2012 Emmy Awards Live Blog

10:58 p.m.: Modem Family is a fine show, but it doesn’t take any chances or do anything that shows before it haven’t already done.—Ross Bonaime

10:56 p.m.: Modern Family wins Outstanding Comedy Series, to no one’s surprise.

10:56 p.m.: It sure is great to see Michael J. Fox, though.

10:54 p.m.: Season 5 of Mad Men was its strongest to date. For them to go home completely empty-handed is entirely nuts.

10:52 p.m.: Mad Men went 0 for 17. Wow…—Adam Vitcavage

10:50 p.m.: That show my mom keeps telling me to watch keeps winning stuff.—Tyler Kane

10:49 p.m.: Homeland wins….BUT BREAKING BAD IS THE ONE WHO KNOCKS!—Ross Bonaime

10:48 p.m.: Homeland upsets Mad Men and Breaking Bad to take home Outstanding Drama Series!

10:47 p.m.: WHAT IS ON TOM HANKS’ UPPER LIP????

10:46 p.m.: No surprise here: Game Change wins Best Miniseries or Movie.

10:41 p.m.: Best thing Costner’s done since Waterworld.—Tyler Kane

10:40 p.m.: Too much Costner neck. Wear a tie next time, bro.

10:38 p.m.: Kevin Costner wins his first Emmy for Hatfields and McCoys.

!0:36 p.m.: Jay Roach, the man who directed Goldmember and Fat Bastard in the Austin Powers films, wins an Emmy!—Ross Bonaime

10:36 p.m.:Game Change takes another award, this time for Directing.

10:28 p.m.: Julianne Moore wins Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for her portrayal of Sarah Palin in Game Change.

10:19 p.m.: All these incredible dead people are getting shorter “in memorium”s than the non-dead Jimmy Kimmel.

10:17 p.m.: Remember when Tom Berenger was in Sniper? That was a good movie.—Alex Skidmore

10:15 p.m.: Tom Berenger takes home Supporting Actor in a Miniseries/Movie. He is winded.

10:09 p.m.: And Twitter goes silent during the “boring” awards.—Ross Bonaime

10:08 p.m.: Jessica Lange just won the last ever Supporting Actress in a Movie/Miniseries (because of Emmy rule changes).—Adam Vitcavage

10:06 p.m.: Jessica Lange wins for American Horror Story.

10:02 p.m.: Jimmy Kimmel’s dad DOES look like Wolf Blitzer—Alex Skidmore

9:56 p.m.: The Daily Show takes home another Emmy for Variety Series (the tenth consecutive one!), and Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbert tackle Jon Stewart.

9:53 p.m.: Oh, he knew. The freakin’ Emmy was off camera the entire time.—Adam Vitcavage

9:50 p.m.: Why is Ricky Gervais not hosting this and/or everything?

9:44 p.m.: Louis C.K. wins for his Beacon Theater stand-up special.

9:39 p.m.: Claire Danes was not only the most Outstanding Drama Actress of this year, but one of the all-time best.—Adam Vitcavage

9:37 pm.: Homeland sweeps the lead acting categories as Claire Danes wins Lead Actress in a Drama.

9:36 p.m.: Jon Hamm’s never won an Emmy because he’d be so handsome and charming during his acceptance speech that all our TVs would melt, right? That’s why?

9:29 p.m.: Woohoo! A surprising shock. A British guy playing an American POW beats out two juggernauts.—Adam Vitcavage

9:28 p.m.: WHOA. Damian Lewis upsets Jon Hamm and Bryan Cranston for Outstanding Lead Actor.

9:27 p.m.: I can’t believe that guy didn’t wear a hat! He’s at the Emmys.—Alex Skidmore

9:24 p.m.: Poor Giancarlo Esposito, having to go from the great Breaking Bad to the tired and boring Revolution.—Ross Bonaime

9:19 p.m.: Maggie Smith is deserving and expected, but Christina Hendricks was incredible on Mad Men this season.

9:17 p.m.: Maggie Smith takes home the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Emmy.

9:16 p.m.: Tracy Morgan didn’t pass out, but he did get fat.—Tyler Kane

9:06 p.m.: Aaron Paul deserves to win for the go-karting scene alone. One of the most powerful TV moments I’ve ever seen.—Ross Bonaime

9:05 p.m.: Aaron Paul wins for Breaking Bad.

9:04 p.m.: I like how ABC tries to casually slip Grey’s Anatomy clips in with all these incredible dramas like we won’t notice.

8:59 p.m.: Joey Greco is my hero though.—Tyler Kane

8:58 p.m.: Wow, Big Bang Theory even employing the laugh track on their little pre-taped segment. Barf.

