Television’s biggest night – the 2014 Primetime Emmy Awards – aired live on NBC Monday night. Check out a list of winners and losers!
The 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were hosted by Seth Meyers, NBC’s newest evening talk show host (Late Night). Meyers, who is hosting the event for the first time, was probably chosen to promote his newish talk show.
Breaking Bad and Modern Family took the top awards in the drama and comedy categories respectively, while Sherlock surprised with three wins of its own.
2014 Primetime Emmy Award Winners
Winners are marked in bold.
Outstanding Drama Series
– Breaking Bad
– Downton Abbey
– Game of Thrones
– House of Cards
– Mad Men
– True Detective
Outstanding Comedy Series
– The Big Bang Theory
– Louie
– Modern Family
– Orange is the New Black
– Silicon Valley
– Veep
Lead actor in a drama series
– Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
– Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom
– Jon Hamm, Mad Men
– Woody Harrelson, True Detective
– Matthew McConaughey, True Detective
– Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
Lead actress in a drama series
– Lizzy Caplan, Masters of Sex
– Clare Danes, Homeland
– Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey
– Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
– Kerry Washington, Scandal
– Robin Wright, House of Cards
Guest actor in a drama
– Paul Giamatti, Downton Abbey
– Reg E. Cathey, House of Cards
– Robert Morse, Mad Men
– Beau Bridges, Masters of Sex
– Joe Morton, Scandal
– Dylan Baker, The Good Wife
Guest actress in a drama
– Diana Rigg, Game of Thrones
– Kate Mara, House of Cards
– Allison Janney, Masters of Sex
– Kate Burton, Scandal
– Margo Martindale, The Americans
– Jane Fonda, The Newsroom
Supporting actress in a drama series
– Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad
– Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
– Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey
– Lena Headey, Game of Thrones
– Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
– Christine Baranski, The Good Wife
Supporting actor in a drama series
– Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
– Jim Carter, Downton Abbey
– Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
– Mandy Patinkin, Homeland
– Jon Voight, Ray Donovan
– Josh Charles, The Good Wife
Oustanding Variety Series
– The Daily Show
– Jimmy Kimmel Live
– Real Time with Bill Maher
– Saturday Night Live
– The Colbert Report
– The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Outstanding TV Movie
– Killing Kennedy
– Muhammad Ali
– The Normal Heart
– Sherlock
– The Trip To Bountiful
Outstanding Mini-Series
– Bonnie & Clyde
– American Horror Story: Coven
– Fargo
– Luther
– Treme
– The White Queen
Lead actress in a miniseries or movie
– Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Coven
– Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Coven
– Helena Bonham Carter, Burton and Taylor
– Minnie Driver, Return To Zero
– Kristen Wiig, The Spoils of Babylon
– Cicely Tyson, The Trip To Bountiful
Lead actor in a miniseries or movie
– Chiwetel Ejiofor, Dancing On The Edge
– Martin Freeman, Fargo
– Billy Bob Thornton, Fargo
– Idris Elba, Luther
– Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock
– Mark Ruffalo, The Normal Heart
Supporting actor in a miniseries or a movie
– Colin Hanks, Fargo
– Martin Freeman, Sherlock
– Jim Parsons, The Normal Heart
– Joe Mantello, The Normal Heart
– Alfred Molina, The Normal Heart
– Matt Bomer, The Normal Heart
Supporting actress in a miniseries or movie
– Frances Conroy, American Horror Story: Coven
– Kathy Bates, American Horror Story: Coven
– Angela Bassett, American Horror Story: Coven
– Allison Tolman, Fargo
– Ellen Burstyn, Flowers In The Attic
– Julia Roberts, The Normal Heart
Oustanding Reality-Competition Program
– The Amazing Race
– Project Runway
– So You Think You Can Dance
– Top Chef
– The Voice
Lead actress in a comedy series
– Lena Dunham, Girls
– Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly
– Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
– Taylor Schilling, Orange is the New Black
– Amy Poehler, Parks & Recreation
– Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Lead actor in a comedy series
– Ricky Gervais, Derek
– Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
– Don Cheadle, House of Lies
– Louis C.K., Louie
– William H. Macy, Shameless
– Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Supporting actress in a comedy series
– Julie Bowen, Modern Family
– Allison Janney, Mom
– Kate Mulgrew, Orange is the New Black
– Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
– Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory
– Anna Chlumsky, Veep
Supporting actor in a comedy series
– Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
– Adam Driver, Girls
– Ty Burrell, Modern Family
– Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family
– Fred Armisen, Portlandia
– Tony Hale, Veep
Other awards
– Writing in a comedy series: Louis C.K., Louis
– Directing in a comedy series: Gail Mancuso, Modern Family
– Writing for a miniseries: Steven Moffat, Sherlock
– Directing in a miniseries, movie, or dramatic special: Colin Bucksey, Fargo
– Writing for a variety special: Sarah Silverman, We Are Miracles
– Directing for a variety special: Glenn Weiss, The Tonys
– Director for a drama series: Cary Joji Fukunaga, True Detective
– Writing for a drama series: Moira Walley-Beckett, Breaking Bad
Guest actress in a comedy series
– Natasha Lyonne, Orange is the New Black
– Uzo Aduba, Orange is the New Black
– Laverne Cox, Orange is the New Black
– Tina Fey, Saturday Night Live
– Melissa McCarthy, Saturday Night Live
– Joan Cusack, Shameless
Guest actor in a comedy series
– Nathan Lane, Modern Family
– Steve Buscemi, Portlandia
– Jimmy Fallon, Saturday Night Live
– Louis C.K., Saturday Night Live
– Bob Newhart, The Big Bang Theory
– Gary Cole, Veep
Why did the Emmys on a Monday instead of its usual Sunday spot? NBC moved the event to a much earlier date this year to avoid a conflict with their Sunday Night Football line up. The last time the Emmys were held on a Monday was in 1976. Another fun fact: This is the first Emmys to air in August since 1992 (they usually air in September).
Speaking on NBC’s Today Show this morning, Meyers spoke about what his game plan was for the event. “These opportunities don’t come around that often,” he said. “I think if you can avoid a train wreck people are pretty happy. People talk more about the Emmys the two months leading up to the Emmys than they do the day after. So you just want, hopefully a week after, no one will be talking about it anymore… I can’t sing and I can’t dance, but there will, I’m hoping at least, be something a little musical in the show… No twerking, nobody wants that.”
As for who he wanted to win? “I’m rooting for Poehler. Jon Hamm has never won an Emmy and I’d love to see that. Nothing would make me happier than seeing my old SNL friends get the gold.”