Homeland And Modern Family Win Big At The 2012 Emmys
Posted on Sun Sep 23rd, 2012 8:35pm PDT By X17 Staff
ShowtimeWhile shows like Mad Men and Glee have dominated the Emmys in years past, Homeland was one of the breakout winners tonight with six total awards, including Best Drama Series, Best Lead Actor (Damian Lewis), Best Lead Actress (Claire Danes) and Best Writing.
Modern Family picked up four wins as well, for Best Comedy Series, Best Supporting Actor (Eric Stonestreet), Best Supporting Actress (Julie Bowen) and Outstanding Directing. The HBO Sarah Palin biopic Game Change also picked up four wins, including Best Miniseries or Movie, Best Lead Actress (Julianne Moore), Best Writing and Best Directing.
Kevin Costner and Tom Berenger each picked up awards for The History Channel's miniseries Hatfields & McCoys, and Two and a Half Men earned a pair with Best Lead Actor (Jon Cryer) and Best Guest Actress (Kathy Bates).
Despite its 17 nominations, Mad Men was completely shut out, but AMC's other hit Breaking Bad took home Emmy gold with Aaron Paul's trophy for Best Supporting Actor. Awesome, yo!
Click thru for the complete list of winners...
Writing, Comedy: Louis C.K., Louie
Supporting Actress, Comedy: Julie Bowen, Modern Family
Guest Actor, Comedy: Jimmy Fallon, Saturday Night Live
Guest Actress, Comedy: Kathy Bates, Two and a Half Men
Directing, Comedy: Steve Levitan, Modern Family
Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series: Homeland
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series: Homeland
Lead Actor, Comedy: Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
Lead Actress, Comedy: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Reality-Competition Program: The Amazing Race
Host, Reality or Reality-Competition Program: Tom Bergeron, Dancing With the Stars
Supporting Actor, Drama: Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
Writing, Drama: Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon, Gideon Raff, Homeland
Supporting Actress, Drama: Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Guest Actress, Drama: Martha Plimpton, The Good Wife
Guest Actor, Drama: Jeremy Davies, Justified
Directing, Drama: Tim Van Patten, Boardwalk Empire
Lead Actor, Drama: Damian Lewis, Homeland
Lead Actress, Drama: Claire Danes, Homeland
Writing, Variety, Music or Comedy Special: Louis C.K., Louis C.K. Live at the Beacon Theatre
Directing, Variety Special: Glenn Weiss, 65th Annual Tony Awards
Variety, Comedy or Musical Series: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Jessica Lange, American Horror Story
Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Tom Berenger, Hatfields & McCoys
Writing, Miniseries or Movie: Danny Strong, Game Change
Lead Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Julianne Moore, Game Change
Directing, Miniseries or Movie: Jay Roach, Game Change
Lead Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Kevin Costner, Hatfields & McCoys
Miniseries or Movie: Game Change
Drama Series: Homeland
Comedy Series: Modern Family