8:54 p.m.: I’m pretty sure everyone who actually watches the Amazing Race is an Emmy voter.

8:53 p.m.: What a shocker… Amazing Race won again. 9 out of 10 ain’t bad.—Adam Vitcavage

8:51 p.m.: Wow, that football joke bombed. What are sports??

8:47 p.m.: HOPE ELAINE DOES THE LITTLE KICKS. Congrats, JLD.—Adam Vitcavage

8:46 p.m.: Julia Louis-Dreyfus takes home the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress and hilariously steals Amy Poehler’s speech.

8:45 p.m.: Stephen Colbert is nailing this. Why is he not hosting tonight?

8:43 p.m.: The guy who worked with Charlie Sheen for a decade just called his Emmy win crazy? Yeah, that actually sounds about right. —Josh Jackson

8:41 p.m.: I’m Jon Cryering that Louis C.K. didn’t win that.—Tyler Kane

8:39 p.m.: “Don’t panic, people. Something has clearly gone terribly wrong.” TELL ME ABOUT IT, JON CRYER.

8:37 p.m.: I would actually watch Modern Family if Ken Jeong played Lily.

8:33 p.m.: “Mrs. Robinson, you’re trying to seduce ME!”

8:26 p.m.: Here’s hoping Gilly interrupts Julie Bowen’s acceptance speech, Kanye-style.—Ross Bonaime

8:26 p.m.: How many times do you think Kristen Wiig would have mentioned nipple covers if she won this category?

8:24 p.m.: Julie Bowen takes home Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series for the second year in a row.

8:21 p.m.: “Well, I won an Emmy just now.”-Louis C.K. in an adorable acceptance speech for Outstanding Writing.

8:17 p.m.: Sorry. Stepped away for a bit. Did I miss Danny Pudi’s acceptance speech?—Josh Jackson

8:12: Eric Stonestreet takes home the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. Not the Modern Family actor we were expecting to bring this one home.

8:10 p.m.: Jimmy Kimmel fell so flat. Terrible opening monologue. No punchline here…much like what we just sat through.—Adam Vitcavage

8:05 p.m.: How did the Emmys know that what I wanted when I heard Jimmy Kimmel was hosting was to see him get punched in the face a bunch?—Josh Jackson

8:03 p.m.: If Jon Hamm and Maggie Smith don’t jump out of a helicopter at some point tonight, the Olympics win.—Ross Bonaime

8:02 p.m: Pre-taped skits are the worst. But naked Lena Dunham eating birthday cake makes everything OH SO RIGHT.—Adam Vitcavage

8:00 p.m.: Aaaaand, we’re off!

64th Annual Primetime Emmy Award Winners

Drama Series – Homeland, Showtime
Actress, Drama Series – Claire Danes, Homeland, Showtime
Actor, Drama Series – Damian Lewis, Homeland, Showtime
Supporting Actor, Drama Series – Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad, AMC
Supporting Actress, Drama Series – Maggie Smith, Downtown Abbey, PBS
Writing, Drama Series – Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon and Gideon Raff, Homeland, Showtime
Directing, Drama Series – Tim Van Patten, Boardwalk Empire, HBO
Comedy Series – Modern Family, ABC
Actor, Comedy Series – Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men, CBS
Actress, Comedy Series – Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep, HBO
Supporting Actor, Comedy Series – Ceric Stonestreet, Modern Family, ABC
Supporting Actress, Comedy Series – Julie Bowen, Modern Family, ABC
Writing, Comedy Series – Louis C.K., Louie, FX Networks
Directing, Comedy Series – Steven Levtan, Modern Family – ABC
Miniseries or Movie – Game Change, HBO
Actress, Miniseries or Movie – Julianne Moore Game Change, HBO
Actor, Miniseries or Movie – Kevin Costner, Hatfields & McCoys, History Channel
Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie – Jessica Lange, American Horror Story, FX Networks
Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie – Tom Berenger, Hatfields & McCoys, History Channel
Directing, Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special – Jay Roach, Game Change, HBO
Writing, Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special – Danny Strong, Game Change, HBO
Reality-Competition Program – The Amazing Race, CBS
Host, Reality-Competition Program – Tom Bergeron, Dancing With the Stars, ABC
Variety, Music or Comedy Series – The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, Comedy Central
Writing for a Variety Special – Louis C.K., Louis C.K. Live at the Beacon Theatre, FX Networks
Directing, Variety, Music or Comedy Special – Glenn Weiss, 65th Annual Tony Awards, CBS