Emmys: Peter Dinklage Wins Supporting Actor Award

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Peter Dinklage of HBO’s Game of Thrones earns his second Supporting Actor in a Drama Emmy for his role on HBO's Game Of Thrones.

Dinklage earned the honor over stiff competition from Jonathan Banks of AMC’s Better Call Saul, Netflix’ Michael Kelly of House of Cards & Ben Mandelsohn of Bloodline, and Jim Carter of PBS’s Downton Abby.

Game of Thrones also won an Emmy for Best Drama Series Writing.

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