14 DAY TRIAL // Television stars, directors, writers, productions and producers were honored at Sunday’s Emmy Awards gala, held at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. “Modern Family” and “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” were the big winners of the night.
As we also noted some time ago, when the full list of nominees was made public, this year brought a few surprises with the nominations, specifically the controversial drama series “The Kennedys” and the new HBO production “Game of Thrones.”
The former, which got off to a very shaky start because History Channel deemed it too historically inaccurate shortly before release and consequently dropped it, landed a win to Barry Pepper for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie.
“Game of Thrones,” the new and insanely successful series from HBO, also scored a win, to Peter Dinklage, in the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series category.
However, the incontestable winner of the night was the comedy “Modern Family,” which literally swept almost all awards in the Comedy section, much to the delight of its millions of fans and supporters.
Not only did it take home the biggest award in the respective category, that for Outstanding Comedy Series, but it also won for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (Julie Bowen), Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (Ty Burrell), and Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series (Steve Levitan and Jeffrey Richman).
All in all, an excellent night for the comedy series that’s been racking up Emmys for these past couple of years.
“Dexter,” another fan-favorite, did not win anything this year, which might confirm talk of how the show has become somewhat lackluster in the past season or so.
In the drama category, winners included “Mad Men,” another Emmy fixture, “Game of Thrones,” “Boardwalk Empire” and “Justified.”
For the complete list of winners at the Emmy Awards 2011, see below:
COMEDY Outstanding Comedy Series – “Modern Family” Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series – Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theory” Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series – Melissa McCarthy, “Mike & Molly” Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series – Julie Bowen, “Modern Family” Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series – Ty Burrell, “Modern Family” Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series – Michael Spiller, Modern Family “Halloween” Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series – Steve Levitan and Jeffrey Richman, “Modern Family”
REALITY/VARIETY/MUSIC Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series – “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” Outstanding Reality Show Competition – “Amazing Race” Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Series – “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” Oustanding Directing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Series – Saturday Night Live host: Justin Timberlake DRAMA Outstanding Drama Series – “Mad Men” Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series – Kyle Chandler, “Friday Night Lights” Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series – Julianna Margulies, “The Good Wife” Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series – Peter Dinklage, “Game of Thrones” Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series – Margo Martindale, “Justified” Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series – Martin Scorsese, “Boardwalk Empire” Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series – Jason Katims, “Friday Night Lights”
MINISERIES or TV MOVIE
Outstanding Miniseries or Movie – “Downton Abbey” Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie – Kate Winslet, “Mildred Pierce” Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie – Barry Pepper, “The Kennedys” Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie – Maggie Smith, “Downton Abbey” Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie – Guy Pearce, “Mildred Pierce” Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Dramatic Special – Brian Percival, “Downton Abbey” Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special – Julian Fellowes, “Downton Abbey”