Mad Men Continues Winning Streak At Emmys, New Comedies Win Top Honours

Newcomers had a strong showing at the 62nd annual Emmy Awards Sunday night with Modern Family and Glee winning some top honours, while, not surprisingly, Mad Men took home hardware for the third consecutive year.

Modern Family, which airs Wednesdays at 9pm on Citytv starting Sept. 22, picked up the best comedy award. The show that highlights the struggles of three different families had an extremely successful first season.

Glee, the other new comedy favourite, earned a best directing Emmy and Jane Lynch won best supporting actress in a comedy for her role as the tough coach.

Former Soprano Edie Falco received the best actress in a comedy nod for her portrayal of the adulterous and drug-addicted Nurse Jackie.

Jim Parsons of “The Big Bang Theory” was named best actor in a comedy.

And it came as no surprise when it was announced Mad Men won for best dramatic series for the third straight year. Mad Men also won for best writing in a drama series. And Bryan Cranston also enjoyed a winning streak, picking up the best actor in a drama award for the third consecutive year for his role as a meth dealer on “Breaking Bad”.

Cranston’s co-star Aaron Paul also won an Emmy for best supporting actor.

Krya Sedgwich won best actress in a drama for her role on “The Closer”.

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List of winners at Sunday’s 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences:

Drama Series: “Mad Men,” AMC.

Comedy Series: “Modern Family,” ABC.

Actor, Drama Series: Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad,” AMC.

Actress, Drama Series: Kyra Sedgwick, “The Closer,” TNT.

Actor, Comedy Series: Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS.

Actress, Comedy Series: Edie Falco, “Nurse Jackie,” Showtime.

Supporting Actor, Drama Series: Aaron Paul, “Breaking Bad,” AMC.

Supporting Actress, Drama Series: Archie Panjabi, “The Good Wife,” CBS.

Supporting Actor, Comedy Series: Eric Stonestreet, “Modern Family,” ABC.

Supporting Actress, Comedy Series: Jane Lynch, “Glee,” Fox.

Miniseries: “The Pacific,” HBO.

Made-for-TV Movie: “Temple Grandin,” HBO.

Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Al Pacino, “You Don’t Know Jack,” HBO.

Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Claire Danes, “Temple Grandin,” HBO.

Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie: David Strathairn, “Temple Grandin,” HBO.

Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Julia Ormond, “Temple Grandin,” HBO.

Directing for a Comedy Series: Ryan Murphy, “Glee,” Fox.

Directing, Drama Series: Steve Shill, “Dexter,” Showtime.

Directing, Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special: Mick Jackson, “Temple Grandin,” HBO.

Directing, Variety, Music or Comedy Special: Bucky Gunts, “Vancouver 2010 Winter Games Opening Ceremony,” NBC.

Variety, Music or Comedy Series: “The Daily Show,” Comedy Central.

Reality Competition Program: “Top Chef,” Bravo.

Writing for Comedy Series: Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd, “Modern Family,” ABC.

Writing, Drama Series: Matthew Weiner and Erin Levy, “Mad Men,” AMC.

Writing, Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special: Adam Mazer, “You Don’t Know Jack,” HBO.

Writing, Variety, Music or Comedy Special: 63rd Annual Tony Awards, CBS.

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