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2015 Emmy Awards: Complete Winners List

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ByLESLEY MESSER and MICHAEL ROTHMAN
September 21, 2015, 12:25 AM

— -- It was a huge night for "Game of Thrones" at the 2015 Emmys on Sunday night.

The HBO series, which picked up 24 nominations in July, set a new record for the most number of wins -- 12 -- for a series in a single year.

Not only did "Game of Thrones" win best drama, but also, Peter Dinklage accepted the award for best supporting actor, while David Benioff and Dan Weiss won for their writing. David Nutter picked up an Emmy for directing, too.

Meanwhile, best limited series or movie winner "Olive Kitteridge," also an HBO project, was the second most successful project of this year's awards, earning eight Emmys overall. Richard Jenkins and Frances McDormand picked up best actor and actress in a limited series or movie, while Bill Murray was named best supporting actor in the category.

For more winners, see the list below.

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Comedy Series

  • "Louie"
  • "Modern Family"
  • "Parks and Recreation"
  • "Silicon Valley"
  • "Transparent"
  • "The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"
  • "Veep"

Actress in a Comedy Series

  • Edie Falco, "Nurse Jackie"
  • Lisa Kudrow, "The Comeback"
  • Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "Veep"
  • Amy Poehler, "Parks and Recreation"
  • Amy Schumer, "Inside Amy Schumer"
  • Lily Tomlin, "Grace and Frankie"

Actor in a Comedy Series

  • Anthony Anderson, "Black-ish"
  • Louis CK, "Louie"
  • Don Cheadle, "House of Lies"
  • Will Forte, "Last Man on Earth"
  • Matt LeBlanc, "Episodes"
  • William H. Macy, "Shameless"
  • Jeffrey Tambor, "Transparent"

Supporting Actor, Comedy Series

  • Andre Braugher, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
  • Adam Driver, "Girls"
  • Keegan-Michael Key, "Key & Peele"
  • Ty Burrell, "Modern Family"
  • Tituss Burgess, "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"
  • Tony Hale, "Veep"

Supporting Actress, Comedy Series

  • Mayim Bialik, "The Big Bang Theory"
  • Niecy Nash, "Getting On"
  • Julie Bowen, "Modern Family"
  • Allison Janney, "Mom"
  • Kate McKinnon, "Saturday Night Live"
  • Gaby Hoffmann, "Transparent"
  • Jane Krakowski, "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"
  • Anna Chlumsky, "Veep"

Drama Series

  • "Better Call Saul"
  • "Downton Abbey"
  • "Game of Thrones"
  • "Homeland"
  • "House of Cards"
  • "Mad Men"
  • "Orange Is the New Black"

Actress in a Drama Series

  • Claire Danes, "Homeland"
  • Viola Davis, "How to Get Away with Murder"
  • Taraji P. Henson, "Empire"
  • Tatiana Maslany, "Orphan Black"
  • Elisabeth Moss, "Mad Men"
  • Robin Wright, "House of Cards"

Actor in a Drama Series

  • Kyle Chandler, "Bloodline"
  • Jon Hamm, "Mad Men"
  • Bob Odenkirk, "Better Call Saul"
  • Liev Schreiber, "Ray Donovan"
  • Kevin Spacey, "House of Cards"

Supporting Actress, Drama Series

  • Joanne Froggatt, "Downton Abbey"
  • Lena Headey, "Game of Thrones"
  • Emilia Clarke, "Game of Thrones"
  • Christine Baranski, "The Good Wife"
  • Christina Hendricks, "Mad Men"
  • Uzo Aduba, "Orange Is the New Black"

Supporting Actor, Drama Series

  • Jonathan Banks, "Better Call Saul"
  • Ben Mendelsohn, "Bloodline"
  • Jim Carter, "Downton Abbey"
  • Alan Cumming, "The Good Wife"
  • Michael Kelly, "House of Cards"
  • Peter Dinklage, "Game of Thrones"

Limited Series or Movie

  • "American Crime"
  • "American Horror Story: Freak Show"
  • "Olive Kitteridge"
  • "The Honourable Woman"
  • "Wolf Hall"

Actress Limited Series or Movie

  • Maggie Gyllenhaal, "The Honourable Woman"
  • Felicity Huffman, "American Crime"
  • Jessica Lange, "American Horror Story: Freak Show"
  • Queen Latifah, "Bessie"
  • Frances McDormand, "Olive Kitteridge"
  • Emma Thompson, "Sweeney Todd"

Actor Limited Series or Movie

  • Adrien Brody, "Houdini"
  • Ricky Gervais, "Derek"
  • Timothy Hutton, "American Crime"
  • Richard Jenkins, "Olive Kitteridge"
  • David Oyelowo, "Nightingale"

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