See the full list of EMMY winners at the official website. For the first time, Game of Thrones won best drama series (for its fifth season) and Veep won best comedy series (for its fourth), leaving Mad Men and Modern Family stuck in ties with others for the record number of wins in their categories at four and five, respectively.

They include Viola Davis and Taraji P. Henson, who could become the first non-white victor in the best drama series actress category.

Jeffrey Tambor won best actor in a comedy for his role as a transgendered person on “Transparent“.

The show was the highest award earner taking home 12 awards out of its 24 nominations, the most to be won by any show in a year.

In addition to drama series honours, it scored wins for drama writing (for David Benioff and DB Weiss) and directing (David Nutter) – a recognition of the fantasy series’ undeniable popularity and the scale of the production.

Jill Soloway holds her award for Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series for Amazon Instant Video’s “Transparant” backstage during the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015.

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“Kittredge” director Lisa Cholodenko and screenwriter Jane Anderson were also honored.

After literally crawling on stage to accept his award from longtime friend Tina Fey, Hamm caught up with ET’s Nancy O’Dell immediately backstage to reflect on the win and how he really felt when his name was called.

Sunday night’s Emmy Awards ceremony was watched by a record low of 11.9 million viewers on U.S. television, down almost 4 million compared to past year. “We’re all here because of the power of the stories that need to be told”. However, it was a first victory for Jon Hamm, who won for Best Actor in a Drama for portraying Don Draper on the series Mad Men, which had its final season this year.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, victor of the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for Veep.

Do you think the show was lacking something that past years offered? The telecast featured a surprise appearance by comedian Tracy Morgan, who was severely injured in a auto crash 15 months ago.