At the 2014 Emmy Awards, if you were nominated and a previous Emmy winner, the chances were pretty good that you would win another Emmy in your category. And that was true for losers as well. If you had been nominated numerous times and never won, there was a good chance you weren’t going to win the coveted award this time either. Repeat winners (and losers) were the norm in a lot of the major categories.
That all changed at this years’ 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. While there were some repeat winners, there was also enough real change to make for a refreshing new take on the extensive programming now available, with game changing breakthroughs in some major categories.
The most obvious breakthrough was the big win for Viola Davis for best dramatic actress in “How to Get Away with Murder,” the first win in the category for an African American woman. In a truly moving speech that seemed straight from the heart and without using notes, she quoted Harriet Tubman from the 1880s and also said “The only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is opportunity. Here’s to all the writers, people who have redefined what it means to be beautiful, to be sexy, to be a beautiful woman, to be black.”
Regina King‘s win for best supporting actress in “American Crime” also seemed to be something of a surprise, as did Uzo Aduba‘s win for comedic supporting actress in “Orange is the New Black,” making her the first person, since Ed Asner to win an Emmy in comedy and drama for the same role. The wins for the African American actresses ties a record set in 1991 for most acting Emmys awarded to black women in a single year.
Another emotional moment was Jon Hamm finally getting his Emmy, to a standing ovation, for his role as advertising executive Don Draper in “Mad Men,” which ended in May. He had seven previous nominations for the role but no wins, and it was fitting that he got recognition for his work in the series as it ended.
In other awards that indicate the shifting landscape in not only television viewing but also cultural values, Jeffrey Tambor, won the Emmy for best actor in Amazon’s comedy “Transparent,” and dedicated his award to members of the transgender community, thanking them for “…your patience, your courage and for allowing us to be part of the change.” Jill Soloway won the award for best comedy director for “Transparent,” and ended her acceptance speech by saying that her own transgender dad could still barred from renting an apartment in 32 states.
“Olive Kitteridge,” behind the cheerleading of Frances McDormand, had the most wins of any show, taking home six Emmys. It won for best limited series, best actress for McDormand, best actor for Richard Jenkins and best supporting actor for Bill Murray. Lisa Cholodenko won for best director in the category, and Jane Anderson won for writing.
Amy Schumer, currently one of the hottest names in Hollywood, won an Emmy for her comedy sketch series “Inside Amy Schumer.” Emmy veteran Allison Janney picked up her seventh Emmy for supporting actress in the comedy series “Mom,” and “The Voice” won for the second time in the reality category.
Other big winners included HBO, with its “Game of Thrones” winning for best drama series. The award was presented by Tracy Morgan, an inspirational moment for the actor who suffered a traumatic brain injury in devastating car accident that nearly killed him 15 months ago. Overall, HBO programming ended up with a record-setting 43 wins in various categories.
There were some predictable wins also. “Veep” star Julia Louis-Dreyfus won for best actress in a comedy for the fourth straight year and “The Daily Show,” maybe in a final salute to the greatness of Jon Stewart as he leaves television, won for every category it was nominated in.
The night also included a collage of clips honoring shows that had recently ended, including “Mad Men,” “Parks and Recreation,” “Parenthood,” “Late Show With David Letterman,” (after almost 22 years on CBS), “The Colbert Report” and crowd favorite “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart.”
All in all the Emmys were very colorful this year quite literally. It reminded me of my favorite artist, Daniel Hanifan, who does not only paint amazing colors but also works behind the scenes of theater and movie sets.
I myself have received a tremendous number of complements on my dress that was an artistic creation by Jessica Bazan, an up and coming young designer, who made dresses for a number of ladies in television.
