The honor was the at the outset occasion "Breaking Bad" had won the bestow despite three prior nominations. The win came single week or else AMC is due to air the run ending.
"I did not see to it that this appearance," thought run creator Vince Gilligan, tipping his hat to competitor "House of Cards," the at the outset online contender in favor of top Emmy honors.
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Emmy 2013 reveal highlights
"Modern Family" was named superlative comedy run in favor of the fourth consecutive time.
Jeff Daniels won the Emmy in favor of superlative drama run actor in favor of "The Newsroom," with Claire Danes capturing top performer honors in favor of her role in the sphere of "Homeland."
Daniels famous with the aim of he'd in addition customary an age 50-plus acting honor from AARP, which represents the interests of elder Americans.
"With all due respect to the AARP, this is even better," Daniels thought.
Danes, who captured her succeeding trophy in favor of the terrorism drama, paid tribute to single of the series' writers, Henry Bromell, who died carry on stride and who customary a symbols Emmy posthumously Sunday.
Danes' win ended the chance with the aim of "Scandal" star Kerry Washington would suit the at the outset African-American performer to win in the sphere of the kind.
The ceremony often struck a melancholy hint with extended tributes to stars and other industry members who died in the sphere of the ancient time.
"Well, this could be present the saddest Emmys of all occasion but we may well not be present happier," thought "Modern Family" executive producer Steve Levitan, in the sphere of accepting his bestow.
The reveal in addition integrated upsets, defying the standard wisdom in the sphere of several categories, plus acting categories.
"This recently in the sphere of. Unknown in the sphere of America is winning their Emmy headquarters pool. Surprises in large numbers," quipped host Neil Patrick Harris.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus claimed her succeeding consecutive superlative comedy performer Emmy in favor of her role on "Veep," while Jim Parsons won the top comedy actor trophy in favor of "The immense Bang Theory."
"This is so much first-class affluence it's almost too much to bear," thought Louis-Dreyfus. "I'm very refreshing to maintain the opportunity to progress to colonize laugh. It's a joyful way to progress to a living."
Parsons got emotional while accepting his third Emmy, adage, "My sensitivity, oh my sensitivity. I poverty you to know I'm very aware of how exceedingly fortunate I am."
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Emmys 2013: Michael Douglas gratitude "wife Catherine"
Michael Douglas was pleased the same as superlative actor in favor of his portrayal of Liberace in the sphere of the HBO biopic "Behind the Candelabra," besting his co-star Matt Damon. The film in addition captured a top trophy the same as superlative film or else miniseries.
"This is a two-hander and Matt, you're lone the same as first-class the same as your other furnish," Douglas thought, after that got really racy: "You poverty the substructure or else the top?"
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Behind the scenes by the side of the 2013 Emmys
Bobby Cannavale, from "Boardwalk Empire," won the same as superlative underneath actor in the sphere of a drama, and Anna Gunn from "Breaking Bad" won the superlative performer bestow in the sphere of the same kind.
Derek Hough of "Dancing with the Stars" won the trophy in favor of superlative choreography, which to be had an opportunity to include an upbeat dance amount in the dead of night in the sphere of the reveal.
In the sphere of the variety reveal kind, "The Colbert Report" broke a 10-year winning zip held by "The each day reveal with Jon Stewart." It in addition won in favor of superlative symbols in favor of a variety reveal.
Merritt Wever of "Nurse Jackie" won the night's at the outset bestow, in favor of superlative underneath performer in the sphere of a comedy run, kicking inedible the ceremony on a surprising hint and with a remarkably to the point acceptance speech.
"Thank you so much. Thank you so much. Um, I gotta reach, bye," Wever told the audience as soon as besting a discipline with the aim of integrated two-time winner Julie Bowen of "Modern people."
"Merritt Wever, superlative speech continually," Harris thought.
Behind the scenes, she to be had an explanation: "I'm regretful I didn't thank somebody. I was vacant to cry."
