It was a good night for vice presidents, transgendered women, cranky New Englanders and the inhabitants of a mythical world called Westeros.<br />And it was a great night for HBO.<br />After five seasons HBO's epic "Game of Thrones" won its first best-drama award Sunday night at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, besting the final season of four-time winner "Mad Men" in a mild upset.<br />In the comedy category, HBO's "Veep" finally broke the stranglehold of sitcom powerhouse "Modern Family," which had won the top Emmy for the past five years.<br />After eight tries, Jon Hamm finally won his first Emmy for his now-iconic role as the hard-drinking, womanizing Don Draper on "Mad Men," which finished its triumphant run last spring on AMC.<br />"There's been a mistake, clearly," Hamm said, giving credit to his felow nominees.<br />Moments earlier, Viola Davis made history by becoming the first African American woman to win an Emmy for best actress in a drama series when she was honored for her work as a high-powered defense attorney in ABC's "How to Get Away with Murder."
