By Vesi Maslenishka
Game of Throne’s takes home record Emmys.
Last night, the 68th annual Emmy Awards took place and Game of Thrones took home record wins.
The HBO drama took home three awards on Sunday evening, including the big one for best outstanding drama series. The show set a total record amount of Emmys at 38, with knocked off previous victor, Fraser, with a record of 37 Emmys in total.
As for the Brits, Dame Maggie Smith has done it yet again, bagging an award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in Downton Abbey. This is her third Emmy for her role as Violet Crawley in Downton Abbey, but she has never actually attended the ceremony in person. So, on Sunday, host Jimmy Kimmel jokes: “We’re not mailing this to her. Maggie, if you want this, it will be in the lost and found.”
Among some of the winners was the Danish director, Susana Bier of BBC spy thriller, starring Tom Hiddleston as The Nigh Manager.
List of Emmy winners…
Outstanding drama series – Game of Thrones
Outstanding comedy series – Veep
Outstanding lead actor in a drama – Rami Malek, Mr Robot
Outstanding lead actress in a drama – Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black
Outstanding lead actor in a comedy – Jeffrey Tambor
Outstanding lead actress in a comedy – Julia Louis-Deyfus, Veep
Outstanding lead actor in a limited series or TV movie – Courtney B Vance, The People v OJ Simpson
Outstanding limited series – The People v OJ Simpson
Outstanding reality competition series – The Voice
Outstanding television movie – Sherlock: the Abominable Bride
Outstanding variety talk series – Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
Outstanding variety sketch series – Kay & Peele
Outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series – Louie Anderson, Baskets
Outstanding supporting actor in a drama series – Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodline
Outstanding lead actress in a limited series or a movie – Sarah Paulson, The People v OJ Simpson: American Crime Story
Outstanding supporting actor in a limited series or movie – Sterling K Brown, The People v OJ Simpson: American Crime Story
Outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series – Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
Outstanding supporting actress in a drama series – Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Outstanding supporting actress in a limited series or movie – Regina King, American Crime
Outstanding guest actor in comedy series – Peter Scolari, Girls
Outstanding guest actress in a comedy series – Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, Saturday Night Live