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All the winners at the 2016 Emmy Awards

Los Angeles - The winners for the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards have been announced.

Jimmy Kimmel was the host of the prestigious awards for the second time. 

The Emmys celebrates the best in television entertainment over the past year, covering drama and comedy series, reality and variety shows, and mini-series and made for TV movies.

Here is a the list of winners so far:

Drama Series
"Game of Thrones"

Directing, Drama Series
Miguel Sapochnik, "Game of Thrones"

Actor, Drama Series
Rami Malek, "Mr. Robot"

Actress, Drama Series
Tatiana Maslany, "Orphan Black"

Supporting Actor, Drama Series
Ben Mendelsohn, "Bloodline"

Supporting Actress, Drama Series
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey

Writing for a Drama Series
David Benioff and D.B. Weiss "Game of Thrones"

Comedy Series
"Veep"

Directing, Comedy Series
 Jill Soloway, "Transparent"

Actor, Comedy Series
Jeffrey Tambor, "Transparent"

Actress, Comedy Series
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "Veep"

Supporting Actor, Comedy Series
Louie Anderson, "Baskets"

Supporting Actress, Comedy Series
Kate McKinnon, "Saturday Night Live"

Writing for a Comedy Series
Alan Yang and Aziz Ansari, "Master of None"

Limited Series
"The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story"

Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Drama
Susanne Bier, "The Night Manager"

Actor, Limited Series or Movie
Courtney B. Vance, "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story"

Actress, Limited Series or Movie
Sarah Paulson, "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story"

Supporting Actor, Limited Series or Movie
Sterling K. Brown, "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story"

Supporting Actress, Limited Series or Movie
Regina King, "American Crime"

Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special
D.V. BeVincentis, "The People v. O.J. Simpson American Crime Story"

Variety Talk Series
"Last Week Tonight with John Oliver"

Variety Sketch Series
"Key & Peele"

Directing for a Variety Special
Thomas Kail and Alex Rudzinskifor "Grease Live"

Writing for a Variety Special
Patton Oswalt, "Talking for Clapping"

Television Movie
"Sherlock: The Abominable Bride"

Reality-Competition Program
"The Voice"

(Photos: AP)

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