Mad Men won its fourth consecutive Emmy and Modern Family claimed its second at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday that aired live on Fox.Despite other predictable wins like Kate Winslet winning for Mildred Pierce and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart winning for its ninth straight year, the three-hour ceremony hosted by Glee’s Jane Lynch featured plenty of first-time victors: Peter Dinklage won for Game of Thrones, Kyle Chandler for Friday Night Lights, Martin Scorsese for directing Boardwalk Empire, Barry Pepper for The Kennedys and veteran film and TV actress Margo Martindale for the FX drama Justified. “Sometimes, things just take time,” she said, fighting back tears. “With time comes great appreciation.”
Julie Bowen also won her first Emmy for Modern Family, but viewers probably didn’t hear her speech because they were too busy staring at her very low-cut dress. Her win was immediately followed by a prize for her on-camera hubby (and first-time victor) Ty Burrell, who performed a well-received stand-up act instead of muttering a bunch of ho-hum thank-yous. Early in the show, the ABC comedy also dominated in the directing and writing categories, prompting Lynch to quip, “Welcome back to the Modern Family awards!”
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Early in the show, Charlie Sheen took the stage to introduce the winner for best comedy actor, which he referred to as “his category.” “I want to take a moment to get something off my chest, to say a few words to everyone here from Two and a Half Men,” he began. “From the bottom of my heart, I wish you nothing but the best for this upcoming season. We spent eight wonderful years together and I know you will continue to make great television.” When winner Jim Parsons went up to collect his second Emmy in a row for his work on The Big Bang Theory – another show run by Two and a Half Men‘s producer Chuck Lorre — he said, “This is odd for so many reasons.”
One of the funniest moments of the telecast occurred in the Best Actress category, when all the nominees took the stage before the winners were announced. The six women received a standing ovation before Melissa McCarthy was singled out for her work on the CBS sitcom Mike & Molly. She was then given a tiara and bouquet of roses, as well as plenty of hugs from her fellow actresses. “I’m from Plainville, Illinois and I’m standing here and it’s kind of amazing,” said a teary-eyed McCarthy.
The ceremony opened with a skit featuring Lynch talking to “Mr. President of Television” Leonard Nimoy — a role that had originally been given to Alec Baldwin until his joke about NewsCorp chief Rupert Murdoch was left on the cutting room floor. The 30 Rock actor reportedly took a swipe at Murdoch and the much-publicized phone-hacking scandal — which Fox ultimately deemed was in poor taste. (On Thursday, Baldwin had tweeted, “I did a short Emmy pretape a few days ago. Now they tell me NewsCorp may cut the funniest line.”)
And the night’s oddest moments came courtesy of the “Emmytones,” a singing group made up of TV actors like Zachary Levi, Wilmer Valderrama, Joel McHale, and Taraji P. Henson. Their sole job was to (awkwardly) introduce each award genre with a snappy tune.
Here are the night’s winners:
Outstanding comedy series: Modern Family
Outstanding drama series: Mad Men
Outstanding miniseries or movie: Downton Abbey
Outstanding lead actress, miniseries or movie: Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce
Outstanding supporting actor in a miniseries or movie: Guy Pearce, Mildred Pierce
Outstanding directing for a miniseries, movie or dramatic special: Brian Percival, Downton Abbey
Outstanding lead actor in a miniseries or movie: Barry Pepper, The Kennedys
Outstanding supporting actress, miniseries or movie: Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Outstanding writing for a miniseries or movie: Julian Fellowes, Downton Abbey
Outstanding lead actor, drama: Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights
Outstanding lead actress, drama: Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Outstanding supporting actor, drama: Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Outstanding directing, drama: Martin Scorsese, Boardwalk Empire
Outstanding supporting actress, drama: Margo Martindale, Justified
Outstanding writing, drama series: Jason Katims, Friday Night Lights
Outstanding variety, music or comedy series: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Outstanding directing for a variety, music or comedy series: Don Roy King, Saturday Night Live (host: Justin Timberlake)
Outstanding writing for a variety, music or comedy series: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Outstanding reality competition: The Amazing Race
Outstanding lead actress, comedy: Melissa McCarthy (Mike & Molly)
Outstanding lead actor, comedy series: Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Outstanding writing for a comedy: Steve Levitan, Jeffrey Richman (“Caught in the Act”), Modern Family
Outstanding director, comedy: Michael Alan Spiller (“Halloween”), Modern Family
Outstanding supporting actor, comedy: Ty Burrell (Modern Family)
Outstanding supporting actress, comedy: Julie Bowen (Modern Family)
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