Game of Thrones was crowned Best Drama for the second year in a row at the Emmy Awards on Sunday (18.09.16). The popular HBO series has broken the record at the annual glamorous ceremony, which was held in Los Angeles, California after it nabbed the prestigious gong once again.
The fantasy drama managed to pick up 12 out of the 24 awards it was nominated for but, despite missing out on half of the gongs it was up for, it still managed to break a record by taking its total ever number of Emmys to 39 – beating the sitcom Frasier by just one with its impressive 38 trophies.
Upon hearing the news that Game of Thrones had won Best Drama, co-writers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss rushed to the stage to collect their prize and make a speech. David couldn’t resist singling out his wife Amanda Peet and three children Frankie, 13, Molly, six, and Henry, 21 months.
He said as he clutched his gong: “Amanda Peet, it’s our 10th anniversary in a week. Ten years of non-stop fun. I love you so much. Henry, Frankie, Molly, I love you three so much and I’m so sorry I’m going away next week, and I’m sorry.”
While David had pulled out all the stops with his emotional speech, his co-writer D.B. went for a more subtle approach. Addressing his wife Andrea and two children, he said: “Andrea, Leo, Hugo, you’re the reason I get up in the morning. I love you all very much.”
Along with Best Drama, Game of Thrones also won Best Directing for a Drama Series for Miguel Sapochnik’s work and David and D.B. also won Best Writing for a Drama Series. Other winners included Downton Abbey‘s Dame Maggie Smith, The Voice USA and The Night Manager.
See the full list of Emmy 2016 winners below, and click here to see all the nominees.
Writing for a Comedy Series– Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang, Master Of None
Directing for a Comedy Series– Jill Soloway, Transparent
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series– Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series– Louie Anderson, Baskets
Lead Actress in a Comedy Series– Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Lead Actor in a Comedy Series– Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent
Comedy Series– Veep
Reality-Competition Programme– The Voice USA
Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special– D.V. DeVincentis, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special– Susanne Bier, The Night Manager
Supporting Actress In A Limited Series Or Movie– Regina King, American Crime
Supporting Actor In A Limited Series Or Movie– Sterling K. Brown, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie– Sarah Paulson, The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie– Courtney B. Vance, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Television Movie– Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
Limited Series– The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Variety Talk Series– Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Variety Sketch Series– Key & Peele
Writing for a Variety Special– Patton Oswalt, Talking For Clapping
Directing for a Variety Special– Thomas Kail and Alex Rudzinski, Grease: Live
Writing for a Drama Series– David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, Game Of Thrones
Directing for a Drama Series– Miguel Sapochnik, Game Of Thrones
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series– Dame Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series– Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodline
Lead Actor in a Drama Series– Rami Malek, Mr. Robot
Lead Actress in a Drama Series– Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black
Drama Series– Game of Thrones
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