'The People vs. O.J. Simpson' wins Emmy for Limited Series, just about everything else
LOS ANGELES -- This verdict was near-unanimous.
The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story was as resounding winner at the Emmys on Sunday night, including Best Limited Series -- a surprise to no one after what had recently become the most electrifying and popular television miniseries to grace this golden age of television.
Who here thought a Ryan Murphy-produced miniseries about the Trial of the Century on FX would be this good? Against all expectations, it was -- and it was richly rewarded.
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Courtney B. Vance won Lead Actor in a Limited series for playing Johnny Cochrane. On the actress side, Sarah Paulson won for her portrayal of Marcia Clark, who was also her date.
Moments before, Sterling K. Brown won for Supporting Actor in a Limited Series for his emotionally shattered turn as Christopher Darden.
"A lot of you may not have known who I was, but you checked the box anyway," Brown said. "And that makes me very very happy. To the communities who supported me ... there's a lot of people in St. Louis making a lot of noise right now. Momma! I can hear you!"
Writer/producer D.V. DeVincentis won a writing Emmy earlier Sunday night for penning the episode "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia," his first nomination and award.
The series was nominated 22 times in all -- multiple times over in many categories, pitting many of the show's stars against each other.
The one major category it didn't win: Limited-series directing, which went to Susanne Bier for The Night Manager.
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Josh Dickey is Mashable's Entertainment Editor, leading Mashable's TV, music, gaming and sports reporters as well as writing movie features and reviews.Josh has been the Film Editor at Variety, Entertainment Editor at The Associated Press and Managing Editor at TheWrap.com.A finalist for the Los Angeles Press Club's Best Entertainment Feature in 2015 for "Everyone is Altered: The Secret Hollywood Procedure that Fooled Us for Years," Josh received his BA in Journalism from The University of Minnesota.In between screenings, he can be found skating longboards, shredding guitar and wandering the streets of his beloved downtown Los Angeles.
