62nd Primetime Emmy Awards

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The 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, presented by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, took place on August 29, 2010. NBC broadcasted the event, which took place at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Late Night host Jimmy Fallon hosted the telecast. This was the first telecast to be televised live coast-to-coast since the 34th ceremony held in 1976.

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OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY
WINNER: Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family)
Chris Colfer (Glee)
Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother)
Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Modern Family)
Jon Cryer (Two and A Half Men)
Ty Burrell (Modern Family)

Comedy Writing
Winner: Modern Family

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
WINNER: Jane Lynch, Glee
Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock
Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
Julie Bowen, Modern Family
Holland Taylor, Two and a Half Men

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Matthew Morrison, Glee
Tony Shaloub, Monk
Steve Carell, The Office
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock

GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
WINNER: Betty White, Saturday Night Live
Kristin Chenoweth, Glee
Tina Fey, Saturday Night Live
Jane Lynch, Two And A Half Men
Kathryn Joosten, Desperate Housewives
Christine Baranski, The Big Bang Theory
Elaine Stritch, 30 Rock

GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
WINNER: Neil Patrick Harris, Glee
Mike O’Malley, Glee
Fred Willard, Modern Family
Eli Wallach, Nurse Jackie
Jon Hamm, 30 Rock
Will Arnett, 30 Rock

Direction in a Comedy Series
Ryan Murphy from Glee

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
WINNER: Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Matthew Morrison, Glee
Tony Shaloub, Monk
Steve Carell, The Office
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
WINNER: Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Lea Michele, Glee
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, The New Adventures of Old Christine
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Toni Collette, United States of Tara

REALITY COMPETITION PROGRAM
WINNER: Top Chef
American Idol
Dancing with the Stars
The Amazing Race
Project Runway

Drama Series Writing
Matthew Weiner and Erin Levy of Mad Men

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
WINNER: Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
John Slattery, Mad Men
Martin Short, Damages
Terry O’Quinn, Lost
Andre Braugher, Men of a Certain Age
Michael Emerson, Lost

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
WINNER: Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife
Rose Byrne, Damages
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
Sharon Gless, Burn Notice
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
Christine Baranski, The Good Wife

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
WINNER: Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights
Hugh Laurie, House
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Matthew Fox, Lost

Directing in a Drama Series
Steve Shill for Dexter

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
WINNER:Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer
Glenn Close, Damages
January Jones, Mad Men
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: SVU
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Connie Britton, Friday Night Lights

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
WINNER: Julia Ormond ("Temple Grandin")
Kathy Bates ("Alice")
Catherine O'Hara ("Temple Grandin")
Brenda Vaccaro ("You Don't Know Jack")
Susan Sarandon ("You Don't Know Jack")

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
WINNER: David Strathairn ("Temple Grandin")
Michael Gambon ("Emma")
Patrick Stewart ("Hamlet")
Jonathan Pryce ("Return To Cranford")
John Goodman ("You Don't Know Jack")

BEST TV MOVIES
WINNER: "You Don't Know Jack" (HBO)
"Endgame" (PBS)
"Georgia O'Keeffe" (Lifetime)
"Moonshot" (HISTORY)
"The Special Relationship" (HBO)
"Temple Grandin"(HBO)

BEST LEAD ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
WINNER: Claire Danes ("Temple Grandin")
Maggie Smith ("Capturing Mary")
Joan Allen ("Georgia O'Keeffe")
Judi Dench ("Return to Cranford")
Hope Davis ("The Special Relationship")

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
Mick Jackson for "Temple Grandin"

BEST LEAD ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
WINNER:Al Pacino ("You Don't Know Jack")
Jeff Bridges ("A Dog Year")
Ian McKellen ("The Prisoner")
Michael Sheen ("The Special Relationship")
Dennis Quaid ("The Special Relationship")


BEST MINISERIES
WINNER: "The Pacific" (HBO)
"Return to Cranford" (PBS)

BEST MADE FOR TV MOVIE
Temple Grandin

BEST DRAMA SERIES
WINNER: Mad Men
True Blood
Dexter
The Good Wife
Breaking Bad
Lost



BEST COMEDY SERIES
WINNER: Modern Family
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Glee
The Office
30 Rock
Nurse Jackie