Viola Davis, Regina King, Game of Thrones Stole the Show at the 67th Emmy Awards!

The Game of Thrones crew at the award

Have always loved movies, music and fashion!I'm not surprised that my first post on this fabulous blog, theafricanqueenblogs.blogspot.com is on the 67^th Emmy Awards that aired this morning.

For those who don’t know, the Emmy Awards arguably rewards outstanding actors, actress, directors, and writers of great shows, series on television every year.

 The Emmys has indeed rewarded my favourite actresses and shows this year starting with Viola Davis who won Outstanding Lead Actress for her role as Professor Annalise Keating in How to Get Away with Murder!

Davis gave a moving speech on the challenges coloured women face in Hollywood.

Her powerful acceptance speech moved us, every one of colour! She thanked producers, directors, writers who gave coloured women  the opportunity to shine in Hollywood when no one would!She gave a shout out to the Taraji! Kerry Washington!Gabrielle Union!Coloured sisters keeping it real!

Davis said,“The only thing that separates women of colour from anything else is opportunity.You can’t win Emmys for roles that are simply not there.”

Finally, the Academy bowed and listened to the voice of reasoning by giving HBOs’ Game of Thrones the Best Drama Series of the year!

 Game of Thrones is unarguably the best thing I have seen on TV for years.  Those of us who have the privilege of following this life-changing epic drama are forever grateful. Many of the cast came on stage to accept the award that closed the Emmys. It was exciting  for me to see Sophie Turner( Sansa) , Arya ( Maisie Williams,  Cersei ( Lena Headey),  Sam  ( John Hardley), and  Gwendoline Christie (Brianne of Tarth)!  It was exciting to see the crew on the stage they deserved.

But  I was more satisfied that Peter Dinklage (Tyrion) clinched the Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series!I loved his short but witty speech and he looked marvelous!The shortest man in showbiz!.

Game of Thrones took home Emmys for best directing and writing  for Mother of  Mercy. I hear Jon Snow( Kit Harrington) is alive.

Peter Dinklage won for his role as Tyrion Lannister in  the HBO Drama Series, Game of Thrones.

Allison Janney sang part of her acceptance in her shimmering sequined semi -sheer dress that is to die for!I thought that was a brilliant and spontaneous performance.

She won the Outstanding Supporting Actress for  her role on CBS series ‘Mom’.  Julia Louis Dreyfus won for VEEP again. The Academy can be so obsessed with some series!

Jon Hamm won his farewell Emmy  as the Outstanding Lead Actor for his role in Mad Men. He rolled to the stage to accept the award! Yeah, he has been nominated is it eight or nine times? Well he just won this year. The awards featured a short tribute to great personalities like Joan Rivers, whose absence I felt the most.

The biggest surprise had to be Regina King for me. She won Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series  or Movie for American Crime. King was in the same category with big shots like Kathy Bates, Angela Basset, and Sarah Paulson.

My favourite show, Saturday Night Live won for Outstanding Variety Special! The show has hilarious presenters; they make you cry literarily from laughing soo hard. Jon Stewart also won an Emmy for the Daily Show.

 Uzo Aduba won her  2^nd  Emmy for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series ( Orange is The New Black) She was pitched against formidable actresses like Lena Headey (Cersei of Game of Thrones) and  Emilia Clarke( Khaleesi).

And she thanked God! Photo credits:etonline.com

All in all, It was a big night for HBO with Game of Thrones, VEEP, Oliver Kittredge picking up the juicy categories.