2015 Emmy Awards: LIVE Updates

The world of television will celebrate its brightest stars and shows Sunday night at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards.Brooklyn Nine-Nine star Andy Samberg will host the ceremony from the Microsoft Theater L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles. Fox will broadcast the Emmys live from coast to coast at 8 p.m. Eastern time, 5 p.m. Pacific time.

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Hey everyone, welcome to the ABC News liveblog for the 2015 EMMY Awards!!

by Michael Rothman 9/21/2015 12:00:39 AM
Andy Samberg being at a dinner table full of friends who have watched WAY more TV than he has given way to a (Lonely Island?) musical performance.

by Lesley Messer 9/21/2015 12:01:25 AM
I could watch Andy Samberg sing the entirety of this show.

by Lesley Messer 9/21/2015 12:03:32 AM
by Lesley Messer 9/21/2015 12:04:00 AM
Absolutely floored, Sandberg with an amazing opening!!

by Michael Rothman 9/21/2015 12:04:36 AM
"Justin Timberlake is not coming," Samberg said at the start of his monologue. (... I wonder if that's true?)

by Lesley Messer 9/21/2015 12:05:52 AM
"This is the most diverse group of nominees in Emmy history, so congratulations Hollywood, ya did it!" Samberg said. "Racism is over! ... Don't fact-check that."

by Lesley Messer 9/21/2015 12:07:43 AM
No orchestra this year if your speech goes long, instead it's the mean Nun from "Game of Thrones" saying "Shame! Shame!"

by Michael Rothman 9/21/2015 12:08:28 AM
by Lesley Messer 9/21/2015 12:09:53 AM
So many jokes we can't repeat, no punches pulled at all tonight.

by Michael Rothman 9/21/2015 12:09:58 AM
Up first, the nominees for
Supporting Actress, Comedy Series

Mayim Bialik, "The Big Bang Theory"
Niecy Nash, "Getting On"
Julie Bowen, "Modern Family"
Allison Janney, "Mom"
Kate McKinnon, "Saturday Night Live"
Gaby Hoffmann, "Transparent"
Jane Krakowski, "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"
Anna Chlumsky, "Veep"

by Michael Rothman 9/21/2015 12:15:18 AM
by Lesley Messer 9/21/2015 12:15:31 AM
And the winner is Allison Janney, "Mom"

by Michael Rothman 9/21/2015 12:15:39 AM
"I feel like I won the lottery," Janney

by Michael Rothman 9/21/2015 12:16:44 AM
"So many lives are touched by addiciton and it's great to work on a show that proves there is hope," Janney

by Michael Rothman 9/21/2015 12:17:17 AM
Janney has just tied Cloris Leachman for most Emmy wins!

by Michael Rothman 9/21/2015 12:19:13 AM
The Lonely Island
@thelonelyisland
5 minutes!! #emmys http://t.co/LnyKvnesqI
7:56 PM - 20 Sep 2015
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by Michael Rothman 9/21/2015 12:21:44 AM
The Lonely Island
@thelonelyisland
Let's do this! #emmys http://t.co/WD0aErIKPh
5:51 PM - 20 Sep 2015
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by Michael Rothman 9/21/2015 12:22:07 AM
"Take a picky of that," - Ricky Gervais pretending to win an Emmy, holding up the trophy

by Michael Rothman 9/21/2015 12:27:37 AM
next up
Supporting Actor, Comedy Series
- 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"
by Michael Rothman 9/21/2015 12:27:52 AM
And the winner is .. Tony Hale, "Veep"

by Michael Rothman 9/21/2015 12:28:21 AM
by Lesley Messer 9/21/2015 12:29:18 AM
"I just had a fear my zipper's down," Hale "Thank you so, so much"

