Game Of Thrones' tipped to make Emmys history

Game of Thrones has made TV history by becoming the most decorated fictional show at the Emmy Awards since the event began in 1949. The fantasy drama, based on George RR Martin's novels, was named best drama series, while also picking up honours for outstanding writing and directing. At this year's bash in Los Angeles, the drama clinched 12 awards, included another nine in technical categories. The haul takes its overall total to 38 winnings, beating Frasier's previous record of 37. David Benioff, the showrunner of GoT, said: “We love Frasier and he had a long run and we're sure someone will come along and take it from us. We just hope it doesn't happen until we're all dead.” Despite three of the drama's stars, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke and Maisie Williams being hotly tipped in the supporting actress category, the show missed out in the acting categories. The award went to Dame Maggie Smith, for her performance as the Dowager Countess Violet Crawley in the final series of Downton Abbey. List of winners: Drama SeriesGame Of ThronesComedy SeriesVeepLead Actress in a Drama SeriesTatiana Maslany as Sarah, Alison, Cosima, Helena, Rachel and MK on Orphan Black Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesRami Malek as Elliot on Mr. RobotSupporting Actor in a Drama SeriesBen Mendelsohn as Danny Rayburn on BloodlineDirecting for a Drama SeriesGame of Thrones (Episode: "Battle of the Bastards"), Directed by Miguel SapochnikSupporting Actress in a Drama SeriesMaggie Smith as Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham on Downton AbbeyWriting for a Drama SeriesGame of Thrones (Episode: "Battle of the Bastards"), Written by David Benioff and D. B. WeissVariety Sketch SeriesKey & Peele Variety Talk SeriesLast Week Tonight With John Oliver Writing for a Variety SpecialPatton Oswalt: Talking for Clapping, Written by Patton OswaltLimited SeriesThe People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story Television MovieSherlock: The Abominable BrideLead Actor in a Limited Series Or MovieCourtney B Vance as Johnnie Cochran on The People v OJ Simpson: American Crime Story Lead Actress in a Limited Series Or MovieSarah Paulson as Marcia Clark on The People v OJ Simpson: American Crime StorySupporting Actor in a Limited Series Or MovieSterling K Brown as Christopher Darden on The People v OJ Simpson: American Crime StoryDirecting for a Limited Series, Movie Or Dramatic SpecialThe Night Manager Supporting Actress in a Limited Series Or MovieRegina King as Terri LaCroix on American Crime Lead Actor in a Comedy SeriesJeffrey Tambor as Maura Pfefferman on TransparentLead Actress in a Comedy SeriesJulia Louis-Dreyfus as President Selina Meyer on VeepDirecting for a Comedy SeriesTransparent, Directed by Jill Soloway Supporting Actress in a Comedy SeriesKate McKinnon as Various Characters on Saturday Night LiveWriting for a Comedy SeriesMaster of None, Written by Aziz Ansari and Alan YangSupporting Actor in a Comedy SeriesLouie Anderson as Christine Baskets on Baskets