The 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles last night on 25th August 2014. The ceremony was broadcasted in the U.S. by NBC. Comedian and Late Night host Seth Meyers hosted the ceremony for the first time.
During the ceremony the best television primetime programming of the year were honored. The biggest winner of the night was “Breaking Bad” series, which won the awards for Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Leading Actor in a Drama Series for Bryan Cranston, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for Aaron Paul, and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for Anna Gunn.
The series won an overall 58 Emmys throughout its run since this was its last season. Special In Memoriam segment was dedicated to the late actor Robin Williams.
It was an evening full of surprise winners and here is the full list of winners:
Outstanding Drama Series
“Breaking Bad” (AMC) – WINNER
“Downton Abbey” (PBS)
“Game of Thrones” (HBO)
“House of Cards” (Netflix)
“Mad Men” (AMC)
“True Detective” (HBO)
Outstanding Comedy Series
“The Big Bang Theory” (CBS)
“Louie” (FX)
“Modern Family” (ABC) – WINNER
“Orange is the New Black” (Netflix)
“Silicon Valley” (HBO)
“Veep” (HBO)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad” – WINNER
Jeff Daniels, “The Newsroom”
Jon Hamm, “Mad Men”
Woody Harrelson, “True Detective”
Matthew McConaughey, “True Detective”
Kevin Spacey, “House of Cards”
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Lizzy Caplan, “Masters of Sex”
Claire Danes, “Homeland”
Michelle Dockery, “Downton Abbey”
Julianna Margulies, “The Good Wife” – WINNER
Kerry Washington, “Scandal”
Robin Wright, “House of Cards”
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Louis C.K., “Louie”
Don Cheadle, “House of Lies”
Ricky Gervais, “Derek”
Matt LeBlanc, “Episodes”
William H. Macy, “Shameless”
Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theory” – WINNER
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Lena Dunham, “Girls”
Edie Falco, “Nurse Jackie”
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep” – WINNER
Melissa McCarthy, “Mike & Molly”
Amy Poehler, “Parks and Recreation”
Taylor Schilling, “Orange is the New Black”
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Jim Carter, “Downton Abbey”
Josh Charles, “The Good Wife”
Peter Dinklage, “Game of Thrones”
Mandy Patinkin, “Homeland”
Aaron Paul, “Breaking Bad” – WINNER
Jon Voight, “Ray Donovan”
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Anna Gunn, “Breaking Bad” – WINNER
Maggie Smith, “Downton Abbey”
Joanne Froggatt, “Downton Abbey”
Lena Headey, “Game of Thrones”
Christine Baranski, “The Good Wife”
Christina Hendricks, “Mad Men”
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Julie Bowen, “Modern Family”
Allison Janney, “Mom” – WINNER
Kate Mulgrew, “Orange is the New Black”
Kate McKinnon, “Saturday Night Live”
Mayim Bialik, “The Big Bang Theory”
Anna Chlumsky, “Veep”
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Andre Braugher, “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”
Adam Driver, “Girls”
Ty Burrell, “Modern Family” – WINNER
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, “Modern Family”
Fred Armisen, “Portlandia”
Tony Hale, “Veep”
Outstanding Miniseries
“American Horror Story: Coven” (FX)
“Bonnie & Clyde” (Lifetime)
“Fargo” (FX) – WINNER
“Luther” (BBC America)
“Treme” (HBO)
“The White Queen” (Starz)
Outstanding Television Movie
“Killing Kennedy” (National Geographic)
“Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight” (HBO)
“The Normal Heart” (HBO) – WINNER
“Sherlock: His Last Vow” (PBS)
“The Trip to Bountiful” (Lifetime)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Chiwetel Ejiofor, “Dancing On The Edge”
Martin Freeman, “Fargo”
Billy Bob Thornton, “Fargo”
Idris Elba, “Luther”
Mark Ruffalo, “The Normal Heart”
Benedict Cumberbatch, “Sherlock: His Last Vow” – WINNER
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
Jessica Lange, “American Horror Story: Coven” – WINNER
Sarah Paulson, “American Horror Story: Coven”
Helena Bonham Carter, “Burton And Taylor”
Minnie Driver, “Return To Zero”
Kristen Wiig, “The Spoils Of Babylon”
Cicely Tyson, “The Trip To Bountiful”
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Matt Bomer, “The Normal Heart”
