The 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards were held in the early hours of this morning, and though I unfortunately wasn’t able to watch it, the results are in, courtesy of the Emmys’ own site, with so much great talent being deservedly well recognised.

For those unable to watch the show, you can catch it on Five USA at 10 tonight, with your host for the evening being Jane Lynch, best known for her role as Sue Sylvester in Glee.

We took a look at the nominations last night, as well as some of the awards that had already been announced, with the likes of Justin Timberlake, Gwyneth Paltrow, Paul McCrane, and Futurama already receiving their awards in an earlier ceremony last weekend.

For now, we shall turn our attention to last night though, and the brilliant winners from the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards.

The Winners

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

  • Melissa McCarthy as Molly Flynn in Mike & Molly
  • Laura Linney as Cathy Jamison in The Big C
  • Edie Falco as Jackie Peyton in Nurse Jackie
  • Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope in Parks And Recreation
  • Martha Plimpton as Virginia Chance in Raising Hope
  • Tina Fey as Liz Lemon in 30 Rock

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

  • Jim Parsons as Sheldon Copper in The Big Bang Theory
  • Matt LeBlance as Matt LeBlanc in Episodes
  • Steve Carell as Michael Scott in The Office
  • Johnny Galecki as Leonard Hofstadter in The Big Bang Theory
  • Louis C.K. as Louie in Louie
  • Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy in 30 Rock

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

  • Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy in Modern Family
  • Jane Lynch as Sue Sylvester in Glee
  • Betty White as Elka Ostrosky in Hot in Cleveland
  • Kristen Wiig as Various characters on Saturday Night Live
  • Jane Krakowski as Jenna Maroney in 30 Rock
  • Sofia Vergara as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett in Modern Family

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

  • Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy in Modern Family
  • Jon Cryer as Alan Harper in Two and a Half Men
  • Chris Colfer as Kurt Hummel in Glee
  • Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell Pritchett in Modern Family
  • Ed O’Neill as Jay Pritchett in Modern Family
  • Eric Stonestreet as Cameron Tucker in Modern Family

Outstanding Comedy Series

  • Modern Family
  • Glee
  • Parks and Recreation
  • The Office
  • 30 Rock
  • The Big Bang Theory

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

  • Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick in The Good Wife
  • Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olson in Mad Men
  • Connie Britton as Tami Taylor in Friday Night Lights
  • Mariska Hargitay as Detective Olivia Benson in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
  • Mireille Enos as Sarah Linden in The Killing
  • Kathy Bates as Harriet “Harry” Korn in Harry’s Law

 

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

  • Kyle Chandler as Coach Eric Taylor in Friday Night Lights
  • Steve Buscemi as Nucky Thompson in Boardwalk Empire
  • Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan in Dexter
  • Jon Hamm as Don Draper in Mad Men
  • Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House in House
  • Timothy Olyphant as Raylan Givens in Justified

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

  • Margo Martindale as Mags Bennett in Justified
  • Kelly Macdonald as Margaret Schroeder in Boardwalk Empire
  • Christina Hendricks as Joan Harris in Mad Men
  • Michelle Forbes as Mitch Larsen in The Killing
  • Archie Panjabi as Kalinda Sharma in The Good Wife
  • Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart in The Good Wife

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

  • Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister in Game of Thrones
  • John Slattery as Roger Sterling in Mad Men
  • Andre Braugher as Owen in Men of a Certain Age
  • Walton Goggins as Boyd Crowder in Justified
  • Josh Charles as Will Gardner in The Good Wife
  • Alan Cumming as Eli Gold in The Good Wife

Outstanding Drama Series

  • Mad Men
  • Boardwalk Empire
  • The Good Wife
  • Friday Night Lights
  • Dexter
  • Game of Thrones

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie

  • Kate Winslet as Mildred Pierce in Mildred Pierce
  • Elizabeth McGovern as Cora/Countess of Grantham in Downton Abbey
  • Diane Lane as Patricia Loud in Cinema Verite
  • Taraji P. Henson as Tiffany Rubin in Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story
  • Jean Marsh as Rose Buck in Upstairs Downstairs

