64th Primetime Emmy award winners
Showtime’s psychological thriller “Homeland” upstaged the more
established dramas at the 64th Primetime Emmys Sunday night, winning
four Emmys, including the top drama series honor.
ABC’s “Modern Family” also captured four comedy awards, including the
top sitcom prize, to continue its comedy series domination at the Emmys.
The night ended with a standing ovation for Michael J. Fox, whose
acting career continues 21 years after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s
disease, as he presented the final award.
“I’m steady as a rock,” Fox said.
Jimmy Kimmel hosted the ABC-TV broadcast from the Nokia Theatre in
downtown Los Angeles.
“Homeland’s” Claire Danes won best lead drama actress, while Damian
Lewis won best lead actor in a drama. The show, which just started a
second season, upset AMC’s “Mad Men,” which had dominated the drama
category in its four years, and AMC’s “Breaking Bad,” which is in its
final season.
“Mad Men” was going for what would have been a record fifth straight
win in the best drama series category. “We didn’t make our show just to
undermine them,” Danes said. “We’re delighted and thrilled and just a
little startled.” No one on the show expected they would “be recognized
right off the bat.”
“Homeland” also won a best drama series writing Emmy.
The win by Lewis, who introduced himself as “one of those pesky
Brits,” was an upset against “Breaking Bad” star Bryan Cranston, who won
it for three years. “I was quite convinced that he’d be walking up again
tonight,” Lewis said backstage.
“Mad Men” star Jon Hamm lost again after five best drama actor
nominations for his role as ad exec Don Draper.
“Breaking Bad’s” Aaron Paul did claim the best supporting actor in a
drama Emmy. “It’s not going to be a fairy tale ending,” he told
reporters backstage about how the series will close out its final
season.
Maggie Smith won best supporting actress in a drama for her work in
the PBS series “Downton Abbey.” HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire” was honored
with the best drama series directing Emmy, given to director Tim Van
Patten.
“Modern Family” actor Eric Stonestreet, who won his second best
supporting actor Emmy for playing Cameron Tucker, was one of four actors
in “Modern Family’s” ensemble cast nominated.
Stonestreet said backstage he was pulling for cast-mates Ed O’Neill,
Ty Burrell and Jesse Tyler, because “it’s nice to win, but we want to
spread it around.”
When Julie Bowen was announced as the best supporting comedy actress,
her castmate and category competitor Sofia Vergara could be heard
shouting her support from the Emmy audience.
“Even though Julie keeps winning all my awards, I am still very
happy,” Vergara said after the show.
Bowen backstage said she was pleased to hear her sitcom is a
favourite of first lady Michelle Obama and Ann Romney, the wife of the
Republican presidential nominee. It shows there’s “a place on the couch
where people can sit down together” despite political differences, she
said. HBO’s “Game Change,” a drama about the 2008 presidential election,
won three Emmys, including the award for best miniseries or movie.
Executive producer Tom Hanks accepted the statuette.
“We’d like to thank our founding fathers for the democratic process
that they came up with that has provided not only us and HBO and all the
comedy series here a plethora of material that seems to just go on and
on and on and on,” Hanks said. He introduced himself as “Gary Goetzman.”
Julianne Moore, who portrayed former Alaska Governor and GOP vice
presidential nominee Sarah Palin, won best lead actress in a miniseries
or movie. “I feel so validate because Sarah Palin gave me a big thumbs
down,” Moore said.
Writer Danny Strong and director Jay Roach won the writing and
directing Emmys, respectively, in that category. Kevin Costner, who owns
two Oscars, won his first Emmy for best lead actor in a miniseries or
movie for playing “Devil” Anse Hatfield in History’s “Hatfields & McCoys.”
“When I find good writing, I don’t care what medium is in,” Costner said
when asked about working in television after being known for his big
screen work.
His two young children, ages 3 and 5, think he’s in construction
because he is building a house “and I spend most of my time there.”
Tom Berenger won the best supporting actor in a miniseries or movie
Emmy for his “Hatfields & McCoys” work. It was his first Emmy.
Jessica Lange won for best supporting actress in a miniseries or
movie for the FX Networks’ “American Horror Story.” She won the same
Emmy in 2009 for “Grey Gardens.” “Modern Family” creator Steven Levitan
won the best comedy director Emmy for an episode of the show, his fourth
Emmy. “I want to thank me for hiring me as a director when no one else
would,” Levitan said. “ I would not be standing here if I didn’t have
faith in me.”
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who plays the vice president in HBO’s “Veep”
captured the best lead actress in a comedy Emmy. “I don’t see anything
funny about me being the vice president of the United States,” she joked
in her acceptance.
When “Two and a Half Men” star Jon Cryer won his second Emmy for best
lead comedy actor he appeared surprise. “Something had clearly gone
terribly wrong,” Cryer said. “I’m stunned.”
Jon Cryer has been nominated the last seven years, and his only other
win was three years ago. Louis CK, who writes and stars in FX Networks’
“Louie,” won the best writing Emmy for a comedy series. He also won the
best variety special writing Emmy for his comedy special “Live At The
Beacon Theatre” on the FX Networks.
“The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” won the best variety show for a
12th straight year. Stewart joked that if aliens in the distant future
find the box of the “Daily Show” Emmys they will realize “how
predictable these shows are.” The reality show competition followed the
same path of the past decade with CBS’s “The Amazing Race” winning its
ninth Emmy for best reality show. “Dancing With The Stars” host Tom
Bergeron won the Emmy for best reality-show or reality-competition host.
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