Breaking Bad may be gone, but it’s still breaking records…
Last night the 66th annual Emmy Awards took place and almost a year after it went off air, Breaking Bad was the big winner, picking up the award for outstanding drama series for the second year in a row.
Star Bryan Cranston won for lead actor in a drama for his role as Walter White, while his co-stars Aaron Paul and Anna Gunn picked up the best drama supporting gongs in their respective categories.
The Good Wife star Julianna Margulies won the Emmy for best lead actress in a drama series and in her speech remarked that it was “a wonderful time for women on television”.
Hit comedy Modern Family won a record-tying fifth Emmy for outstanding comedy series. Jim Parsons justified his recent pay rise by claiming the best comedy series actor nod for his role on The Big Bang Theory, while Julia Louis-Dreyfus received her third best comedy actress Emmy for Veep.
Best comedy supporting actor went to Ty Burrell for his role in Modern Family, and Allison Janney took best supporting comedy actress for breakout series Mom.
Outstanding Drama Series
Breaking Bad
Outstanding Comedy Series
Modern Family
Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Bryan Cranston for Breaking Bad
Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Julianna Margulies for The Good Wife
Outstanding Writer for a Drama Series
Moira Walley-Beckett for “Ozymandias” on Breaking Bad
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Allison Janney for Masters of Sex
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Joe Morton for Scandal
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Anna Gunn for Breaking Bad
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Aaron Paul for Breaking Bad
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series
Cary Joji Fukunaga for True Detective
Outstanding Variety Series
The Colbert Report
Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special
Glenn Weiss for the 67th Annual Tony Awards
Outstanding Variety Special
Sarah Silverman: We are Miracles
Outstanding Television Movie
The Normal Heart
Outstanding Miniseries
Fargo
Outstanding Reality Competition Show
The Amazing Race
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Allison Janney as Bonnie in Mom
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Ty Burrell for Modern Family
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Jessica Lange for American Horror Story: Coven
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Benedict Cumberbatch for Sherlock: His Last Vow
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or Movie
Colin Bucksey for Fargo
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
Martin Freeman for Sherlock: His Last Vow
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Kathy Bates for American Horror Story: Coven
Outstanding Writing in a Miniseries or Movie
Steven Moffat for Sherlock: His Last Vow
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Jim Parsons for The Big Bang Theory
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Julia Louis-Dreyfus for Veep
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
Gail Mancuso for Modern Family
Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Uzo Aduba for Orange is The New Black
Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Jimmy Fallon for Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
“So Did The Fat Lady” from Louie. written by Louis C.K.
