LOS ANGELES ¨C HBO shows ¡°Game of Thrones¡± and ¡°Veep¡± won the top prizes at the Emmy Awards for the first time on Sunday, bringing a breath of fresh air to television¡¯s biggest night on an evening that also made history for black actresses.
Jon Hamm finally snared an Emmy for his lead role as Don Draper in AMC¡¯s 1960s advertising drama ¡°Mad Men,¡± winning a standing ovation from the audience.
¡°There¡¯s been a terrible mistake clearly,¡± said Hamm, who clambered onto the stage rather than walking up the stairs. ¡°It¡¯s incredible and impossible for me to be standing here.¡±
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