The 61st annual Prime Time Emmy Awards were handed out Sunday evening. Below is a complete list of winners with genre winners in bold.
Drama series: Mad Men (AMC)
Comedy series: 30 Rock (NBC)
Actor, drama series: Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad (AMC)
Actress, drama series: Glenn Close, Damages (FX)
Wrting, drama series: Kater Gordon and Matthew Weiner, Mad Men, “Meditations in an Emergency” (AMC)
Directing, drama series: Rod Holcomb, ER, “In the End” (NBC)
Guest actor, drama series: Michael J. Fox, Rescue Me (FX)
Guest actress, drama series: Ellen Burstyn, Law & Order: SVU (NBC)
Supporting actress, drama series: Cherry Jones, 24 (Fox)
Supporting actor, drama series: Michael Emerson, Lost (ABC)
Variety, music or comedy series: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
Original music and lyrics: 81st Academy Awards opening number, Hugh Jackman (ABC)
Writing, variety, music or comedy series: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
Directing, variety, music or comedy series: Bruce Gowers, American Idol (Fox)
Miniseries: Little Dorrit (PBS)
Made-for-television movie: Grey Gardens (HBO)
Actress, miniseries or movie: Jessica Lange, Grey Gardens (HBO)
Directing, miniseries or movie: Dearbhla Walsh, Little Dorrit, Part 1 (PBS)
Writing, miniseries or movie: Andrew Davies, Little Dorrit (PBS)
Actor, miniseries or movie: Brendan Gleeson, Into the Storm (HBO)
Supporting actor, miniseries or movie: Ken Howard, Grey Gardens (HBO)
Supporting actress, miniseries or movie: Shohreh Aghdashloo, House of Saddam (HBO)
Reality competition program: The Amazing Race (CBS)
Host, reality competition series: Jeff Probst, Survivor (CBS)
Actor, comedy series: Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock (NBC)
Directing, comedy series: Jeffrey Blitz, The Office, “Stress Relief” (NBC)
Guest actor in a comedy series: Justin Timberlake, Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Guest actress in a comedy series: Tina Fey, Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Actress, comedy series: Toni Collette, United States of Tara (Showtime)
Supporting actor, comedy series: Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men (CBS)
Writing, comedy series: Matt Hubbard, 30 Rock, “The Reunion” (NBC)
Supporting actress, comedy series: Kristin Chenoweth, Pushing Daisies (ABC)
Unfortunately, winning an Emmy doesn’t always mean your show will stay on the air. I think it’s good that Daisies was able to win the Emmys it did after being canceled by ABC. A lot of times, shows that are given the pink slip will be overlooked by the Emmys.
Here are some of the other big winners from sci-fi/fantasy genre:
Outstanding Costume Design for a Series: “Pushing Daises”
Outstanding Creative Achievement – Interactive Media Fiction: “The Dharma Initiative.DharmaWantsYou.com”
Outstanding Makeup for a Single Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic): “Pushing Daisies”
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score): “Legend of the Seeker”
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series: “Battlestar Galactica”
Outstanding Special Class-Short Format Live-Action Entertainment Programs: “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-A-Long Blog”
Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series: “Heroes”
Outstanding Stunt Coordination: “Chuck”
Outstanding Art Direction for a Single Camera Series: “Pushing Daisies”
and the biggest kudos of all not mentioned above —
Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series: “True Blood”
With 4 Emmy wins including best supporting actress, one is left to ask “Why in the hell isn’t Pushing Diaises still on the air?” Somebody want to give ABC a real Punch in the Junk for their stupidity?