Emmy Winners
Aug 30th, 2010 by Bilal Ali
Much like the nominations, the Emmy Awards may not have played out exactly as you thought they would.
The night was a celebration of first-time winners, such as “Modern Family’s” Eric Stonestreet, “Breaking Bad’s” Jim Parsons, “Glee’s” Jane Lynch and “Temple Grandin’s” Claire Danes.
“Modern Family” bested “Glee” in the outstanding comedy series category, and “Mad Men” dominated the best drama category over some other favorites such as “Breaking Bad,” although it’s fair to say the AMC show didn’t dominate the evening. Matthew Weiner’s retro program nabbed a total of four Emmys, including awards for outstanding drama series and drama writing.
Check out the full list below and let us know which of this year’s winners caught you most by surprise:
Outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series
Eric Stonestreet as Cameron Tucker, “Modern Family”
Outstanding writing for a comedy series
Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd, “Modern Family”
Outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series
Jane Lynch as Sue Sylvester, “Glee”
Outstanding directing for a comedy series
Ryan Murphy, “Glee”
Outstanding lead actor in a comedy series
Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper, “The Big Bang Theory”
Outstanding lead actress in a comedy series
Edie Falco as Jackie Peyton, “Nurse Jackie”
Outstanding reality – competition program
“Top Chef”
Outstanding writing for a drama series
Matthew Weiner and Erin Levy, “Mad Men”
Outstanding supporting actor in a drama series
Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman, “Breaking Bad”
Outstanding supporting actress in a drama series
Archie Panjabi as Kalinda Sharma, “The Good Wife”
Outstanding lead actor in a drama series
Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad”
Outstanding directing for a drama series
Steve Shill, “Dexter”
Outstanding lead actress in a drama series
Kyra Sedgwick as Deputy Chief Brenda Johnson, “The Closer”
Outstanding writing for a variety, music or comedy special
Dave Boone and Paul Greenberg, “63rd Annual Tony Awards”
Outstanding directing for a variety, music or comedy special
Bucky Gunts, Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony
Outstanding variety, music or comedy series
“The Daily Show with Jon Stewart”
Outstanding supporting actress in a miniseries or a movie
Julia Ormond as Eustacia, “Temple Grandin”
Outstanding supporting actor in a miniseries or a movie
David Strathairn as Dr. Carlock, “Temple Grandin”
Outstanding writing for a miniseries, movie or a dramatic special
Adam Mazer, “You Don’t Know Jack”
Outstanding lead actress in a miniseries or a movie
Claire Danes as Temple Grandin, “Temple Grandin”
Outstanding directing for a miniseries, movie or dramatic special
Mick Jackson, “Temple Grandin”
Outstanding lead actor in a miniseries or movie
Al Pacino as Dr. Jack Kevorkian, “You Don’t Know Jack”
Outstanding miniseries
“The Pacific”
Outstanding made-for-television movie
“Temple Grandin”
Outstanding drama series
“Mad Men”
Outstanding comedy series
“Modern Family”

