Emmys get underway with wins for Ty Burrell, Allison Janney and Seth Meyers ripping networks
The red carpet at the Emmy Awards was filling up Monday as TV stars in elegant gowns and formal suits arrived at the Nokia Theatre and were met by a phalanx of screaming fans and reporters. “A lot of people being led, pushed and herded. I’m one of them,” joked Sarah Silverman.
The gritty drug drama 'Breaking Bad' and network comedy 'Modern Family' win the top prizes at the Emmy Awards. Rough cut (no reporter narration).
LOS ANGELES, CALIF.—Modern Family and Breaking Bad triumphed at Monday’s Emmy Awards, proving that established broadcast and cable series retain the power to fend off challenges from upstart online series like Orange Is the New Black.
The ceremony’s emotional high point came with Billy Crystal’s restrained and graceful remembrance of Robin Williams, who died Aug. 11 by suicide.
“He made us laugh. Hard. Every time you saw him,” Crystal said of Williams at the conclusion of a tribute to industry members who died within the past 12 months. “Robin Williams, what a concept.”
ABC’s Modern Family won a fifth best comedy series Emmy, tying the record set byFrasier, while the final season of AMC’s Breaking Bad captured the top drama award and a trio of acting honours for its stars.
Netflix’s freshman Orange Is the New Black, which competed for best comedy series despite its dark prison setting, failed to sway Emmy voters, as did Netflix’s sophomore series House of Cards.
Bryan Cranston was honoured as best actor in a drama for Breaking Bad, proving thatTrue Detective nominee Matthew McConaughey’s movie-star appeal couldn’t conquer all.
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Actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus wins best actress in a Comedy Series for 'Veep' and kisses actor Bryan Cranston, who later won best actor in a drama for Breaking Bad.
“I have gratitude for everything that has happened,” Cranston said. His victory ties him with four-time best drama actor champ Dennis Franz. Cranston’s co-stars Aaron Paula and Anna Gunn were honoured in categories for best drama supporting acting.
“Thank you for this wonderful farewell to our show,” Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan said of the series about a teacher-turned-drug kingpin that ended with a bang.
A broadcast win was scored by ABC’s The Good Wife star Julianna Margulies, honoured as best lead actress in a drama series. “What a wonderful time for women on television,” Margulies said.
McConaughey was the object of too-handsome jokes by presenter Jimmy Kimmel and adoration by winner Gail Mancuso, honoured as best director for an episode of Modern Family. It was one of the better gags of the night.
“If you don’t mind, Matthew McConaughey, I’m gonna make eye contact with you right now,” she said from the stage, making good by holding the actor’s gaze for much of her speech.
The ceremony honouring the best of TV wasn’t shy about playing the movie-star card. “Six minutes to Woody Harrelson” flashed on screen during Colin Bucksey’s acceptance speech for best miniseries direction for Fargo.
Harrelson and his True Detective co-star were given time to banter before announcing that Benedict Cumberbatch of Sherlock: His Last Vow was the winner of the best miniseries actor award.
“So you won Oscar, (People magazine’s) Sexiest Man Alive and now you want an Emmy, too. Isn’t that a little bit greedy?” Harrelson teased his fellow nominee.
Fargo was named best miniseries, and the award for best miniseries actress went to Jessica Lange of American Horror Story: Coven.
Buffering the miniseries awards was a parody routine about top nominees by “Weird Al” Yankovic. Musical numbers usually look out of place at the Emmys, and this one was no different. Other scripted banter fell flat, although host Seth Meyers kept soldiering on.
CBS’ The Big Bang Theory star Jim Parsons was crowned as best comedy series actor, giving him his fourth Emmy and putting him in league with all-time sitcom winners Kelsey Grammer and Michael J. Fox.
Modern Family also captured a best comedy supporting actor trophy for Ty Burrell. Allison Janney was honoured as best supporting comedy actress for CBS’ Mom, adding to the trophy she’d already picked up as guest actress on Masters of Sex.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who received her third consecutive best comedy actress Emmy for the political comedy Veep, drew big laughs as she stopped to exchange faux heated kisses with Cranston, who earlier was her co-presenter and who appeared with her onSeinfeld.
The Colbert Report was honoured as best variety series for its farewell season, with its star departing to take over for David Letterman on CBS’ Late Show.
Meyers kicked off the ceremony by tweaking his home network, NBC, and other broadcasters for being eclipsed in the awards by cable series and online newcomers likeOrange Is the New Black.
Noting that the Emmys moved to Monday night to avoid a conflict with Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards, he said that MTV doesn’t really specialize in videos anymore.
“That’s like network TV holding an awards show and giving all the trophies to cable and Netflix. That would be crazy,” Meyers joked — but the outcome proved him wrong.
The ceremony’s traditional “in memorium” tribute to industry members who have died in the past year flashed images of stars including James Garner, Ruby Dee, Sid Caesar, Carmen Zapata and Elaine Stritch as singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles sang “Smile.” It concluded with the tribute to Williams.
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