Jon Hamm won the first — and only — Emmy for acting on Mad Men
After 16 nominations, Jon Hamm finally took home the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Emmy for his turn as Don Draper on Mad Men. It was also the first — and, since the program is now over, last — time any Mad Men actor has won an Emmy for their work on the show.
"There has been a terrible mistake, clearly," Hamm joked after he climbed (yes, climbed) on stage. Hamm was nominated a total of 12 times for Mad Men — eight nods for acting, and four as a producer — and four times for guest stints on Tina Fey shows, Vox reports. During the show's run, the actors of Mad Men were nominated for a total of 36 Emmys. Watch Hamm's speech below. Catherine Garcia
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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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