The Screen Actors Guild Awards kicked off Sunday night with cable pay TV services HBO and Showtime dominating the comedy series category.

HBO’s Veep won for outstanding performance by an ensamble in a comedy series, beating out ABC' Black-ish, HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Netflix's Glow and Orange Is The New Black. Veep also won the statuette for outstanding performance by a female actor in a comedy series for series star Julia Louis-Dreyfus.

William H. Macy won the SAG Award for outstanding male performance in a comedy for his role in Showtime’s Shameless.

HBO generated the most hardware during Sunday’s 69th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, but it was Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale that made the most noise during the live ceremony.

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The Handmaid’s Tale won five awards during the CBS telecast – tying HBO’s limited series Big Little Lies for the most primetime Emmy wins -- including best drama series honors and a best drama actress statuette for series star Elisabeth Moss. The Handmaid's Tale became the first series from a streaming service to win an Emmy for Best Drama Series.

Overall, HBO won 10 awards to lead all networks – including a historic win for Julie Louis-Dreyfus, who earned a record sixth straight Emmy statuette in the best actress in a comedy series category for her role as Selina Meyer in the network’s series Veep. The series also won its third consecutive Emmy in the best comedy series category.

NBC won six Primetime Emmy Awards – paced by four wins for Saturday Night Live -- followed by Hulu (five awards), Netflix (four awards) and FX Networks (two awards).

Shows winning two primetime Emmy Awards include FX’s Atlanta, which won two awards for series star Donald Glover (Outstanding Actor in A Comedy Series, Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series). HBO’s Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, which was a repeat winner in the Variety Talk Series category; and Netflix’s Black Mirror: San Junipero, which won for Outstanding Television Movie.

Three of the top five Emmy-nominated series – HBO’s Westworld, Fx’s FEUD: Bette And Joan, and Netflix’s Stranger Things – failed to win Primetime Emmy Awards.

List Of Primetime Emmy Awards Winners

Best Comedy:Veep (HBO)

Best Actor, Comedy: Donald Glover, Atlanta (FX)

Best Actress, Comedy: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep(HBO)

Supporting Actor, Comedy: Alec Baldwin, Saturday Night Live (NBC)

Supporting Actress, Comedy: Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live (NBC)

Directing for a Comedy Series: Donald Glover, Atlanta (“B.A.N.”) (FX)

Writing for a Comedy Series:Aziz Ansari and Lena Waithe, Master of None (“Thanksgiving”) (Netflix) 

Best Drama:The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)

Best Actress, Drama: Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)

Best Actor, Drama: Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us (NBC)

Supporting Actor, Drama: John Lithgow, The Crown (Netflix) 

Supporting Actress, Drama: Ann Dowd, The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)

Writing for a Drama Series: Bruce Miller, The Handmaid’s Tale (“Offred (Pilot)”) (Hulu)

Directing for a Drama Series: Reed Morano, The Handmaid’s Tale (“Offred (Pilot)”) (Hulu)

Best Limited Series: Big Little Lies (HBO)

Best Actress, Limited Series or TV Movie: Nicole Kidman, Big Little Lies (HBO)

Best Actor, Limited Series or TV Movie: Riz Ahmed, The Night Of (HBO)

Supporting Actor, Limited Series or Movie: Alexander Skarsgard, Big Little Lies (HBO)

Supporting Actress, Limited Series or a Movie: Laura Dern, Big Little Lies (HBO)

Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Drama: Charlie Brooker, Black Mirror: San Junipero (Netflix)

Directing For a Limited Series: Jean-Marc Vallée, Big Little Lies (HBO)

Reality Competition Program: The Voice (NBC)

Television Movie: Black Mirror: San Junipero (Netflix)

Variety Talk Series: Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (HBO) 

Variety Sketch Series: Saturday Night Live (NBC)

Directing for a Variety Series: Don Roy King, Saturday Night Live (“Host: Jimmy Fallon”) 

Writing for a Variety Series: Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (HBO)

 Source: New York Times

HBO's Veep won its third straight Emmy for Best Comedy Series during Sunday's Emmy Awards telecast.

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The series won in a very competitive category that featured FX’s freshman series Atlanta;ABC’s Blackish and Modern Family; Netflix’s Masters Of None and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and HBO’s Silicon Valley.

Veep's comedy series win followed series star Julia Louise-Dreyfus's record sixth straight Emmy award win for Best Actress in a Comedy.

HBO’s comedy series Veep will end its run after its upcoming season, the network said Wednesday.

The series, which stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus as politician Selina Meyer, will air its seventh and final season most likely in 2018, although the network has not set a launch date.

The series has racked up 12 Emmy Awards over its run on HBO, including five straight wins in the Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series category for Dreyfus.

This year Veep is nominated for 17 primetime Emmy Awards.

"The decision to bring Veep to a close at the end of next season is bittersweet," said Casey Bloys, president, HBO Programming in a statement. "We love the show and everyone involved but respect the producers’ choice to bring Selina Meyer's journey to its conclusion after an extraordinary run of critical and award-winning acclaim.  Julia Louis-Dreyfus' comedic brilliance infused Selina with a dynamic presence and a vibrant wit which will ensure her a place in the history of television's most iconic comedic characters.  We look forward to producing the seventh and final season."

HBO will debut the sixth season of its comedy series Veep in April, the network said Tuesday.

The politically-themed series, which stars Emmy Award-winning actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus as former vice president and president Selina Meyer, will return to HBO on April 16, said network officials.

The series this past Saturday won a DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Comedy Series.

Actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus Sunday continued her consecutive Emmy award run as the best actress in a comedy series for her role as fictional vice president Selina Meyer in HBO’s Veep.

Louis-Dreyfuswonher fifth consecutive award in the category during Sunday's Emmys Awards presentation, besting competitors Ellie Kemper (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), Laurie Metcalf (Getting On), Tracee Ellis Ross, (black-ish); Amy Schumer (Inside Amy Schumer) and Lily Tomlin (Grace and Frankie)

Veep will look to win the best comedy series award for the second consecutive year later this evening during the Emmys Awards telecast.

Update: 'Veep' Wins Best Comedy