

Outstanding lead actor in a limited series: Riz Ahmed for The Night Of

Outstanding lead actress in a limited series: Nicole Kidman for Big Little Lies

Outstanding supporting actress in a limited series or movie: Laura Dern for Big Little Lies

Outstanding supporting actor in a limited series or movie: Alexander Skarsgard for Big Little Lies

Outstanding writing for a drama series: Bruce Miller for The Handmaid's Tale

Outstanding writing for a comedy series: Aziz Ansari and Lena Waithe for Master of None

Outstanding directing for a drama series: Reed Morano for The Handmaid's Tale

Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special: Jean-Marc Vallée, Big Little Lies

While the award winners made most of the headlines, this year's Emmys was (like any other award show off-late) politically charged. The prestigious award night was hosted by late night show host Stephen Colbert.</s>There was a lot of buzz going into tonight's Emmy Awards —with Stephen Colbert hosting the ceremony and a star-studded nominees list, things were bound to happen. The Best Actress in a Limited Series contenders alone were a who's-who of Oscar winners. (Spoiler alert: Nicole Kidman won.) Plus, the excitement around the surplus of quality TV shows in general gave some extra sparkle to tonight's Emmys.

That being said, it was still an awards show, which means the running time was about an hour too long, and there were a few self-indulgent, eye-roll moments we could've done without. Overall, though, the show was a great time. So here are the best and worst moments from the 2017 Emmy Awards.

Issa Rae saying she's rooting for all the Black nominees.

He sang about how the world seems less like a dumpster fire when you watch good television. And, well, he's right. Our only complaint? The jingle reminded us that Bryan, not Peter, won this season of The Bachelorette .

It was brisk and funny—living proof that hosting gigs are best left up to the professionals. The only slumps were when he cracked a few thin jokes about the Hurricane Harvey and Irma crises and the Sean Spicer cameo—but we'll get to that.

Her performance in Big Little Lies was one of the highlights in entertainment this year—period. She deserved to win, and her speech thanking the "fierce" tribe of women on the show was A-plus.

Again, he was a deserving candidate, so it's amazing he won. (He also took home the prize for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.)

Honestly, we're not deserving of her.

Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda, and Lily Tomlin having a 9 to 5 reunion after 30-plus years.

They joked about Donald Trump and vibrators. It was a moment.

Alec Baldwin's epic Trump diss during his speech for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.

“I suppose I should say, at long last, Mr. President, here is your Emmy,” he said, referring to the fact Trump was nominated several times for The Apprentice but never won.

RuPaul literally playing an Emmy during a sketch with Colbert.

Where is RuPaul's Emmy for being Emmy?

Issa Rae and Riz Ahmed presenting an award together.

The fact that this show was perhaps the most diverse Emmys ceremony to date.

Queer and people of color representation was stronger than ever before—both in the winners and the audience. Hopefully this is a sign of where the industry is going.

Lena Waithe becoming the first Black woman to win an Emmy for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series ( Master of None ).

"I see each and everyone one of you," she said about the queer community during her speech. "The things that make us different: those are our superpowers. Everyday when you walked out the door, put on your imaginary cape and go out there and conquer the world—because the world would not be as beautiful as it is if we weren't in it."

Nicole Kidman winning Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series for Big Little Lies .

This was the most competitive category of the night, and Kidman got very emotional during her speech.

Riz Ahmed winning winning Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series for The Night Of .

Elisabeth Moss winning Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for The Handmaid's Tale.

It's incredible that this feminist show received so much love tonight. Progress!

Kidman and Reese Witherspoon's plea for more roles for women.

“Bring women to the front of their own stories,” Witherspoon said while accepting the award for Outstanding Limited Series for Big Little Lies . “Make them the heroes of their own stories.” Kidman added, “This is a friendship that then created opportunities out of our frustration because we weren’t getting offered great roles. So now, more great roles for women, please.” Damn straight.

It's so problematic that she still feels the need to do this. She's Dolly Effing Parton! Evan Fonda rolled her eyes at this.

