Susanne Bier of ‘The Night Manager’ Wins Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special| Emmys 2016

The Night Manager‘s Susanne Bier won the Emmy for best directing for a limited series, movie or dramatic special on Sunday night.

The AMC drama’s helmer beat out HBO’s All the Way, directed by Jay Roach; FX’s Fargo, “Before the Law,” directed by Noah Hawley; FX’s The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, “From the Ashes of Tragedy,” directed by Ryan Murphy; The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, “Manna From Heaven,” directed by Anthony Hemingway; and The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, “The Race Card,” directed by John Singleton.

On top of thanking the crew, Bier also thanked her “wonderful, outrageously interesting cast.”

Priyanka Chopra of Quantico and Tom Hiddleston of The Night Manager presented the award.

Jimmy Kimmel hosted the 2016 Primetime Emmy Awards, which aired live on ABC from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

A complete list of winners can be found here. The winners for the Creative Arts Emmys, which were handed out last weekend over two nights, can be found here.

Emmys: Susanne Bier of ‘The Night Manager Wins Best Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special

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