It's the second consecutive win for Game of Thrones, at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on September 18th. The much-anticipated fantasy drama took home the most Outstanding Drama Series award on Sunday night.
In totality, the television series created by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss bagged three titles this year including the Outstanding Director and Outstanding Writer award. While the popular drama series debuted last year with the record breaking 12 wins, this year the wins were numbered at three .
However, GOT's broadcasting channel, HBO, did not fail to impress this year too. The network held safe its second consecutive top position by amassing 22 total wins at the Emmy Awards 2016, while FX garnered 18. Netflix and PBS were placed at third and fourth position with 9 and 8 awards respectively.
See the full winners list here:
Outstanding Drama Series
The Americans (FX)
Winner: Game of Thrones (HBO)
House of Cards (Netflix)
Downton Abbey (PBS)
Better Call Saul (AMC)
Mr. Robot (USA)
Homeland (Showtime)
Writing for a Comedy Series
Catastrophe, Episode 1 (Amazon), Written by Rob Delaney, Sharon Horgan
WINNER: Master of None, Parents (Netflix), Written by Aziz Ansari, Alan Yang
Silicon Valley, Founder Friendly (HBO), Written by Dan O'Keefe
Silicon Valley, The Uptick (HBO), Written by Alec Berg
Veep, Morning After (HBO), Written by Alec Berg
Veep, Mother(HBO), Written by Alex Gregory, Peter Huyck
Supporting Actress in a Comedy
Anna Chlumsky, Veep
Gaby Hoffmann, Transparent
Allison Janney, Mom
Judith Light, Transparent
WINNER: Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
Niecy Nash, Getting On
Directing for a Comedy Series
Aziz Ansari, Master of None
Mike Judge, Silicon Valley
David Mandel, Veep
Chris Addison, Veep
Alec Berg, Silicon Valley
Dale Stern, Veep
WINNER: Jill Soloway, Transparent
Lead Actress in a Comedy
Ellie Kemper, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
WINNER: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Laurie Metcalf, Getting On
Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish
Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer
Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie
Lead Actor in a Comedy
Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
Aziz Ansari, Master of None
Will Forte, The Last Man on Earth
William H. Macy, Shameless
Thomas Middleditch, Silicon Valley
WINNER: Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent
Reality Competition Program
The Amazing Race, CBS
American Ninja Warrior, NBC
Dancing With the Stars, ABC
Project Runway, Lifetime
Top Chef, Bravo
WINNER: The Voice, NBC
Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Kathy Bates, American Horror Story: Hotel
Olivia Colman, The Night Manager
WINNER: Regina King, American Crime
Melissa Leo, All the Way
Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Hotel
Jean Smart, Fargo
Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Special
Fargo, Palindrome (FX), Written by Noah Hawley
Fargo, Loplop (FX), Written by Bob DeLaurentis
The Night Manager (AMC), Written by David Farr
The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, From the Ashes of Tragedy (FX), Written by Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski
The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, The Race Card (FX), Written by Joe Robert Cole
WINNER: The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, Marcia, Marcia, Marcia (FX), Written by DV DeVincentis
Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Special
Ryan Murphy, The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story
John Singleton, The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Anthony Hemingway, The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story
WINNER: Susanne Bier, The Night Manager
Jay Roach, All the Way
Noah Hawley, Fargo
Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Hugh Laurie, The Night Manager
Jesse Plemons, Fargo
WINNER: Sterling K. Brown, The People v. O.J. Simpson
David Schwimmer, The People v. O.J. Simpson
John Travolta, The People v. O.J. Simpson
Bokeem Woodbine, Fargo
Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Kirsten Dunst, Fargo
Felicity Huffman, American Crime
Audra McDonald, Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill
WINNER: Sarah Paulson, The People v. O.J. Simpson
Lili Taylor, American Crime
Kerry Washington, Confirmation
Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Bryan Cranston, All the Way
Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
Idris Elba, Luther
Cuba Gooding Jr., The People v. O.J. Simpson
Tom Hiddleston, The Night Manager
WINNER: Courtney B. Vance, The People v. O.J. Simpson
TV Movie
A Very Murray Christmas (Netflix)
All the Way (HBO)
Confirmation (HBO)
Luther (BBC One)
WINNER: Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (PBS)
Limited Series
American Crime (ABC)
Fargo (FX)
The Night Manager (AMC)
WINNER: The People v. O.J. Simpson (FX)
Roots (History)
Writing for a Variety Special
Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo (HBO), Written by Amy Schumer
John Mulaney: The Comeback Kid (Netflix), Written by John Mulaney
WINNER: Patton Oswalt: Talking For Clapping (Netflix), Written by Patton Oswalt
Tig Notaro: Boyish Girl Interrupted (HBO), Written by Tig Notaro
Triumph's Election Special 2016
Variety Talk Series
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee (Crackle)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
WINNER: Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (HBO)
The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS)
Real Time With Bill Maher (HBO)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC)
Directing for a Variety Special
58th Grammy Awards
Adele Live in New York City
Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo
WINNER: Grease: Live
Lemonade
The Kennedy Centre Honours
Variety Sketch Series
Documentary Now! (IFC)
Drunk History (Comedy Central)
Inside Amy Schumer (Comedy Central)
WINNER: Key & Peele (Comedy Central)
Portlandia (IFC)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Writing for a Drama Series
The Americans, Persona Non Grata (FX), Written by Joel fields, Joe Weisenberg
Downton Abbey, Episode 8 (PBS), Written by Julian Fellowes
WINNER: Game of Thrones, Battle Of The Bastards (HBO), Written by David Benioff, D. B. Weiss
The Good Wife, End (CBS), Written by Robert King, Michelle King
Mr. Robot, eps1.0_hellofriend.mov (USA), Written by Sam Esmail
UnREAL, Return (Lifetime), Written by Marti Noxon, Sarah Gertrude Shapiro
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones
Lena Headey, Game of Thrones
WINNER: Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Maura Tierney, The Affair
Maisie Williams, Game of Thrones
Constance Zimmer, UnREAL
Directing for a Drama Series
Downton Abbey, Episode 9 (PBS), Directed by Michael Engler
Game of Thrones, Hold the Door (HBO), Directed by Jack Bender
WINNER: Game of Thrones, Battle of the Bastards (HBO), Directed by Miguel Sapochnik
Homeland, The Tradition of Hospitality (Showtime), Directed by Lesli Linka Glatter
Ray Donovan, Exsuscito (Showtime), Directed by David Hollander
The Knick, This Is All We Are (Cinemax), Directed by Steven Soderbergh
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul
Kit Harrington, Game of Thrones
WINNER: Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodline
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Michael Kelly, House of Cards
Jon Voight, Ray Donovan
Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Kyle Chandler, Bloodline
WINNER: Rami Malek, Mr. Robot
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Matthew Rhys, The Americans
Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Viola Davis, How to Get Away With Murder
Claire Danes, Homeland
Taraji P. Henson, Empire
WINNER: Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black
Keri Russell, The Americans
Robin Wright, House of Cards
Outstanding Comedy Series
WINNER: Veep (HBO)
Transparent (Amazon)
Silicon Valley (HBO)
Modern Family (ABC)
Master of None (Netflix)
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix)
Black-ish (ABC)