Seth McFarlane doing all those Family Guy impressions.

Click here to check out more of our Emmy Awards 2017 coverage.</s>Writer Lena Waithe, co-winner of the Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series award for ‘Master of None,’ poses in the press room during the 69th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 17, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.

There are still some things we can count on: Stephen Colbert will find new and stinging ways to insult the president, Sterling K. Brown will give a helluva super-black acceptance speech, and no matter who’s president, Oprah Winfrey is still queen of America.

So how were the Emmys, you ask? Fairly enjoyable, very political and historic.

Both Donald Glover and Lena Waithe made history with their wins for outstanding comedy directing and outstanding comedy writing, respectively. Waithe, who co-wrote Master of None’s poignant Thanksgiving episode, became the first black woman to win an Emmy for outstanding comedy writing. Glover took home two trophies Sunday night for his work on Atlanta: He became the first black person to win for directing a comedy series and also won for outstanding lead actor in a comedy.

Waithe began by invoking U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters by beginning her speech with “Reclaiming my time.” She went on to shout-out her queer brothers and sisters, which was especially meaningful given that Thanksgiving was about her character Denise’s personal journey as a lesbian.

“I love you all and, last but certainly not least, my LGBTQIA family,” Waithe said. “I see each and every one of you. The things that make us different, those are our superpowers — every day when you walk out the door and put on your imaginary cape and go out there and conquer the world because the world would not be as beautiful as it is if we weren’t in it.

“And for everybody out there that showed so much love for this episode, thank you for embracing a little Indian boy from South Carolina and a little queer black girl from the South Side of Chicago. We appreciate it more than you could ever know.”

Waithe has had an amazing ride, from working as a writer on the Black & Sexy TV show Hello Cupid and writing on Bones to finding her way to a hit show in Master of None. She also produced Dear White People (the movie, not the Netflix show).

It was quite a night for Glover, who unseated two-time winner and Transparent actor Jeffrey Tambor for the acting trophy. “I want to thank Trump for making black people No. 1 on the most oppressed list. He’s the reason I’m probably up here,” Glover said while accepting the acting award.

During his acceptance speech for his directing Emmy, Glover made sure to thank Hiro Murai, the primary director for Atlanta, who is largely responsible for its distinctive style. Murai and Glover have a partnership that predates the show. They’ve worked together on music videos, and Atlanta is Murai’s first television series directing job. He’s since directed episodes of Snowfall and Legion, both FX shows like Atlanta. Although Murai wasn’t a winner Sunday night, I have few doubts that we’ll see him on the Emmy stage soon enough.

And as long as I’m gazing into a crystal ball, I’ll suggest that we’ll likely see Insecure director Melina Matsoukas there too. Insecure was understandably excluded from nominations for its first season. But next year, when the exponentially better second season is eligible, will be different. (There were any number of comedies — The Good Place, You’re The Worst or Better Things, for example — that could have replaced Modern Family as a nominee in the outstanding comedy category. Not that it matters much. They still would have gotten trounced by Veep.) The first season of Insecure was strong, but showrunner Prentice Penny and Issa Rae now clearly have embraced the possibilities that HBO, and HBO money, offers. The writing has grown sharper, and I’m sure the Emmys will follow.

While Winfrey’s HBO effort, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, did not win for best television movie (the romantic and lovely Black Mirror: San Junipero did instead), no one was about to forget about Miss O.

Upon accepting an award for Last Week Tonight, John Oliver, asked, “Where’s Oprah? I’d like to thank Oprah’s seat-filler. I met Oprah once. It was like meeting the queen, but much, much better.”

This is Us actor Brown, who won for outstanding actor lead actor in a drama series, was the single person who not only was played off the stage but also had his microphone cut because he didn’t take the hint when the music in the Microsoft Theater rose to drown him out. The part of me that wanted to go to bed on time was annoyed. The other part of me was totally understanding, because who wouldn’t be completely jazzed about beating Anthony Hopkins in an acting contest after a 19-year Emmy drought for black lead actors, which is precisely what Brown did? No one with sense, that’s who.

Anyway, kudos to Brown for his ebullient speech-giving skills. He worked in references to Mad Men, Martin, black love (the idea, not the OWN series), Breaking Bad and Homicide: Life on the Street. And he thanked his co-stars, Chrissy Metz and Mandy Moore, telling them, “You are the best white TV family that a brotha has ever had.”

So, yeah, it took a while.

Other highlights of the night: British actor and rapper Riz Ahmed won for outstanding lead actor in a limited series for his role as Nasir Khan in The Night Of, making him the first Muslim and South Asian man to win in the category.

Ahmed, who is almost unfailingly effervescent, turned serious in his acceptance speech, but not without thanking Winfrey first since he sat next to her during the broadcast. “It’s always strange reaping the rewards of a story that’s based on real-world suffering, but if this show has shone a light on some of the prejudice in our society, Islamophobia, some of the injustice in our justice system, then maybe that’s something,” he said.

Of the many cracks at our president, the most biting included ribbing over the fact that he never won an Emmy for The Apprentice, which he was so bothered by that during a presidential debate with Hillary Clinton he was still insisting he should have won.

A consolation prize: Alec Baldwin won the Emmy for outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series for portraying him on Saturday Night Live.

The starring ladies of 9 to 5, Dolly Parton, Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda, took to the stage to reveal the outstanding supporting actor in a limited series (which went to Big Little Lies actor Alexander Skarsgård) and gave perhaps the most obvious subtweet of the evening:

“Well, back in 1980 … we refused to be controlled by a sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot,” Fonda said.

“And in 2017 we still refuse to be controlled by a sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot,” Tomlin chimed in.

As for Colbert, his barbs directed at Trump were so biting that I momentarily worried how our commander in chief would respond.

Among the many ribs: “There were over 450 original scripted shows made this year. Of course, there’s no way anyone could possibly watch that much TV, other than the president, who seems to have a lot of time for that sort of thing. Hello, sir! Thank you for joining us,” Colbert said while waving at the camera.

However, Colbert’s best line of the evening was directed not at the president but at fellow white late-night host Bill Maher. Colbert included Maher in a list of actors of color present at the ceremony, including Uzo Aduba, Samira Wiley and Anthony Anderson.

Capitalizing on Maher’s troubles after he had used the phrase “house n—-” on his HBO show Real Time with Bill Maher, Colbert remarked, “I assume he’s black because he’s so comfortable using the N-word.”</s>by Frankie TAGGART Hollywood's elite gathered Sunday as television's glittering Emmys placed politics front and center, in a race seen by critics as the most suspenseful in a decade.

The glitzy ceremony in downtown Los Angeles -- the first under the administration of President Donald Trump -- was widely expected to have a strongly political flavor, and host Stephen Colbert set the tone in his opening monologue.

"However you feel about the president, and you do feel about the president, you can't deny that every show was influenced by Donald Trump in some way," he said.

"All the late night shows, obviously, 'House of Cards,' the new season of 'American Horror Story.'"

Politics was also in the air as John Lithgow picked up the first award of the night: best supporting actor in a drama for his acclaimed turn as Winston Churchill in Netflix's British royal drama "The Crown."

"In these crazy times his life even as an old man reminds us what leadership and courage in government really looks like," the US actor said.

NBC's long-running comedy sketch show "Saturday Night Live" received 22 nominations -- the joint-highest total alongside "Westworld" -- after a year of mercilessly spoofing the new commander-in-chief.

Its haul of five Creative Arts statuettes included outstanding guest actress in a comedy series for Melissa McCarthy, whose "Unhinged Spicey" take on Sean Spicer came to embody early criticism of the administration.

The former White House press secretary, whose full-throated defense of Trump earned him derision on television, delighted his former tormentors in a surprise appearance at the opening of the show.

SNL was leading with four statuettes as the ceremony reached the final stages, with Kate McKinnon tearfully accepting the award for best supporting actress in a comedy series for her portrayal of Hillary Clinton.

