Emmy 2010
In the U.S., once again handed out statuettes of Emmy Awards. Best Drama Series for the third consecutive year, recognized a "Mad Men", telling about everyday life of an advertising agency in 1960 (this year the movie has gotten 17 nominations).
The best comedy series became "Modern family" that cost the leader in nominations among comic TV series - "Glee", presented in 19 categories, but lost in most of them. But for the creators of "Glee" such failure does not mean a complete fiasco. The series already has to its credit a Golden Globe for Best Series (Musical or Comedy), won both times in competition with "Modern Family".
The grand project of producer Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks' "Pacific" (23 nominations), which is a continuation of the famous military-historical epic "Band of Brothers", was the best television mini-series.
Long before the ceremony the winners were known in many technical nominations, as well as the names of those actors that were invited to the best projects: among them, John Lithgow (for "Dexter"), Neil Patrick Harris ("Glee"), Ann-Margret ("Law & Order. Special Victims Unit") and "the most popular of modern Hollywood's Grandma" Betty White, received a statuette for her participation in the show "Saturday Night Live".
List of winners in major categories is as follows:
Outstanding Drama Series - "Mad Men"
Best Comedy Series - "Modern family"
Best mini-series- "Pacific"
Best TV Film - "Temple Grandin"
Best Actor in a Drama Series - Bryan Cranston - "Breaking Bad"
Best Actress in a Drama Series - Kyra Sedgwick - "The Closer"
Best Actor in a Comedy Series - Jim Parsons - "The Big Bang Theory"
Best Actress in a Comedy Series - Edie Falco "Sister Jackie"
Best Actor in a TV movie or mini-series - Al Pacino -"You do not know Jack"
Best Actress in a TV movie or miniseries - Claire Danes -"Temple Grandin"
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series - Aaron Paul - "Breaking Badâ€
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series - Archie Punjabi - "Good Wife"
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series - Eric Stounstrit - "Modern family"
Best Actress in a Comedy Series - Jane Lynch -"Glee"
Best Actor in a TV movie or mini-series - David Strathairn -"Temple Grandin"
Best Actress in a TV movie or mini-series - Julia Ormond "Temple Grandin"