Davis said: ‘The only thing that separates women of colour from anyone else is opportunity’.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe Emmys still proved a popular subject on social media though, generating more than 1 million tweets and 14 million Facebook interactions – with Davis’s victory the most talked-about moment of the night.<\/p>\n
Political comedy Veep, Amazon’s transgender comedy Transparent, mini-series Olive Kitteridge and sketch show Inside Amy Schumer were among the evening’s other winners.<\/p>\n
The ceremony, hosted by comedian Andy Samberg for the first time, failed to attract the kind of audiences this year’s other big awards ceremonies have enjoyed.<\/p>\n
The Oscars was seen by 37.3 million people, while 24.8 million watched The Grammys and 19.3 million tuned in for the Golden Globes.
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Sunday night’s Emmy Awards ceremony was watched by a record low of 11.9 million viewers on US television, down nearly 4 million compared to last year. The 2014 awards were seen by 15.6 million, but aired on a Monday and did not have to compete with an NFL game. Previous lows include 12.3 million in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":154069,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[6],"yoast_head":"\n
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