
There were a few surprises, but it was mostly déjà Emmys at the 61st annual awards show as several of last year’s winners gave a repeat performance, and HBO continued its domination in the TV movies and miniseries categories.
AMC’s “Mad Men” won for the second year in a row for drama series as did Glenn Close for lead actress for FX’s “Damages” and Bryan Cranston for AMC’s “Breaking Bad.” “I’m a poor kid from the Valley; I don’t know what I am doing up here,” Cranston said as he accepted the award. “I feel like Cinderfella.”
NBC’s “30 Rock” won the big one for the third year in a row: comedy series.
The show had gone into the awards show with 22 nominations, more than any other series. But as the night went on, it won only a handful, including Matthew Hubbard for writing and Alec Baldwin, who won for lead actor in a comedy for the second year in a row. The win for comedy series made it all go down a bit easier.
All the winners and nominees after the jump (check out some of these categories) (more…)