2013 Emmy Award Winners

There were a number of surprise winners at the 2013 Emmy Awards. The two shows expected to win their respective top awards (Breaking Bad and Modern Family) did but many of the other awards didn’t go the way most expected. The biggest shocker was Jeff Daniels winning for Best Actor in a Drama Series over previous winners Bryan Cranston and Damian Lewis. The Colbert Report knocked The Daily Show off in the Variety category breaking the latter’s streak of ten consecutive wins. The Voice stopped The Amazing Race from reaching eight straight wins for Reality Competition. 

***Winner

Outstanding Drama Series
***Breaking Bad
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
Homeland
House of Cards
Mad Men

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Vera Farmiga, Bates Motel
Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey
***Claire Danes, Homeland
Robin Wright, House of Cards
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
Connie Britton, Nashville
Kerry Washington, Scandal

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Hugh Bonneville, Downton Abbey
Damian Lewis, Homeland
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
***Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
***Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones
Morena Baccarin, Homeland
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
Christine Baranski, The Good Wife

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
***Bobby Cannavale, Boardwalk Empire
Jonathan Banks, Breaking Bad
Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
Jim Carter, Downton Abbey
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Mandy Patinkin, Homeland

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Diana Rigg, Game of Thrones
Linda Cardellini, Mad Men
Joan Cusack, Shameless
Margo Martindale, The Americans
***Carrie Preston, The Good Wife
Jane Fonda, The Newsroom

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Rupert Friend, Homeland
Robert Morse, Mad Men
Harry Hamlin, Mad Men
***Dan Bucatinsky, Scandal
Nathan Lane, The Good Wife
Michael J. Fox, The Good Wife

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
George Mastras, Breaking Bad – “Dead Freight”
Thomas Schnauz, Breaking Bad – “Say My Name”
Julian Fellowes, Downton Abbey – “Episode 4″
David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, Game of Thrones – “The Rains of Castamere”
***Henry Bromell, Homeland – “Q&A”

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
Tim Van Patten, Boardwalk Empire – “Margate Sands”
Michelle MacLaren, Breaking Bad – “Gliding Over All”
Jeremy Webb, Downton Abbey – “Episode 4″
Lesli Linka Glatter, Homeland – “Q&A”
***David Fincher, House of Cards – “Chapter 1″

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Laura Dern, Enlightened
Lena Dunham, Girls
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
***Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Jason Bateman, Arrested Development
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
Don Cheadle, House of Lies
Louie C.K., Louie
***Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock
Jane Lynch, Glee
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
Julie Bowen, Modern Family
*****Merritt Wever, Nurse Jackie
Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory
Anna Chlumsky, Veep

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Adam Driver, Girls
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family
Ed O’Neill, Modern Family
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Bill Hader, Saturday Night Live
***Tony Hale, Veep

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Elaine Stritch, 30 Rock
Molly Shannon, Enlightened
Dot-Marie Jones, Glee
***Melissa Leo, Louie
Melissa McCarthy, Saturday Night Live
Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Will Forte, 30 Rock
Nathan Lane, Modern Family
Bobby Cannavale, Nurse Jackie
Louie C.K., Saturday Night Live
Justin Timberlake, Saturday Night Live
***Bob Newhart, The Big Bang Theory

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Jack Burditt and Robert Carlock, 30 Rock – “Hogcock!”
***Tina Fey and Tracey Wigfield, 30 Rock – “Last Lunch”
David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik, Episodes – “Episode 209″
Louie C.K. and Pamela Adlon, Louie – “Daddy’s Girlfriend (Part 1)”
Greg Daniels, The Office – “Finale”

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
Beth McCarthy-Miller, 30 Rock – “Hogcock!” and “Last Lunch”
Lena Dunham, Girls – “On All Fours”
Paris Barclay, Glee – “Diva”
Louie C.K., Louie – “New Year’s Eve”
***Gail Mancuso, Modern Family – “Arrested”

Outstanding Comedy Series
30 Rock
Girls
Louie
***Modern Family
The Big Bang Theory
Veep

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Asylum
Helen Mirren, Phil Spector
Sigourney Weaver, Political Animals
***Laura Linney, The Big C: Hereafter
Elisabeth Moss, Top of the Lake

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
***Michael Douglas, Behind the Candelabra
Matt Damon, Behind the Candelabra
Benedict Cumberbatch, Parade’s End
Al Pacino, Phil Spector
Toby Jones, The Girl

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Asylum
***Ellen Burstyn, Political Animals
Charlotte Rampling, Restless
Alfre Woodard, Steel Magnolias
Imelda Staunton, The Girl

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
***James Cromwell, American Horror Story: Asylum
Zachary Quinto, American Horror Story: Asylum
Scott Bakula, Behind the Candelabra
John Benjamin Hickey, The Big C: Hereafter
Peter Mullan, Top of the Lake

Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
Richard LaGravenese, Behind the Candelabra
Tom Stoppard, Parade’s End
David Mamet, Phil Spector
***Abi Morgan, The Hour
Jane Campion and Gerard Lee, Top of the Lake

Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
***Steven Soderbergh, Behind the Candelabra
David Mamet, Phil Spector
Allison Anders, Ring of Fire
Julian Jarrold, The Girl
Jane Campion and Garth Davis, Top of the Lake

Outstanding Miniseries or Movie
American Horror Story: Asylum
***Behind the Candelabra
Phil Spector
Political Animals
The Bible
Top of the Lake

Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program
Ryan Seacrest, American Idol
Betty White, Betty White’s Off Their Rockers
Tom Bergeron, Dancing With the Stars
***Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn, Project Runway
Cat Deeley, So You Think You Can Dance
Anthony Bourdain, The Taste

Reality – Competition Program
Dancing With the Stars
Project Runway
So You Think You Can Dance
The Amazing Race
***The Voice
Top Chef

Variety Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
Real Time With Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live
***The Colbert Report
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart