It's the second Primetime Emmy Award for both 'Game of Thrones' star Dinklage and 'Orange Is the New Black' actress Aduba, though she was mentioned in comedy category last year.
- September 21, 2015
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Dominating the nomination list with 24 nods, "Game of Thrones" already took home multiple prizes at the 2015 Primetime Emmy Awards which is currently airing live on FOX. The show won Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for David Benioff and D.B. Weiss and Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for David Nutter.
The HBO hit series additionally helped Peter Dinklage win his second Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. He admitted that he didn't expect to win this time, saying, "I wasn't prepared at all. In fact, I was chewing gum." He gave a shoutout to fellow nominee Jonathan Banks ("Better Call Saul") and thanked the cast of "Thrones" "which is like, thousands of people."
The Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series prize, meanwhile, went to Uzo Aduba. It was also her second Emmy win for her role as Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren on "Orange Is the New Black", but last year she was mentioned in Guest Actress in a Comedy Series category.
Due to the rule change for this year's Emmys, she was competing against the likes of Lena Headey ("Game of Thrones"), Emilia Clarke ("Game of Thrones") and Christina Hendricks ("Mad Men"). She tearfully thanked her team in her acceptance speech, saying, "You let me be me."
