The best in primetime television were honoured tonight as the 2012 Emmy Awards took place on Sunday (September 23) held at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles.
Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, some of the big winners included Claire Danes, Damian Lewis and their hit show ‘Homeland‘ as well as the cast of ‘Modern Family‘ for Outstanding Comedy Series.
Here is the full list of winners…
Outstanding Drama Series:
Boardwalk Empire
Breaking Bad
Downton Abbey
Game Of Thrones
Homeland – WINNER
Mad Men
Outstanding Comedy Series:
The Big Bang Theory
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Modern Family – WINNER
Girls
30 Rock
Veep
Lead Actor in a Drama Series:
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Hugh Bonneville, Downton Abbey
Damian Lewis, Homeland – WINNER
Jon Hamm, Mad Man
Lead Actress in a Drama Series:
Glenn Close, Damages
Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Kathy Bates, Harry’s Law
Claire Danes, Homeland – WINNER
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
Lead Actor in a Comedy Series:
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Don Cheadle, House of Lies
Louie C.K., Louie
John Cryer, Two and a Half Men - WINNER
Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Lead Actress in a Comedy Series:
Lena Dunham, Girls
Melissa McCarthy, Mike and Molly
Zooey Deschanel, New Girl
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Julia Louis Dreyfus, Veep – WINNER
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:
Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad – WINNER
Giancarlo Esposito, Breaking Bad
Brendan Coyle, Downton Abbey
Jim Carter, Downton Abbey
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Jared Harris, Mad Men
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:
Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey – WINNER
Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey
Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife
Christine Baranski, The Good Wife
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series:
Ed O’Neill, Modern Family
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family - WINNER
Max Greenfield, New Girl
Bill Hader, Saturday Night Live
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series:
Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory
Kathryn Joosten, Desperate Housewives
Julie Bowen, Modern Family – WINNER
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
Merritt Weaver, Nurse Jackie
Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Reality Program:
Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution
MythBusters
Antique’s Roadshow
Shark Tank
Undercover Boss - WINNER
Who Do You Think You Are?
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program:
The Amazing Race – WINNER
Dancing with the Stars
Project Runway
So You Think You Can Dance
Top Chef
The Voice
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