The night started off with a few surprises, as Eric Stonestreet of "Modern Family" was the first nominated actor to receive his award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy at the 2010 Emmys. Jane Lynch soon followed suit, winning an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy for her breakout role as the tyrant in a track suit, Sue Sylvester, on Fox's "Glee."
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It wasn't long before the night's first surprise occurred, when Jim Parsons of "The Big Bang Theory" won Outstanding Actor in a Comedy over the likes of Alec Baldwin, among others. The surprises continued, with Edie Falco of "Nurse Jackie" winning Outstanding Actress in a Comedy over both Lea Michele and Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Then, "Top Chef" continued the shocking trifecta, beating out both "The Amazing Race" and "Dancing with the Stars" to win Outstanding Reality Program.
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The Emmy Awards then returned to a state of relative normalcy, with Aaron Paul and Bryan Cranston of "Breaking Bad" both walking away with Emmy awards.
Regardless of anyone's individual accomplishments, the night's biggest winners belonged to the casts of "Modern Family" and "Mad Men." Both shows were crowned Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Drama Series, respectively.
Below, check out more pictures from the 2010 Emmy Awards. You can also view the complete list of winners from television's biggest night below, too.
The Emmy Awards aired from 8 pm ET to approximately 11:10 pm ET on NBC.
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OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
ERIC STONESTREET as Cameron Tucker ABC
Modern Family
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
STEVEN LEVITAN, Writer ABC
CHRISTOPHER LLOYD, Writer
Modern Family
Pilot
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
JANE LYNCH as Sue Sylvester FOX
Glee
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
RYAN MURPHY, Director FOX
Glee
Pilot – Director’s Cut
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
JIM PARSONS as Sheldon Cooper CBS
The Big Bang Theory
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
EDIE FALCO as Jackie Peyton SHOWTIME
Nurse Jackie
OUTSTANDING REALITY – COMPETITION PROGRAM
TOP CHEF BRAVO
Dan Cutforth, Executive Producer
Jane Lipsitz, Executive Producer
Liz Cook, Executive Producer
Casey Kriley, Executive Producer
Andrew Cohen, Executive Producer
Dave Serwatka, Executive Producer
Rich Buhrman, Co-Executive Producer
Gayle Gawlowski, Co-Executive Producer
Fred Pichel, Co-Executive Producer
Tom Colicchio, Co-Executive Producer
Nan Strait, Co-Executive Producer
Erica Ross, Supervising Producer
Julia Cassidy, Senior Producer
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
MATTHEW WEINER, Writer AMC
ERIN LEVY, Writer
Mad Men
Shut The Door. Have A Seat.
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
AARON PAUL as Jesse Pinkman AMC
Breaking Bad
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
ARCHIE PANJABI as Kalinda Sharma CBS
The Good Wife
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
BRYAN CRANSTON as Walter White AMC
Breaking Bad
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
STEVE SHILL, Director SHOWTIME
Dexter
The Getaway
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
KYRA SEDGWICK as Deputy Chief Brenda Johnson TNT
The Closer
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SPECIAL
DAVE BOONE, Writer CBS
PAUL GREENBERG, Special Material Written By
63rd Annual Tony Awards
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SPECIAL
BUCKY GUNTS, Director NBC
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony
OUTSTANDING VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SERIES
THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART COMEDY CENTRAL
Jon Stewart, Executive Producer/Host
Rory Albanese, Executive Producer
Josh Lieb, Executive Producer
Kahane Cooperman, Co-Executive Producer
Steve Bodow, Supervising Producer
Jennifer Flanz, Supervising Producer
Hillary Kun, Supervising Producer
Adam Lowitt, Supervising Producer
Jim Margolis, Supervising Producer
Jill Katz, Producer
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
JULIA ORMOND as Eustacia (Temple’s Mom) HBO
Temple Grandin
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
DAVID STRATHAIRN as Dr. Carlock HBO
Temple Grandin
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A DRAMATIC SPECIAL
ADAM MAZER, Writer HBO
You Don’t Know Jack
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
CLAIRE DANES as Temple Grandin HBO
Temple Grandin
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A DRAMATIC SPECIAL
MICK JACKSON, Director HBO
Temple Grandin
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
AL PACINO as Dr. Jack Kevorkian HBO
You Don’t Know Jack
OUTSTANDING MINISERIES
THE PACIFIC HBO
Tom Hanks, Executive Producer
Steven Spielberg, Executive Producer
Gary Goetzman, Executive Producer
Tony To, Co-Executive Producer
Graham Yost, Co-Executive Producer
Eugene Kelly, Co-Executive Producer
Bruce C. McKenna, Co-Executive Producer
Cherylanne Martin, Producer
Todd London, Producer
Steven Shareshian, Producer
Tim Van Patten, Supervising Producer
OUTSTANDING MADE FOR TELEVISION MOVIE
TEMPLE GRANDIN HBO
Alison Owen, Executive Producer
Paul Lister, Executive Producer
Anthony Edwards, Executive Producer
Dante Di Loreto, Executive Producer
Emily Gerson Saines, Executive Producer
Gil Bellows, Executive Producer
Scott Ferguson, Produced By
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
MAD MEN AMC
Matthew Weiner, Executive Producer
Scott Hornbacher, Executive Producer
Lisa Albert, Supervising Producer
Blake McCormick, Producer
Dwayne Shattuck, Producer
OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
MODERN FAMILY ABC
Steven Levitan, Executive Producer
Christopher Lloyd, Executive Producer
Jason Winer, Co-Executive Producer
Danny Zuker, Co-Executive Producer
Dan O’Shannon, Co-Executive Producer
Bill Wrubel, Co-Executive Producer
Paul Corrigan, Co-Executive Producer
Brad Walsh, Co-Executive Producer
Jeff Morton, Producer
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