Monday, 21 September 2015

Best Emmys Moment as Viola Davis Does the Impossible! Her Earth Moving Speech and All Who Shed Tears of Joy!


Sunday's Emmys (the 67th) would've come and gone like previous once until Viola Davis' name was announced as the winner of lead actress in a drama series for her role in ABC's How to Get Away With Murder, She became the first African-American (Black) to so win the award. And she was so moved that her acceptance speech drew tears from fellow black actresses like Taraj (Cookie), Kerry Washington and others. She said:
"'In my mind, I see a line. And over that line, I see green fields and lovely flowers and beautiful white women with their arms stretched out to me over that line, but I can't seem to get there no how. I can't seem to get over that line.' That was Harriet Tubman in the 1800s...

And let me tell you something: The only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is opportunity... You cannot win an Emmy for roles that are simply not there. So here's to all the writers, the awesome people … who have redefined what it means to be beautiful, to be sexy, to be a leading woman, to be black. And to the Taraji P. Hensons, the Kerry Washingtons, the Halle Berrys ... to Gabrielle Union—thank you for taking us over that line."

Click HERE for Complete List of Winners

Outstanding Drama Series
Game of Thrones
 – Winner
Orange Is the New Black
Homeland
Downton Abbey
House of Cards
Mad Men
Better Call Saul

Outstanding Comedy Series
Veep – Winner
Transparent
Louie
Modern Family
Orange Is the New Black
Silicon Valley
Parks and Recreation
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
 – Winner
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom
Kyle Chandler, Bloodline
Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Viola Davis, How to Get Away With Murder
 – Winner
Taraji P. Henson, Empire
Claire Danes, Homeland
Robin Wright, House of Cards
Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones – Winner
Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul
Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodline
Jim Carter, Downton Abbey
Michael Kelly, House of Cards
Alan Cumming, The Good Wife

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Uzo Aduba, Orange Is the New Black
 – Winner
Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones
Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
Lena Headey, Game of Thrones
Christine Baranski, The Good Wife

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent – Winner
Will Forte, The Last Man on Earth
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
Don Cheadle, House of Lies
Louis C.K., Louie
Anthony Anderson, Blackish
William H. Macy, Shameless

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep – Winner
Lisa Kudrow, The Comeback
Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Tony Hale, Veep – Winner
Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Keegan-Michael Peele, Key & Peele
Adam Driver, Girls
Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Allison Janney, Mom
 – Winner
Julie Bowen, Modern Family
Niecy Nash, Getting On
Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory
Gaby Hoffmann, Transparent
Anna Chlumsky, Veep
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
Jane Krakowski, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Outstanding Miniseries
Olive Kitteridge
 – Winner
American Horror Story: Freakshow
American Crime
The Honorable Woman
Wolf Hall

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
Richard Jenkins, Olive Kitteridge
 – Winner
Adrian Brody, Houdini
Ricky Gervais, Derek Special
Timothy Hutton, American Crime
Mark Rylance, Wolf Hall
David Oyelowo, Nightingale

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Frances McDormand, Olive Kitteridge
 – Winner
Felicity Huffman, American Crime
Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Honorable Woman
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Freakshow
Queen Latifah, Bessie
Emma Thompson, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet St.

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
Bill Murray, Olive Kitteridge
 – Winner
Richard Cabral, American Crime
Denis O’Hare, American Horror Story: Freakshow
Finn Wittrock, American Horror Story: Freakshow
Michael Kenneth Williams, Bessie
Damian Lewis, Wolf Hall

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Regina King, American Crime – Winner
Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Freakshow
Angela Bassett, American Horror Story: Freakshow
Kathy Bates, American Horror Story: Freakshow
Mo’Nique, Bessie
Zoe Kazan, Olive Kitteridge

Outstanding Variety Talk Show
The Daily Show
 – Winner
The Colbert Report
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
The Late Show With David Letterman
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
Inside Amy Schumer
 – Winner
Drunk History
Key & Peele
Portlandia
Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Reality Competition Program
The Voice – Winner
The Amazing Race
Dancing With the Stars
Project Runway
So You Think You Can Dance
Top Chef

Drama – Directing
Game of Thrones – Winner
The Knick
Boardwalk Empire
Homeland

Drama – Writing
Game of Thrones – Winner
Mad Men
The Americans
Better Call Saul

Comedy Directing – Series
Transparent – Winner
Silicon Valley
Louie
Veep
The Last Man on Earth

Comedy Writing – Series
Veep – Winner
The Last Man on Earth
Louie
Transparent
Silicon Valley
Episodes

Miniseries – Directing
Olive Kitteridge
 – Winner
Wolf Hall
Bessie
American Horror Story: Freakshow
The Missing
The Honorable Woman
Houdini

Miniseries – Writing
Olive Kitteridge
 – Winner
Wolf Hall
Bessie
American Crime
Hello Ladies: The Movie
The Honorable Woman

Variety — Directing
The Daily Show
 – Winner
The Colbert Report
Inside Amy Schumer
The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon
Late Show With David Letterman

Variety — Writing
The Daily Show
 – Winner
The Colbert Report
Inside Amy Schumer
Key & Peele
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver

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