--- description: With 38 wins, the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones overtook Frasier as the winningest scripted show in Emmys history on Sunday night. title: Game of Thrones Now Has the Most Emmy Wins Ever image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7538d563c5250e03/6988a07b3c163926f145e4e2/game-of-thrones.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # _Game of Thrones_ Now Has the Most Emmy Wins Ever ## Video: This Video Is No Longer Available [Watch (HLS stream): This Video Is No Longer Available](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/fKodeUO6.m3u8) (0:10)  _Published 2026-06-23. It beat Frasier with 38 total wins_  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent Sep 19, 2016 3:26 AM CUT  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent Sep 19, 2016 3:26 AM CUT [_Game of Thrones_](http://time.com/4385792/game-of-thrones-arya-stark-kill-list/ "undefined") torched an Emmys record on Sunday night. With 38 wins, the HBO [fantasy series](http://time.com/4429346/game-of-thrones-season-7-cast-news/ "undefined") overtook [_Frasier_](http://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,2025699,00.html "undefined") as the winningest scripted show in the award show’s history. _Game of Thrones_ [won awards](http://time.com/4497201/emmys-2016-winners-list/?xid=homepage "undefined") for Best Writing, Best Directing and Best Drama on Sunday night, first tying _Frasier_ with 37 wins, then taking the title with a total of 38\. The series won 12 Emmys in total this year. George R.R. Martin, who wrote the series _A Song of Ice and Fire_ upon which the television show is based, joined show creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss on stage to accept the award. “We have the best cast that’s I think ever been assembled,” Benioff said onstage. ### Emmys 2016: See Celebrities on the Red Carpet  Priyanka Chopra arrives at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 18, 2016 in Los Angeles. Steve Granitz—Getty Images  Sofia Vergara arrives at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 18, 2016 in Los Angeles. Jeff Kravitz—Getty Images  Emily Ratajkowski arrives at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 18, 2016 in Los Angeles. Frazer Harrison—Getty Images  Kristen Bell arrives at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 18, 2016 in Los Angeles. Todd Williamson—Getty Images  Taraji P. Henson arrives at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 18, 2016 in Los Angeles. Kevin Mazur—Getty Images  Laverne Cox arrives at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 18, 2016 in Los Angeles. Kevin Mazur—Getty Images  Jerry Seinfeld and Jessica Seinfeld arrive at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 18, 2016 in Los Angeles. John Shearer—Getty Images  Viola Davis arrives at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 18, 2016 in Los Angeles. Todd Williamson—Getty Images  Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin and Millie Bobby Brown arrive at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 18, 2016 in Los Angeles. Steve Granitz—Getty Images  Sophie Turner arrives at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 18, 2016 in Los Angeles. Todd Williamson—Getty Images  Kit Harrington arrives at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 18, 2016 in Los Angeles. Kevin Mazur—Getty Images  Heidi Klum arrives at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 18, 2016 in Los Angeles. Steve Granitz—Getty Images  Angela Bassett arrives at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 18, 2016 in Los Angeles. Kevin Mazur—Getty Images  Michelle Dockery arrives at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 18, 2016 in Los Angeles. Steve Granitz—Getty Images  Robin Dearden and Bryan Cranston arrive at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 18, 2016 in Los Angeles. Robyn Beck—AFP/Getty Images  Julia Louis-Dreyfus arrives at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 18, 2016 in Los Angeles. Kevin Mazur—Getty Images  Emilia Clarke arrives at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 18, 2016 in Los Angeles. Steve Granitz—Getty Images  Constance Zimmer arrives at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 18, 2016 in Los Angeles. Alberto E. Rodriguez—Getty Images  David Schwimmer and Zoe Buckman arrive at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 18, 2016 in Los Angeles. John Shearer—Getty Images  John Travolta and Kelly Preston arrive at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 18, 2016 in Los Angeles. Todd Williamson—Getty Images  Kerry Washington arrives at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 18, 2016 in Los Angeles. Kevin Mazur—Getty Images  Amy Poehler arrives at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 18, 2016 in Los Angeles. Kevin Mazur—Getty Images  Tina Fey arrives at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 18, 2016 in Los Angeles. John Shearer—Getty Images  Cuba Gooding, Jr. arrives at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 18, 2016 in Los Angeles. Kevin Mazur—Getty Images  James Corden and Julia Carey arrive at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 18, 2016 in Los Angeles. John Shearer—Getty Images  Sarah Paulson arrives at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 18, 2016 in Los Angeles. John Shearer—Getty Images  Rami Malek arrives at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 18, 2016 in Los Angeles. John Shearer—Getty Images  Kate McKinnon arrives at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 18, 2016 in Los Angeles. Todd Williamson—Getty Images  Ryan Michelle Bathe and Sterling K. Brown arrive at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 18, 2016 in Los Angeles. Frazer Harrison—Getty Images  Mandy Moore arrives at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 18, 2016 in Los Angeles. Todd Williamson—Getty Images  America Ferrara arrives at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 18, 2016 in Los Angeles. Alberto E. Rodriguez—Getty Images  Jane Krakowski arrives at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 18, 2016 in Los Angeles. John Shearer—Getty Images  Tom Hiddleson arrives at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 18, 2016 in Los Angeles. Steve Granitz—Getty Images  Emmy Rossum arrives at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 18, 2016 in Los Angeles. Steve Granitz—Getty Images  Reggie Watts arrives at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 18, 2016 in Los Angeles. Frazer Harrison—Getty Images  Kerri Russell arrives at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 18, 2016 in Los Angeles. Kevin Mazur—Getty Images  Kirsten Dunst arrives at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 18, 2016 in Los Angeles. John Shearer—Getty Images  Alia Shawkat arrives at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 18, 2016 in Los Angeles. Frazer Harrison—Getty Images  Hank Azaria arrives at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 18, 2016 in Los Angeles. David Livingston—Getty Images  Amanda Peet arrives at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 18, 2016 in Los Angeles. John Shearer—Getty Images  Claire Danes and Hugh Dancy arrive at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 18, 2016 in Los Angeles. Todd Williamson—Getty Images  Portia Doubleday arrives at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 18, 2016 in Los Angeles. Jeff Kravitz—Getty Images  Neve Campbell arrives at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 18, 2016 in Los Angeles. John Shearer—Getty Images  Damon Wayons arrives at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 18, 2016 in Los Angeles. Steve Granitz—Getty Images  Jamie Brewer arrives at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 18, 2016 in Los Angeles. Steve Granitz—Getty Images  Jay Duplass arrives at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 18, 2016 in Los Angeles. Steve Granitz—Getty Images  Jill Soloway arrives at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 18, 2016 in Los Angeles. Steve Granitz—Getty Images  Andy Samberg arrives at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 18, 2016 in Los Angeles. Todd Williamson—Getty Images  William H. Macy arrives at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 18, 2016 in Los Angeles. Alberto E. Rodriguez—Getty Images  Louie Anderson arrives at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 18, 2016 in Los Angeles. Steve Granitz—Getty Images  Ellie Kemper arrives at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 18, 2016 in Los Angeles. John Shearer—Getty Images  Tracee Ellis Ross arrives at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 18, 2016 in Los Angeles. Kevin Mazur—Getty Images  Randall Park arrives at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 18, 2016 in Los Angeles. Todd Williamson—Getty Images  Carol Kane arrives at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 18, 2016 in Los Angeles. Steve Granitz—Getty Images While the record-breaking win is good news for the cast and crew, fans of the show will still have to wait a little longer to find out what happens next in King’s Landing. 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