Game of Thrones actress Emilia Clarke looked stunning in a strapless champagne Atelier Versace gown at the 2016 Emmy Awards.

Looking as if she had been sewn into the floor-length dress with ruched detail at the bust.

Emilia, 29, spoke on the red carpet with E! News' Giuliana Rancic about what's going to happen when hit HBO show Game of Thrones comes to an end.

The British actress, who stars as Daeynerys Targaryen in the show, said: "It will be really intense saying goodbye to the show. It will be really, really intense. But it's still a little ways away, so I kinda have time to have it sink in.”

Game of Thrones is expected to dominate the awards, and its stars reigned on the red carpet.

While Gwendoline Christie also wore black, but opted for a short dress that showed off her height.

The show scooped nine awards at the Creative Arts Emmys last week and made it the biggest-winning drama series of all time.

Depending on how many awards it picks up tonight, the HBO series could pass Frasier's record of 37 for the highest number of Emmy awards.</s>"Game of Thrones" led the pack in Emmy nominations this year by earning 23 nods overall, ahead of "The People v. O.J. Simpson" and "Fargo" (which earned 22 and 18 nominations, respectively).

HBO’s fantasy epic also has an early lead in total wins going into the night having scored nine wins in the Creative Arts Emmy categories that were awarded earlier. "The People v. O.J. Simpson" also already has four awards.

This brings "Game of Thrones’" Emmy haul to 35 overall wins, officially crowning the gang from Westeros with the title of most overall Emmy wins for a drama series.

And tonight their reign may stretch even further. The show only trails "Frasier" and "Saturday Night Live" in overall wins. The Seattle-set sitcom earned 37 Emmys during its run, and "SNL" has racked up 44 wins so far in its 41 seasons and has a couple of chances to add to its collection tonight as well.

If "Game of Thrones" takes home five or more awards tonight (of its remaining nine nominations) it will best its 2015 Emmy Awards total of 12 wins.</s>Emmys: Game of Thrones becomes the most-awarded narrative series of all time

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Game of Thrones has become the most successful narrative series ever at television's night of nights, the Emmy Awards.

Key points: Game of Thrones has won 38 Emmy Awards, surpassing Frasier

HBO series won this year in three categories

The People v OJ Simpson: American Crime Story won five awards, nominated in 13 categories

The show broke the record after winning Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series, Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series and Outstanding Drama Series.

The HBO series already had nine statuettes from last weekend's Creative Arts Emmys, which mainly reward behind-the-scenes personnel, giving it a total haul over the years of 35 heading into the 2016 ceremony — more than any other drama series.

Before the 2016 Emmy Awards, the record for the most-awarded narrative series belonged to long-running sitcom Frasier, which won 37 Emmys.

The all-time Emmy list of winners — which includes non-fiction — is topped by NBC comedy sketch show Saturday Night Live, with 44 awards.

Game of Thrones is now the most-awarded narrative series since the first Television Academy prize-giving in 1949.

Australian actor Ben Mendelsohn won Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his role in Bloodline.

The most nominated show of 2016, The People v OJ Simpson: American Crime Story, picked up five wins to add to its four technical Emmys.

Actors Sarah Paulson and Courtney B Vance were rewarded for their acclaimed portrayals of sparring attorneys Marcia Clark and Johnnie Cochran.

Sterling K Brown took home a statuette for his supporting actor role, while DV DeVincentis was recognised for the show's writing.

"Playing a real person, you want to get it right for them," Paulson said.

"The more I learned about Marcia Clark ... the more I had to recognise that I, along with the rest of the world, had been superficial and careless in my judgment [of her]."

Wins for Orphan Black, Mr Robot and Veep

Tatiana Maslany won Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role in Orphan Black, and Rami Malek won Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his role in Mr Robot.

Veep took home the most Outstanding Comedy Series award and its star Julia Louis-Dreyfus claimed the Lead Actress in a Comedy award.

