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68th Annual Prime Time Emmy Awards: List Of Nominees/Winners

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com)  —  The 68th annual prime time Emmys were handed out Sunday evening in Los Angeles. TV critics expected big wins for the limited drama series "American Crime Story: The People Vs. O.J. Simpson" and that series didn't disappoint.

Jimmy Kimmel hosted the awards on ABC TV.

Winners of the major categories appear here in bold along with nominees in those categories. For a complete list of winners, click here.

PHOTOS: RED CARPET ARRIVALS |  SCENES FROM THE SHOW

LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

  • The Americans: Matthew Rhys as Philip Jennings
  • Better Call Saul: Bob Odenkirk as Jimmy McGill
  • Bloodline: Kyle Chandler as John Rayburn
  • House Of Cards: Kevin Spacey as Francis Underwood
  • Mr. Robot: Rami Malek as Elliot
  • Ray Donovan: Liev Schreiber as Ray Donovan

LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

  • The Americans: Keri Russell as Elizabeth Jennings
  • Empire: Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon
  • Homeland: Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison
  • House Of Cards: Robin Wright as Claire Underwood
  • How To Get Away With Murder: Viola Davis as Annalise Keating
  • Orphan Black: Tatiana Maslany as Sarah, Alison, Cosima, Helena, Rachel, M.K., Krystal

LEAD ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR A MOVIE

  • All The Way: Bryan Cranston as Lyndon B. Johnson
  • Luther: Idris Elba as DCI John Luther
  • The Night Manager: Tom Hiddleston as Jonathan Pine
  • The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story: Courtney B. Vance as Johnnie Cochran
  • The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story: Cuba Gooding, Jr. as O.J. Simpson
  • Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (Masterpiece): Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes

LEAD ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR A MOVIE

  • American Crime: Felicity Huffman as Leslie Graham
  • American Crime: Lili Taylor as Anne Blaine
  • Confirmation: Kerry Washington as Anita Hill
  • Fargo: Kirsten Dunst as Peggy Blumquist
  • Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill: Audra McDonald as Billie Holiday
  • The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story: Sarah Paulson as Marcia Clark

LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

  • black-ish: Anthony Anderson as Andre Johnson
  • The Last Man On Earth: Will Forte as Phil Miller
  • Master Of None: Aziz Ansari as Dev
  • Shameless: William H. Macy as Frank Gallagher
  • Silicon Valley: Thomas Middleditch as Richard
  • Transparent: Jeffrey Tambor as Maura Pfefferman

LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

  • black-ish: Tracee Ellis Ross as Rainbow Johnson
  • Getting On: Laurie Metcalf as Dr. Jenna James
  • Grace And Frankie: Lily Tomlin as Frankie
  • Inside Amy Schumer: Amy Schumer as Amy
  • Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Ellie Kemper as Kimmy Schmidt
  • Veep: Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer

REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM

  • The Amazing Race
  • American Ninja Warrior
  • Dancing With The Stars
  • Project Runway
  • Top Chef
  • The Voice

LIMITED SERIES

  • American Crime
  • Fargo
  • The Night Manager
  • The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
  • Roots

COMEDY SERIES

  • black-ish
  • Master Of None
  • Modern Family
  • Silicon Valley
  • Transparent
  • Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
  • Veep

DRAMA SERIES

  • The Americans
  • Better Call Saul
  • Downton Abbey
  • Game Of Thrones
  • Homeland
  • House Of Cards
  • Mr. Robot

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

  • Better Call Saul: Jonathan Banks as Mike Ehrmantraut
  • Bloodline: Ben Mendelsohn as Danny Rayburn
  • Game Of Thrones: Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister
  • Game Of Thrones: Kit Harington as Jon Snow
  • House Of Cards: Michael Kelly as Doug Stamper
  • Ray Donovan: Jon Voight as Mickey Donovan

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

  • The Affair: Maura Tierney as Helen Solloway
  • Downton Abbey: Maggie Smith as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham
  • Game Of Thrones: Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister
  • Game Of Thrones: Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen
  • Game Of Thrones: Maisie Williams as Arya Stark
  • UnREAL: Constance Zimmer as Quinn King

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR A MOVIE

  • Fargo: Jesse Plemons as Ed Blumquist
  • Fargo: Bokeem Woodbine as Mike Milligan
  • The Night Manager: Hugh Laurie as Richard Roper
  • The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story: Sterling K. Brown as Christopher Darden
  • The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story: David Schwimmer as Robert Kardashian
  • The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story: John Travolta as Robert Shapiro

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR A MOVIE

  • All The Way: Melissa Leo as Lady Bird Johnson
  • American Crime: Regina King as Terri Lacroix
  • American Horror Story: Hotel: Sarah Paulson as Hypodermic Sally / Billie Dean Howard
  • American Horror Story: Hotel: Kathy Bates as Iris
  • Fargo: Jean Smart as Floyd Gerhardt
  • The Night Manager: Olivia Colman as Angela Burr

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

  • Baskets: Louie Anderson as Christine Baskets
  • Brooklyn Nine-Nine: Andre Braugher as Captain Ray Holt
  • Key & Peele: Keegan-Michael Key as Various characters
  • Modern Family: Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy
  • Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Tituss Burgess as Titus Andromedon
  • Veep: Tony Hale as Gary Walsh
  • Veep: Matt Walsh as Mike McLintock

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

  • Getting On: Niecy Nash as Didi Ortley
  • Mom: Allison Janney as Bonnie
  • Saturday Night Live: Kate McKinnon as various characters
  • Transparent: Judith Light as Shelly Pfefferman
  • Transparent: Gaby Hoffmann as Ali Pfefferman
  • Veep: Anna Chlumsky as Amy Brookheimer
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