America’s version of the TV BAFTA’s, The Emmy Awards took place in Los Angeles last night. The cream of the televisual crop were out in force to celebrate the occasion. Whilst several big name shows including Game of Thrones and True Detective where up for several categories, it was Breaking Bad that scooped-up the main acting prizes which are whole-heartedly deserved and a fitting way to say goodbye to the show which ended last year.
Other shows that performed well were comedy series Modern Family for which Ty Burrell won best actor, and American Horror Story: Coven which saw both Jessica Lange and Kathy Bates take home the big acting trophies. Everyone’s favourite British sleuth also did well as Benedict Cumberbatch won for his role in series Sherlock. See below for the winners list in full and we’ve also put in the moving tribute from Billy Crystal for his friend, Robin Williams down the page:
Drama Series
Breaking Bad — WINNER
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
House of Cards
Mad Men
True Detective
Comedy Series
Modern Family — WINNER
The Big Bang Theory
Louie
Orange Is the New Black
Silicon Valley
Veep
Lead Actor in a Drama
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad — WINNER
Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Woody Harrelson, True Detective
Matthew McConaughey, True Detective
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
Lead Actress in a Drama
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife — WINNER
Lizzy Caplan, Masters of Sex
Claire Danes, Homeland
Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey
Kerry Washington, Scandal
Robin Wright, House of Cards
Writing for a Drama Series
Breaking Bad, “Ozymandias,” Moira Walley-Beckett (writer) — WINNER
Breaking Bad, “Felina,” Vince Gilligan (writer)
Game of Thrones, “The Children,” David Benioff and D.B. Weiss (writers)
House of Cards, “Chapter 14,” Beau Willimon (writer)
True Detective, “The Secret Fate of All of Life,” Nic Pizzolatto (writer)
Supporting Actress in a Drama
Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad — WINNER
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey
Lena Headey, Game of Thrones
Christine Baranski, The Good Wife
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
Directing for a Drama Series
True Detective,”Who Goes There,” Cary Joji Fukunaga (director) — WINNER
Boardwalk Empire, “Farewell Daddy Blues,” Tim Van Patten (director)
Breaking Bad, “Felina,” Vince Gilligan (director)
Downton Abbey, “Episode 1,” David Evans (director)
Game of Thrones, “The Watchers on the Wall,” Neil Marshall (director)
House of Cards, “Chapter 14,” Carl Franklin (director)
Supporting Actor in a Drama
Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad — WINNER
Jim Carter, Downton Abbey
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Josh Charles, The Good Wife
Mandy Patinkin, Homeland
Jon Voight, Ray Donovan
Variety Series
The Colbert Report — WINNER
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Real Time With Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Directing for a Variety Special
67th Annual Tony Awards, Glenn Weiss (director) — WINNER
The Beatles: The Night That Changed America, Gregg Gelfand (director)
The Kennedy Center Honors, Louis J. Horvitz (director)
The Oscars, Hamish Hamilton (director)
Six By Sondheim, James Lapine (director)
The Sound of Music Live!, Beth McCarthy Miller (director); Rob Ashford (theatrical direction)
Writing for a Variety Special
Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles, Sarah Silverman (writer) — WINNER
The Beatles: The Night That Changed America, Ken Ehrlich and David Wild (writers)
Billy Crystal: 700 Sundays, Billy Crystal (writer)
The 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards, Barry Adelman (writer), special material by Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Jon Macks, Dave Boone, Alex Baze, Robert Carlock, Sam Means, Seth Meyers, Mike Shoemaker
67th Annual Tony Awards, Dave Boone (writer); special material by Paul Greenberg
TV Movie
The Normal Heart — WINNER
Killing Kennedy
Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight
Sherlock: His Last Vow
The Trip to Bountiful
Miniseries
Fargo — WINNER
American Horror Story: Coven
Bonnie & Clyde
Luther
Treme
The White Queen
Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Coven — WINNER
Helena Bonham Carter, Burton and Taylor
Minnie Driver, Return to Zero
Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Coven
Cicely Tyson, The Trip to Bountiful
Kristen Wiig, The Spoils of Babylon
Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock — WINNER
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Dancing on the Edge
Idris Elba, Luther
Martin Freeman, Fargo
Mark Ruffalo, The Normal Heart
Billy Bob Thornton, Fargo
Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
Fargo, “Buridan’s Ass,” Colin Bucksey (director) — WINNER
American Horror Story: Coven, “Bitchcraft,” Alfonso Gomez-Rejon (director)
Fargo, “The Crocodile’s Dilemma,” Adam Bernstein (director)
Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight, Stephen Frears (director)
The Normal Heart, Ryan Murphy (director)
Sherlock: His Last Vow, Nick Hurran (director)
Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
Martin Freeman, Sherlock — WINNER
Colin Hanks, Fargo
Jim Parsons, The Normal Heart
Joe Mantello, The Normal Heart
Alfred Molina, The Normal Heart
Matt Bomer, The Normal Heart
Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Kathy Bates, American Horror Story: Coven — WINNER
Frances Conroy, American Horror Story: Coven
Angela Bassett, American Horror Story: Coven
Allison Tolman, Fargo
Ellen Burstyn, Flowers in the Attic
Julia Roberts, The Normal Heart
Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
Sherlock: His Last Vow, Steven Moffat (writer) — WINNER
American Horror Story: Coven, “Bitchcraft,” Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk (writers)
Fargo, “The Crocodile’s Dilemma,” Noah Hawley (writer)
Luther, Neil Cross (writer)
The Normal Heart, Larry Kramer (screenplay)
Treme, “… To Miss New Orleans,” David Simon and Eric Overmyer (writers)
Reality Competition
The Amazing Race — WINNER
Dancing With the Stars
So You Think You Can Dance
Project Runway
Top Chef
The Voice
Lead Actress in a Comedy
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep — WINNER
Lena Dunham, Girls
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly
Amy Poehler, Parks & Recreation
Taylor Schilling, Orange is the New Black
Lead Actor in a Comedy
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory — WINNER
Louis C.K., Louie
Don Cheadle, House of Lies
Ricky Gervais, Derek
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
William H. Macy, Shameless
Directing for a Comedy Series
Modern Family, “Vegas,” Gail Mancuso (director) — WINNER
Episodes, “Episode 309,” Iain B. MacDonald (director)
Glee, “100,” Paris Barclay (director)
Louie, “Elevator, Part 6,” Louis C.K. (director)
Orange Is the New Black, “Lesbian Request Denied,” Jodie Foster (director)
Silicon Valley, “Minimum Viable Product,” Mike Judge (director)
Supporting Actress in a Comedy
Allison Janney, Mom — WINNER
Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory
Julie Bowen, Modern Family
Kate Mulgrew, Orange Is the New Black
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
Anna Chlumsky, Veep
Writing for a Comedy Series
Louie, “So Did The Fat Lady,” Louis C.K. (writer) — WINNER
Episodes, “Episode 305,” David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik (writers)
Orange Is The New Black, “I Wasn’t Ready (Pilot),” Liz Friedman and Jenji Kohan (writers)
Silicon Valley, “Optimal Tip-To-Tip Efficiency,” Alec Berg (writer)
Veep, “Special Relationship,” Simon Blackwell and Tony Roche (story and teleplay), Armando Iannucci (story)
Supporting Actor in a Comedy
Ty Burrell, Modern Family — WINNER
Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Adam Driver, Girls
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family
Fred Armisen, Portlandia
Tony Hale, Veep
Source: THR
