LOS ANGELES – It was one more lap around the victory track for the AMC-TV show ‘Breakling Bad,’ as the gritty drama about a teacher turned meth dealer took home six Primetime Emmy Awards at the 66th ceremony on August 25th. ‘Modern Family’ took home the statue for Outstanding Comedy Series for a a fifth straight year.
Repeats dominated the awards. Besides the win for ‘Modern Family,’ Jim Parsons took home Outstanding Lead Actor for ‘The Big Bad Theory” for the fourth time. Julia Louis-Dreyfus won Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy for ‘Veep’ for the second year in a row. Julianna Margulies got her second Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama for “The Good Wife,” and Bryan Cranston took one more bow as Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama for “Breaking Bad.”
Other notable winners included “Sherlock: His Last Vow,” which received seven Emmy Awards in various categories. The FX show “Fargo” won two Emmys, including Outstanding Miniseries, and “American Horror Story: Coven” won Emmy Awards for veteran actresses Kathy Bates and Jessica Lange.
The Emmy Awards show, presented on NBC-TV and emceed by talk show host Seth Meyers, was highlighted by an “In Memoriam” tribute to the recently departed Robin Williams, who began his career on television with the sitcom “Mork & Mindy.” His good friend Billy Crystal honored him by saying, “It’s very hard to talk about him in the past because he was so present in our lives.”
The full list of winners at the 2014 66th Primetime Emmy Awards are as follows…
Outstanding Drama Series: ”Breaking Bad” (AMC)
Outstanding Comedy Series: ”Modern Family” (ABC)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad”
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Julianna Margulies, “The Good Wife”
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theory”
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep”
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Aaron Paul, “Breaking Bad”
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Anna Gunn, “Breaking Bad”
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Allison Janney, “Mom”
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Ty Burrell, “Modern Family”
Outstanding Miniseries: ”Fargo” (FX)
Outstanding Television Movie: ”The Normal Heart” (HBO)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie: Benedict Cumberbatch, “Sherlock: His Last Vow”
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie: Jessica Lange, “American Horror Story: Coven”
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie: Martin Freeman, “Sherlock: His Last Vow”
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie: Kathy Bates, “American Horror Story: Coven”
Outstanding Variety Series: ”The Colbert Report” (Comedy Central)
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program: ”The Amazing Race” (CBS)
Outstanding Structured Reality Program: ”Shark Tank” (ABC)
Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program: ”Deadliest Catch” (Discovery)
Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Program: Jane Lynch, “Hollywood Game Night”
Outstanding Variety Special: ”AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute To Mel Brooks” (TNT)
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series: Joe Morton, “Scandal”
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series: Allison Janney, “Masters of Sex”
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: Jimmy Fallon, “Saturday Night Live”
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series: Uzo Aduba, “Orange is the New Black”
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series: ”Breaking Bad” – “Ozymandias” (Moira Walley-Beckett)
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series: ”Louie” — “So Did The Fat Lady” (Louis C.K.)
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series: ”True Detective” — “Who Goes There” (Cary Joji Fukunaga)
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series: ”Modern Family” — “Vegas” (Gail Mancuso)
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series: “The Colbert Report”
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special: ”Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles”
Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special: ”Sherlock: His Last Vow” (Steven Moffat)
Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series: ”Saturday Night Live” — Jimmy Fallon (Don Roy King)
Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special: 67th Annual Tony Awards (Glenn Weiss)
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special: ”Fargo” – “Buridan’s Ass” (Colin Bucksey)
Outstanding Special Class Program: 67th Annual Tony Awards (CBS)
Outstanding Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program: Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis: President Barack Obama (Funny or Die)
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