She told reporters backstage that the role had been "the greatest honor of my life" and talked of the "special kind of electricity" on set every week.

Alec Baldwin was tapped as best supporting actor in a comedy for his Trump impersonation.

"I suppose I should say at long last, Mr President, here is your Emmy," he joked, in a dig at Trump's oft-stated annoyance at never having won a statuette for NBC reality show "The Apprentice" or its celebrity spin-off.

The show also picked up the award for best variety sketch show and outstanding directing.

Elsewhere in the comedy stakes, Donald Glover was a big winner, taking home a brace of statuettes for directing and starring in the FX comedy series "Atlanta."

The award caps a huge year for Glover, 33, who already has two Golden Globes for the show, which focuses on the Georgia capital's rap scene.

Glover got a loud cheer when he took to the stage and thanked Trump for "making black people number one on the most oppressed list."

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, in one of the least surprising announcements of the night, won her sixth consecutive Emmy for playing hapless ex-president Selena Meyer in HBO's "Veep," which also won best comedy series.

- Wide open field -HBO's fantasy epic "Game of Thrones" has a record 38 awards, but is ineligible for the 69th Primetime Emmys, having started its seventh season too late.

That left the field clear for numerous much talked-about first-timers, including HBO sci-fi Western show "Westworld," Hulu's dystopian "The Handmaid's Tale" and Netflix's 1980s-set horror series "Stranger Things."

The three series already have a huge 13 statuettes between them from last weekend's Creative Arts Emmys, which recognize behind-the-scenes talent as well as guest acting appearances.

"Not since 'Mad Men' began its... winning streak in 2008 has there been such a wide open field for the night's most prestigious trophy: best drama series," said weekly trade paper Variety.

That category -- to be announced at the end of the night -- includes five debutants, "Westworld," "The Handmaid's Tale," NBC's family drama "This Is Us," and two Netflix shows, "Stranger Things" and British royal drama "The Crown."

"The Handmaid's Tale," based on the 1985 novel by Canadian author Margaret Atwood, had three statuettes going into the halfway point.

Its writer Bruce Miller was first on stage, followed by Ann Dowd, picking up her first Emmy at age 61 for her portrayal of brutal instructor Aunt Lydia.

"Well, I think this is a dream, you know. I know it's an actor's dream and I'm deeply grateful to you," she said.

"I have been acting for a long time and that this should happen now, I don't have the words."

The show's Reed Morano also picked up a statuette for directing. DM</s>Emmys winners list 2017: Nicole Kidman, Handmaid's Tale, Veep and Big Little Lies win awards

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The 2017 Emmy Awards have wrapped up.

First things first, Nicole Kidman has won Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.

Big Little Lies and The Handmaid's Tale were also big winners on the night, claiming five Emmys each.

Below is the full list of winners from television's night of nights.

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

WINNER: John Lithgow (The Crown)

Jonathan Banks (Better Call Saul)

Mandy Patinkin (Homeland)

Michael Kelly (House of Cards)

David Harbour (Stranger Things)

Ron Cephas Jones (This Is Us)

Jeffrey Wright (Westworld)

Supporting Actress in a Comedy

WINNER: Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live)

Vanessa Bayer (Saturday Night Live)

Leslie Jones (Saturday Night Live)

Anna Chlumsky (Veep)

Judith Light (Transparent)

Kathryn Hahn (Transparent)

Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie

Regina King (American Crime)

WINNER: Laura Dern (Big Little Lies)

Jackie Hoffman (Feud: Bette and Joan)

Shailene Woodley (Big Little Lies)

Judy Davis (Feud: Bette and Joan)

Michelle Pfeiffer (The Wizard of Lies)

Directing for a Comedy Series

WINNER: Donald Glover (Atlanta)

Jamie Babbit (Silicon Valley)

Mike Judge (Silicon Valley)

Morgan Sackett (Veep)

David Mandel (Veep)

Dale Stern (Veep)

Variety Sketch Series

Billy on the Street (truTV)

Documentary Now! (IFC)

Drunk History (Comedy Central)

Portlandia (IFC)

WINNER: Saturday Night Live (NBC)

Tracey Ullman's Show (HBO)

Did you know?: Saturday Night Live has won the most Emmys of any television program, with 55 awards (now 56).

