“Mad Men” and “Modern Family” won the top drama and comedy trophies at the Primetime Emmy Awards last night.
“Modern Family” cast members Julie Bowen and her screen husband Ty Burrell won in the supporting acting slots, and the ABC series won Emmys for directing and writing.
Julianna Margulies, star of “The Good Wife,” beat Elisabeth Moss of “Mad Men” in the race for best dramatic actress, while Kyle Chandler of “Friday Night Lights” pulled out an upset (over front-runner Jon Hamm) for best drama actor.
“Mad Men” also lost the best drama writing award to “Friday Night Lights.” But “Mad Men” won the best drama series Emmy for the fourth consecutive year.
Melissa McCarthy won lead comedy actress at her first shot for her role in “Mike & Molly” on CBS while Jim Parsons made it two in a row for his lead comedy actor role as the geeky physicist of “The Big Bang Theory.”
