'Game of Thrones' wins Emmy for best drama

Peter Dinklage accepts the award for outstanding supporting actor in a drama series for "Game of Thrones" at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
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LOS ANGELES — "Game of Thrones" has won the best television drama series Emmy Award.

The HBO fantasy series won after a one-year hiatus in the category and was the leading nominee going into Monday's ceremony. Peter Dinklage also won the Emmy for best supporting actor in a drama series Monday night.

It beat out other drama series "The Americans," ''The Crown," ''The Handmaid's Tale," ''Stranger Things," ''This Is Us" and "Westworld."

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