Martin Freeman, “Sherlock: His Last Vow” – WINNER
Colin Hanks, “Fargo”
Jim Parsons, “The Normal Heart”
Joe Mantello, “The Normal Heart”
Alfred Molina, “The Normal Heart”
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
Frances Conroy, “American Horror Story: Coven”
Kathy Bates, “American Horror Story: Coven” – WINNER
Angela Basset, “American Horror Story: Coven”
Allison Tolman, “Fargo”
Ellen Burstyn, “Flowers in the Attic”
Julia Roberts, “The Normal Heart”
Outstanding Variety Series
The Colbert Report (Comedy Central) – WINNER
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC)
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
“The Amazing Race” (CBS) – WINNER
“Dancing with the Stars” (ABC)
“Project Runway” (Lifetime)
“So You Think You Can Dance” (FOX)
“Top Chef” (Bravo)
“The Voice” (NBC)
Outstanding Structured Reality Program
“Antiques Roadshow” (PBS)
“Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” (Food)
“MythBusters” (Discovery)
“Shark Tank” (ABC) – WINNER
“Undercover Boss” (CBS)
“Who Do You Think You Are?” (TLC)
Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
“Alaska: The Last Frontier” (Discovery)
“Deadliest Catch” (Discovery) – WINNER
“Flipping Out” (Bravo)
“Million Dollar Listing New York” (Bravo)
“Wahlburgers” (A&E)
“Wild Things With Dominic Monaghan” (BBC America)
Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Program
Betty White, “Betty White’s Off Their Rockers”
Tom Bergeron, “Dancing With The Stars”
Jane Lynch, “Hollywood Game Night” – WINNER
Heidi Klum & Tim Gunn, “Project Runway”
Cat Deeley, “So You Think You Can Dance”
Anthony Bourdain, “The Taste”
Outstanding Variety Special
“AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute To Mel Brooks” (TNT) – WINNER
“The Beatles: The Night That Changed America” (CBS)
“Best Of Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Primetime Special” (NBC)
“Billy Crystal: 700 Sundays” (HBO)
“The Kennedy Center Honors” (CBS)
“Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles” (HBO)
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Dylan Baker, “The Good Wife”
Reg E. Cathey, “House of Cards”
Paul Giamatti, “Downton Abbey”
Robert Morse, “Mad Men”
Beau Bridges, “Masters of Sex”
Joe Morton, “Scandal” – WINNER
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Kate Burton, “Scandal”
Jane Fonda, “The Newsroom”
Allison Janney, “Masters of Sex” – WINNER
Kate Mara, “House of Cards”
Margo Martindale, “The Americans”
Diane Rigg, “Game of Thrones”
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Nathan Lane, “Modern Family”
Steve Buscemi, “Portlandia”
Jimmy Fallon, “Saturday Night Live” – WINNER
Louis C.K., “Saturday Night Live”
Bob Newhart, “Arthur”
Gary Cole, “Veep”
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Uzo Aduba, “Orange is the New Black” – WINNER
Laverne Cox, “Orange is the New Black”
Natasha Lyonne, “Orange is the New Black”
Tina Fey, “Saturday Night Live”
Melissa McCarthy, “Saturday Night Live”
Joan Cusack, “Shameless”
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
“Breaking Bad” — “Ozymandias” (Moira Walley-Beckett) – WINNER
“Breaking Bad” — Felina” (Vince Gilligan)
“Game of Thrones” — “The Children” (David Benioff and D.B. Weiss)
“House of Cards” — “Chapter 14″ (Beau Willimon)
“True Detective” — “The Secret Fate of All Life” (Nic Pizzolatto)
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
“Episodes” — “Episode 305″ (David Crane)
“Louie” — “So Did The Fat Lady” (Louis C.K.) – WINNER
“Orange Is the New Black” — “I Wasn’t Ready” (Jenji Kohan and Liz Friedman)
“Silicon Valley” — “Optimal Tip-To-Tip Efficiency” (Alec Berg)
“Veep” — “Special Relationship” (Simon Blackwell, Tony Roche and Armando Iannucci)
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
“Boardwalk Empire” — Farewell Daddy Blues” (Tim Van Patten)
“Breaking Bad’ — “Felina” (Vince Gilligan)
“Downton Abbey” — “Episode 1″ (David Evans)
“Game Of Thrones” — “The Watchers on the Wall” (Neil Marshall)
“House Of Cards” — “Chapter 14″ (Carl Franklin)
“True Detective” — “Who Goes There” (Cary Joji Fukunaga) – WINNER
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
“Episodes” — “Episode 309″ (Iain B. MacDonald)
“Glee” — “100″ (Paris Barclay)
“Louis” — “Elevator, Part 6″ (Louis C.K.)