Writing for a Drama Series

Joe Weisberg and Joel Fields (The Americans)

Gordon Smith (Better Call Saul)

Peter Morgan (The Crown)

WINNER: Bruce Miller (The Handmaid's Tale)

The Duffer Brothers (Stranger Things)

Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan (Westworld)

Did you know?: This is one of the 22 nominations Westworld earned in 2017, tying in top spot with Saturday Night Live.

Supporting Actor in a Comedy

WINNER: Alec Baldwin (Saturday Night Live)

Louie Anderson (Baskets)

Ty Burrell (Modern Family)

Tituss Burgess (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt)

Tony Hale (Veep)

Matt Walsh (Veep)

Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Special

WINNER: Jean-Marc Vallee (Big Little Lies)

Noah Hawley (Fargo)

Ryan Murphy (Feud: Bette & Joan)

Ron Howard (Genius)

James Marsh (The Night Of)

Steve Zaillian (The Night Of)

Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie

WINNER: Alexander Skarsgard (Big Little Lies)

Alfred Molina (Feud: Bette and Joan)

David Thewlis (Fargo)

Bill Camp (The Night Of)

Stanley Tucci (Feud: Bette and Joan)

Michael K. Williams (The Night Of)

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

WINNER: Ann Dowd (The Handmaid's Tale)

Samira Wiley (The Handmaid's Tale)

Uzo Aduba (Orange Is the New Black)

Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things)

Chrissy Metz (This Is Us)

Thandie Newton (Westworld)

Writing for a Comedy Series

Donald Glover (Atlanta)

Stephen Glover (Atlanta)

WINNER: Aziz Ansari and Lena Waithe (Master of None)

Alec Berg (Silicon Valley)

Billy Kimball (Veep)

David Mandel (Veep)

Did you know?: Donald Glover has had quite a year. Along with this nomination, he's been recognised in the Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and Directing for a Comedy Series categories. Atlanta is also nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series.

Reality Competition Program

The Amazing Race (CBS)

American Ninja Warrior (NBC)

Project Runway (Lifetime)

RuPaul's Drag Race (VH1)

Top Chef (Bravo)

WINNER: The Voice (NBC)

Directing for a Drama Series

Vince Gilligan (Better Call Saul)

Stephen Daldry (The Crown)

WINNER: Reed Morano (The Handmaid's Tale)

Kate Dennis (The Handmaid's Tale)

Lesli Linka Glatter (Homeland)

The Duffer Brothers (Stranger Things)

Jonathan Nolan (Westworld)

Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Special

David E. Kelley (Big Little Lies)

WINNER: Charlie Brooker (Black Mirror: San Junipero)

Noah Hawley (Fargo)

Ryan Murphy (Feud: Bette and Joan)

Jaffe Cohen, Michael Zam and Ryan Murphy (Feud: Bette and Joan)

Richard Price and Steven Zaillian (The Night Of)

Variety Talk Series

Full Frontal With Samantha Bee (TBS)

Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)

WINNER: Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (HBO)

The Late Late Show With James Corden (CBS)

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (CBS)

Real Time With Bill Maher (HBO)

Lead Actor in a Comedy

Anthony Anderson (Black-ish)

Aziz Ansari (Master of None)

Zach Galifianakis (Baskets)

WINNER: Donald Glover (Atlanta)

William H. Macy (Shameless)

Jeffrey Tambor (Transparent)

Lead Actress in a Comedy

Pamela Adlon (Better Things)

Jane Fonda (Grace and Frankie)

Allison Janney (Mom)

Ellie Kemper (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt)

WINNER: Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep)

Tracee Ellis Ross (Black-ish)

Lily Tomlin (Grace and Frankie)

Did you know?: Julia Louis-Dreyfus is the first person to win six times for the same role.

