Stonestreet wins for Modern Family

| Tuesday August 31, 2010 00:00

Modern Family beat out the heavily favored Glee for outstanding comedy honors, and wound up winning six Emmys out of 14 nominations while Mad Men and Breaking Bad continued their winning ways in the drama category.  'We are thrilled that families are sitting down to watch a television show,' said Modern Family creator Steven Levitan. 'Thank you for letting us into your families.'

The Pacific, which won seven Creative Arts Emmys last weekend and outstanding miniseries during the primetime show, was the overall champ, but the night's big winners were the TV movie Temple Grandin, which won five Emmys for a total of seven.  Modern Family took four Emmys on Sunday night and six overall.  Mad Men received its third straight outstanding drama series trophy.

'I can't believe we are here,' said series creator Matthew Weiner.  The trend-setting AMC series received 17 nominations, and four Emmys.

Actress Claire Danes won her first Emmy receiving the best actress in a miniseries or a movie award for her turn in Temple Grandin which also scored up with seven wins including best miniseries or movie. 'This is in service of your work,' Danes said, thanking the real-life Grandin during her acceptance speech.

The award show proved to be full of surprises. Aaron Paul of 'Breaking Bad' scored his first win for outstanding supporting actor in a drama, and Jim Parsons from The Big Bang Theory beat out such veterans Alec Baldwin and Tony Shalhoub for best actor in a comedy.

Edie Falco scored her fourth Emmy as lead actress.  Falco, who had previously won for The Sopranos in the drama category, took home the award for best actress in a comedy for her role on Nurse Jackie.

'I'm not funny,' Falco insisted when she took to the stage.  Top Chef ended seven years of domination of The Amazing Race in the best reality show category. 'The Daily Show' won for outstanding variety, music, or comedy series.

The critically acclaimed Breaking Bad swept the drama acting category with the show's star Bryan Cranston winning for best actor.

George Clooney received the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award for his many philanthropic works, including America: A Tribute to Heroes in the Wake of 9/11, Tsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope, A Concert for the Gulf Coast and the Hope for Haiti Now telethon. (CNN)