“Modern Family” — “Vegas” (Gail Mancuso) – WINNER
“Orange Is the New Black” — “Lesbian Request Denied” (Jodie Foster)
“Silicon Valley” — Minimum Viable Product” (Mike Judge)
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
“The Colbert Report” – WINNER
“The Daily Show with Jon Stewart”
“Inside Amy Schumer”
“Key & Peele”
“Portlandia”
“The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon”
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special
“The Beatles: The Night That Changed America”
“Billy Crystal: 700 Sundays”
The 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards
“Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles” – WINNER
67th Annual Tony Awards
Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
“American Horror Story: Coven” — “Bitchcraft” (Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk)
“Fargo” — “The Crocodile’s Dilemma” (Noah Hawley)
“Luther” (Neil Cross)
“The Normal Heart” (Larry Kramer)
“Sherlock: His Last Vow” (Steven Moffat) – WINNER
“Treme” — “…To Miss New Orleans” (Eric Overmyer and David Simon)
Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series
“The Colbert Report” — “Episode 9135″ (James Hoskinson)
“The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” — “Episode 18153″ (Chuck O’Neil)
“Portlandia” — “Getting Away” (Jonathan Krisel)
“Saturday Night Live” — Jimmy Fallon (Don Roy King) – WINNER
“The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” — Will Smith/U2 (Dave Diomedi)
Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special
“The Beatles: The Night That Changed America” (Gregg Gelfand)
The Kennedy Center Honors (Louis J. Horvitz)
The Oscars (Hamish Hamilton)
“Six By Sondheim” (James Lapine)
“The Sound Of Music Live!” (Beth McCarthy Miller)
“The 67th Tony Awards” (Glenn Weiss) – WINNER
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
“American Horror Story: Coven” — “Bitchcraft” (Alfonso Gomez-Rejon)
“Fargo” — “The Crocodile’s Dilemma” (Adam Bernstein)
“Fargo” — “Buridan’s Ass” (Colin Bucksey) – WINNER
“Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight” (Stephen Frears)
“The Normal Heart” (Ryan Murphy)
“Sherlock: His Last Vow” (Nick Hurran)
Outstanding Special Class Program
The 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards (NBC)
The Oscars (ABC)
Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony (NBC)
The Sound Of Music Live! (NBC)
67th Annual Tony Awards (CBS) – WINNER
Outstanding Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis: President Barack Obama (Funny or Die) – WINNER
Childrens Hospital (Adult Swim)
Parks And Rec In Europe (NBC)
The Soup: True Detective (E!)
