Perhaps too early to declare the end of Emmy voting inertia with Bryan Cranston scoring his third outstanding actor award, but there have been a lot of new winners this year, including Top Chef amazingly taking down The Amazing Race for best reality competition -- an award Amazing Race had never lost!
Kyra Sedgwick wins for The Closer. Fortunately for CBS (and Good Wife fans) Archie Panjabi won for supporting actress so CBS can still claim Emmy love for The Good Wife.
Mad Men wins again for best drama, and Modern Family dethroned 30 Rock for best comedy.
HBO cleaned up with Temple Grandin winning five awards and You Don't Know Jack winning two and The Pacific winning best miniseries.
62nd Primetime Emmy Awards Winners:
| Category | Winner |
| Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family |
| Writing for a Comedy Series | Steve Levitan & Christopher Lloyd, Modern Family |
| Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Jane Lynch, Glee |
| Directing for a Comedy Series | Ryan Murphy, Glee |
| Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory |
| Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie |
| Reality Competition Program | Top Chef |
| Writing for a Drama Series | Matthew Weiner & Erin Levy, Mad Men |
| Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad |
| Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife |
| Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad |
| Directing for a Drama Series | Steve Shill, Dexter |
| Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer |
| Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special | 63rd Annual Tony Awards |
| Directing for a Variety, music or Comedy Special | Bucky Gunts, Vancouver Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony |
| Variety, Music or Comedy Series | The Daily Show with Jon Stewart |
| Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie | Julia Ormond, Temple Grandin |
| Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie | David Strathairn, Temple Grandin |
| Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special | Adam Mazer, You Don’t Know Jack |
| Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie | Claire Danes, Temple Grandin |
| Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special | Mick Jackson, Temple Grandin |
| Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie | Al Pacino, You Don’t Know Jack |
| Miniseries | The Pacific |
| Made for Television Movie | Temple Grandin |
| Drama Series | Mad Men |
| Comedy Series | Modern Family |
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Good news for Breaking Bad!
Wish Amy Poehler had won, but I’m glad about everything else so far, especially Aaron Paul’s win.
I think Kyra Sedgwick is awesome and I think she’s brilliant and deserving but I really wanted Connie Britton to win lol
Yay for Mad Men winning writing 3x, only behind Sopranos/Frasier since 1980.
I’m very happy with Eric Stonestreet and Jim Parsons win!
I like The Amazing Race but I’m okay they lost to Top Chef, at least it was not American Idol that beat it. I wish Survivor was nominated, it deserves to win for me
how has hugh laurie still not won an Emmy for Lead Actor in a Drama? It’s unbelievable, House has huge ratings and he’s been nominated like 5 years in a row
I hope Glee or Modern Family get Best Comedy, it would be so boring if 30 Rock won yet again. Mad Men will get Best Drama again but I think it may challenged next year if Boardwalk Empire and/or Game of Thrones are really good.
Best miniseries will definetly go to The Pacific.
Hell yeah, Aaron Paul and Bryan Cranston absolutely deserved it!
Wow! This is being updated, like, in real time!
As anyone made jackasses out of themselves, not watching it, watching football. Or as anything happen worth watching?
I have the awards on in the background as I scour for my fantasy football draft. Updating is pretty much just a copy/paste and hit update, so not difficult to be near real time. The awards aren’t exactly flying one right after another!
Is it just me or do they just seams like they drag out the mini series part? That’s why don’t watch it anymore; My shows I watch are Rescue Me, Sons of Anarchy, Warehouse 13, Burn Notice and Psychic. They don’t nominate a lot of Sci-Fi/action/adventure shows why I don’t watch it. I like the off beat weird shows. X-Files I recall that was nominated a lot. What Sci-Fi shows have won or ever for best series?
fantasy football is another great thing about the fall
Well only one guy has ever won Drama Actor 4x so it’s not like Cranston will be a slamdunk upon return.YAY MAD MEN. The only dramas with more are 3 4x winners on NBC. It’s beat Sopranos’ 2 (thanks to West Wing).
Politics mean eveything with these awards.
Hollywood (Emmy’s and Oscars) are awarded for whatever reasons they (Hollywood) choose to pat themselves on the back for.
Doesn’t mean a thing to most people.
Here we go!! Outstanding Comedy up next! I’m rooting for Modern Family!!!
WOW for Modern Family…so glad it won over Glee!!!
YES!!!! Modern Family wins!!!
Modern Family won!!!!!!
All the surprises were in Drama (Directing/Actress/Supp Actress).
Glee wasn’t going to win. The only hour-long ever to win was from the master of possibly the Emmys’ favorite genre (David E Kelley), while Nip/Tuck just won Makeup & Felicity had just 2 noms.