“Mad Men” and “Modern Family” cleaned up at the 2011 Emmy Awards Sunday night. The 63rd annual awards show featured some surprises, a questionable opening sequence, and a few snubs too.
Kyle Chandler, of “Friday Night Lights” — the defunct DirecTV-only football drama, beat out Jon Hamm, Hugh Laurie, MIchael C. Hall, Timothy Olyphant, and Steve Buscemi to win Best Actor in a Drama, one of the biggest surprises of the night.
On the comedy side, Jim Parsons was not much of a surprise to win best actor in that category, since “Big Bang Theory” has been extended for three more years, at least. Some people felt that Steve Carell was snubbed — feel free to comment on that below.
Melissa McCarthy’s win for best actress in a comedy took the cake as she yelled “holy smokes” as she became a first time winner for the brand new series “Mike & Molly.” She beat Tina Fey AND Amy Poehler.
Here is the complete list of winners:
Drama Series: “Mad Men,” AMC.
Actress, Drama Series: Julianna Margulies, “The Good Wife,” CBS.
Actor, Drama Series: Kyle Chandler, “Friday Night Lights,” DirecTV/NBC.
Supporting Actor, Drama Series: Peter Dinklage, “Game of Thrones,” HBO.
Supporting Actress, Drama Series: Margo Martindale, “Justified,” FX.
Writing, Drama Series: Jason Katims, “Friday Night Lights,” NBC.
Directing, Drama Series: Martin Scorsese, “Boardwalk Empire,” HBO.
Comedy Series: “Modern Family,” ABC.
Actor, Comedy Series: Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS.
Actress, Comedy Series: Melissa McCarthy, “Mike & Molly,” CBS.
Supporting Actress, Comedy Series: Julie Bowen, “Modern Family,” ABC.
Supporting Actor, Comedy Series: Ty Burrell, “Modern Family,” ABC.
Writing, Comedy Series: Steven Levitan and Jeffrey Richman, “Modern Family,” ABC.
Directing, Comedy Series: Michael Spiller, “Modern Family,” ABC.
Miniseries or Movie: “Downton Abbey” (“Masterpiece”), PBS.
Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Kate Winslet, “Mildred Pierce,” HBO.
Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Barry Pepper, “The Kennedys,” ReelzChannel.
Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Maggie Smith, “Downton Abbey” (“Masterpiece”), PBS.
Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Guy Pearce, “Mildred Pierce,” HBO.
Directing, Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special: Brian Percival, “Downton Abbey” (“Masterpiece”), PBS.
Writing, Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special: Julian Fellowes, “Downton Abbey” (“Masterpiece”), PBS.
Reality-Competition Program: “The Amazing Race,” CBS.
Variety, Music or Comedy Series: “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart,” Comedy Central.
Directing, Variety, Music or Comedy Series: Don Roy King, “Saturday Night Live,” NBC.
Writing, Variety, Music or Comedy Series: “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart,” Comedy Central.
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