List of Nominees and Winners:
OUTSTANDING DRAMA
Game of Thrones — WINNER
LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA 
Claire Danes, Homeland
Viola Davis, How to Get Away With Murder — WINNER
Taraji P. Henson, Empire
Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
Robin Wright, House of Cards
LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Kyle Chandler, Bloodline
Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom
Jon Hamm, Mad Men — WINNER
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey
Lena Headey, Game of Thrones
Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
Uzo Aduba, Orange Is the New Black — WINNER
Christine Baranski, The Good Wife
SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul
Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodline
Jim Carter, Downton Abbey
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones — WINNER
Michael Kelly, House of Cards
Alan Cumming, The Good Wife
GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Diana Rigg, Game of Thrones
Rachel Brosnahan, House of Cards
Cicely Tyson, How to Get Away With Murder
Allison Janney, Masters of Sex
Khandi Alexander, Scandal
Margo Martindale, The Americans — WINNER (at Creative Arts ceremony)
GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Alan Alda, The Blacklist
Michael J Fox, The Good Wife
Murray Abraham, Homeland
Reg E. Cathey, House of Cards — WINNER (at Creative Arts ceremony)
Beau Bridges, Masters of Sex
Pablo Schreiber, Orange Is the New Black
DIRECTING IN A DRAMA
Game of Thrones (David Nutter) — WINNER
WRITING IN A DRAMA
Game of Thrones (David Benioff and D.B. Weiss) — WINNER
OUTSTANDING COMEDY
Louie
Modern Family
Parks and Recreation
Silicon Valley
Transparent
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Veep — WINNER
LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Lisa Kudrow, The Comeback
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep — WINNER
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer
Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie
LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Anthony Anderson, black-ish
Louis C.K., Louie
Don Cheadle, House of Lies
Will Forte, Last Man on Earth
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
William H. Macy, Shameless
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent — WINNER
SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Niecy Nash, Getting On
Julie Bowen, Modern Family
Allison Janney, Mom — WINNER
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory
Gaby Hoffmann, Transparent
Jane Krakowski, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Anna Chlumsky, Veep
SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Adam Driver, Girls
Keegan-Michael Key, Key & Peele
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Tony Hale, Veep — WINNER
GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Gaby Hoffmann, Girls
Pamela Adlon, Louie
Elizabeth Banks, Modern Family
Joan Cusack, Shameless — WINNER (at Creative Arts ceremony)
Christine Baranski, The Big Bang Theory
Tina Fey, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Mel Brooks, The Comedians
Paul Giamatti, Inside Amy Schumer
Bill Hader, Saturday Night Live
Louis C.K., Saturday Night Live
Bradley Whitford, Transparent — WINNER (at Creative Arts ceremony)
Jon Hamm, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
DIRECTING IN A COMEDY
Transparent (Jill Soloway) — WINNER
WRITING IN A COMEDY
Veep (Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche) — WINNER
VARIETY, MUSIC, OR COMEDY SERIES
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart — WINNER
Late Show With David Letterman
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
VARIETY SKETCH SERIES
Inside Amy Schumer — WINNER
WRITING FOR A VARIETY SERIES
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart — WINNER
DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SERIES
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart (Chuck O’Neil) — WINNER
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LIMITED SERIES
American Crime
American Horror Story: Freak Show
The Honorable Woman
Olive Kitterridge — WINNER
Wolf Hall
LEAD ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
Timothy Hutton, American Crime
Ricky Gervais, Derek Special
Adrien Brody, Houdini
David Oyelowo, Nightingale
Richard Jenkins, Olive Kitteridge — WINNER
Mark Rylance, Wolf Hall
LEAD ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
Felicity Huffman, American Crime
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Freak Show
Queen Latifah, Bessie
Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Honorable Woman
Frances McDormand, Olive Kitteridge — WINNER
Emma Thompson, Sweeney Todd
SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
Regina King, American Crime — WINNER67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards – Show
Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Freak Show
Angela Bassett, American Horror Story: Freak Show
Kathy Bates, American Horror Story: Freak Show
Zoe Kazan, Olive Kitteridge
SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
Richard Cabral, American Crime
Denis O’Hare, American Horror Story: Freak Show
Finn Wittrock, American Horror Story: Freak Show
Michael Kenneth Williams, Bessie
Bill Murray, Olive Kitteridge — WINNER
Damian Lewis, Wolf Hall
DIRECTING IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
Olive Kitteridge (Lisa Cholodenko) — WINNER
WRITING IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
Olive Kitteridge (Jane Anderson) — WINNER
TV MOVIE
Agatha Christie’s Poirot — Curtain: Poirot’s Last Case
Bessie — WINNER (at Creative Arts ceremony)
REALITY SHOW COMPETITION
The Amazing Race
Dancing With the Stars
Project Runway
So You Think You Can Dance
Top Chef
The Voice — WINNER
REALITY SHOW HOST
Tom Bergeron, DWTS
Jane Lynch, Hollywood Game Night — WINNER (at Creative Arts ceremony)
Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn, Project Runway
Cat Deeley, SYTYCD
Anthony Bourdain, The Taste
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