The 64th Primetime Emmy Awards
Comedy
– Outstanding Supporting Actor: Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family
– Outstanding Supporting Actress: Julie Bowen, Modern Family
– Outstanding Director: Steve Levitan, Modern Family
– Outstanding Lead Actor: Jon Cryer, Two and A Half Men
– Outstanding Lead Actress: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
– Outstanding Writing: Louis C.K, Louis
Drama
– Outstanding Series: Homeland
– Outstanding Supporting Actor: Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
– Outstanding Supporting Actress: Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
– Outstanding Director: Tim Van Patten, Boardwalk Empire
– Outstanding Lead Actor: Damian Lewis, Homeland
– Outstanding Lead Actress: Claire Danes, Homeland
– Outstanding Writing: Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon, Gideon Raff, Homeland
Pics: emmys.tv
Variety
– Outstanding Writing: Louis C.K., Louis C.K. Live at the Beacon Theatre
– Outstanding Directing: Glenn Weiss, 65th Annual Tony Awards
– Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
– Outstanding Host: Tom Bergeron, Dancing with the Stars
Miniseries / Movie
– Outstanding Miniseries: Game Change
– Outstanding Supporting Actress: Jessica Lange, American Horror Story
– Outstanding Supporting Actor: Tom Berenger, Hatfields & McCoys
– Outstanding Actor: Kevin Costner, Hatfields & McCoys
– Outstanding Actress: Julianne Moore, Game Change
– Outstanding Writing: Danny Strong, Game Change
– Outstanding Directing: Jay Roach, Game Change
Highlights?
– The montages for each of the sections – Comedy, Drama, Reality and Variety. Fantastic editing.
– The acceptance speech swap between Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Amy Poehler – comic genius between the two actresses.
– Eric Stonestreet thanking his Modern Family co-star Jesse Tyler Ferguson: “there is no Cam without Mitch.”
– The colour yellow – it shone on Claire Danes, Julianne Moore, Julie Bowen and more.
– the standing ovation for Michael J Fox as he came out to present the final award of the night.