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Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Emmy Awards: And The Winners Are...

Monday night's (August 25th) 66th Emmy Awards marked the first time the show had been held on a Monday since 1976. The ceremony was hosted by Seth Meyers who seemed to focus many of his jokes on network TV versus cable and Netflix.

The evening's big winners were Modern Family and Breaking Bad. Modern Family took home awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy series for Ty Burrell and Outstanding Comedy Series for the fifth consecutive year. Breaking Bad nabbed trophies for Outstanding Drama as well as acting awards for Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, and Aaron Paul.

Other big winners included Jim Parsons who took home his fourth Emmy for his role on The Big Bang Theory, Julia Louis-Dreyfus won her third consecutive award as a lead actress on Veep, and Alisson Janney won two trophies -- one for her role on Mom and another for guest stint on Masters of Sex.
Sherlock scored three wins. Neither Benedict Cumberbatch nor Martin Freeman was on hand to grab their awards but writer Steven Moffat was on hand to graciously accept his.

Sara Bareilles performed "Smile" during the In Memoriam before Billy Crystal's introduced a video montage of the work of the late Robin Williams.




ADDITIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:
  • Hayden Panettiere revealed on the E! red carpet that her baby-to-be is a girl.
  • Jimmy Kimmel ragged on Matthew McConaughey for trying to take over the Emmys after winning an Oscar earlier this year.
  • The director of Modern Family delivering her acceptance speech while looking only at McConaughey.
  • Billy on the Street: Emmy Edition with Billy Eichner and Seth.
  • Seth took questions about the show from people sitting in the audience including Jon Hamm, Melissa McCarthy, Andre Braugher, Julianna Margulies, and Fred Armisen.
  • Weird Al Yankovich's lyrics to some of today's most popular shows.
  • The Television Academy President Maury McIntyre delivering his speech while Sofia Vergara stood on a spinning platform.
WINNER'S LIST:
  • OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES: Breaking Bad 
  • OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES: Modern Family
  • OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES: Bryan Cranston 
  • OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES: Julianna Margulies 
  • OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES: Moira Walley-Beckett, Breaking Bad 
  • OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES: Anna Gunn 
  • OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES: Cary Joji Fukunaga, True Detective 
  • OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES: Aaron Paul
  • OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL: Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles
  • OUTSTANDING TELEVISION MOVIE: The Normal Heart
  • OUTSTANDING MINISERIES: Fargo
  • OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE: Jessica Lange
  • OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE: Benedict Cumberbatch
  • OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE: Martin Freeman
  • OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE: Kathy Bates
  • OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A DRAMATIC SPECIAL: Steven Moffat, Sherlock: His Last Vow 
  • OUTSTANDING REALITY COMPETITION PROGRAM: The Amazing Race
  • OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES: Julia Louis-Dreyfus
  • OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES: Jim Parsons 
  • OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES: Allison Janney
  • OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES: Louis C.K.
  • OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES: Ty Burrell
  • OUTSTANDING VARIETY SERIES: The Colbert Report
  • OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A DRAMATIC SPECIAL: Colin Bucksey, Fargo
RED CARPET:

Good
  • Laverne Cox - showed off that she could rock more than just a prison jumpsuit in a white Mark Bauer gown custom made to fit her body.
  • Christina Hendricks - the redhead wore a red Marchesa dress with some gold jewelry. The look was inspired by Indian sarees.
  • Hayden Panettiere - maternity clothing can be tricky but the silver Lorena Sarbu gown was sexy and stylish with or without a baby bump. 
Bad
  • Julie Bowen - it was hard to tell what the print on the dress was supposed to be and having it wrap around her neck just didn't work for her.
  • Mayim Bialik - the blue lace gown made her look matronly.

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