By Juliana Stumpp
Staff Writer
Jimmy Kimmel made his debut Sunday, Sept. 23, a the host of the 64th annual Primetime Emmy Awards, honoring television’s best.
Kimmel put a lot of effort into hosting, as he poked fun at trash TV such as “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo” for his monologue and enlisted the help of prankster Tracy Morgan to appear unconscious in the hopes of getting more viewers. Other skits included Kimmel calling security on his parents for telling him “he can do anything,” when he actually failed to win an Emmy, and he had a special memorial dedicated just to himself.
The show also included multiple bloopers such as Outstanding Lead Actress winner Julia Louis-Dreyfus reading fellow nominee Amy Poehler’s acceptance speech and funny man Seth Macfarlane walking up to the wrong microphone but laughing it off with his well-known Stewie voice from “Family Guy.”
Big winners of the night included shows such as “Modern Family,” “Homeland” and “Game Change.” In previous years, “Mad Men” took home multiple awards but didn’t take home any this year, despite 17 nominations. Another disappointment was “30 Rock,” a favorite from previous ceremonies, which was robbed with no awards as it goes into its final season.
Here is the list of winners (for the full list go to emmys.com):
Lead Actor, Comedy: Jon Cryer “Two and a Half Men”
Lead Actress, Comedy: Julia Louis-Dreyfus “Veep”
Supporting Actor, Comedy: Eric Stonestreet “Modern Family”
Supporting Actress, Comedy: Julie Bowen “Modern Family”
Guest Actor, Comedy: Jimmy Fallon “Saturday Night Live”
Guest Actress, Comedy: Kathy Bates “Two and a Half Men”
Comedy Series: “Modern Family”
Lead Actor, Drama: Damian Lewis “Homeland”
Lead Actress, Drama: Claire Danes “Homeland”
Supporting Actor, Drama: Aaron Paul “Breaking Bad”
Supporting Actress, Drama: Maggie Smith “Downton Abbey”
Guest Actor, Drama: Jeremy Davies “Justified”
Guest Actress, Drama: Martha Plimpton “The Good Wife”
Drama Series: “Homeland”
Lead Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Kevin Costner “Hatfields and McCoys”
Lead Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Julianne Moore “Game Change”
Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Tom Berenger “Hatfields and McCoys”
Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Jessica Lange “American Horror Story”