Game of Thrones is Now the Most Successful Scripted Show in the History of the Emmy Awards

Game of Thrones was the big winner at last night's Emmy awards. Not only did it take home three of the big prizes, it now stands as the most decorated primetime scripted series in the history of the TV awards.

HBO's hit fantasy show has now won a total of 38 Emmys since 2011. That's one more than the previous record-holder, the sitcom Frasier, collected, and the most since the awards ceremony began in 1949.

Game of Thrones won Best Drama Series, Best Writing for a Drama Series, and Best Directing for a Drama Series, plus another nine in the technical categories that were handed out last week. After the ceremony, showrunner David Benioff said, via Sky News: "We love Frasier and he had a long run and we're sure someone will come along and take it from us.

"We just hope it doesn't happen until we're all dead."

The other big winners included stars Ben Mendelsohn (Bloodline), Maggie Smith (Downton Abbey), Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep), and Jeffrey Tambor (Transparent).

The true crime drama The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story won five awards last night, including Best Limited Series, Best Writing for a Limited Series, and Best Actor and Actress for a Limited Series, for Courtney B. Vance and Sarah Paulson respectively.