Thread: A list of winners at Sunday's 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards

Winners at Sunday's 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences:
August 29, 2010

• Drama Series: "Mad Men," AMC.

• Comedy Series: "Modern Family," ABC.

• Actor, Drama Series: Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad," AMC.

• Actress, Drama Series: Kyra Sedgwick, "The Closer," TNT.

• Actor, Comedy Series: Jim Parsons, "The Big Bang Theory," CBS.

• Actress, Comedy Series: Edie Falco, "Nurse Jackie," Showtime.

• Supporting Actor, Drama Series: Aaron Paul, "Breaking Bad," AMC.

• Supporting Actress, Drama Series: Archie Panjabi, "The Good Wife," CBS.

• Supporting Actor, Comedy Series: Eric Stonestreet, "Modern Family," ABC.

• Supporting Actress, Comedy Series: Jane Lynch, "Glee," Fox.

• Miniseries: "The Pacific," HBO.

• Made-for-TV Movie: "Temple Grandin," HBO.

• Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Al Pacino, "You Don't Know Jack," HBO.

• Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Claire Danes, "Temple Grandin," HBO.

• Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie: David Strathairn, "Temple Grandin," HBO.

• Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Julia Ormond, "Temple Grandin," HBO.

• Directing for a Comedy Series: Ryan Murphy, "Glee," Fox.

• Directing, Drama Series: Steve Shill, "Dexter," Showtime.

• Directing, Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special: Mick Jackson, "Temple Grandin," HBO.

• Directing, Variety, Music or Comedy Special: Bucky Gunts, "Vancouver 2010 Winter Games Opening Ceremony," NBC.

• Variety, Music or Comedy Series: "The Daily Show," Comedy Central.

• Reality Competition Program: "Top Chef," Bravo.

• Writing for Comedy Series: Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd, "Modern Family," ABC.

• Writing, Drama Series: Matthew Weiner and Erin Levy, "Mad Men," AMC.

• Writing, Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special: Adam Mazer, "You Don't Know Jack," HBO.

• Writing, Variety, Music or Comedy Special: 63rd Annual Tony Awards, CBS.

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Online: For a complete list of winners: http://www.emmys.tv/

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In 1961 the FCC chairman stated:

"When television is good, nothing — not the theater, not the magazines or newspapers — nothing is better.

But when television is bad, nothing is worse. I invite each of you to sit down in front of your own television set when your station goes on the air and stay there, for a day, without a book, without a magazine, without a newspaper, without a profit and loss sheet or a rating book to distract you. Keep your eyes glued to that set until the station signs off. I can assure you that what you will observe is a vast wasteland.

You will see a procession of game shows, formula comedies about totally unbelievable families, blood and thunder, mayhem, violence, sadism, murder, western bad men, western good men, private eyes, gangsters, more violence, and cartoons. And endlessly commercials — many screaming, cajoling, and offending. And most of all, boredom. True, you'll see a few things you will enjoy. But they will be very, very few. And if you think I exaggerate, I only ask you to try it."

Not much has changed in 50 years.

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The Academy needs to get some sense. LOST deserved SOMETHING in its final Emmys, but nada. Got robbed at the creative Emmys, and here. Terry O'Quinn or Michael Emerson deserved it for sure. Bryan Cranston won his 3rd consecutive and Matthew Fox had his best performance ever. Ugh the Emmys were such a disappointment, cuz LOST got robbed in its last ever Emmys. Well, there's still the Globes and the People Choice Awards....

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The Emmy awards are yet another reminder of how far we as humans have yet to evolve into trully sentient beings.

Vignettes from the Emmy Awards
Christy Lemire, Ap Entertainment Writer – 16 mins ago

LOS ANGELES – Where did real life and Hollywood truly intersect? In the Emmy Awards audience.

Assisted suicide champion Jack Kevorkian and animal sciences expert Temple Grandin, both the subject of HBO movies that earned honors at Sunday night's Emmy telecast, sat in the audience with the creators of their shows. They got to applaud as the actors who portrayed them, Al Pacino and Claire Danes, won Emmys for their work.

And each got to hear effusive praise from the people who brought their stories to life — along with one of the funniest lines of the night.

"I'm grateful you're my friend," said Adam Mazer, who won an Emmy for writing "You Don't Know Jack," about the right-to-die activist and his fight for assisted suicide. "I'm even more grateful you're not my physician."

