Emmy Award had Several Suprises
Neil Patrick said it best at last night's 2013 Prime-Time Emmy Awards, "This just in. Nobody in America is winning their Emmy office pool. Surprises galore,"
He wasn't kidding. The Emmys telecast had a number of upsets, defying conventional wisdom in several categories, including some acting wins.I'll have to admit, I never expected Jeff Daniels to win outstanding lead actor in a drama series for "The Newsroom" but he did.
I'm a huge Daniels fan, so this was great in my book. However, the surprises continued.
Merritt Wever's win in the supporting actress in a comedy category for "Nurse Jackie" was a huge surprise as well.
I did love her acceptance speech. She said, "Thank you so much. Thank you so much. Um, I gotta go, bye."
If you missed last night, here is the complete list of winners.
WINNERS LIST
DRAMA
Outstanding Drama Series
Breaking Bad
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Claire Danes, Homeland
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Bobby Cannavale, Boardwalk Empire
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad
COMEDY
Outstanding Comedy Series
Modern Family
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Tony Hale, Veep
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Merritt Wever, Nurse Jackie
Outstanding Writing For a Comedy Series
Tina Fey and Tracey Wigfield, 30 Rock
Outstanding Variety Series
The Colbert Report
REALITY
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
The Voice
Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program
Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn, Project Runway
Outstanding Choreography
Derek Hough, Dancing With the Stars
MINISERIES OR MOVIE
Outstanding Miniseries or Movie
Behind the Candelabra
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
Michael Douglas, Behind the Candelabra
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Laura Linney, The Big C: Hereafter
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
James Cromwell, American Horror Story: Asylum
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Ellen Burstyn, Political Animals