'Game of Thrones' shocks with win for Best Drama at the Emmys 

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swooped in and took the big award of the night — Best Drama.

The huge win capped off what ended up being a record-breaking night for HBO\'s flagship show.

Join the realm. Congratulate the cast & crew of #GameofThrones on their #Emmys win for Outstanding Drama Series. pic.twitter.com/tYcWFu94xY

now holds the record for most Emmy wins in a single year, with 12.

That number includes the show\'s wins at the Creative Arts Emmys, which were held last weekend.

Going into the Primetime Emmys, the show needed to secure a single win in order to tie the record previously held by

A win for writers and executive producers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss in the the Outstanding Drama Writing category kicked off the show\'s big night. Wins for director David Nutter and supporting actor Peter Dinklage soon followed.

Lena Headey and Emilia Clarke both lost in the Supporting Actress in a Drama Series race to

The show\'s wins in these major categories mark a huge changing in the tide for the show, which in years past has had trouble getting recognized in major categories.

"They said, \'You could win with dragons,\'" joked D.B. Weiss after the show.

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