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie

  • Barry Pepper as Bobby Kennedy in The Kennedys
  • Greg Kinnear as John F. Kennedy in The Kennedys
  • Edgar Ramirez as Carlos in Carlos
  • William Hurt as Henry ‘Hank’ Paulson in Too Big to Fall
  • Idris Elba as John Luther in Luther
  • Laurence Fishburne as Thurgood Marhsall in Thurgood

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie

  • Guy Pearce as Monty Beragon in Mildred Pierce
  • Brian F. O’Byrne as Bert Pierce in Mildred Pierce
  • Tom Wilkinson as Joe Kennedy in The Kennedys
  • Paul Giamatti as Ben Bernanke in Too Big to Fall
  • James Woods as Richard Fuld in Too Big to Fall

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie

  • Maggie Smith as Dowager Countess of Grantham/Violet in Downton Abbey
  • Evan Rachel Wood as Veda Pierce in Mildred Pierce
  • Melissa Leo as Lucy Gessler in Mildred Pierce
  • Mare Winningham as Ida in Mildred Pierce
  • Eileen Atkins as Lady Maud Holland in Upstairs Downstairs

Outstanding Miniseries or a Movie

  • Downton Abbey
  • Mildred Pierce
  • The Kennedys
  • Cinema Verite
  • Too Big to Fall
  • The Pillars of the Earth

Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series

  • The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  • The Colbert Report
  • Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
  • Saturday Night Live
  • Conan
  • Real Time with Bill Maher

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

  • Modern Family – Caught in the Act
  • Episodes – Episode Seven
  • The Office – Goodbye Michael
  • Louie – Poker/Divorce
  • 30 Rock – Reaganing

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

  • Friday Night Lights – Always
  • Mad Men – The Suitcase
  • Mad Men – Blowing Smoke
  • The Killing – Pilot
  • Game of Thrones – Baelor

Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special

  • Downton Abbey
  • Mildred Pierce
  • Sherlock: A Study in Pink
  • Too Big to Fall
  • Upstairs Downstairs

Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series

  • The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  • The Colbert Report
  • Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
  • Saturday Night Live
  • Conan

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series

  • Modern Family – Halloween (dir. Michael Alan Spiller)
  • Modern Family – Slow Down Your Neighbors (dir. Gail Mancuso)
  • 30 Rock – Live Show (dir. Beth McCarthy-Miller)
  • Modern Family – See You Next Fall (dir. Steve Levitan)
  • How I Met Your Mother – Subway Wars (dir. Pamela Fryman)

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series

  • Boardwalk Empire – Boardwalk Empire (pilot) (dir. Martin Scorsese)
  • Boardwalk Empire – Anastasia (dir. Jeremy Podeswa)
  • The Borgias – The Poisoned Chalice/The Assassin Showtime (dir. Neil Jordan)
  • The Killing – Pilot (dir. Patty Jenkins)
  • Game of Thrones – Winter is Coming (pilot) (dir. Tim Van Patten)

Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special

  • Downton Abbey (dir. Brian Percival)
  • Mildred Pierce (dir. Todd Haynes)
  • Carlos (dir. Olivier Assayas)
  • Cinema Verite (dir. Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini)
  • Too Big to Fall (dir. Curtis Hanson)

A terrific result for so many excellent programmes. For those that like to know some of the facts and figures, Boardwalk Empire received the highest number of awards with eight in total, followed by our own Downton Abbey with six, and then Mildred Pierce and Modern Family with five each. Modern Family received the highest number of awards at last night’s show, getting all of its five awards last night, followed by Downton Abbey with four.

As a Modern Family fan, I was really hoping that the show would do well again this year. At the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards last year, the show took three of its nine nominations, with Eric Stonestreet (Cameron) winning Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd winning Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, and the show itself winning Outstanding Comedy Series.

This year, it raised the bar even further with twelve nominations, and it took home five, improving even more on last year’s terrific debut. I’m a big fan of both Ty Burrell (Phil) and Julie Bowen (Claire) on the show, so it seems perfect that they both won in their Outstanding Supporting Actor/Actress categories.

With the third season of Modern Family set to begin in the States on Wednesday with a one-hour special, we can hopefully look forward to another brilliant season, and with any luck, they’ll be improving even more on this year’s result this time next year. Until then, I’ll leave you with this promo clip from the first episode of the first season of Modern Family to enjoy. If you’ve never seen the show before, now would be a good time to start watching.

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