Claire Danes Repeat Winner As Lead Actress For ‘Homeland’

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Claire Danes won her second straight Emmy as lead actress in a drama for her role as CIA agent Carrie Mathison in Showtime's Homeland.

Danes won beat out a competitors Vera Farmiga, (Bates Motel); Michelle Dockery (Downton Abbey); Robin Wright (House of Cards); Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men); Connie Britton (Nashville) and Kerry Washington (Scandal.)

The award was the second Emmy for Homeland during the telecast: earlier Henry Bromell won posthumously for outstanding writing in a drama series.  

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.