Tonight was the 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards and the winner's list included some great names. Perhaps the best win of the night was Peter Dinklage picking up Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for Game of Thrones. Not far behind was Kyle Chandler finally picking up an Emmy for Best Actor in a Drama Series for the final season of Friday Night Lights (the show also picked up an Emmy for Best Writing in a Drama Series). Martin Scorsese picked up an award for his direction of Boardwalk Empire's pilot episode, and ubiquitous character actor Margo Martindale won Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Mags Bennett on FX's Justified.
The top awards for Best Drama, Best Comedy, and Best Variety, Music or Comedy Series went to last year's winners Mad Men, Modern Family, and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, respectively. Best Miniseries or TV Movie was awarded to PBS' Downtown Abbey while CBS' The Amazing Race picked up another Emmy for Best Reality-Competition Program. Hit the jump for the full list of winners.
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy in "Modern Family," ABC
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy in "Modern Family," ABC
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
Michael Alan Spiller, Halloween, "Modern Family," ABC
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
Steven Levitan and Jeffrey Richman, Caught in the Act, "Modern Family," ABC
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper, "The Big Bang Theory," CBS
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Melissa McCarthy as Molly Flynn, "Mike & Molly," CBS
OUTSTANDING REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM
"The Amazing Race," CBS
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SERIES
"The Daily Show with John Stewart," Comedy Central
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SERIES
Don Roy King, "Saturday Night Live" hosted by Justin Timberlake, NBC
OUTSTANDING VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SERIES
"The Daily Show with John Stewart," Comedy Central
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
Jason Katims, Always, "Friday Night Lights," DIRECTV
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIESM
Margo Martindale as Mags Bennett, "Justified," FX Networks
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
Martin Scorsese, "Boardwalk Empire" pilot, HBO
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister, "Game of Thrones," HBO
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick, "The Good Wife," CBS
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Kyle Chandler as Coach Eric Taylor, "Friday Night Lights," DIRECTV
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Julian Fellowes, "Downtown Abbey (Masterpiece)," PBS
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
Maggie Smith as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham, "Downtown Abbey (Masterpiece)," PBS
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
Barry Pepper as Bobby Kennedy, "The Kennedys," REELZCHANNEL
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Brian Percival, "Downtown Abbey (Masterpiece)" Part I, PBS
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
Guy Pearce as Monty Beragon, "Mildred Pierce," HBO
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
Kate Winslet as Mildred Pierce, "Mildred Pierce," HBO
OUTSTANDING MINISERIES OR MOVIE
"Downtown Abbey (Masterpiece)," PBS
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
"Mad Men," AMC
OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
"Modern Family," ABC