Comedy Series

Atlanta (FX)

Black-ish (ABC)

Master of None (Netfllix)

Modern Family (ABC)

Silicon Valley (HBO)

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix)

WINNER: Veep (HBO)

Lead Actor in Limited Series or Movie

WINNER: Riz Ahmed (The Night Of)

Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock)

Robert De Niro (The Wizard of Lies)

Ewan McGregor (Fargo)

Geoffrey Rush (Genius)

John Turturro (The Night Of)

Did you know?: This is the first time Robert De Niro has been nominated for an Emmy. He's won two Oscars though.

Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie

Carrie Coon (Fargo)

Felicity Huffman (American Crime)

WINNER: Nicole Kidman (Big Little Lies)

Jessica Lange (Feud: Bette and Joan)

Susan Sarandon (Feud: Bette and Joan)

Reese Witherspoon (Big Little Lies)

TV Movie

WINNER: Black Mirror: San Junipero (Netflix)

Dolly Parton's Christmas Of Many Colors: Circle Of Love (NBC)

The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks (HBO)

Sherlock: The Lying Detective (Masterpiece) (PBS)

The Wizard Of Lies (HBO)

Limited Series

WINNER: Big Little Lies (HBO)

Fargo (FX)

Feud: Bette and Joan (FX)

Genius (National Geographic)

The Night Of (HBO)

Lead Actor in a Drama Series

WINNER: Sterling K Brown (This Is Us)

Anthony Hopkins (Westworld)

Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul)

Matthew Rhys (The Americans)

Liev Schreiber (Ray Donovan)

Kevin Spacey (House of Cards)

Milo Ventimiglia (This Is Us)

Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Viola Davis (How to Get Away With Murder)

Claire Foy (The Crown)

WINNER: Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid's Tale)

Keri Russell (The Americans)

Evan Rachel Wood (Westworld)

Robin Wright (House of Cards)

Drama Series

Better Call Saul (AMC)

The Crown (Netflix)

WINNER: The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu)

House of Cards (Netflix)

Stranger Things (Netflix)

This Is Us (NBC)

Westworld (HBO)

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First posted</s>Anna Chlumsky looks absolutely stunning while making her red carpet appearance at the 2017 Emmy Awards held at the Microsoft Theater on Sunday (September 17) in Los Angeles.

The 36-year-old actress is nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Amy Brookheimer on Veep. This is her fifth year in a row as a nominee!

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This could be a big night for Veep. The show is up for 15 awards total, including Outstanding Comedy Series. It won two of the awards at last week’s Creative Arts Emmys.</s>Julia Louis-Dreyfus holds her Emmys for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Comedy Series for ‘Veep’ at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 18, 2017. — Reuters picLOS ANGELES, Sept 18 — Veep, the satire of a hapless but charming woman who becomes the first female president of the United States, today won the Emmy for best comedy series.

The television prize comes days after HBO said that Veep would end next year. Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who plays the central character of Selina Meyer, also broke the record for most Emmys for the same role by winning best actress in a comedy series for the sixth time.

The 56-year-old actress — who became famous for playing in Saturday Night Live and Seinfeld — promised a “great final season” of Veep.

“We did have a whole story line about an impeachment but we abandoned that because we were worried that someone else might get to it first,” she joked, in reference to embattled President Donald Trump.

Veep in its latest season inadvertently imitated life as Meyer nursed the loss of the White House, although the show largely has avoided parallels to Hillary Clinton and her unsuccessful campaign to be the first woman president. — AFP</s>The leading lady took home the 2017 award for outstanding lead actress in a comedy for her role in Veep, holding the record for most wins for a performance in the same role for the same series.

“Okay, thanks a million, you guys,” she said as she took the stage. “First I really want to recognize [the] powerful and funny ladies in our category … you are superb and I adore you.”

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The actress also thanked HBO and all of the show’s writers, directors, producers and her costars, whom she loves “dearly” and relies on dearly.

“We have a great final season that we are about to start filming with a lot of surprises,” she added, revealing that they had a “whole storyline about an impeachment” which they they abandoned because they were “worried that someone else might get to it first.”