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Bones" star Emily Deschanel was one of many actress who wore purple on the red carpet at the Emmys, but her choice was especially striking: a floor-length, one-shouldered gown in a bold, deep purple with tiered ruffles from Max Azria Atelier.

"I just put it on and loved it. I love this color, this particular shade of purple," Deschanel said. "It was just one of those things where you try on a couple dresses, and they're nice, but then you try this on and it's, 'This is the one.' ... And then, of course, you have to try on about 20 other ones just to make sure this is the one. And then ... you go with this one!"

Jane Lynch didn't spend quite so much time sorting through choices before putting on her own purple gown for the evening, a one-shouldered number with a diamond brooch on the strap from Ali Rahimi, "who makes every dress I wear to these things."

"He chose the color, he chose everything about it, because he's really good at this stuff, so I just let him do what he wants," said Lynch, a winner for best supporting actress in a comedy series for her role as the acerbic Sue Sylvester on "Glee."

As for all the vibrant colors women wore on the carpet, Lynch said, "It's kind of the antioxidant colors, like strawberries and blueberries."

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The red carpet can be exciting and glamorous — all those stars, all those jewels, all the glamour! But it's also a little loud and crowded and swarming with media, on the ground and in the air, as Jesse Tyler Ferguson from "Modern Family" found.

"It's so unbelievable. It's very hot," said Ferguson, who had been nominated for best supporting actor in a comedy series — an award that went to his on-screen husband, Eric Stonestreet. "I feel like there's, like, a bandit loose or something 'cause all the helicopters are going. I'm thinking maybe there's a convict on our heels.

"This is very overwhelming," he added. "It's really exciting."

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Some of the ladies from "Glee" were also the ladies in red.

Jessalyn Gilsig walked up first in a clingy, floor-length Nicole Miller gown with a train and a ruffle down the side.

Why did she choose it?

"I just knew," she said. "I put it on and I said, 'You know what? I don't care what happens tonight, I love my dress.' It makes me feel strong and it makes me feel happy and hopeful. Those are all good things."

A few moments later, co-star Jenna Ushkowitz walked up in her own long, red gown, designed by Kevin Hall and accessorized with gold Neil Lane jewelry.

So why did she choose hers?

"I feel like people don't usually wear red, so that's why we're wearing red. I put this one on, it was the first one and it just felt right, you know? It felt good. And you just know."

Then Gilsig ambled by and the two greeted each other with a "Hey, lady in red." But Ushkowitz joked afterward: "We should call each other. Last time we wore the same designer."

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Before the telecast, host Jimmy Fallon posted a video on Twitter of himself backstage preparing for the show. "I'm so excited," said Fallon, while gripping his hair anxiously.

Conan O'Brien, also posted on Twitter: "Hey gang! I'm off to The Emmys on NBC! Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!"

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The view from inside the Emmy Awards[i]
Derrik J. Lang, Ap Entertainment Writer – 19 mins ago

LOS ANGELES – Here's what some of our Emmy watchers were seeing from the lobby, the trophy table and seat 215, Row AA of the Nokia Theatre at the 62nd Annual Emmy Awards.

So, you were watching the Emmys at home and probably wondering how host Jimmy Fallon could go from looking like Elton John at a piano one moment to impersonating a guitar-slinging Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong the next. As Fallon paid tribute in song parody to such bygone programs as "24," "Law & Order" and "Lost," a cadre of women was standing nearby, waiting to literally rip one costume off him, revealing another underneath. When he was done, the Nokia Theatre orchestra broke into a version of David Bowie's "Fame."

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But how did Fallon navigate, guitar-in-hand, through a darkened Nokia Theatre to perform his comedy song segments throughout the three-hour show? Simple. He had a guy with a little flashlight guide him around.

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Fallon's opening musical number slayed the theatre audience, which went wild as his makeshift "Glee" club explosively appeared on stage, with a special cameo by guitar-playing "American Idol" judge Randy Jackson to perform an amped-up parody of Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run." Then came a little bump in the road when Fallon's next comedy bit, reading what were supposed to be funny tweets delivered by Twitter-using viewers, fell flat. Fortunately, he quickly returned to the guitar.

