'Breaking Bad', 'Modern Family' Win Top Honors At 2014 Emmy Awards
Walter White may have had a rough year, but Breaking Bad had a great one. The AMC drama practically swept the 2014 Emmy Awards tonight with five wins, including Best Drama Series. The only series to pick up more statuettes this year was Sherlock: His Last Vow — and that's only if you count the four Creative Arts Emmys it won earlier this month on top of the three it picked up during the telecast.
On the comedy side, Emmy voters continued to be high on Modern Family, which won Best Comedy Series for the fifth year in a row. Indeed, the most noticeable pattern to emerge in 2014, better or for worse, was Emmy's preference for repeat winners over new ones. All four victors in the major acting categories had won before. Meanwhile, newbies like Orange Is the New Black and Silicon Valley were shut out. Even True Detective managed just one win during the ceremony, for director Cary Joji Fukunaga. Oh well. At least Fargo went home with Best Miniseries.
Hit the jump for the full list of winners.
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIESBryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Woody Harrelson, True Detective
Matthew McConaughey, True Detective
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Lizzy Caplan, Masters of Sex
Claire Danes, Homeland
Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Kerry Washington, Scandal
Robin Wright, House of Cards
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIEBenedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock: His Last Vow
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Dancing on the Edge
Idris Elba, Luther
Martin Freeman, Fargo
Mark Ruffalo, The Normal Heart
Billy Bob Thornton, Fargo
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
Helena Bonham Carter, Burton and Taylor
Minnie Driver, Return to Zero
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Coven
Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Coven
Cicely Tyson, The Trip to Bountiful
Kristen Wiig, The Spoils of Babylon
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Louis C.K., Louie
Don Cheadle, House of Lies
Ricky Gervais, Derek
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
William H. Macy, Shameless
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang TheoryOUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Lena Dunham, Girls
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Melissa McCarthy, Mike and Molly
Amy Poehler, Parks & Recreation
Taylor Schilling, Orange Is the New Black
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIESAaron Paul, Breaking Bad
Jim Carter, Downton Abbey
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Josh Charles, The Good Wife
Mandy Patinkin, Homeland
Jon Voight, Ray Donovan
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIESAnna Gunn, Breaking Bad
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Joanne Froggart, Downton Abbey
Lena Headey, Game of Thrones
Christine Baranski, The Good Wife
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
Colin Hanks, Fargo
Jim Parsons, The Normal Heart
Joe Mantello, The Normal Heart
Alfred Molina, The Normal Heart
Matt Bomer, The Normal Heart
Martin Freeman, Sherlock: His Last VowOUTSTANDING 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
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Adam Driver, Girls
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Fred Armisen, Portlandia
Tony Hale, Veep
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory
Julie Bowen, Modern Family
Allison Janney, Mom
Kate Mulgrew, Orange Is the New Black
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
Anna Chlumsky, Veep
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
Vince Gilligan, Breaking Bad
Moira Walley-Beckett, Breaking Bad
David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, Game of Thrones
Beau Willimon, House of Cards
Nic Pizzolatto, True Detective
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk, American Horror Story: Coven
Noah Hawley, Fargo
Neil Cross, Luther
Larry Kramer, The Normal Heart
Steven Moffat, Sherlock: His Last Vow
David Simon and Eric Overmyer, Treme
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY SPECIALThe Beatles: The Night That Changed AmericaBilly Crystal: 700 Sundays
The 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards
Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles
67th Annual Tony Awards
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik, Episodes
Louis C.K., Louie
Liz Friedman and Jenji Kohan, Orange Is the New Black
Alec Berg, Silicon Valley
Simon Blackwell, Tony Roche and Armando Iannucci, Veep
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
Tim Van Patten, Boardwalk Empire
Vince GIlligan, Breaking Bad
David Evans, Downton Abbey
Neil Marshall, Game of Thrones
Carl Franklin, House of Cards
Cary Joji Fukunaga, True DetectiveOUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, American Horror Story: Coven
Colin Bucksey, Fargo
Adam Bernstein, Fargo
Stephen Frears, Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Ryan Murphy, The Normal Heart
Nick Hurran, Sherlock: His Last Vow
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SPECIALGlenn Weiss, 67th Annual Tony Awards
James Lapine, Six By Sondheim
Gregg Gelfand, The Beatles: The Night That Changed America
Louis J. Horvitz, The Kennedy Center Honors
Hamish Hamilton, The Oscars
Beth McCarthy Miller and Rob Ashford, The Sound Of Music Live!
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
Iain B. McDonald, Episodes
Paris Barclay, Glee
Louis C.K., Louie
Gail Mancuso, Modern Family
Jodie Foster, Orange Is the New Black
Mike Judge, Silicon Valley
OUTSTANDING REALITY – COMPETITION PROGRAMThe Amazing RaceDancing With the StarsProject RunwaySo You Think You Can DanceTop ChefThe VoiceOUTSTANDING VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SERIESThe Colbert ReportThe Daily Show with Jon StewartJimmy Kimmel LiveReal Time with Bill MaherSaturday Night LiveThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonOUTSTANDING MINISERIESAmerican Horror Story: CovenBonnie and ClydeFargoLutherTremeThe White QueenOUTSTANDING TELEVISION MOVIEKilling KennedyMuhammad Ali's Greatest FightThe Normal HeartSherlock: His Last VowThe Trip to BountifulOUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIESThe Big Bang TheoryLouieModern FamilyOrange Is the New BlackSilicon ValleyVeepOUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIESBreaking BadDownton AbbeyGame of ThronesHouse of CardsMad MenTrue Detective
In addition, there were several Creative Arts Emmys handed out on August 16. The full list can be found at Emmys.com (PDF), but here are a few notable standouts.
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series: Joe Morton, ScandalOutstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series: Allison Janney, Masters of SexOutstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: Jimmy Fallon, Saturday Night LiveOutstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series: Uzo Aduba, Orange Is the New BlackOutstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program: Jane Lynch, Hollywood Game NightOutstanding Animated Program: Bob's BurgersOutstanding Main Title Design: True DetectiveOutstanding Special and Visual Effects: Game of ThronesOutstanding Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program: Between Two Ferns With Zach GalifianakisOutstanding Short-Format Nonfiction Program: 30 for 30 ShortsOutstanding Directing for a Variety Series: Don Roy King, Saturday Night LiveOutstanding Writing for a Variety Series: The Colbert Report