The Emmys: The Winners

In my opinion, this was one of the best Emmy ceremonies we've had in years. Some (most?) of it was due to Neil Patrick Harris' brilliant stint as host delivering a kickass opening number and then keeping everyone laughing all the way to the end. But the pacing and the structure of the show, which I criticized last year, were also much better. Love the idea of breaking up the different genres like that. It really grounded the ceremony.

For the most part, I was very happy with the winners. The supporting categories were a complete delight minus Neil Patrick Harris' shock loss to Jon Cryer. The wins for Chenoweth, Emerson, and Jones will do much to help me get over NPH's loss. There were a few repeat winners (30 Rock, Mad Men), but there were still some upsets to be found to keep it all interesting. Overall, a good and entertaining show. So of course watch the ratings fall... ugh.

Congratulations to the winners below!

DRAMA
SERIES: Mad Men (AMC)
ACTOR: Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad (AMC)
ACTRESS: Glenn Close - Damages (FX)
SUPP. ACTOR: Michael Emerson - Lost (ABC)
SUPP. ACTRESS: Cherry Jones - 24 (FOX)
DIRECTING: Rod Holcomb - ER (NBC)
WRITING: Kater Gordon & Matthew Weiner - Mad Men (AMC)
GUEST ACTOR: Michael J. Fox - Rescue Me (FX)
GUEST ACTRESS: Ellen Burstyn - Law & Order: SVU (NBC)

COMEDY
SERIES: 30 Rock (NBC)
ACTOR: Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock (NBC)
ACTRESS: Toni Collette - United Stats of Tara (Showtime)
SUPP. ACTOR: Jon Cryer - Two and a Half Men (CBS)
SUPP. ACTRESS: Kristin Chenoweth - Pushing Daises (ABC)
DIRECTING: Jeffrey Blitz - The Office (NBC)
WRITING: Matt Hubbard - 30 Rock (NBC)
GUEST ACTOR: Justin Timberlake - Saturday Night Live (NBC)
GUEST ACTRESS: Tina Fey - Saturday Night Live (NBC)

MINISERIES, MOVIE OR DRAMATIC SPECIALS
MINISERIES: Little Dorrit (PBS)
MADE FOR TELEVISION MOVIE: Grey Gardens (HBO)
ACTOR: Brendan Gleeson - Into the Storm (HBO)
ACTRESS: Jessica Lange - Grey Gardens (HBO)
SUPP. ACTOR: Ken Howard - Grey Gardens (HBO)
SUPP. ACTRESS: Shohreh Aghdashloo - House of Saddam (HBO)
DIRECTING: Dearbhla Walsh - Little Dorrit (PBS)
WRITING: Andrew Davies - Little Dorrit (PBS)

VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY PROGRAM
SERIES: Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
DIRECTING: Bruce Gowers - American Idol (FOX)
WRITING: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)

REALITY
COMPETITION PROGRAM: The Amazing Race (CBS)
PROGRAM: Intervention (A&E)
HOST: Jeff Probst - Survivor (CBS)