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Emmys 2013: Stars arrive in the sphere of design
Tony Hale of "Veep" claimed the trophy in favor of superlative underneath actor in the sphere of a comedy, a kind with the aim of has been the property in the sphere of fresh years of the men of "Modern people."
"Oh, operate... This is mindblowing, mindblowing," Hale thought.
Laura Linney was named superlative performer in the sphere of a miniseries or else film in favor of "The immense C: Hereafter," while James Cromwell of "American Horror Story: Asylum" and Ellen Burstyn of "Political Animals" won underneath honors. "The Voice" won superlative reality-competition instruct, "The Colbert Report" was crowned superlative variety reveal and Tina Fey won in favor of symbols "30 sway."
The ceremony's at the outset hour was relatively drab, with commemorative tributes and a sad song by Elton John in the sphere of honor of the in the dead of night musical star Liberace, the specialty of the nominated biopic "Behind the Candelabra."
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Emmys 2013 red carpet design
Robin Williams to be had the at the outset of five commemorative tributes with the aim of were added to the traditional "In memoriam" set tribute. He paid tribute to actor-comedian Jonathan Winters, while actor-director fleece Reiner honoring the in the dead of night performer Jean Stapleton, his co-star in the sphere of the attraction 1970s run "All in the sphere of the people," and Michael J. Hoodwink spoke in the sphere of remembrance of "Family Ties" creator Gary David Goldberg.
"Glee" star Jane mob spoke in the sphere of remembrance of her co-star Cory Monteith, who died of a drug overdose in the sphere of July. "Cory was a beautiful soul. He was not total, which many of us at this point tonight can relate to," mob thought. "His death is a tragic reminder of the rapacious, irrational destruction with the aim of is brought on by addiction. Tonight, we remember Cory in favor of all he was, and express grief the loss in favor of all he may well maintain been."
Edie Falco in addition memorialized her in the dead of night "The Sopranos" co-star, James Gandolfini, saluting him in favor of his "fierce loyalty" to his contacts and people and his bring about with forces veterans.
"You all knew James Gandolfini the actor. I was fortunate sufficient to know Jim, the operate," she thought in the sphere of a tearful tribute.
The televise in addition paid tribute to sign television moments of the 1960s, plus the coverage of President John F. Kennedy's shooting and the Beatles' performance on "The Ed Sullivan reveal," in the sphere of a segment narrated by Don Cheadle and with a performance by Carrie Underwood.
The ceremony, airing live on CBS from the Nokia Theatre in the sphere of Los Angeles, began with an opening viewing Harris in the sphere of a space round of TVs, binge-watching all the night's nominated shows. (There was in addition a cameo role from CBS Corp. Chairman Les Moonves, the same as a security guard welcome the host the same as he at home in favor of the Emmys.)
On stage, Harris got a little help -- and stalking -- from ancient emcees plus Jimmy Kimmel, Jane mob, Jimmy Fallon and Conan O'Brien. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler shouted with the aim of the host ought to take inedible his pants and twerk, while Kevin Spacey channeled his scheming "House of Cards" character with a evil aside from the audience.
Course into the Emmys, all eyes were on Netflix's "House of Cards." The opinionated adventure movie, the at the outset online instruct to compete in favor of the top trophy, is part of a capture on tape universe explosion that's added streaming services plus Netflix and websites like YouTube to broadcast, cable and satellite television conveyance.
Spacey, his co-star Robin Wright and Jason Bateman of Netflix's comedy "Arrested Development" were the at the outset to catch principal online run bids.
Near maintain been Internet nominees or else, such the same as carry on year's "Web Therapy" and "30 sway: The Webisodes" in the sphere of a short-format kind, but not in the sphere of the first fields of acting and superlative run.
By the side of carry on weekend's creative arts Emmys in favor of technical and other achievements, "Behind the Candelabra" customary a leading eight awards. Overall exchange ideas leaders integrated HBO with 20 awards, followed by CBS with 15 and NBC with eight.