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Game of Thrones has officially won the most Emmys of any series in a single year

Emilia Clarke, the glee that can only come from dragons and/or Emmy records.
Emilia Clarke, the glee that can only come from dragons and/or Emmy records.
Emilia Clarke, the glee that can only come from dragons and/or Emmy records.
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Caroline Framke
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After winning eight (8) awards at last week’s Creative Arts Emmys, HBO’s Game of Thrones continued its hot streak at the Primetime Emmys to officially win the most Emmys of any series in a single year, with 12.

The previous record holder was The West Wing, which won nine Emmy awards in 2002 (its first season).

Here are the awards Game of Thrones has won in the 67th annual Emmy Awards:

1) Outstanding Drama Series

2) Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series

David Nutter, “Mother’s Mercy”

3) Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Peter Dinklage

4) Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, “Mother’s Mercy”

5) Outstanding Sound Mixing

Ronan Hill, Richard Dyer, Onnalee Blank, Mathew Waters

6) Outstanding Casting

Nina Gold, Robert Sterne, Carla Stronge

7) Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing

Katie Weiland

8) Outstanding Special Visual Effects

Stevel Kullback, Joe Bauer, Adam Chazen, Jabar Raisani, Eric Carney, Stuart Brisdon, Derek Spears, James Kinnings, Matthew Rouleau

9) Outstanding Sound Editing

Tom Kimmel, Paula Fairfield, Bradley C. Katona, Paul Bercovitch, Tim Hands, David Klotz, Brett Voss, Jeffrey Wilhoit, Dylan T. Wilhoit

10) Outstanding Makeup for a Single Camera Series

Jane Walker and Nicola Matthews

11) Outstanding Production Design

Deborah RIley, Paul Ghiradani, Rob Cameron

12) Outstanding Stunt Coordination

Rowley Irlam

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