The 2016 Emmy Awards were held yesterday at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles and was hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. The biggest winner on the night was The People vs O.J. Simpson. Game of Thrones once again took out Best Drama Series as well as Veep winning Best Comedy for the second year in a row.

Other highlights included Aziz Ansari winning an Emmy for writing an episode for his show Master of None about his parents who were there in the audience. Also, those cute kids from Stranger Things entertained the crowd pre-show and handed out peanut butter and jelly sandwiches! – Check out the videos below.

The winners of the main categories were as follows, for all categories check here. Let us know your thoughts in the comments!

Best Drama Series
Winner: Game of Thrones
The Americans
House of Cards
Downton Abbey
Better Call Saul
Mr. Robot
Homeland

Best Comedy Series
Winner: Veep
Transparent
Silicon Valley
Modern Family
Master of None
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Black-ish

Best Actor in a Drama Series
Winner: Rami Malek (Mr. Robot)
Kyle Chandler (Bloodline)
Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul)
Matthew Rhys (The Americans)
Liev Schreiber (Ray Donovan)
Kevin Spacey (House of Cards)

Best Actress in a Drama Series
Winner: Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black)
Viola Davis (How to Get Away With Murder)
Claire Danes (Homeland)
Taraji P. Henson (Empire)
Keri Russell (The Americans)
Robin Wright (House of Cards)

Best Actor in a Comedy Series
Winner: Jeffrey Tambor (Transparent)
Anthony Anderson (Black-ish)
Aziz Ansari (Master of None)
Will Forte (The Last Man on Earth)
William H. Macy (Shameless)
Thomas Middleditch (Silicon Valley)

Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Winner: Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep)
Ellie Kemper (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt)
Laurie Metcalf (Getting On)
Tracee Ellis Ross (Black-ish)
Amy Schumer (Inside Amy Schumer)
Lily Tomlin (Grace and Frankie)

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Winner: Ben Mendelsohn (Bloodline)
Jonathan Banks (Better Call Saul)
Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones)
Kit Harington (Game of Thrones)
Michael Kelly (House of Cards)
Jon Voight (Ray Donovan)

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Winner: Maggie Smith (Downton Abbey)
Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones)
Lena Headey (Game of Thrones)
Maura Tierney (The Affair)
Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones)
Constance Zimmer (UnREAL)

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Winner: Louie Anderson (Baskets)
Andre Braugher (Brooklyn Nine-Nine)
Ty Burrell (Modern Family)
Tituss Burgess (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt)
Tony Hale (Veep)
Keegan-Michael Key (Key and Peele)
Matt Walsh (Veep)

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Winner: Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live)
Anna Chlumsky (Veep)
Gaby Hoffmann (Transparent)
Allison Janney (Mom)
Judith Light (Transparent)
Niecy Nash (Getting On)

Best Limited Series
Winner: The People v. O.J. Simpson
American Crime
Fargo
The Night Manager
Roots

Best Television Movie
Winner: Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
A Very Murray Christmas
All the Way
Confirmation
Luther

Best Actor in a Limited Series or a Television Movie
Winner: Courtney B. Vance (The People v. O.J. Simpson)
Bryan Cranston (All the Way)
Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock: The Abominable Bride)
Idris Elba (Luther)
Cuba Gooding Jr. (The People v. O.J. Simpson)
Tom Hiddleston (The Night Manager)

Best Actress in a Limited Series or a Television Movie
Winner: Sarah Paulson (The People v. O.J. Simpson)
Kirsten Dunst (Fargo)
Felicity Huffman (American Crime)
Audra McDonald (Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill)
Lili Taylor (American Crime)
Kerry Washington (Confirmation)

Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Television Movie
Winner: Sterling K. Brown (The People v. O.J. Simpson)
Hugh Laurie (The Night Manager)
Jesse Plemons (Fargo)
David Schwimmer (The People v. O.J. Simpson)
John Travolta (The People v. O.J. Simpson)
Bokeem Woodbine (Fargo)

Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Television Movie
Winner: Regina King (American Crime)
Kathy Bates (American Horror Story: Hotel)
Olivia Colman (The Night Manager)
Melissa Leo (All the Way)
Sarah Paulson (American Horror Story: Hotel)
Jean Smart (Fargo)

Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Winner: Hank Azaria (Ray Donovan)
Mahershala Ali (House of Cards)
Reg E. Cathey (House of Cards)
Michael J. Fox (The Good Wife)
Paul Sparks (House of Cards)
Max von Sydow (Game of Thrones)

Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Winner: Margo Martindale (The Americans)
Ellen Burstyn (House of Cards)
Allison Janney (Masters of Sex)
Laurie Metcalf (Horace and Pete)
Molly Parker (House of Cards)
Carrie Preston (The Good Wife)

Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Winner: Peter Scolari (Girls)
Larry David (Saturday Night Live)
Tracy Morgan (Saturday Night Live)
Martin Mull (Veep)
Bob Newhart (The Big Bang Theory)
Bradley Whitford (Transparent)

Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Winner: Tina Fey & Amy Poehler (Saturday Night Live)
Christine Baranski (The Big Bang Theory)
Melora Hardin (Transparent)
Melissa McCarthy (Saturday Night Live)
Laurie Metcalf (The Big Bang Theory)
Amy Schumer (Saturday Night Live)

Best Variety Talk Series
Winner: Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Real Time With Bill Maher
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Best Variety Sketch Series
Winner: Key & Peele
Documentary Now!
Drunk History
Inside Amy Schumer
Portlandia
Saturday Night Live

Best Variety Special
Winner: The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Prime Time Special
Adele Live in New York City
Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo
Kennedy Center Honors
Lemonade

Best Writing for a Drama Series
Winner: Game of Thrones
The Americans
Downton Abbey
The Good Wife
Mr. Robot
UnREAL

Best Writing for a Comedy Series
Winner: Master of None
Catastrophe
Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley
Veep
Veep

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