This is what stars looked like at their first Emmys

“Game of Thrones” set a record for winning the most Emmys of any series in a single year.

– Supporting Actress, Drama Series: Uzo Aduba, “Orange is the New Black“, Netflix.

HBO’s “Veep” vied for top comedy prizes with “Transparent“, in which Mr. Tambor plays the patriarch of a Los Angeles family who reveals to his children that he has long felt he’s a woman and is going to dress like one.

Louis-Dreyfus won her fourth consecutive Emmy Award, taking home the trophy for lead actress in a comedy series for her role in Veep. Last year’s show aired in August with no regular season National Football League game competing against it.

GoT was kind of a surprise win for Outstanding Drama Series, considering it was up against the end of “Mad Men“, and marked the second Emmy win for Peter Dinklage (Tyrion Lannister). He had been nominated seven times previously.

The show won eight awards at last week’s Creative Emmy Awards, and then went on to scoop a further four at the main event. The team from “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” won for writing for a variety series, while the show also won the directing nod for Chuck O’Neill.

Morgan stepped onstage and told the cheering crowd, “Thank you so much”.

Writing, Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special; Jane Anderson, “Olive Kitteridge”, HBO. “Thank you to everyone who watched the show, and thank you for this”.

“I’d like to dedicate my performance to the transgender community”, Tambor said. But far more importantly, Viola Davis, the star of “How to Get Away With Murder”, is the first-ever African-American to win lead drama actress. Soloway asked the audience to vote to pass the Trans Equality Bill for equal rights for transgendered people.

Without the win, Hamm would have joined an esteemed-but-snubbed list of actors who had shockingly never won Emmys for their iconic TV roles, including Steve Carell (The Office), Hugh Laurie (House), Jason Alexander (Seinfeld) and Amy Poehler (whose Sunday night loss meant that she’ll never be recognized for Parks & Recreation). After a hilarious introduction that garnered many laughs, the actresses presented the award to Allison Janney for her role in Mom.

From Kerry Washington’s fresh-off-the-runway Marc Jacobs dress to Heidi Klum’s Versace plumage, WSJ’s Niki Blasina takes a look at some of the best and worst outfits at the 2015 Emmy Awards.