“Breaking Bad” which ended last September, won its second straight Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series, and actors Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn and Aaron Paul all took home Emmys in their respective categories.
While the series also won several technical awards, was the big drama winner, the biggest winner overall was, surprisingly, “Sherlock: His Last Vow.” The TV movie, which aired on PBS, won a total of seven awards this year, counting Monday night’s haul and wins at the Creative Arts Emmys earlier this month. The wins included Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or Movie for Benedict Cumberbatch, who played Sherlock Holmes in the movie, and also plays him in the series from which it was spun off. Martin Freeman, who plays Watson, was named Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie.
The wins for “Sherlock” were among the few surprises in a night that basically featured favourites repeating in the top categories, including Ty Burrell for “Modern Family,” Jim Parsons for “The Big Bang Theory,” Julia Louis-Dreyfus for “Veep,” and Allison Janney, who took her home her second Emmy of the year for “Mom,” after scoring one at the earlier Creative Arts Emmys for Outstanding Guest Actress. Jessica Lange repeated for the latest iteration of “American Horror Story,” “American Horror Story: Coven,” while “The Amazing Race” won its 10th Emmy for Outstanding Reality Competition and “The Colbert Report” won its second for Outstanding Variety Series. Julianna Margulies won yet again for “The Good Wife.”
One repeat, though, made history: “Modern Family” scored its fifth Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series, tying it with “Frasier” for most consecutive wins in the comedy category.
