Modern Family, Mad Men, Glee, and Breaking Bad won multiple top honors at the 62nd Emmy Awards Sunday night, each receiving 2 or 3 awards in a fair distribution of trophies among what most would agree are 4 of the finest series on TV.¬† Temple Grandin dominated the TV movie categories with 5 Emmys, You Don’t Know Jack won 2, and HBO completed its sweep as The Pacific took the prize for Best Miniseries.
A tidy list of last night’s Emmy winners after the cut.
- Outstanding Drama Series: “Mad Men”
- Outstanding Comedy Series: “Modern Family”
- Outstanding Actor in a Drama: Bryan Cranston (“Breaking Bad”)
- Outstanding Actress in a Drama: Kyra Sedgwick (“The Closer”)
- Outstanding Actor in a Comedy: Jim Parsons (“The Big Bang Theory”)
- Outstanding Actress in a Comedy: Edie Falco (“Nurse Jackie”)
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama: Aaron Paul (“Breaking Bad”)
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama: Archie Panjabi (“The Good Wife”)
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy: Eric Stonestreet (“Modern Family”)
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy: Jane Lynch (“Glee”)
- Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series: Steve Shill (“Dexter) – “The Getaway”
- Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series: Ryan Murphy (“Glee”) – “Director’s Cut (Pilot)”
- Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series: Matthew Weiner and Erin Levy (“Mad Men”) – “Shut the Door”
- Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series: Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd (“Modern Family”) (Pilot)
- Outstanding Variety Series: “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart”
- Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special: Bucky Gunts (“Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony”)
- Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special: “The 63rd Annual Tony Awards”
- Outstanding Miniseries: “The Pacific”
- Outstanding Made for Television Movie:”Temple Grandin”
- Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries/Movie: Claire Danes (“Temple Grandin”)
- Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries/Movie: Al Pacino (“You Don’t Know Jack”)
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries/Movie: Julia Ormond (“Temple Grandin”)
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries/Movie: David Strathairn (“Temple Grandin”)
- Outstanding Writing, Miniseries/Movie: Adam Mazer (“You Don’t Know Jack”)
- Outstanding Directing Miniseries/Movie or Mick Jackson (“Temple Grandin”)
- Outstanding Reality Program: “Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution”
- Outstanding Nonfiction Series: “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea”
