Election
campaign film "Game Change", about John McCain's Republican running
mate Sarah Palin's implosion in the doomed 2008 White House race, meanwhile won
best mini-series or movie at US television's annual awards show.
"Homeland",
about a CIA agent probing a US Marine who went missing in Iraq and is suspected
of planning a terrorist attack, is only in its first season but has earned rave
reviews and nine Emmy nominations for pay channel Showtime.
As
well as the 64th Annual Primetime Emmys' top prize for best drama, the show
also won best drama writing and best drama actor and actress for Briton Damian
Lewis and Claire Danes.
"I'm
one of those pesky Brits," Lewis said as he accepted his prize at the
Nokia Theatre in downtown Los Angeles, referring to the success in recent years
of British shows including hit period drama Downton Abbey.
"I
don't really believe in judging art, but I thought I'd show up just in case.
Turned out all right," he said -- adding that his children thought he had
been nominated for an "Emma".
"Well,
daddy just won an Emma," he joked.
"Mad
Men", about life and love in a 1960s New York advertising agency, has won
best drama every year since its 2007 premier, and was hoping to break the Emmys
record with a fifth win this year.
But
the show, which was nominated in 17 categories, went home empty-handed.
On
the lighter side, mockumentary-style "Modern Family" won its third
straight best comedy series Emmy with a cast of gay, step-sibling and generally
non-orthodox nuclear family characters.
It
also collected supporting-acting prizes for Eric Stonestreet and Julie Bowen
and a best-directing Emmy for series co-creator Steven Levitan.
Edgy
British comic Ricky Gervais, known for his near-the-knuckle jokes as Golden
Globes host, was relatively restrained in his turn presenting a relatively
minor award.
"So
much better than the Golden Globes," he said, joking that organizers had
chosen to give him the "big one" category of directing on a variety
special, won by Glenn Weiss for Broadway's 65th annual Tony Awards.
Daily
Show comedy news frontman Jon Stewart, accepting the best variety show award,
was among the few to test the live broadcast 5-second delay for bad language,
after pretend-fighting with rivals Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon.
Louis
C.K. won best comedy writer for his series "Louis", as well as best
writer for his live show.
Veteran
actress Kathy Bates -- who only this month revealed that she was diagnosed with
breast cancer and had a double mastectomy -- won best guest actress in a comedy
series for her appearance on hit show "Two and a Half Men".
Actor
Michael J Fox, who semi-retired after being diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease
but announced last month that he will star in a new TV show, won a standing
ovation when he presented "Modern Family" with the best comedy prize.
Julianne
Moore, who won best TV movie actress for HBO's "Game Change", thanked
Palin, who she played. "I feel so validated, because Sarah Palin gave me a
big thumbs down," she said.
-source: MSN.Com
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