2012 Emmy Awards Results: Modern Family, Homeland Win Big
Posted by Jeremy Thomas on 09.23.2012
Mad Men and Breaking Bad don't get much love...
- Homeland, Modern Family and Game Change were the big winners at the 2012 Emmy Awards on Sunday night. The shows picked up four awards each, winning Best Series and Best Directing in their respective categories. Homeland also brought home awards for Claire Danes and Damian Lewis as Best Dramatic Lead Actress and Actor, Modern Family claimed Best Comedic Supporting Actor and Actress in Eric Stonestreet and Julie Bowen and Game Change gave Julianne Moore and Danny Strong awards for Best Actress and Best Writer in a Miniseries or TV Movie.
Also picking up multiple awards were Hatfields & McCoys, which won awards in Best Lead Actor (Kevin Costner) and Supporting Actor (Tom Berenger) in a Miniseries or TV Movie, and Two and a Half Men which won awards for Jon Cryer (Best Actor in a Comedy) and Kathy Bates (Best Guest Actress in a Comedy).
Elsewhere, The Daily Show picked up its tenth award for Best Variety, Music, or Comedy Series while Louis C.K. won writing awards in the Comedy (Louie) and Variety, Music, or Comedy Special (Live at the Beacon Theater categories. Check out the full list below:
Totals By Show: Game Change: 4 Homeland: 4 Modern Family: 4 Hatfields & McCoys: 2 Two and a Half Men: 2 65th Annual Tony Awards Show: 1 American Horror Story: 1 Boardwalk Empire: 1 Breaking Bad: 1 Dancing with the Stars: 1 Downtown Abbey: 1 Justified: 1 Live at the Beacon Theater: 1 Louie: 1 Saturday Night Live: 1 The Amazing Race: 1 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart: 1 The Good Wife: 1 Veep: 1
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series: Louis C.K., Louie Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Julie Bowen, Modern Family Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: Jimmy Fallon, Saturday Night Live Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series: Kathy Bates, Two and a Half Men Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series: Steven Levitan, Modern Family Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep Outstanding Reality-Competition Program:The Amazing Race Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program: Tom Bergeron, Dancing with the Stars Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series: Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon & Gideon Raff, Homeland Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Maggie Smith, Downtown Abbey Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series: Martha Plimpton, The Good Wife Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series: Jeremy Davies, Justified Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series: Tim Van Patten, Boardwalk Empire Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Damian Lewis, Homeland Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Claire Danes, Homeland Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Special: Louis C.K., Live at the Beacon Theater Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Special: Glenn Weiss, 65th Annual Tony Awards Show Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Series:The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie: Jessica Lange, American Horror Story Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie: Tom Berenger, Hatfields & McCoys Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special: Danny Strong, Game Change Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie: Julianne Moore, Game Change Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special: Jay Roach, Game Change Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie: Kevin Costner, Hatfields & McCoys Outstanding Miniseries or TV Movie:Game Change Outstanding Drama Series:Homeland Outstanding Comedy Series:Modern Family
