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"Game of Thrones" stars and producers on Emmys stage.
"Game of Thrones" just won for Outstanding drama at the Emmy awards on Sunday.
This was potentially the show's biggest Emmy night ever, with the most nominations since its run. This year, it recieved 24 nominations and has a grand total of 83 to date.
Creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss accepted the award for the group.
"A few hours from now, the greatest crew on the planet is going to get to work in Belfast, Northern Ireland and Spain," Benioff said. "We wouldn't be standing up here if it wasn't for them. So, thank you all so much."
Nominated five times, it looked like the much-loved series would end up being the victim of The Television Academy's bias against genre series. The last time a genre series won the drama category was "Lost" in 2005.
For "Game of Thrones" to win meant that "Mad Men" would have to lose it out on its final season being honored with the prize. At least The TV Academy had bestowed the win on the advertising series four times previously.
Also nominated for Outstanding Drama Series were "Better Call Saul," "Downton Abbey," "Homeland," "House of Cards," and "Orange Is the New Black."
On Sunday night, the show also won for writing, Peter Dinklage won for supporting actor, and David Nutter won for directing.
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