Emmys 2016: Game of Thrones and Veep win top honors for Outstanding Series

Game of Thrones and Veep have taken home the Emmy awards for Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Comedy Series, respectively. It's the second year in a row for both shows.
Game of Thrones also won for Outstanding Direction (Miguel Sapochnik) and Outstanding Writing (David Benioff and D.B. Weiss), both for the penultimate episode of the season "Battle of the Bastards." Veep's only other honor of the night was for lead actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who now holds the record for most consec