LOS ANGELES, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- Julia Louis-Dreyfus collected her sixth Emmy Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Sunday night in Los Angeles.
Her HBO sitcom Veep was also elected Best Comedy.
Advertisement
1 of 4 | Actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus appears backstage with her award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for 'Veep' during the 68th annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on September 18, 2016. Photo by Christine Chew/UPI | License Photo
Louis-Dreyfus has won one Emmy for her performance on The New Adventures of Old Christine and five for her role on Veep. She also has an Emmy for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy for Seinfeld.
Jeffrey Tambor this year earned the Best Actor in a Comedy title for his portrayal of a family man transitioning to a woman in Amazon's Transparent.
Louie Anderson and Kate McKinnon won the Best Supporting Actor and Actress in a Comedy accolades for their respective contributions to FX's Baskets and NBC's Saturday Night Live.
Read More
- 'Game of Thrones,' Rami Malek, Tatiana Maslany take top drama Emmys
- Sarah Paulson, Courtney B. Vance, Sterling K. Brown win Emmys for 'People v. O.J. Simpson'
- America Ferrera, Tori Kelly, Ariel Winter dazzle on the Emmys red carpet
- Jeffrey Tambor on the success of 'Transparent:' 'It's lifting people'
