Seth Meyers hosted the 2014 Emmys on August 25. It was a good night for good TV -- despite being an awards show on a Monday.
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And the winners are...
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Adam Driver, Girls Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine Ty Burrell, Modern Family Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family Fred Armisen, Portlandia Tony Hale, Veep
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series Episodes, "Episode 305" (David Crane) Louie, "So Did the Fat Lady" (Louis CK) Orange Is the New Black, "I Wasn't Ready" (Jenji Kohan and Liz Friedman) Silicon Valley, "Optimal Tip-to-Tip Efficiency" (Alec Berg) Veep, "Special Relationship" (Simon Blackwell, Tony Roche, and Armando Iannucci)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Julie Bowen, Modern Family Allison Janney, Mom Kate Mulgrew, Orange Is the New Black Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory Anna Chlumsky, Veep
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series Episodes, "Episode 309" (Iain B. MacDonald) Glee, "100" (Paris Barclay) Louie, "Elevator, Part 6" (Louis CK) Modern Family, "Vegas" (Gail Mancuso) Orange Is the New Black, "Lesbian Request Denied" (Jodie Foster) Silicon Valley, Minimum Viable Product" (Mike Judge)
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Louis CK, Louie Don Cheadle, House of Lies Matt LeBlanc, Episodes Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory William H. Macy, Shameless Ricky Gervais, Derek
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Lena Dunham, Girls Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly Taylor Schilling, Orange Is the New Black
Outstanding Reality Show Competition The Amazing Race Dancing With the Stars Project Runway So You Think You Can Dance Top Chef The Voice
Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Dramatic Special Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, American Horror Story: Coven Noah Hawley, Fargo Neil Cross, Luther Larry Kramer, The Normal Heart Steven Moffat, Sherlock: His Last Vow David Simon, Eric Overmyer, Treme
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie Frances Conroy, American Horror Story: Coven Angela Bassett, American Horror Story: Coven Ellen Burstyn, Flowers in the Attic Kathy Bates, American Horror Story: Coven Allison Tolman, Fargo Julia Roberts, The Normal Heart
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie Martin Freeman, Sherlock: His Last Vow</em> Matt Bomer, The Normal Heart Jim Parsons, The Normal Heart Colin Hanks, Fargo Joe Mantello, The Normal Heart Alfred Molina, Return to Zero
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, American Horror Story: Coven Colin Bucksey, Fargo Adam Bernstein, Fargo Stephen Frears, Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight Ryan Murphy, The Normal Heart Nick Hurran, Sherlock: His Last Vow
Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or Movie Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Coven Cicely Tyson, The Trip to Bountiful Helena Bonham Carter, Burton and Taylor Minnie Driver, Return to Zero Kristen Wiig, The Spoils of Babylon Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Coven
Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or Movie Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock: His Last Vow Chiwetel Ejiofor, Dancing on the Edge Idris Elba, Luther Martin Freeman, Fargo Mark Ruffalo, The Normal Heart
Outstanding Miniseries American Horror Story: Coven Fargo Luther Treme The White Queen Bonnie and Clyde
Outstanding Made-for-TV Movie Killing Kennedy Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight The Normal Heart Sherlock The Trip to Bountiful
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special The Beatles: The Night That Changed America Billy Crystal: 700 Sundays The 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles 67th Annual Tony Awards
Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special The Beatles: The Night That Changed America (Gregg Gelfand) The Kennedy Center Honors (Louis J. Horvitz) The Oscars (Hamish Hamilton) Six By Sondheim (James Lapine) The Sound of Music Live! (Beth McCarthy Miller) 67th Annual Tony Awards (Glenn Weiss)
Outstanding Variety Series The Colbert Report The Daily Show Jimmy Kimmel Live Real Time With Bill Maher Saturday Night Live The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Josh Charles, The Good Wife Jon Voight, Ray Donovan Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad Jim Carter, Downton Abbey Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones Mandy Patinkin, Homeland
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey Christine Baranski, The Good Wife Christina Hendricks, Mad Men Lena Headey, Game of Thrones Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series Breaking Bad, "Ozymandias" (Moira Walley-Beckett) Breaking Bad, "Felina" (Vince Gilligan) Game of Thrones, "The Children" (David Benioff and D.B. Weiss) House of Cards, "Chapter 14" (Beau Willimon) True Detective, "The Secret Fate of All Life" (Nic Pizzolatto)
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series Boardwalk Empire, "Farewell Daddy Blues" (Tim Van Patten) Breaking Bad, "Felina" (Vince Gilligan) Downton Abbey, "Episode 1" (David Evans) Game of Thrones, "The Watchers on the Wall" (Neil Marshall) House of Cards, "Chapter 14" (Carl Franklin) True Detective, "Who Goes There" (Cary Joji Fukunaga)
Outstanding Actress in a Drama Claire Danes, Homeland Lizzy Caplan, Masters of Sex Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife Kerry Washington, Scandal Robin Wright, House of Cards
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom Jon Hamm, Mad Men Kevin Spacey, House of Cards Matthew McConaughey, True Detective Woody Harrelson, True Detective
Outstanding Comedy Big Bang Theory Louie Modern Family Orange Is the New Black Silicon Valley Veep
Outstanding Drama Breaking Bad Downton Abbey Game of Thrones True Detective House of Cards Mad Men