“This is and it continues to be the role of a lifetime and an adventure of utter joy,” she concluded.

The star beat out fellow nominees Pamela Adlon (Better Things), Jane Fonda (Grace and Frankie), Allison Janney (Mom), Ellie Kemper (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), Tracee Ellis Ross (black-ish) and Lily Tomlin (Grace and Frankie).

The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards, hosted by Stephen Colbert, are airing live on CBS from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.</s>Following its Creative Arts Emmy wins for outstanding casting for a comedy series and outstanding cinematography for a single-camera series (half-hour), Veep took home the award for outstanding comedy series at Sunday’s 69th annual gathering.

The cast and crew of the show boarded the stage to accept the award just minutes after Julia Louis-Dreyfus won her sixth-consecutive Emmy for her starring role on the HBO series.

Veep earned its sixth nomination in the category this year, with its win marking the third time the show has taken home the trophy in the outstanding comedy series category.

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Furthermore, the 2017 win is the show’s third consecutive win in the category.

Veep beat out fellow nominees Silicon Valley, Master of None, Modern Family, Atlanta, black-ish and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.

The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards, hosted by Stephen Colbert, are airing live on CBS from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.</s>U.S. politics was at the forefront during the opening monologue delivered by host Stephen Colbert. Colbert jabbed at Trump repeatedly before throwing to a surprise appearance by Sean Spicer, Trump’s former press secretary who resigned in July. Spicer made references to the size of the Emmy crowd, a play on his statements following Trump’s January inauguration.

Here are some of those highlights:

A reunion of the leading ladies from the 1980 film 9 to 5, an appearance from Sean Spicer, and Saturday Night Live’s comedy award sweep generated a lot of interest, not to mention near-constant references to U.S. President Donald Trump.

Canadian writer Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale was the talk of this year’s Emmy Awards, but many other highlights got social media buzzing during the broadcast.

Late-night sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live made headlines for their coverage of Trump’s election against Hillary Clinton in 2016, an effort that led to the show raking in Emmy gold.

Read more: The Handmaid’s Tale cleans up at Emmy Awards

Performer Kate McKinnon, who frequently parodied Clinton on SNL, won Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, while guest performer Alec Baldwin, who parodied Trump, won Outstanding Supporting Actor.

Baldwin got his digs in to the President’s eight separate Emmy losses, joking “at long last, Mr. President, here is your Emmy.”

McKinnon praised Clinton for her “grace and grit” in her sppech.

SNL was later awarded the Emmy for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series, as well as six other Emmys. The show had been nominated for 22 awards.

Fans were overjoyed to see an on-stage reunion between Dolly Parton, Lily Tomlin, and Jane Fonda who starred together in the 1980 comedy film 9 to 5 about three working women who overthrow their companies sexist boss.

Like others throughout the night, the trio took on Trump, saying “back in 1980, in [9 to 5], we refused to be controlled by a sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot, and in 2017, we still refuse to be controlled by a sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot.”

Tomlin and Fonda currently star in the Netflix series Grace & Frankie. The appearance of the trio sparked speculation at the possibility of a reunion on that program.

Donald Glover and Lena Waithe made history for their wins.

Glover took home Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series for his work on Atlanta. It was the first ever win for a Black director. He also one Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, the first time in 32 years a person of colour won the award.

Waithe is the first Black woman to win for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series for her work on Master of None, which she co-wrote alongside comic Aziz Ansari.

“The things that make us different, those are our superpowers,” she said, addressing her “LGBTQIA family.” “Every day when you walk out the door, put on your imaginary cape and go out there and conquer the world.”

The Emmys In Memoriam segment was a reminder of a tough year of heartbreak, with fans and attendees mourning the loss of some of Hollywood’s brightest stars, including actresses Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, the mother-daughter duo who died a day apart in December 2016.
The Handmaid's Tale wins eight awards including Outstanding Drama Series, while Veep wins for Outstanding Comedy Series.