Louis-Dreyfus, who plays Veep's acting US president Selina Meyer, apologised during her acceptance speech for what she called "the current political climate".

"I think that Veep has torn down the wall between comedy and politics. Our show started out as a political satire but it now feels like a sobering documentary," she said.

Jeffrey Tambor won Lead Actor in a Comedy for his role in Transparent.

During his speech, Tambor urged producers and directors to give transgender talent a chance in television.

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First posted</s>The Game of Thrones showrunners have ruled themselves out of returning for a spinoff or prequel series.

David Benioff and DB Weiss were quizzed about the hit HBO fantasy shows’s future at the Emmy Awards on Sunday, where the series became the most decorated drama in the ceremony’s history. Its trophy total now stands at an impressive 38.

When asked by reporters about plans for further Westeros series, the pair directed attention towards A Song of Ice and Fire author George RR Martin, upon whose books Game of Thrones is based.

“You might want to ask George about that,” said Benioff, according to Entertainment Weekly. “It’s a great world that George created. I think it’s a very rich world and I’m sure there will be other series set in Westeros but for us, this is it. That’s really a question for George.”

Game of Thrones is expected to end after eight seasons in 2018, but Martin has strongly hinted that he has more up his sleeve.

“I do have thousands of pages of fake history of everything that led up to Game of Thrones,” he said backstage at the Emmys. “So there’s a lot of material there and I’m writing more.”



 Fortunately for fans of the novels, Martin added that he “still has two books to finish” and is focusing on that gargantuan task at the moment.

Stay tuned and we’ll make sure you don’t miss any further updates.</s>Considering it earned a total of 23 nominations, Game of Thrones is being represented very well at the 2016 Emmy Awards.

Sophie Turner, who plays Sansa Stark in the HBO fantasy series, is one of several cast members who is attending tonight's ceremony and she's taken the opportunity to tease the upcoming season of the show.

Speaking to E! on the red carpet, Turner was asked what she felt when she first read through the season 7 scripts.

"I was actually speechless," she said. "This season is unbelievable and I think fans are going to be really satisfied. It's crazy."

Game of Thrones could well make history at this year's Emmy awards by becoming the biggest award-winning show since the awards ceremony began; the show has so far clocked up 35 wins over six series - picking up nine wins at last weekend's Creative Arts Emmys, which encompasses many of the technical awards - already making it the biggest-winning dramas series of all time. However, only three more wins would see Thrones surpass the overall record for highest number of wins, beating sitcom Frasier's total of 35.



The show is nominated in several of the acting categories as well as for Oustanding Drama Series where it faces competition from The Americans, Better Call Saul, Downton Abbey, Homeland, House of Cards, and Mr Robot.

It was announced earlier this year that season 8 would be the popular series' last.</s>The sixth season of the amazingly successful HBO series ‘Game Of Thrones’ killed all before it at the 2016 Awards, becoming the most awarded tv show in the Emmys history!

They were up for 24 total awards and walked away with 12 at Sunday night’s 2016 Emmy awards in Los Angeles for a total of 38 now, breaking a record set by the also very past successful sitcom Frasier with a total haul of 37 Emmys.

The Battle of the Bastards episode was singled out for praise, and won awards for best drama writing (David Benihoff and DB Weiss) and directing (Miguel Sapotchnik). This was the episode that had one of the highest ratings for the show ever, and in our opinion was one of the best episodes of anything we have ever seen.

The series already became the most-honored drama series after picking up nine Emmys at the Creative Arts ceremony last weekend, surpassing longtime title holders Hill Street Blues and The West Wing. By scoring another three awards Sunday, Thrones becomes the only prime-time scripted series to ever have won this many awards.

There has been a ton of controversy most recently about the series, but hopefully everything will work out and we will see GOT only get bigger. Is that even possible? lol

Below is talk about the Battle Of The Bastards episode that had people watching, gasping for air:
Game of Thrones wins three Emmy Awards to become the most successful narrative series of all time beating the record previously held by Frasier.