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Viola Davis Makes History at Emmys

AND THE WINNER IS...

First black woman to win best drama actress.

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Viola Davis became the first black woman to win an Emmy for best actress in a drama for her role on How to Get Away With Murder while Jon Hamm finally won best drama lead after seven seasons of Mad Men at the 67th annual Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday. Game of Thrones set a new record with 12 wins for one show in a single year while Veep took home an Emmy for best comedy series. Comedian Andy Samberg hosted the event. Actress Uzo Aduba also won an Emmy for best supporting actress in a drama series for Orange Is the New Black, making her the first actress to win both a drama and comedy award for the same role.

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