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