14 DAY TRIAL // The Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles was the place to be last night, as the industry celebrated and honored the most popular and accomplished names in television at the 64th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, aired on ABC.
“Modern Family” and “Homeland” were the big winners of the night, though it was the latter show which offered the most surprises.
As pundits had predicted some days before, Showtime’s “Homeland” managed to upstage every other contender in many of the big categories, taking home several awards, including for Best Actress and Best Actor in a Drama Series.
The icing on the cake, though, as expected, was winning Drama Series and leaving competitors “Mad Men” and “Downton Abbey” in the dust.
“Modern Family” won big in all the comedy categories, as was to be expected. It’s been years since any worthy rival has managed to take any award from this popular series.
However, Best Actor in a Comedy Series went to Jon Cryer of CBS’ “Two and a Half Men,” which proves that, even though the show’s popularity with loyal fans is decreasing, it’s still a bona fide hit.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus took home the Emmy for HBO’s “Veep,” while both supporting roles (male and female) went to “Modern Family,” Eric Stonestreet and Julia Bowen, respectively.
HBO’s “Game Change” also scooped up several awards, including Best Miniseries or Movie, and Best Writing and Directing of Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special.
The Amazing Race, Dancing With The Stars and The Daily Show With Jon Stewart also took home an award each.
Below is the complete list of winners. Check it out to see if your favorite made the cut.
Drama Series: “Homeland,” Showtime. Actress, Drama Series: Claire Danes, “Homeland,” Showtime Actor, Drama Series: Damian Lewis, “Homeland,” Showtime Supporting Actor, Drama Series: Aaron Paul, “Breaking Bad,” AMC Supporting Actress, Drama Series: Maggie Smith, “Downton Abbey,” PBS Writing, Drama Series: Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon, Gideon Raff, “Homeland,” Showtime Directing, Drama Series: Tim Van Patten, “Boardwalk Empire,” HBO Comedy Series: “Modern Family,” ABC Actor, Comedy Series: Jon Cryer, “Two and a Half Men,” CBS Actress, Comedy Series: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep,” HBO Supporting Actress, Comedy Series: Julie Bowen, “Modern Family,” ABC Supporting Actor, Comedy Series: Eric Stonestreet, “Modern Family,” ABC Writing, Comedy Series: Louis C.K, “Louie,” FX Networks Directing, Comedy Series: Steven Levitan, “Modern Family,” ABC Miniseries or Movie: “Game Change,” HBO Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Julianne Moore, “Game Change,” HBO Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Kevin Costner, “Hatfields & McCoys,” History Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Jessica Lange, “American Horror Story,” FX Networks Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Tom Berenger, “Hatfields & McCoys,” History Directing, Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special: Jay Roach, “Game Change,” HBO Writing, Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special: Danny Strong, “Game Change,” HBO Reality-Competition Program: The Amazing Race, CBS Host, Reality-Competition Program: Tom Bergeron, Dancing With the Stars, ABC Variety, Music or Comedy Series: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, Comedy Central Writing for a Variety Special: Louis C.K., Louis C.K. Live at the Beacon Theatre, FX Networks Directing, Variety, Music or Comedy Special: Glenn Weiss, 65th Annual Tony Awards, CBS