63rd Primetime Emmy Awards: winners
Winners include Modern Family, Mad Men, The Big Bang Theory, The Amazing Race, Boardwalk Empire, Game of Thrones The Good Wife, Friday Night Lights, Downton Abbey -and Guy Pearce.
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Live blog: Jane Lynch opened the Emmy Awards with a musical tribute to television (well lipsyncing it anyway) in which she appeared on the sets of beloved TV shows including Mad Men, The Big Bang Theory, and more, before bursting on stage surrounded by dancers.
“TV is a vast wonderland, there’s no place like TV,” she sang. “Except for HBO it’s not TV.”
Yes, the annual Emmy Awards are underway.
Winners follow:
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
Glee • Jane Lynch as Sue Sylvester
Hot In Cleveland • Betty White as Elka Ostrosky
Modern Family • Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy
Modern Family • Sofia Vergara as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett
Saturday Night Live • Kristen Wiig as Various characters
30 Rock • Jane Krakowski as Jenna Maroney
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
Glee • Chris Colfer as Kurt Hummel
Modern Family • Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell Pritchett
Modern Family • Ed O’Neill as Jay Pritchett
Modern Family • Eric Stonestreet as Cameron Tucker
Modern Family • Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy
Two And A Half Men • Jon Cryer as Alan Harper
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
Michael Spiller, Modern Family
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Steve Levitan, Jeffrey Richman, Modern Family
Charlie Sheen appears and says to the cast of Two and a Half Men. “I want to take a moment to get something off my chest,” he said.
“From the bottom of my heart I wish you nothing but the best for this upcoming season. we spent 8 wonderful years together and I know you will continue to make great television.”
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series
The Big Bang Theory • Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper
The Big Bang Theory • Johnny Galecki as Leonard Hofstadter
Episodes • Matt LeBlanc as Matt LeBlanc
Louie • Louis C.K. as Louie
The Office • Steve Carell as Michael Scott
30 Rock • Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series
The Big C • Laura Linney as Cathy Jamison
Mike & Molly • Melissa McCarthy as Molly Flynn
Nurse Jackie • Edie Falco as Jackie Peyton
Parks And Recreation • Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope
Raising Hope • Martha Plimpton as Virginia Chance
30 Rock • Tina Fey as Liz Lemon
Amy Poehler stood on stage when her name was announced for the Comedy award, causing her co-nominees to join her. It seemed like a surprise moment but when Melissa McCarthy was crowned like a beauty queen it was obvious it was a set-up. Still it was good fun. Aww, I wanted Laura Linney….
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
The Amazing Race
American Idol
Dancing With The Stars
Project Runway
So You Think You Can Dance
Top Chef
Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music Or Comedy Series
The Colbert Report
Conan
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Directing fpr a Variety, Music Or Comedy Series
Don Roy King, Saturday Night Live.
Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series
The Colbert Report
Conan
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
Real Time With Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
Jason Katims Friday Night Lights
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
Boardwalk Empire • Kelly Macdonald as Margaret Schroeder
The Good Wife • Archie Panjabi as Kalinda Sharma
The Good Wife • Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart
Justified • Margo Martindale as Mags Bennett
The Killing • Michelle Forbes as Mitch Larsen
Mad Men • Christina Hendricks as Joan Harris
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series
Martin Scorsese Boardwalk Empire
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
Game Of Thrones • Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister
The Good Wife • Josh Charles as Will Gardner
The Good Wife • Alan Cumming as Eli Gold
Justified • Walton Goggins as Boyd Crowder
Mad Men • John Slattery as Roger Sterling
Men Of A Certain Age • Andre Braugher as Owen
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series
Friday Night Lights • Connie Britton as Tami Taylor
The Good Wife • Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick
Harry’s Law • Kathy Bates as Harriet “Harry” Korn
The Killing • Mireille Enos as Sarah Linden
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit • Mariska Hargitay as Detective Olivia Benson
Mad Men • Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olson
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series
Boardwalk Empire • Steve Buscemi as Nucky Thompson
Dexter • Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan
Friday Night Lights • Kyle Chandler as Coach Eric Taylor
House • Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House
Justified • Timothy Olyphant as Raylan Givens
Mad Men • Jon Hamm as Don Draper
“A lot of people wonder why I am a lesbian,” said Jane Lynch. “Ladies and gentleman, the cast of Entourage!”
Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special.
Julian Fellowes, Downton Abbey.
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie
Downton Abbey • Maggie Smith as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham
Mildred Pierce • Evan Rachel Wood as Veda Pierce
Mildred Pierce • Melissa Leo as Lucy Gessler
Mildred Pierce • Mare Winningham as Ida
Upstairs Downstairs • Eileen Atkins as Lady Maud Holland
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie
Carlos • Edgar Ramirez as Carlos
The Kennedys • Greg Kinnear as John F. Kennedy
The Kennedys • Barry Pepper as Bobby Kennedy
Luther • Idris Elba as John Luther
Thurgood • Laurence Fishburne as Thurgood Marshall
Too Big To Fail • William Hurt as Henry ‘Hank’ Paulson
Outstanding Directing In A Miniseries Or A Movie
Barry Percival • Downton Abbey
In Memoriam: Andy Whitfield is remembered in the sequence of those we lost, sung to the sound of “Hallelujah.” Bless.
