It was a good night for vice presidents, transgendered women, cranky New Englanders and the inhabitants of a mythical world called Westeros.
And it was a great night for HBO.
After five seasons HBO's epic "Game of Thrones" won its first best-drama award Sunday night at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, besting the final season of four-time winner "Mad Men" in a mild upset.
In the comedy category, HBO's "Veep" finally broke the stranglehold of sitcom powerhouse "Modern Family," which had won the top Emmy for the past five years.
After eight tries, Jon Hamm finally won his first Emmy for his now-iconic role as the hard-drinking, womanizing Don Draper on "Mad Men," which finished its triumphant run last spring on AMC.
"There's been a mistake, clearly," Hamm said, giving credit to his felow nominees.
Moments earlier, Viola Davis made history by becoming the first African American woman to win an Emmy for best actress in a drama series when she was honored for her work as a high-powered defense attorney in ABC's "How to Get Away with Murder."