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Jon Hamm pose with his Emmy award on Sunday at the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: IC Viola Davis pose with her Emmy award on Sunday at the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: IC
HBO's fantasy epic Game of Thrones won for best drama series and Jon Hamm finally took home a trophy for Mad Men on Sunday at the Emmy Awards - a night of firsts that saw a black actress make history.


Viola Davis gave an emotional speech as she became the first African-American to win the award for best actress in a drama series for her portrayal of a law professor involved in a twisted plot on ABC's How To Get Away with Murder.


Other highlights of the show included a best comedy series prize for HBO's political satire Veep and several prizes for Amazon's dark transgender comedy Transparent - a major breakthrough for the streaming content provider.


Game of Thrones was the big winner at the star-studded ceremony in Los Angeles Cardinals Stan Musial Jersey , raking in 12 awards, and HBO also struck gold with Olive Kitteridge, about a couple whose marriage is in trouble, which won eight awards.


Thrones - a sweeping epic filled with blood, sex and back-stabbing - had won many awards before, but never the top prize.