Julia Louis-Dreyfus Wins Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in Comedy

Julia Louis-Drefus has made history by winning the Emmy for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series for the sixth consecutive year. The “Veep” star beat out a talented field to accomplish that unprecedented feat, as the other nominees in her stacked category were Pamela Adlon (“Better Things”), Jane Fonda (“Grace and Frankie”), Allison Janney (“Mom”), Ellie Kemper (“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”), Tracee Ellis Ross (“Black-ish”), and Lily Tomlim (“Grace and Frankie”).

Other winners in the comedy category include Glover (Directing, “Atlanta”), Alec Baldwin (Supporting Actor, “Saturday Night Live”), and Aziz Ansari and Lena Waithe (Writing, “Master of None”).

Stephen Colbert hosted this year’s ceremony, the 69th, from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Avail yourself of the full list of winners here.