Here’s what happened at the 2015 Emmy Awards — PHOTOS

Presenter Terrence Howard kisses Taraji P. Henson om stage at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

Talk show host James Corden takes a selfie with the accountants from Ernst & Young at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

Julia Louis-Dreyfus accepts the award for Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series for her role in HBO‘s "Veep" at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

Host Andy Samberg (L) and guest Seth Meyer, both Saturday Night Live alumni, show off the "World‘s Best Boss" award in honor of SNL‘s (Saturday Night Live) producer Lorne Michaels during a comedy bit at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

Jill Soloway accepts the award for Best Directing in a Comedy Series for Amazon Studios‘ "Transparent" at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

Actress and dancer Julianne Hough arrives at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

Actress Maggie Gyllenhaal arrives at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

Actor Gary Cole arrives at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

Allison Janney wipes her face as she accepts the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series for her role in "Mom" at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

Actors Claire Danes and Hugh Dancy arrive at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

Actors Claire Danes and Hugh Dancy arrive at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

Actor Joe Manganiello arrives at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

Actress Taylor Schilling arrives at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

Actress Sofia Vergara arrives at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

Singer Lady Gaga arrives at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

Actress Jane Krakowski arrives at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

Actress Kate Mulgrew arrives at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

Actors Felicity Huffman and William H. Macy arrive at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

Actress Jessica Lange arrives at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

Actress Lena Headey arrives at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

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Actress and musician Joanna Newsom arrives at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)

Show host Andy Samberg and his wife Joanna Newsom arrive at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)

Actress Sophie Turner arrives at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)

Actress Jessica Pare arrives at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)

Actress Amy Poehler arrives at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)

Actress Regina King arrives at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)

Actress Julie Bowen arrives at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)

Actress Edie Falco arrives at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)

Actress Holland Taylor takes a photo as actress Sarah Paulson (2nd R) prepares for the red carpet at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)

Actors Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein arrive at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)

Actor Damian Lewis and his wife, actress Helen McCrory, arrive at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)

Actor Fred Armisen arrives at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)

Actors Nolan Gould (L) and Rico Rodriguez arrive at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)

Actress Kiernan Shipka arrives at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)

Actress Danielle Brooks poses as she arrives at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015. Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)

Actor Anthony Anderson (R), from the TV comedy series "Blackish", and his son Nathan arrive at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)

Actress Jamie Lee Curtis arrives at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

Actress Ariel Winter and her boyfriend Laurent Claude Gaudette arrive at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

Actors Peter Facinelli and Jaimie Alexander arrive at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

Actress Emily Robinson arrives at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

Actress Laura Prepon arrives at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

Actress Aubrey Plaza arrives at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

Actress Sarah Hyland from the comedy series "Modern Family" arrives at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

Actress Taryn Manning arrives at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)

Actress Teyonah Parris arrives at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

Actress Taraji P. Henson arrives at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

Actress Laverne Cox from the series "Orange is the New Black" arrives at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

Actor Eric Stonestreet arrives at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

Actress Felicity Huffman arrives at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

TV host Padma Lakshmi arrives at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

Actresses and nominees Uzo Aduba (L) and Cat Deeley (R) with Television Academy chairman and CEO Bruce Rosenbaum (center) are pictured during the nomination announcements for the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in West Hollywood, California July 16, 2015. (Jonathan Alcorn/Reuters)

Actor Tony Hale holds the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series for the HBO series "Veep" backstage during the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Blake

Producers and crew of NBC‘s "The Voice," including executive producer Mark Burnett and host Carson Daly hold their awards for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program backstage during the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Blake

Lady Gaga takes the stage to present the award for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Series Or A Movie at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

Host Carson Daly holds the award for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program for NBC‘s "The Voice" backstage during the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Blake

Actor Tracy Morgan presents the Outstanding Drama Series award during the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

Producer Armando Iannucci accepts the award for Outstanding Comedy Series for HBO‘s "Veep" as show star Julia Louis-Dreyfus looks on behind him at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

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By reviewjournal.com

September 20, 2015 - 7:45 pm

It was HBO's night, as "Game of Thrones" not only took home the outstanding drama series award at the 67th Emmys, it racked up a record 12 wins, the most for a show ever in a single year. Also winning big were perennial favorite "Veep," which took outstanding comedy series, while limited series "Olive Kitteridge" won best limited series.

The outstanding drama series Emmy went to "Game of Thrones," which totalled a record 12 wins. Peter Dinklage won supporting actor in a drama for "Game of Thrones." The HBO series also won in both directing and writing categories for drama series, for David Nutter for directing and David Benioff and D.B. Weiss for writing, both for the "Mother's Mercy" episode. After big wins at the Creative Arts Emmys, it has now won the most of any series in a year.

"Veep" won the Emmy for outstanding comedy series, with Mel Brooks presenting the award. The series also won outstanding actress in a comedy series, which went for the fourth time to Julia Louis-Dreyfus, while Tony Hale won his second Emmy as supporting actor, comedy. In addition, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci and Tony Roche won the Emmy for outstanding writing for a comedy series for the "Election Night" episode of "Veep." Iannucci, the show's creator, left the show after its fourth season.

Jon Hamm won for outstanding actor in a drama series for "Mad Men," which ended its run this year. He had been nominated seven times previously.

The outstanding actress award went to Viola Davis for "How to Get Away With Murder."

See More:Emmy Winners - The Complete List

Supporting actress in a drama went to Uzo Aduba for "Orange is the New Black." In a twist caused by new Emmy rules, Aduba also won last year for the Netflix show -- but in the comedy category.

"The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" won three Emmys, for variety talk series, writing for a variety series and as well as Chuck O'Neill for directing. "Thank you so much -- you will never have to see me again!" Stewart proclaimed, as it was his last season on the show.

Also, Amy Schumer won her first Emmy, for outstanding variety sketch series "Inside Amy Schumer."

HBO's "Olive Kitteridge" won six Emmys including best limited series and trophies for lead actress Frances McDormand, lead actor Richard Jenkins and supporting actor for Bill Murray, though the actor was not on hand at the ceremony. Lisa Cholodenko won the Emmy for outstanding directing for a limited series, while Jane Anderson won for writing for a limited series.

Jeffrey Tambor won best actor in a comedy for his role as a transgendered person on "Transparent." "Everywhere you cast your eye there's genius," he said, directing his thanks to the cast and crew of the Amazon show. He dedicated his award to the transgender community.

The outstanding directing for a comedy Emmy went to Jill Soloway for the "Best New Girl" episode of "Transparent." Soloway asked the audience to vote to pass the Trans Equality Bill for equal rights for transgendered people.

Allison Janney, who won best supporting actress in a comedy award at the Emmy Awards for the second time for "Mom." She previously won four times for "The West Wing" as well as winning last year for guest actress in a drama for "Masters of Sex," bringing her total number of Emmys to a near-record seven.

The limited series supporting actress Emmy went to Regina King for "American Crime." "The Voice" won for outstanding reality competition series, its second Emmy win in the category.

See More: Emmys 2015 Red Carpet: Best and Worst Looks

The Emmy Awards kicked off Sunday after stars walked a sweltering red carpet at the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles. "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" star Andy Samberg is hosting the celebration of television talent for the first time.

Samberg's musical opening started with a nod to "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" as he emerged from a TV viewing bunker, joking about how many shows have "wives" in the title. After a few odd Bill Cosby jokes, he delved into diversity and declared "Racism is over! Don't fact check that."