Emmy Awards 2016: Game of Thrones bags three wins, HBO takes home 22

Game of Thrones debuted last year with the record breaking 12 wins

It's the second consecutive win for Game of Thrones, at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on September 18th. The much-anticipated fantasy drama took home the most Outstanding Drama Series award on Sunday night.

In totality, the television series created by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss bagged three titles this year including the Outstanding Director and Outstanding Writer award. While the popular drama series debuted last year with the record breaking 12 wins, this year the wins were numbered at three .

However, GOT's broadcasting channel, HBO, did not fail to impress this year too. The network held safe its second consecutive top position by amassing 22 total wins at the Emmy Awards 2016, while FX garnered 18. Netflix and PBS were placed at third and fourth position with 9 and 8 awards respectively.

See the full winners list here:

Outstanding Drama Series

The Americans (FX)

Winner: Game of Thrones (HBO)

House of Cards (Netflix)

Downton Abbey (PBS)

Better Call Saul (AMC)

Mr. Robot (USA)

Homeland (Showtime)

Writing for a Comedy Series

Catastrophe, Episode 1 (Amazon), Written by Rob Delaney, Sharon Horgan

WINNER: Master of None, Parents (Netflix), Written by Aziz Ansari, Alan Yang

Silicon Valley, Founder Friendly (HBO), Written by Dan O'Keefe

Silicon Valley, The Uptick (HBO), Written by Alec Berg

Veep, Morning After (HBO), Written by Alec Berg

Veep, Mother(HBO), Written by Alex Gregory, Peter Huyck

Supporting Actress in a Comedy

Anna Chlumsky, Veep

Gaby Hoffmann, Transparent

Allison Janney, Mom

Judith Light, Transparent

WINNER: Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live

Niecy Nash, Getting On

Directing for a Comedy Series

Aziz Ansari, Master of None

Mike Judge, Silicon Valley

David Mandel, Veep

Chris Addison, Veep

Alec Berg, Silicon Valley

Dale Stern, Veep

WINNER: Jill Soloway, Transparent

Lead Actress in a Comedy

Ellie Kemper, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

WINNER: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep

Laurie Metcalf, Getting On

Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish

Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer

Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie

Lead Actor in a Comedy

Anthony Anderson, Black-ish

Aziz Ansari, Master of None

Will Forte, The Last Man on Earth

William H. Macy, Shameless

Thomas Middleditch, Silicon Valley

WINNER: Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent

Reality Competition Program

The Amazing Race, CBS

American Ninja Warrior, NBC

Dancing With the Stars, ABC

Project Runway, Lifetime

Top Chef, Bravo

WINNER: The Voice, NBC

Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie

Kathy Bates, American Horror Story: Hotel

Olivia Colman, The Night Manager

WINNER: Regina King, American Crime

Melissa Leo, All the Way

Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Hotel

Jean Smart, Fargo

Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Special

Fargo, Palindrome (FX), Written by Noah Hawley

Fargo, Loplop (FX), Written by Bob DeLaurentis

The Night Manager (AMC), Written by David Farr

The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, From the Ashes of Tragedy (FX), Written by Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski

The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, The Race Card (FX), Written by Joe Robert Cole

WINNER: The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, Marcia, Marcia, Marcia (FX), Written by DV DeVincentis

Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Special

Ryan Murphy, The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story

John Singleton, The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story

Anthony Hemingway, The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story

WINNER: Susanne Bier, The Night Manager

Jay Roach, All the Way

Noah Hawley, Fargo


Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie

Hugh Laurie, The Night Manager

Jesse Plemons, Fargo

WINNER: Sterling K. Brown, The People v. O.J. Simpson

David Schwimmer, The People v. O.J. Simpson

John Travolta, The People v. O.J. Simpson

Bokeem Woodbine, Fargo

Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie

Kirsten Dunst, Fargo

Felicity Huffman, American Crime

Audra McDonald, Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill

WINNER: Sarah Paulson, The People v. O.J. Simpson

Lili Taylor, American Crime

Kerry Washington, Confirmation

Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie

Bryan Cranston, All the Way

Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock: The Abominable Bride

Idris Elba, Luther

Cuba Gooding Jr., The People v. O.J. Simpson

Tom Hiddleston, The Night Manager

WINNER: Courtney B. Vance, The People v. O.J. Simpson

TV Movie

A Very Murray Christmas (Netflix)

All the Way (HBO)

Confirmation (HBO)

Luther (BBC One)

WINNER: Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (PBS)

Limited Series

American Crime (ABC)

Fargo (FX)

The Night Manager (AMC)

WINNER: The People v. O.J. Simpson (FX)

Roots (History)

Writing for a Variety Special

Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo (HBO), Written by Amy Schumer

John Mulaney: The Comeback Kid (Netflix), Written by John Mulaney

WINNER: Patton Oswalt: Talking For Clapping (Netflix), Written by Patton Oswalt

Tig Notaro: Boyish Girl Interrupted (HBO), Written by Tig Notaro

Triumph's Election Special 2016

Variety Talk Series

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee (Crackle)

Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)

WINNER: Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (HBO)

The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS)

Real Time With Bill Maher (HBO)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC)

Directing for a Variety Special

58th Grammy Awards

Adele Live in New York City

Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo

WINNER: Grease: Live

Lemonade

The Kennedy Centre Honours

Variety Sketch Series

Documentary Now! (IFC)

Drunk History (Comedy Central)

Inside Amy Schumer (Comedy Central)

WINNER: Key & Peele (Comedy Central)

Portlandia (IFC)

Saturday Night Live (NBC)

Writing for a Drama Series

The Americans, Persona Non Grata (FX), Written by Joel fields, Joe Weisenberg

Downton Abbey, Episode 8 (PBS), Written by Julian Fellowes

WINNER: Game of Thrones, Battle Of The Bastards (HBO), Written by David Benioff, D. B. Weiss

The Good Wife, End (CBS), Written by Robert King, Michelle King

Mr. Robot, eps1.0_hellofriend.mov (USA), Written by Sam Esmail

UnREAL, Return (Lifetime), Written by Marti Noxon, Sarah Gertrude Shapiro

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones

Lena Headey, Game of Thrones

WINNER: Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey

Maura Tierney, The Affair

Maisie Williams, Game of Thrones

Constance Zimmer, UnREAL

Directing for a Drama Series

Downton Abbey, Episode 9 (PBS), Directed by Michael Engler

Game of Thrones, Hold the Door (HBO), Directed by Jack Bender

WINNER: Game of Thrones, Battle of the Bastards (HBO), Directed by Miguel Sapochnik

Homeland, The Tradition of Hospitality (Showtime), Directed by Lesli Linka Glatter

Ray Donovan, Exsuscito (Showtime), Directed by David Hollander

The Knick, This Is All We Are (Cinemax), Directed by Steven Soderbergh

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul

Kit Harrington, Game of Thrones

WINNER: Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodline

Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones

Michael Kelly, House of Cards

Jon Voight, Ray Donovan

Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Kyle Chandler, Bloodline

WINNER: Rami Malek, Mr. Robot

Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul

Matthew Rhys, The Americans

Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan

Kevin Spacey, House of Cards

Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Viola Davis, How to Get Away With Murder

Claire Danes, Homeland

Taraji P. Henson, Empire

WINNER: Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black

Keri Russell, The Americans

Robin Wright, House of Cards

Outstanding Comedy Series

WINNER: Veep (HBO)

Transparent (Amazon)

Silicon Valley (HBO)

Modern Family (ABC)

Master of None (Netflix)

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix)

Black-ish (ABC)