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67th Emmy Awards: 'Olive Kitteridge' on winning spree
Los Angeles, Sep 21
"Olive Kitteridge", a
four-hour miniseries based on an eponymous 2008 novel by Elizabeth
Strout, on Sunday won multiple honours, including Limited Series, Lead
Actor and Actress in a Limited Series or Movie at the 67th annual
Primetime Emmy Awards here.
Actress Frances McDormand walked away
with the Lead Actress award in the category for her titular role in the
show, while Richard Jenkins, who played her husband on screen, was
named the Lead Actor.
Bill Murray's work in the miniseries was also lauded with an Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Limited Series Or A Movie award.
For its well-chosen cast, "Olive Kitteridge" casting directors Laura Rosenthal and
Carolyn Pickman were awarded in the Outstanding Casting For A Limited Series, Movie Or A Special category.
The
show, about a middle-school math teacher Olive and her marriage with
Henry which spans 25 years, even won Outstanding Directing For A Limited
Series, Movie Or A Dramatic Special for Lisa Cholodenko; Outstanding
Writing For A Limited Series, Movie Or A Dramatic Special for Jane
Anderson; and Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Limited
Series Or A Movie Afor editor Jeffrey M. Werner.
As far as the
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Series or Movie is
concerned, Regina King registered a victory for her role as Aliyah
Shadeed in "American Crime".
Hosted by Andy Samberg, the Emmy Awards were held at the Microsoft Theater.