HBO and FX Tie for Top Spot at 68th Emmys with 6 Each

Game of Thrones has broken the record for the highest number of Emmy Awards won by any fictional series.

In his opening monologue at the 68th Emmy Awards, host Jimmy Kimmel joked, “If your show doesn’t have a dragon or a white Bronco in it, go home,” but there still were plenty of reasons for the audience to stick around.

The programs alluded to in Kimmel’s quip — HBO’s Game of Thrones and FX’s The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story — did take home a substantial number of awards, including Outstanding Limited Series (The People v. O.J. Simpson) and Outstanding Drama Series (Game of Thrones).

Game of Thrones has broken the record for the highest number of Emmy Awards won by any fictional series.

The HBO fantasy drama triumphed in three categories at Sunday’s ceremony, including outstanding drama series.

The show’s total number of awards now stands at 38, which means it has beaten Frasier’s previous record of 37.

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

Outstanding drama series

• Winner: Game of Thrones
• The Americans
• House of Cards
• Downton Abbey
• Better Call Saul
• Mr Robot
• Homeland

Outstanding comedy series

• Winner: Veep
• Transparent
• Silicon Valley
• Modern Family
• Master of None
• Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
• Black-ish

Outstanding limited series

• Winner: The People v OJ Simpson
• American Crime
• Fargo
• The Night Manager
• Roots

Best television movie

• Winner: Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
• A Very Murray Christmas
• All the Way
• Confirmation
• Luther

Outstanding lead actor in a drama series

• Winner: Rami Malek – Mr Robot
• Kyle Chandler – Bloodline
• Bob Odenkirk – Better Call Saul
• Matthew Rhys – The Americans
• Liev Schreiber – Ray Donovan
• Kevin Spacey – House of Cards

Outstanding lead actress in a drama series

• Winner: Tatiana Maslany – Orphan Black
• Viola Davis – How to Get Away With Murder
• Claire Danes – Homeland
• Taraji P Henson – Empire
• Keri Russell – The Americans
• Robin Wright – House of Cards

Outstanding lead actor in a comedy series

• Winner: Jeffrey Tambor – Transparent
• Anthony Anderson – Black-ish
• Aziz Ansari – Master of None
• Will Forte – The Last Man on Earth
• William H Macy – Shameless
• Thomas Middleditch – Silicon Valley

Outstanding lead actress in a comedy series

• Winner: Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Veep
• Ellie Kemper – Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
• Laurie Metcalf – Getting On
• Tracee Ellis Ross – Black-ish
• Amy Schumer – Inside Amy Schumer
• Lily Tomlin – Grace and Frankie

Outstanding lead actor in a limited series or movie

• Winner: Courtney B Vance – The People v OJ Simpson
• Bryan Cranston – All the Way
• Benedict Cumberbatch – Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
• Idris Elba – Luther
• Cuba Gooding Jr – The People v OJ Simpson
• Tom Hiddleston – The Night Manager

Outstanding lead actress in a limited series or movie

• Winner: Sarah Paulson – The People v OJ Simpson
• Kirsten Dunst – Fargo
• Felicity Huffman – American Crime
• Audra McDonald – Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill
• Lili Taylor – American Crime
• Kerry Washington – Confirmation

Outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series

• Winner: Louie Anderson – Baskets
• Andre Braugher – Brooklyn Nine-Nine
• Ty Burrell – Modern Family
• Tituss Burgess – Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
• Tony Hale – Veep
• Keegan-Michael Key -Key and Peele
• Matt Walsh – Veep

Outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series

• Winner: Kate McKinnon – Saturday Night Live
• Anna Chlumsky – Veep
• Gaby Hoffmann – Transparent
• Allison Janney – Mom
• Judith Light – Transparent
• Niecy Nash – Getting On

Outstanding supporting actor in a drama series

• Winner: Ben Mendelsohn – Bloodline
• Jonathan Banks – Better Call Saul
• Peter Dinklage – Game of Thrones
• Kit Harington – Game of Thrones
• Michael Kelly – House of Cards
• Jon Voight – Ray Donovan

Outstanding supporting actress in a drama series

• Winner: Dame Maggie Smith – Downton Abbey
• Emilia Clarke – Game of Thrones
• Lena Headey – Game of Thrones
• Maura Tierney – The Affair
• Maisie Williams – Game of Thrones
• Constance Zimmer – UnREAL

Outstanding supporting actor in a limited series or movie

• Winner: Sterling K Brown – The People v OJ Simpson
• Hugh Laurie The Night Manager
• Jesse Plemons – Fargo
• David Schwimmer – The People v OJ Simpson
• John Travolta – The People v OJ Simpson
• Bokeem Woodbine – Fargo

Outstanding supporting actress in a limited series or movie

• Winner: Regina King – American Crime
• Kathy Bates – American Horror Story: Hotel
• Olivia Colman – The Night Manager
• Melissa Leo – All the Way
• Sarah Paulson – American Horror Story: Hotel
• Jean Smart – Fargo

Outstanding television movie

• Winner: Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
• A Very Murray Christmas
• All the Way
• Confirmation
• Luther

Outstanding reality competition series

• Winner: The Voice
• The Amazing Race
• American Ninja Warrior
• Dancing With the Stars
• Project Runway
• Top Chef

Outstanding variety talk series

• Winner: Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
• Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
• Jimmy Kimmel Live
• The Late Late Show With James Corden
• Real Time With Bill Maher
• The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon