Winter might be coming for the residents of Westeros but for the creators of Game of Thrones and HBO it was clear skies again at the Emmys, where the series won the best drama series award for the second year in a row. Emmys 2016: full list of winners Read moreThe Battle of the Bastards episode was singled out for praise and won awards for best drama writing (David Benihoff and DB Weiss) and directing (Miguel Sapotchnik). Veep, which has been nominated 42 times at the Emmys, won the best comedy category. Regina King won best supporting actress in a limited series or movie for the second year in a row for her performance in American Crime. Ben Mendelsohn managed to cause an upset in the best supporting actor in a drama category by beating Game of Thrones stars Kit Harrington and Peter Dinklage.

Source: The Guardian September 19, 2016 03:53 UTC