Emmys 2016: Jimmy Kimmel played it safe but there were still tears, laughter and surprises

By Michael Idato
Updated September 20 2016 - 1:19pm, first published 10:57am
Matt Damon gives Jimmy Kimmel a ribbing on the 2016 Emmy Awards telecast. Photo: screengrab
Matt Damon gives Jimmy Kimmel a ribbing on the 2016 Emmy Awards telecast. Photo: screengrab
Tears: Julia Louis-Dreyfus wins best lead actress in a comedy series for <i>Veep</i>.
Tears: Julia Louis-Dreyfus wins best lead actress in a comedy series for <i>Veep</i>.
A surprise win for Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (Masterpiece): Amanda Abbington, from left, Steven Moffat, Sue Vertue, and Rebecca Eaton collect the Emmy for outstanding television movie. Photo: Jordan Strauss/AP
A surprise win for Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (Masterpiece): Amanda Abbington, from left, Steven Moffat, Sue Vertue, and Rebecca Eaton collect the Emmy for outstanding television movie. Photo: Jordan Strauss/AP

There were tears, politics and passion, long speeches and speeches which were crushed under the merciless weight of an indifferent musical playoff.

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