Super Bowl XLVIII Halftime Show Starring Bruno Mars (NFL)
Park Bench With Steve Buscemi (AOL)
30 For 30 Shorts (ESPN)
Black and white color were dominating the celebrity red carpet looks, check out the gallery below and see who were the best dressed celebrities…
The star of “Modern family”, Sofia Vergara was a vision in white while walking the red carpet. The 42-year-old actress was wearing Roberto Cavalli white strapless gown with corset top and accessorized with Lorraine Schwartz jewelry. American sweetheart Julia Roberts was all smiles while posing to the photographers and walking the red carpet. The 46-year-old actress looked elegant in Elie Saab dark blue beaded cocktail mini dress from their fall 2014 Couture collection. She accessorized with Christian Louboutin pumps and Irene Neuwirth jewelry. American actress Halle Berry exuded elegance while walking the red carpet in Elie Saab pink full length silk chiffon gown with thigh-high slit and velvet straps from their fall 2014 collection. She presented the final award of the night for “Outstanding Drama Series”.
The “Mad Men” star January Jones exuded royal elegance while walking the red carpet. She was dressed in Prabal Gurung red patterned gown from their Resort 2015 collection and accessorized with Jack Vartanian jewelry and Christian Louboutin “Viennana” black sandals. Actor Matthew McConaughey and his wife Camila Alves looked elegant as always. The 44-year-old actor is nominated tonight in the “Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series” category for his work in “True Detective”. Camila was dressed in Zuhair Murad dress with geometric cut out details and Brian Atwood shoes while Matthew wore Dolce&Gabbana tuxedo. The star of “The Big Bang Theory” Kaley Couco showed off her feminine side in gorgeous Monique Lhuillier tulle gown with floral details. She accessorized with Swarovski clutch, Graziela Gems and Jennifer Fisher jewelry. German supermodel Heidi Klum was all smiles while walking the red carpet with designer Zac Posen. The 41-year-old looked elegant in Zac Posen coral dress from their Resort 2015 collection and accessorized with Jimmy Choo shoes and Lorraine Schwartz jewelry. The star of “Mad Men” Jessica Pare was an elegant vision while posing to the photograpehrs. She was dressed in Lanvin black strapless gown with beaded bodice and accessorized with Christian Louboutin shoes and Fred Leighton jewelry. Young star of “Modern family” Sarah Hyland looked sophisticated and elegant in custom made Christian Siriano white top and red full floor length skirt. She accessorized with Lorraine Schwartz jewlery.
Young star of “Mad men” Christina Hendricks was a stunning vision in red while posing to the photographers. The 39-year-old actress was wearing Marchesa red satin gown from their fall 2014 collection and accessorized with Neil Lane jewelry.
The “Game of the thrones” actress Natalie Dormer exuded elegance in J.Mendel form fitting black and orange gown from their Resort 2015 collection and accessorized with Fred Leighton jewelry.
The “Downton Abbey” star Michelle Dockery hit the red carpet in Rosie Assoulin colorful gown from their fall 2014 collection and accessorized with Ana Khouri jewelry.
American singer Gwen Stefani was all glitters while walking the red carpet. She was dressed in Atelier Versace silver glitter top and long skirt embellished with metal hardware and accessorized with Neil Lane jewelry.
The “Game of Thrones” star Lena Headey was an elegant vision while walking the red carpet. She was dressed in Rubin Singer black gown with asymmetrical neck and hemline of the skirt.
The “Homeland” actress Claire Danes looked stunning in red while posing to the photographers. She was dressed in Givenchy red gown with lace details from their fall 2014 collection and accessorized with Lorraine Schwartz jewelry.
American actress Kate Walsh hit the red carpet in Stephane Rolland bright yellow Couture gown from their spring 2014 Couture collection. She accessorized with Stuart Weitzman shoes and Chopard jewelry.
Actress Keke Palmer opted for dramatic impression by wearing Rubin Singer cobalt blue gown from their Resort 2015 collection. She accessorized with Jimmy Choo shoes and Chopard jewelry.
The star of “Masters of Sex” Lizzy Caplan was an elegant vision while walking the red carpet. The 32-year-old actress was dressed in Donna Karan Atelier long black gown with halterneck.
The star of “Orange Is the New Black” Taylor Schilling looked stunning in Zuhair Murad beaded dress form their fall 2014 Couture collection.She accessorized with Stuart Weitzman shoes and Forevermark jewelry.
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