Behind the Candelabra, Breaking Bad Take Home Emmys, Thrones And Mad Men Leave Empty-Handed

Breaking Bad took home the award for Best Drama for the first time in an interesting - and often unpredictable - night at the Emmy Awards.

While Vince Gilligan's meth drama scooped the big prize, the show's two leads, Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul, both lost out in the acting catagories, with Anna Gunn picking up the shows only other award.

Jeff Daniels secured the Best Actor award, in a surprising but very welcome moment. Daniels plays the crotchety but idealistic Will McAvoy in Aaron Sorkin's criminally underrated The Newsroom on HBO/Sky Atlantic, and it really is fantastic to see the show get some credit after being unjustly panned by critics.


The biggest surprise in the Drama catagories was the complete lack of any prize for Mad Men or Game Of Thrones, both of which have been critical and ratings hits over the last few years.

Mad Men's Christina Hendricks, who lost out on Best Supporting Actress

The comedy catagories proved less surprising, with Modern Family once again being the big winner, while Jim Parsons and Julia Louis-Drefuss were awarded the top acting honours.

In the mini-series catagory, HBO's Liberace biopic Behind The Candelabra was the standout winner, not only claiming the top prize, but also securing wins for Michael Douglas as leading actor and Steven Soderbergh for directing.
The awards were the subject of controversy before they even began, with the son of Quincy and Odd Couple star Jack Klugman - who sadly passed away this year - quite rightly blasting the show for planning a tribute to Glee star Cory Monteith while completely omitting any tribute to his father, who was an iconic figure in television for decades, rather than a supporting player in just one show for four seasons. We're not suggesting that Monteith didn't deserve tribute, but to honour him over Klugman seems like a massive show of disrespect to the history of the medium that the awards celebrate.

The much-missed Jack Klugman

Here's the full list of the major winners:

Best Drama Series: Breaking Bad

Actor, Drama Series: Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom

Actress, Drama Series: Claire Danes, Homeland

Supporting Actor, Drama Series: Bobby Cannavale, Boardwalk Empire

Supporting Actress, Drama Series: Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad

Directing, Drama Series: David Fincher, House Of Cards
Writing, Drama Series: Henry Bromell, Homeland

Comedy Series: Modern Family
Actor, Comedy Series: Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Actress, Comedy Series: Julia Louis-Dreyfus,Veep
Supporting Actor, Comedy Series: Tony Hale, Veep
Supporting Actress, Comedy Series: Merritt Wever, Nurse Jackie
Directing, Comedy Series: Gail Mancuso, Modern Family
Writing, Comedy Series: Tina Fey, Tracey Wigfield, 30 Rock

Miniseries or Movie: Behind the Candelabra
Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Michael Douglas, Behind the Candelabra
Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Laura Linney, The Big C: Hereafter
Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie: James Cromwell, American Horror Story: Asylum
Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Ellen Burstyn, Political Animals
Directing, Miniseries or Movie: Steven Soderbergh, Behind the Candelabra
Writing, Miniseries or Movie: Abi Morgan, The Hour

Drama

Breaking Bad
Comedy
Modern Family
Miniseries Or Movie
Behind the Candelabra
Lead Actor, Miniseries Or Movie
Michael Douglas, Behind the Candelabra
Supporting Actress, Miniseries Or Movie
Ellen Burstyn, Political Animals
Supporting Actor, Mini-Series Or Movie
James Cromwell, American Horror Story
Variety Series
The Colbert Report
Choreography
Derek Hough, Dancing With the Stars
Lead Actress, Drama
Claire Danes, Homeland
Lead Actor, Drama
Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom
Supporting Actor, Drama
Bobby Cannavale, Boardwalk Empire
Supporting Actress, Drama
Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad
Lead Actress, Miniseries
Laura Linney, The Big C: Hereafter
Lead Actor, Comedy
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Lead Actress, Comedy
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep

Supporting Actor, Comedy

Tony Hale, Veep
Supporting Actress, Comedy
Merritt Wever, Nurse Jackie
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Drama

Breaking Bad
Comedy
Modern Family
Miniseries Or Movie
Behind the Candelabra
Lead Actor, Miniseries Or Movie
Michael Douglas, Behind the Candelabra
Supporting Actress, Miniseries Or Movie
Ellen Burstyn, Political Animals
Supporting Actor, Mini-Series Or Movie
James Cromwell, American Horror Story
Variety Series
The Colbert Report
Choreography
Derek Hough, Dancing With the Stars
Lead Actress, Drama
Claire Danes, Homeland
Lead Actor, Drama
Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom
Supporting Actor, Drama
Bobby Cannavale, Boardwalk Empire
Supporting Actress, Drama
Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad
Lead Actress, Miniseries
Laura Linney, The Big C: Hereafter
Lead Actor, Comedy
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Lead Actress, Comedy
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep

Supporting Actor, Comedy

Tony Hale, Veep
Supporting Actress, Comedy
Merritt Wever, Nurse Jackie
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