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Ricky Gervais is no Oprah Winfrey, but at least he tried. After Gervais joked that the more uptight Emmys could benefit from letting the booze flow a bit more freely, like they do at the Golden Globe Awards, a handful of servers showed up with free beer. Unfortunately, there was only enough to go to the first few rows. Anyone else who wanted a beer had to dash to the lobby during a commercial and shell out $10.75.

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One of the best things about watching the Emmys from inside the Nokia Theatre is not having to sit through commercials. Instead, the audience is treated to clips of particularly funny and charming past Emmy acceptance speeches. One of them this year was the classic clip of Lucille Ball fumbling about without her glasses and then be rescued by Milton Berle, who rushed onstage.

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Will the real Amy Poehler please rush back to her seat. The star of "Parks and Recreation" got so caught up mingling with her former "Saturday Night Live" cast members during a commercial break that she barely made it back to her camera-friendly front-row seat in time to trade with her seat filler.

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As David Strathairn accepted his Emmy for supporting actor in a movie or miniseries for "Temple Grandin," Jewel quietly took the stage off-camera with her guitar and had a moment alone in the darkness as she prepared to deliver "Shape of You" during her moving tribute to TV industry figures who died this past year. As their pictures flashed on the screen, Gary Coleman, Rue McClanahan and Dennis Hopper got the warmest rounds of applause from the theatre audience.

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Don't get him wrong, George Clooney enjoyed that joke scene during the Emmys that put him in bed with Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Eric Stonestreet, who play the gay couple on "Modern Family." But it was good "to talk about things that matter," Clooney said backstage after accepting the Television Academy's Bob Hope Humanitarian Award. The trophy was delivered to him by Julianna Margulies, his love interest on "ER."

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After Eric Stonestreet won the Emmy for supporting actor in a comedy, his "Modern Family" co-stars Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Ty Burrell and Julie Bowen were there to reward him with an old-fashioned group hug. Jane Lynch and Stephen Colbert experienced a different kind of physicality, however, after Colbert presented Lynch with her Emmy for supporting actress in a comedy. The pair had to be chased down and grabbed by a statuesque Emmy wrangler when they exited the stage the wrong way.

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The upset of the night, as far as the Nokia Theatre audience was concerned, was when the Bravo channel's "Top Chef" wrestled the best reality show Emmy away from "The Amazing Race," which had won it seven years in a row. The most surprised people in the audience? Perhaps the show's co-host Padma Lakshmi and judge Gail Simmons, who had to race through the audience to meet their colleagues on stage.

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Bryan Cranston and his "Breaking Bad" co-star Aaron Paul may have pulled a one-two sweep of the best actor and best supporting actor awards for drama series, but they got stuck with just about the worst seats in the Nokia Theatre. The two were seated at the far right end of the stage, directly in front of the orchestra. The cast members of "Glee" had the best seats, center stage.

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Many Emmy winners don't want to turn loose of their hard-earned awards. Not Jim Parsons who collected the lead actor in a comedy series award for "The Big Bang Theory." "I take this with me?" Parsons asked as he arrived at the backstage trophy table to collect his real Emmy, not the one they hand out in front of the cameras. Asked how he planned to celebrate when he got that Emmy home, Parsons said, "Maybe I'll have ice cream."

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Inside the Nokia Theatre lobby minutes before showtime, it was chaos. You couldn't hear the audio being piped in from the red carpet outside because of the crush of chatty attendees schmoozing. "Please make your way into the theater!" a security guard finally barked.

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Just outside, the lobby's men's room, "The Amazing Race" host Phil Keoghan was wolfing down a bag of popcorn while Seth Meyers of "Saturday Night Live" was fidgeting with his smartphone as the show was about to begin. Across the way, Lauren Graham fiddled with her hexagon-shaped purse as she mingled with the crowd. Kevin McHale from "Glee" chatted with "Dexter" co-stars James Remar and C.S. Lee.

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Inside the theatre, Terry O'Quinn from "Lost" and Kate Gosslin from "Kate Plus 8" were finding their seats while others stood to watch the last of the red carpet scene as it was broadcast on large television screens. "Turn that prompter towards me. Thank you," Billy Bush could be heard barking during a commercial break.

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A little more than three hours later, it was time to clean up, as Jimmy Fallon's attempt to douse the audience with a farewell champagne spritz fell short and mainly just soaked the camera guy positioned below him.

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