The most intriguing
category of the 65th Primetime Emmy
Awards was the battle between AMC’s
Breaking Bad, Netflix’s House of Cards and
long running show Mad Men.
Anna Gunn (Skyler in Breaking bad) had a
promising start winning the Best
Supporting Actress, lead actors Bryan
Cranston (Walter White) and Aaron Paul
(Pinkmen) were snubbed in their individual
awards.
The series did take home the award for Best
Drama at the event, which was held at the
Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.
Then, Scandal star Kerry Washington
presented the award for Best Supporting
Actor to Bobby Cannavale for his work on
Boardwalk Empire, beating Aaron Paul.
Bryan Cranston also lost to Jeff Daniels in
the Best Actor category, Daniels was
recognised for his portrayal of an idealistic
TV anchorman in the Newsroom.
Tony Hale of Veep received the award for
best supporting actor in a comedy, a
category that has been owned by the men
of Modern Family in recent years.
Laura Linney was named best actress in a
miniseries or movie for The Big c:
Hereafter.
The Voice won best reality- competition
program and The Colbert Report was
crowned best variety show.
The first few hours were all about
memorable tributes and a heartfelt song by
Elton John in honour of late musical star
Liberace.
‘Liberace left us 25 years ago and what a
difference those years have made to people
like me,’ said John, who is openly gay in
contrast to the closeted Liberace portrayed
in the TV movie.
Robin Williams offered another tribute.
‘Jonathan Winters was my mentor,’ Williams
said of the actor-comedian. ‘I told him that
and he said, ‘Please, I prefer idol.”
Steven Soderbegh bagged the award of Best
Director for the HBOTV movie Behind the
Candelabra.
Michael Douglas won his first ever Emmy
for his starring role as Liberace in the
biopic. Douglas shocked the audience by
thanking his wife Catherine – Zeta Jones
(currently separated) and also said he
hoped he would be allowed to see his son
Cameron Douglas ‘soon’.
Glee star Cory Monteith was also
honoured, the 31-year old died in July due
to a drug and alcohol overdose.
‘Cory was a beautiful soul,’ said his co-star
Jane Lynch. ‘He was not perfect, which so
many of us here tonight can relate to. His
death is a tragic reminder of the rapacious,
senseless destruction that is brought on my
addiction.’
There was silence too when the late Henry
Bromell got an Emmy for Outstanding
Writing for a Drama series for Homeland.
Edie Falco gave a touching speech about
her late Sorpranos Co-star James
Gandolfini, saluting him for being loyal to
friends and family and his work with
military veterans.
This year’s host was How I Met Your
Mother star Neil Patrick Harris, who
provided the star-studded audience some
light-hearted humour.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus won for Best Actress in
a Comedy, beating out strong opposition
like Edie Falco for Nurse Jackie, Tina Fey for
30 rockand Lena Denham for Girls.
Claire Danes won best Actress in a Drama
for her role in the hit series Homeland,
edging out the front runner Kerry
Washington (Sandal). This is the third
award Danes has taken home in four years.
category of the 65th Primetime Emmy
Awards was the battle between AMC’s
Breaking Bad, Netflix’s House of Cards and
long running show Mad Men.
Anna Gunn (Skyler in Breaking bad) had a
promising start winning the Best
Supporting Actress, lead actors Bryan
Cranston (Walter White) and Aaron Paul
(Pinkmen) were snubbed in their individual
awards.
The series did take home the award for Best
Drama at the event, which was held at the
Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.
Then, Scandal star Kerry Washington
presented the award for Best Supporting
Actor to Bobby Cannavale for his work on
Boardwalk Empire, beating Aaron Paul.
Bryan Cranston also lost to Jeff Daniels in
the Best Actor category, Daniels was
recognised for his portrayal of an idealistic
TV anchorman in the Newsroom.
Tony Hale of Veep received the award for
best supporting actor in a comedy, a
category that has been owned by the men
of Modern Family in recent years.
Laura Linney was named best actress in a
miniseries or movie for The Big c:
Hereafter.
The Voice won best reality- competition
program and The Colbert Report was
crowned best variety show.
The first few hours were all about
memorable tributes and a heartfelt song by
Elton John in honour of late musical star
Liberace.
‘Liberace left us 25 years ago and what a
difference those years have made to people
like me,’ said John, who is openly gay in
contrast to the closeted Liberace portrayed
in the TV movie.
Robin Williams offered another tribute.
‘Jonathan Winters was my mentor,’ Williams
said of the actor-comedian. ‘I told him that
and he said, ‘Please, I prefer idol.”
Steven Soderbegh bagged the award of Best
Director for the HBOTV movie Behind the
Candelabra.
Michael Douglas won his first ever Emmy
for his starring role as Liberace in the
biopic. Douglas shocked the audience by
thanking his wife Catherine – Zeta Jones
(currently separated) and also said he
hoped he would be allowed to see his son
Cameron Douglas ‘soon’.
Glee star Cory Monteith was also
honoured, the 31-year old died in July due
to a drug and alcohol overdose.
‘Cory was a beautiful soul,’ said his co-star
Jane Lynch. ‘He was not perfect, which so
many of us here tonight can relate to. His
death is a tragic reminder of the rapacious,
senseless destruction that is brought on my
addiction.’
There was silence too when the late Henry
Bromell got an Emmy for Outstanding
Writing for a Drama series for Homeland.
Edie Falco gave a touching speech about
her late Sorpranos Co-star James
Gandolfini, saluting him for being loyal to
friends and family and his work with
military veterans.
This year’s host was How I Met Your
Mother star Neil Patrick Harris, who
provided the star-studded audience some
light-hearted humour.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus won for Best Actress in
a Comedy, beating out strong opposition
like Edie Falco for Nurse Jackie, Tina Fey for
30 rockand Lena Denham for Girls.
Claire Danes won best Actress in a Drama
for her role in the hit series Homeland,
edging out the front runner Kerry
Washington (Sandal). This is the third
award Danes has taken home in four years.
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