Emmys 2013: Breaking Bad named Best Drama, Anna Gunn wins but Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul miss out

By George Stark

Revealed: 20:55 EDT, 22 September 2013 | Up to date: 16:02 EDT, 26 September 2013

For a lot of, probably the most thrilling a part of the sixty fifth Annual Primetime Emmy Awards was the battle between Netflix’s Home of Playing cards and Breaking Dangerous, in addition to long-running present Mad Males.

And whereas Anna Gunn had a promising begin profitable Finest Supporting Actress, Breaking Dangerous’s lead actors Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul have been snubbed on the night time, each lacking out on particular person awards.

Nonetheless, the thrill-seeking sequence did take residence the award for Finest Drama on the occasion, which was held on the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.

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Anna, 45, fought off stiff competitors Maggie Smith and Christina Hendricks, for her unimaginable work as Skyler White on the hit present.

Then, Scandal star Kerry Washington introduced the award for Finest Supporting Actor to Bobby Cannavale for his work on Boadwalk Empire, leaving Aaron Paul empty handed.

And Walter White himself misplaced out on the gong for Finest Actor to Jeff Daniels who gained for his portrayal of an idealistic TV anchorman in The Newsroom. 

However Bryan appeared in higher spirits later after they gained for Finest Drama Collection, because the award was introduced to them by actor Will Ferrell and his lovable younger youngsters.

Jeff famous that he’d additionally acquired an age 50-plus performing honor from the American Affiliation of Retired Individuals.

‘With all due respect to the AARP, that is even higher,’ Daniels mentioned.

Tony Hale of Veep claimed the trophy for finest supporting actor in a comedy, a class that has been owned in recent times by the boys of Trendy Household.

‘Oh, man…. That is mindblowing, mindblowing,’ Hale mentioned.

Laura Linney was named finest actress in a miniseries or film for The Large C: Hereafter.

Shock win? Bobby Cannavale from Boardwalk Empire took the trophy for Finest Supporting Actor in a Drama beating nominee Aaron Paul from Breaking Dangerous

The Voice gained finest reality-competition program, whereas The Colbert Report was topped finest selection present.

The ceremony’s first hour was comparatively somber, with memorial tributes and a doleful track by Elton John in honor of the late musical star Liberace, the topic of the nominated biopic Behind the Candelabra.

‘Liberace left us 25 years in the past and what a distinction these years have made to folks like me,’ mentioned John, who’s brazenly homosexual in distinction to the closeted Liberace portrayed within the TV film.

Robin Williams supplied one other tribute. ‘Jonathan Winters was my mentor,’ Williams mentioned of the actor-comedian. ‘I informed him that and he mentioned, ‘Please, I want idol.”

Steven Soderbergh later gained the award for Finest Director for the HBO movie.

And Michael Douglas gained his first ever Emmy – having had 5 nominations beforehand – for his starring position as Liberace within the biopic. 

Michael shocked in his speech thanking ‘my spouse Catherine’, and likewise saying he hoped he could be ‘allowed’ to see his son Cameron Douglas ‘quickly’.

He additionally paid tribute to his co-star Matt Damon.

Additionally honored was Cory Monteith, the Glee star who died at age 31 in July of a drug and alcohol overdose.

‘Cory was an exquisite soul,’ mentioned his co-star Jane Lynch. ‘He was not good, which so many people right here tonight can relate to. His dying is a tragic reminder of the rapacious, mindless destruction that’s introduced on my habit.’

There was unhappiness too, when Henry Bromell posthumously gained the Emmy for Excellent Writing for a Drama Collection for Homeland. 

Bromwell’s spouse Sarah fought again the tears as she gave a brief acceptance speech on his behalf.

Edie Falco recalled her late The Sopranos co-star James Gandolfini, saluting him for his ‘fierce loyalty’ to his family and friends and his work with army veterans.

‘You all knew Jim the actor. I used to be fortunate sufficient to know Jim the person,’ she mentioned.

The Nurse Jackie actress struggled to carry again the tears as they performed a tribute to the late actor.

However protecting the night time filled with lighthearted laughs was How I Met Your Mom star Neil Patrick Harris, who went down a storm with the star-studded viewers.

The actor was helped by 30 Rock star Tina Fey and Parks and Recreation’s Amy Poehler who joined in with a skit, begging the actor to point out off his twerking abilities on stage. 

Tina was one of many first massive winners alongside along with her writing associate Tracey Wigfield for 30 Rock.

And Tina and Amy continued to carry the laughs when introduced the Supporting Actress Comedy award, pretending to journey as they took to the stage.

The humorous duo handed out the gong to Merritt Wever of Nurse Jackie, who melted hearts as she nervously accepted the award, saying merely: ‘I’ve bought to go, bye!’.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus gained for Finest Actress in a Comedy, beating out rivals together with Edie Falco for Nurse Jackie, Tina Fey for 30 Rock, and Lena Denham for Ladies.

There might have been historical past made for Scandal star Kerry Washington, as the primary African-American nominee for Finest Actress in a drama since Cicely Tyson in 1995 for Candy Justice.

However Kerry misplaced out to Claire Danes who gained for Homeland.

Diahann Carroll, the primary African-American Emmy nominee in 1963 for Bare Metropolis, created one of many night time’s most heartfelt moments when she took the stage with Kerry Washington and famous the significance of variety within the trade and Emmys.

‘Tonight, she higher get this award,’ Carroll mentioned of Washington, who lined her eyes in embarrassment.

The Emmy Sunday represented the third time Danes has taken residence a trophy in 4 years.

She gained a finest actor award for a TV film in 2010 for her position in HBO’s Temple Grandin.

Life grew to become sophisticated for Danes’ Homeland character, as she grew to become romantically concerned with the previous POW who’s suspected of turning in opposition to his nation.

Danes was nominated for a finest actress Emmy in 1995 for My So-Referred to as Life.

Arriving on the occasion, Emilia Clarke of Sport of Thrones was in a chalk-blue robe with geometric leaf cutouts, Claire Danes of Homeland wore a champagne-colored beaded robe and Robin Wright of Home of Playing cards was in a black silk robe.

There have been blue skies over the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles and a slight cool breeze, a refreshing change from scorching temperatures final yr when the celebs have been pouring sweat as they made their method inside.

Breaking Dangerous star Aaron Paul introduced two dates – his mother, Darla, alongside along with his spouse. 

Talking about his determination to carry his mom, Aaron mentioned: ‘She is simply so unimaginable and all the time has been so supportive. She actually threw me out of the home after I was 17 and mentioned, “Good luck.” She all the time knew I wished to do that.’

Contained in the Nokia Theatre, all eyes have been on the Home of Playing cards.

The political thriller, the primary on-line program to compete for the highest trophy, didn’t bag the prize however its star Kevin Spacey made a giant impression as joined in on a skit with Neil Patrick Harris.

Host Neil Patrick Harris kicked off the present with a skit involving former Emmy presenters, together with Jane Lynch, Conan O’Brien, and Jimmy Fallon.

ABC’s Trendy Household gained its fourth consecutive finest comedy sequence trophy.

Spacey, his co-star Robin Wright and Jason Bateman of Netflix’s comedy Arrested Improvement have been the primary to snare lead on-line sequence bids.

There have been Web nominees earlier than, akin to final yr’s Internet Remedy and 30 Rock: The Webisodes in a short-format class, however not within the premier fields of performing and finest sequence.

Finally weekend’s inventive arts Emmys for technical and different achievements, Behind the Candelabra acquired a number one eight awards. General community leaders included HBO with 20 awards, adopted by CBS with 15 and NBC with eight.