The television version of the Oscars took place last night in Hollywood as the Emmys announced their winners for this year.
The homeland security-based series Homeland dominated the Drama category with wins for Outstanding Drama Series (beating off the likes of Boardwalk Empire, Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones and Mad Men) as well as Lead Actor wins for British star Damian Lewis and Claire Danes and the Outstanding Writing award.
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series went to Aaron Paul for his mesmerising work in Breaking Bad while British period-drama Downton Abbey secured the Outstanding Actress In A Drama Series for veteran Dame Maggie Smith (who wasn’t in attendance).
However that was Downton’s only win on the night with other big shows like Boardwalk and GOT having to settle for sole technical wins too. Even more surprising was Mad Men failing to win any award from its 17 nominations with Sherlock and Luther also missing out on a gong.
In the Comedy categories, the much-celebrated Modern Family secured three wins for Outstanding Comedy Series (beating off The Big Bang Theory amongst others) as well as Supporting Actor wins for Eric Stonestreet as Cameron Tucker and Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy.
A big surprise on the night saw Jon Cryer win Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series for his performance in Two and a Half Men beating off Big Bang Theory’s Jim Parsons.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus deservedly won the Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series award for her role as politician Selina Kyle in Armando Innaucci’s Veep.
Finally in the television film awards, the presidential biopic Game Change claimed four awards including Outstanding Miniseries Or Movie and a well-earned Best Actress win for Julianne Moore in her role as Sarah Palin (beating off her The Hours co-star Nicole Kidman).
However her co-stars Woody Harrelson and Ed Harris missed out in their respective categories. Oscar-winner Kevin Costner secured the Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or Movie category for historical drama Hatfields & McCoys with his co-star Tom Berenger winning the Supporting Actor prize. Fellow Oscar-winner Jessica Lange clinched the Supporting Actress award for American Horror Story.
The Primetime Emmys were hosted by talkshow host Jimmy Kimmel. The official list of winners are below….
Outstanding Drama Series
Homeland
Lead Actress In A Drama Series
Claire Danes – Homeland
Lead Actor In A Drama Series
Damian Lewis – Homeland
Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
Aaron Paul – Breaking Bad
Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
Maggie Smith – Downton Abbey
Guest Actor In A Drama Series
Jeremy Davies – Justified
Guest Actress In A Drama Series
Martha Plimpton – The Good Wife
Comedy Series
Modern Family
Lead Actress In A Comedy Series
Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Veep
Lead Actor In A Comedy Series
Jon Cryer – Two And A Half Men
Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
Julie Bowen – Modern Family
Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
Eric Stonestreet – Modern Family
Guest Actor In A Comedy Series
Jimmy Fallon – Saturday Night Live
Guest Actress In A Comedy Series
Kathy Bates – Two and a Half Men
Outstanding Reality Show Host
Tom Bergeron – Dancing With the Stars
Outstanding Reality Series Competition
The Amazing Race
Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Outstanding Writing For A Variety Special
Louis CK Live at the Beacon Theatre
Outstanding Direction For A Variety Special
Glenn Weiss – 65th Annual Tony Awards
Outstanding Miniseries Or Movie
Game Change
Lead Actor In A TV Miniseries Or Movie
Kevin Costner – Hatfields & McCoys
Lead Actress In A TV Miniseries Or Movie
Julianne Moore – Game Change
Supporting Actress In A TV Miniseries Or Movie
Jessica Lange – American Horror Story
Supporting Actor In A TV Miniseries Or Movie
Tom Berenger – Hatfields & McCoys
Directing For A Drama Series
Tim Van Patten – Boardwalk Empire
Writing For A Drama Series
Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon, Gideon Raff – Homeland
Directing For A Miniseries Or Movie
Jay Roach – Game Change
Writing For A Miniseries Or Movie
Danny Strong – Game Change
Source: Emmys
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