Ben Mendelsohn Earns Supporting Actor In A Drama Emmy; Maggie Smith Wins For Supporting Actress

Jimmy Kimmel Emmys [ABC]

The winners for Outstanding Supporting Actor and Actress in a Drama Series have been revealed.

Neither was on hand to accept the award at Sunday’s Emmys.

Ben Mendelsohn won the former trophy for his work on “Bloodline,” while “Downton Abbey”‘s Maggie Smith was named the winner for Supporting Actress.

Other supporting actor nominees included Jonathan Banks, Kit Harington, Peter Dinklage, Michael Kelly, and Jon Voigt. The supporting actress field also included Emilia Clarke, Lena Headey, Maisie Williams, Maura Tierney, and Constance Zimmer.

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