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The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards have come and gone, and this year there have been some surprising results, or as host Neil Patrick Harris put it, “This just in: Nobody in America is winning their Emmy office pool.”
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series was awarded to Merritt Wever from Nurse Jackie who herself was so shocked at her win, her acceptance speech consisted of “Thank you so much. Um, I gotta go. Bye” Wever beat fellow nominees Glee’s Jane Lynch and 30 Rock’s Jane Krakowski.
But perhaps the biggest upset of the night was reserved for Lead Actor in a Drama series when Jeff Daniels from The Newsroom not only dethroned last year’s recipient, Homeland’s Damian Lewis but beat out audience favourite, Breaking Bad’s Bryan Cranston.
Other notable shockers included, Tony Hale from Veep, knocking off three Modern Family members, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Ed O’Neill, to take out the Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. The Big C: Hereafter’s Laura Linney beat out American Horror Story: Asylum’s Jessica Lange in Lead Actress – Mini Series or Movie. Likewise Bobby Cannavale from Boardwalk Empire secured the title of Supporting Actor in a Drama Series from Game of Thrones‘ Peter Dinklage.
The shocks kept coming in the program categories, when The Voice took home the title for Reality Competition Program, beating The Amazing Race, a feat that has only happened once before in 11 years. Similarly The Colbert Report ousted perennial winner The Daily Show in the Variety Series and Variety Series Writing categories.
The Full List of Winners is as follows:
Outstanding Drama Series – Breaking Bad
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series – Claire Danes, Homeland
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series – Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series – Bobby Cannavale, Boardwalk Empire
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series – Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series – David Fincher, House of Cards
Outstanding Comedy Series – Modern Family
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series – Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series – Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series – Tony Hale, Veep
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series – Merritt Wever, Nurse Jackie
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series – Gail Mancuso, Modern Family
Outstanding Mini Series or Movie – Behind the Candelabra
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Mini Series or Movie – Michael Douglas, Behind the Candelabra
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Mini Series or Movie – Laure Linney, The Big C: Hereafter
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Mini Series of Movie – James Cromwell, American Horror Story: Asylum
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Mini Series or Movie – Ellen Burstyn, Political Animals
Outstanding Directing for a Mini Series or Movie – Steven Soderbergh, Behind the Candelabra
Outstanding Reality Competition Program – The Voice
Outstanding Variety Series – The Colbert Report
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series – The Colbert Report
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