Emmy Results: "Modern Family" "Breaking Bad" and "Behind the Candelabra" take Top Honors

In a night of surprises, Modern Family and Breaking Bad captured the awards for Outstanding Comedy and Drama Series, respectively, while HBO's Behind the Candelabra was honored for Outstanding MiniSeries or a Movie. While no one series or movie dominated the awards, cable shows, such as Homeland, Veep, and American Horror Story: Asylum, won far more than the broadcast networks. Meanwhile, past winners The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Amazing Race were dethroned by The Colbert Report and The Voice, respectively. However, it was business as usual for Jim Parsons (Lead Actor in a Comedy for The Big Bang Theory), Claire Danes (Lead Actress in a Drama for Homeland) and Julia Louis-Dreyfuss (Lead Actress in a Comedy for Veep). Ellen Burstyn's surprise win for Supporting Actress in a MiniSeries or Movie for Political Animals was one of the biggest of the night, but it was certainly well deserved.

The Emmy telecast was entertaining, but felt rushed as the evening wore on. While I appreciated the musical performances by Elton John and Carrie Underwood, I could have done without the song and dance numbers (sorry, Neil Patrick Harris). The controversial stand alone In Memoriam segments were well done, but I can understand why some were upset that Jack Klugman and Larry Hagman were not included, since they were both television icons. Finally, it was great to see Diahann Carroll, who looks amazing at 78.

Here are the winners from last night's Emmy telecast (I corrected picked 7 out of 17):

COMEDY SERIES - “Modern Family” (ABC)

 

LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERES - Jim Parsons (“The Big Bang Theory,” CBS)

 

LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES - Julia Louis-Dreyfus (“Veep,” HBO)

 

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES - Tony Hale (“Veep,” HBO)

 

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES - Merritt Weaver (“Nurse Jackie,” Showtime)

 

DRAMA SERIES - “Breaking Bad” (AMC)

 

LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES - Jeff Daniels (“The Newsroom,” HBO)

 

LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES - Claire Dames (“Homeland,” Showtime)

 

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES - Bobby Cannavale (“Boardwalk Empire,” HBO)

 

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES - Anna Gunn (“Breaking Bad,” AMC)

 

TV MOVIE/MINISERIES - “Behind the Candelabra” (HBO)

 

LEAD ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE - Michael Douglas (“Behind the Candelabra,” HBO)

 

LEAD ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE - Laura Linney (“The Big C: Hereafter,” Showtime)

 

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE - James Cromwell ("American Horror Story: Asylum," FX)

 

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE - Ellen Burstyn ("Political Animals," USA)

 

REALITY SHOW COMPETITION - “The Voice” (NBC)

 

VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SERIES - “The Colbert Report” (Comedy Central)