【[Ep4] Secret Campus】

LOS ANGELES -- This verdict was near-unanimous.

The [Ep4] Secret CampusPeople v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Storywas as resounding winner at the Emmys on Sunday night, including Best Limited Series -- a surprise to no one after what had recently become the most electrifying and popular television miniseries to grace this golden age of television.

Who here thought a Ryan Murphy-produced miniseries about the Trial of the Century on FX would be this good? Against all expectations, it was -- and it was richly rewarded.

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Courtney B. Vance won Lead Actor in a Limited series for playing Johnny Cochrane. On the actress side, Sarah Paulson won for her portrayal of Marcia Clark, who was also her date.

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Moments before, Sterling K. Brown won for Supporting Actor in a Limited Series for his emotionally shattered turn as Christopher Darden.

"A lot of you may not have known who I was, but you checked the box anyway," Brown said. "And that makes me very very happy. To the communities who supported me ... there's a lot of people in St. Louis making a lot of noise right now. Momma! I can hear you!"

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Writer/producer D.V. DeVincentis won a writing Emmy earlier Sunday night for penning the episode "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia," his first nomination and award.

The series was nominated 22 times in all -- multiple times over in many categories, pitting many of the show's stars against each other.

The one major category it didn't win: Limited-series directing, which went to Susanne Bier for The Night Manager.

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