Game of Thrones smashes Emmy record

PanARMENIAN.Net - Game of Thrones has broken the record for the highest number of Primetime Emmy Awards won by any show, BBC News reports.

The HBO series triumphed in 12 of the 24 categories it was nominated in at Sunday, September 18 night's ceremony, including outstanding drama series.

The show has now surpassed Frasier's all-time record of 37 Emmy wins.

This year's British winners included Dame Maggie Smith, who won outstanding supporting actress in a drama series for her role in Downton Abbey.

Dame Maggie was not there in person to accept the award, so host Jimmy Kimmel joked: "We're not mailing this to her. Maggie, if you want this, it will be in the lost and found."

John Oliver won best variety talk series for his HBO show Last Week Tonight, while BBC One's Sherlock was named best made for TV movie.

The Night Manager director Susanne Bier, who is Danish, won for best directing in a limited series.

Veep won the outstanding comedy series award for the second year in a row, while its star Julia Louis-Dreyfus won outstanding lead comedy actress for the fifth time.

Tony Hale, who plays the president's personal aide Gary Walsh in the show, triumphed in the outstanding supporting actor category.

The outstanding comedy actor gong went to Transparent's Jeffrey Tambor for the second year in a row.

Rami Malek won outstanding lead actor in a drama series for his role in Mr Robot, while Tatiana Maslany from Orphan Black won outstanding leading actress.

Other big winners of the night included The People vs OJ Simpson - a dramatisation of the OJ Simpson trial of the 1990s, which was broadcast on BBC Two in the UK.

The show won five trophies including outstanding limited series plus acting gongs for Sarah Paulson, Sterling K Brown and Courtney B Vance.

Last weekend, Game of Thrones dominated the Creative Emmy Awards, picking up nine prizes for technical achievement.