HBO shows "Game of Thrones" and "Veep" won the top prizes at the Emmy Awards for the first time on Sunday, bringing a breath of fresh air to television's biggest night on an evening that also made history for black actresses.

Jon Hamm finally snared an Emmy for his lead role as Don Draper in AMC's 1960s advertising drama "Mad Men," winning a standing ovation from the audience.

"There's been a terrible mistake clearly," said Hamm, who clambered onto the stage rather than walking up the stairs. "It's incredible and impossible for me to be standing here."