by Michael Rothman 9/21/2015 12:29:23 AM
The Lonely Island
@thelonelyisland
Big thank you to @kerrywashington #Emmys #andysambergandkerrywashingtonshouldobviouslybeinamovietogether http://t.co/18IbXg5afL
8:27 PM - 20 Sep 2015
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by Michael Rothman 9/21/2015 12:32:05 AM
The Lonely Island
@thelonelyisland
.@OrvilleIV #emmys http://t.co/zMqZqHvWhJ
8:32 PM - 20 Sep 2015
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by Michael Rothman 9/21/2015 12:32:48 AM
Guest Actor In A Comedy Series
- Mel Brooks, "The Comedians"
- Paul Giamatti, "Inside Amy Schumer"
- Bill Harder, "Saturday Night Live"
- Louis C.K., "Saturday Night Live"
- Bradley Whitford, "Transparent"
- Jon Hamm, "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"
by Michael Rothman 9/21/2015 12:36:16 AM
And the winner is
- Bradley Whitford, "Transparent"
by Michael Rothman 9/21/2015 12:36:58 AM
Guest Actress In A Comedy Series
- Christine Baranski, "The Big Bang Theory"
- Gaby Hoffmann, "Girls"
- Pamela Adlon, "Louie"
- Elizabeth Banks, "Modern Family"
- Joan Cusack, "Shameless"
- Tina Fey, "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"
by Michael Rothman 9/21/2015 12:37:07 AM
The winner is
- Joan Cusack, "Shameless"
by Michael Rothman 9/21/2015 12:37:17 AM
DIRECTING for Comedy
Phil Lord and Christopher Miller for The Last Man On Earth,
Louis C.K. for Louie,
Mike Judge for Silicon Valley,
Jill Soloway for Transparent,
Armando Iannucci for Veep,

by Michael Rothman 9/21/2015 12:38:42 AM
And the winner is Jill Soloway for "Transparant"

by Michael Rothman 9/21/2015 12:38:57 AM
Actor in a Comedy Series
- Anthony Anderson, "Black-ish"
- Louis CK, "Louie"
- Don Cheadle, "House of Llies"
- Will Forte, "Last Man on Earth"
- Matt LeBlanc, "Episodes"
- William H. Macy, "Shameless"
- Jeffrey Tambor, "Transparent"
by Michael Rothman 9/21/2015 12:42:19 AM
And the winner is ...
- Jeffrey Tambor, "Transparent"
by Michael Rothman 9/21/2015 12:43:20 AM
by Lesley Messer 9/21/2015 12:43:38 AM
"I've been given the opportunity to act because people's life depends on it," Tambor on winning for "Transparent"

by Michael Rothman 9/21/2015 12:44:32 AM
"I'd like to dedicate this award and my performance to the transgender community," Tambor, "Thank you for letting us be part of the change."

by Michael Rothman 9/21/2015 12:45:49 AM
The Emmys® (NATAS)
@TheEmmys
Congrats @jeffreytambor For lead actor in a comedy series! @Transparent_tv “thank you for letting us be part of the change”
8:46 PM - 20 Sep 2015
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by Michael Rothman 9/21/2015 12:46:33 AM
Up next: Actress in a Comedy Series
- Edie Falco, "Nurse Jackie"
- Lisa Kudrow, "The Comeback"
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "Veep"
- Amy Poehler, "Parks and Recreation"
- Amy Schumer, "Inside Amy Schumer"
- Lily Tomlin, "Grace and Frankie"
by Michael Rothman 9/21/2015 12:50:51 AM
And the winner is ...
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "Veep"
by Michael Rothman 9/21/2015 12:53:40 AM
by Lesley Messer 9/21/2015 12:54:29 AM
"What a great honor it must be for you ton honor me tonight," said Julia Louis-Dreyfus. "Oh, I'm sorry Donald Trump said that."

by Michael Rothman edited by Lesley Messer 9/21/2015 12:54:40 AM
Next up, Best Reality Series

by Michael Rothman 9/21/2015 12:56:34 AM
And the winner is ... "The Voice"

by Michael Rothman 9/21/2015 12:57:21 AM
by Lesley Messer 9/21/2015 12:58:13 AM
The Emmys® (NATAS)
@TheEmmys
Congrats @NBCTheVoice on your Primetime #Emmy win
8:59 PM - 20 Sep 2015
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by Michael Rothman 9/21/2015 12:59:48 AM