Though not quite genre friendly in the past, television awards have been bending our way for the past few years with many awards going out to genre or genre related programs.
And the winners for the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards are...
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
ERIC STONESTREET as Cameron Tucker in Modern Family
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
STEVEN LEVITAN & CHRISTOPHER LLOYD for Modern Family (Pilot)
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
JANE LYNCH as Sue Sylvester in Glee
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
RYAN MURPHY for Glee (Pilot – Director’s Cut)
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
JIM PARSONS as Sheldon Cooper in The Big Bang Theory
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
EDIE FALCO as Jackie Peyton in Nurse Jackie
OUTSTANDING REALITY – COMPETITION PROGRAM
TOP CHEF
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
MATTHEW WEINER & ERIN LEVY for Mad Men (Shut The Door. Have A Seat.)
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
AARON PAUL as Jesse Pinkman in Breaking Bad
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
ARCHIE PANJABI as Kalinda Sharma in The Good Wife
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
BRYAN CRANSTON as Walter White in Breaking Bad
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
STEVE SHILL for Dexter (The Getaway)
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
KYRA SEDGWICK as Deputy Chief Brenda Johnson in The Closer
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SPECIAL
DAVE BOONE & PAUL GREENBERG for 63rd Annual Tony Awards
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SPECIAL
BUCKY GUNTS for Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony
OUTSTANDING VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SERIES
THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
JULIA ORMOND as Eustacia (Temple's Mom) in Temple Grandin
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
DAVID STRATHAIRN as Dr. Carlock in Temple Grandin
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A DRAMATIC SPECIAL
ADAM MAZER for You Don't Know Jack
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
CLAIRE DANES as Temple Grandin in Temple Grandin
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A DRAMATIC SPECIAL
MICK JACKSON for Temple Grandin
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
AL PACINO as Dr. Jack Kevorkian in You Don't Know Jack
OUTSTANDING MINISERIES
THE PACIFIC
OUTSTANDING MADE FOR TELEVISION MOVIE
TEMPLE GRANDIN
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
MAD MEN
OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
MODERN FAMILY
GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
NEIL PATRICK HARRIS as Bryan Ryan for Glee (Dream On)
GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
JOHN LITHGOW as Arthur Mitchell for Dexter (Road Kill)
GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
BETTY WHITE as Host for Saturday Night Live
GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
ANN MARGRET as Rita Wills in Law and Order: Special Victims Unit (Bedtime)
OUTSTANDING HOST FOR A REALITY OR REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM
JEFF PROBST for Survivor
OUTSTANDINT REALITY PROGRAM
JAMIE OLIVER'S FOOD REVOLUTION