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Clarke also gave Lopez a shoutout in her own Instagram post, describing her look for the night.

\"@emmys2019 WE BE ROLLLLLIN!\" she captioned her selfie. \"@jlo just as heads up you have inspired this years lewk.\"

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A post shared by @emilia_clarke on Sep 22, 2019 at 3:40pm PDT

Although Clarke didn't win the Emmy award for outstanding lead actress in a drama series, \"Game of Thrones\" took home the award for best drama series.

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PHOTO: The Cast and crew of 'Game of Thrones' accept the Outstanding Drama Series award onstage during the 71st Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 22, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.
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Clarke's former co-star Peter Dinklage also won the award for best supporting actor in a drama series for his work on the show.

The HBO series won 12 awards in total.

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