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie
The Kennedys • Tom Wilkinson as Joe Kennedy
Mildred Pierce • Guy Pearce as Monty Beragon
Mildred Pierce • Brian F. O’Byrne as Bert Pierce
Too Big To Fail • Paul Giamatti as Ben Bernanke
Too Big To Fail • James Woods as Richard Fuld
“She’s someone I’ve had quite a crush on for many years,” admits Guy Pearce. “So suddenly there we are, naked together. It’s a weird job. I’d go home to my wife funny enough and say, ‘I had sex with Kate Winslet again today’. She admires Kate as much as I do, so it was okay.”
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie
Cinema Verite • Diane Lane as Patricia Loud
Downton Abbey • Elizabeth McGovern as Cora, Countess of Grantham
Mildred Pierce • Kate Winslet as Mildred Pierce
Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story • Taraji P. Henson as Tiffany Rubin
Upstairs Downstairs • Jean Marsh as Rose Buck
Outstanding Miniseries Or Movie
Cinema Verite
Downton Abbey
The Kennedys
Mildred Pierce
The Pillars Of The Earth
Too Big To Fail
Outstanding Drama Series
Boardwalk Empire
Dexter
Friday Night Lights •
Game Of Thrones
The Good Wife
Mad Men
Gwynneth Paltrow: “Ok the prompt went down so I’m gonna wing it. Here are the nominees for Outstanding Comedy.”
Gwynneth how do you do it?
Outstanding Comedy Series
The Big Bang Theory
Glee
Modern Family
The Office
Parks And Recreation
30 Rock
Modern Family writer Steve Levitan said, “Last season we were on location and a gay couple came up to us and said, ‘You know you’re not just making people laugh, you’re making them more tolerant.’ And I thought to myself ‘They’re right. We are showing the world that there is absolutely nothing wrong with a loving relationship between an old man and a hot young woman.
“And looking around this room tonight I see many of you agree. Thankyou all very, very much.”
Thankyou and goodnight.
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I find every single one of the comedy winners pretty farcical. McCarthy is the worst in her category by a mile, how Parsons beat Steve Carell is beyond me, and Modern Family is one the most dull, unfunny sitcoms currently going. Then again, the comedy categories were bit-pear shaped from the moment nominations were announced and Community, It’s Always Sunny and Ron Freaking Swanson were ignored.
The rest of the night was a mix of “pretty much spot on” and some genuine – and mostly pleasant – surprises. I’ve never seen Kyle Chandler in Friday Night Lights, but every critic in the land has been singing his praises for years so it is good to see him take the title home in one of Bryan Cranston’s off years.
A bit bored of Mad Men winning every year though, as good as it is.
Andrew_81 – the actors decide which category they want to be entered in and there are guidelines that need to be followed. While you correctly remembered that initially, all of the “Friends” cast were considered Supporting Actors (Lisa Kudrow earned an Emmy in this category and all but Courtney Cox received nominations at some stage), you’ve forgotten that for the last three years of the series’ run (2002-2004), all six actors chose to enter themselves in the Lead Actor category. Jennifer Aniston, Matt Le Blanc and Matthew Perry all scored nominations that first year (Jennifer won), indicating that the Academy were more than happy to accept that they were all Lead Actors. Jennifer and Matt Le Blanc continued to earn Lead Actor nominations until the series ended in 2004.
I watched the emmy awards last night and loved it:)
i thought sofia vergara was going to win although Julie Bowen Deserved it.
I was so suprised to discover Melissa Mccarthy won. Her portrayal was not even aknowledged by critics. interesting and suprising. good for her.
I really was sure that Laura Linney would win, had predicted it for months! As comedy and its forms are changing, the Emmy’s seem to have slipped back to the traditional multicamera comedy with audience and laugh track in some of the major categories. Toni Collette (whose work i love) was rewarded, followed by last year’s Edie Falco. Even Falco herself admitted in her acceptance speech that she is not funny, and i maintain that United states of Tara is no comedy. The Big C, while has amusing moments, is, even with the luminous Laura, taking comedy into new areas, and the Academy is still filled with people from Lucy and Mary Tyler Moore’s vintage with the traditional sitcom style – and Jim Parsons and Melissa McCarthy’s work fits that tradition very well. Thank God (or Steven Levtian) for Modern Family – crisp, funny, touching, lots of characters and no laugh track. Next year Ed O’Neill and Sofia Vergara will win. They love to share the Emmy love around. If one looks at the drama series as well, the narrative forms are shifting, but evidently some voters still catching up. Loved Margo Martindale’s speech reminded me of Holland Taylor and Camyrn Manheim’s speeches several years ago.