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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.

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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56 Responses

  1. Bloody awesome that Kyle Chandler won best actor for Friday Night Lights!! Well deserved and long overdue 😀

    Also well done to Julianne Marguiles for The Good Wife! Brilliant show

    Interesting that 30 Rock’s Tina Fey got beaten by the woman from Mike and Molly.

  2. Speech of the night from Guy Pearce – he was great!
    Awesome to see Downton Abbey do so well in the Mini Series / Telemovie category.
    No nom for Hugh Bonneville was a bit of a surprise though..

  3. I wonder why Jane Lynch felt it necessary to keep making comments about her sexual preference. No one else does that and it sounds so sophomoric. Who gives a flip that she’s a Lesbian or anything else!

    Congrats to Amazing Race, Downton Abbey’s 5 wins, Peter Dinklage,Kyle Chandler,Kate Winslet &, Mad Men.

  4. Go Guy Pearce! Wow from your man from snowy river days to winning an emmy. Also well done to all the winners involved with Downto Abbey and Maggie Smith for winning.

  5. Amazing Race always wins. Yeah Julianna won for the Good Wife, but its a shame that Josh or Alan couldnt win as best supporting actor. I agree Jim Parsons is fantastic on tbbt. Why doesnt the character who plays Penny doesnt get a nomination.

    Anyway looking foward to reading more winners.

  6. So far i’m pretty happy. I tune in & out of Modern Family. Happy Bowen won, loved her on Boston Legal & Ed. speaking of Ed still no love for Ed O’Neill?
    Glad Steven Levitan got something he should of won something for Just Shoot Me! years ago. Wanted Melissa McCartney or Martha Plimpton to win so that’s good too.
    The Amazing Race & The Daily Show again proves it if it ain’t broke don’t fix it.

  7. @ Jen I feel your pain somewhat. I remember when it was an honour to win many emmys. Back in the day, if it were nominated for 5 it was a good show, if it was nominated for 10, it was a great show, if it was nominated for 15 it was a show that would be remembered 4 decades from then, if it was nominated for 20, it was a once ina lifetime event. I remember last season about 4 different shows had about 30+ nominations. It does seem cheap these awards, as if they are handing out more nominations than they should.

    Personally, I hope The Good Wife and Friday Night Lights see some recognition. Both their last seasons were outstanding.

  8. Good to see Modern Family do well.Maybe Ten will finally realise it’s popular and stop stuffing it around.
    Jim Parsons is so funny in The Big Bang Theory,so it’s a well deserved win.

    The Office sketch with actors from other shows was very funny.

  9. @Jen- I’ve been guilty of this regularly and I know it is part of our culture as Australians we believe it’s okay to love something but only while we think we are in a minority as soon as it becomes obvious it is universally revered we give it the old tall poppy treatment….now I am being cynical about being a cynic,old habits die hard.

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