66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards: List of Winners

The 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards was held yesterday to honor the best in U.S. prime time television programming from June 1, 2013 until May 31, 2014, as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The ceremony was held on Monday, August 25, 2014 at the Nokia Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles, California, and was broadcast in the U.S. by NBC. Comedian and Late Night host Seth Meyers hosted the ceremony for the first time.

Breaking Bad has taken the top honors at the 66th annual primetime Emmy awards, with five wins including best drama series, while Modern Family won best comedy series for the fifth consecutive time. Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan lauded his crew and cast for their work on the AMC series.

Jim Parsons won his fourth Emmy for best actor in a comedy series for The Big Bang Theory, Julia Louis-Dreyfus won her third consecutive lead comedy actress award for Veep, and The Amazing Race won best reality-competition program for the tenth time.

New FX series Fargo won outstanding miniseries and the best television movie award went to The Normal Heart, the film based on HIV-Aids activist Larry Kramer’s play about the disease’s rise in New York City. “This is for all the hundreds of thousands of artists who have died from HIV/Aids,” said director Ryan Murphy.

American Horror Story: Coven’s Kathy Bates beat out Julia Roberts for best supporting actress in a miniseries or movie. Bates’s cast-mate Jessica Lange took the lead actress award.

CBS, FX and AMC tied in the network tally race, with five wins apiece. Netflix, once heralded as the future of television, failed to get a single win from its seven nominations.

Billie Crystal offered a personal tribute to fellow comic and friend Robin Williams, “It is very hard to talk about him in the past because he was so present in our lives,” Crystal said.

LIST OF WINNERS

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy

Ty Burrell – Modern Family

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy

Louis C.K. – Louie

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy

Allison Janney – Mom

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series

Gail Mancuso – Modern Family

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Jim Parsons – The Big Bang Theory

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Veep

Outstanding Reality Program

The Amazing Race

Outstanding Writing in a Miniseries

Steven Moffat – Sherlock

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries

Kathy Bates – American Horror Story

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries

Martin Freeman – Sherlock

Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries

Colin Bucksey – Fargo

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries

Benedict Cumberbatch – Sherlock

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries

Jessica Lange – American Horror Story

Outstanding Miniseries

Fargo

Outstanding Television Movie

The Normal Heart

Outstanding Writing in a Variety Show

Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles

Outstanding Directing Variety Series

Glenn Weiss – 67th Annual Tony Awards

Outstanding Variety Show

The Colbert Report

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Aaron Paul – Breaking Bad

Outstanding Director in a Drama Series

Cary Fukunagwa – True Detective

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series

Anna Gunn – Breaking Bad

Outstanding Writer for a Drama Series

Moira Walley-Beckett – Breaking Bad

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Julianna Margulies – The Good Wife

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Bryan Cranston – Breaking Bad

Outstanding Comedy Series

Modern Family

Outstanding Drama Series

Breaking Bad