10:52 p.m.:Mad Men picks up its fourth consecutive drama series win. "I did not think that was going to happen," admits creator Matthew Weiner.
10:50 p.m.: The miniseries-movie category closes out with Downton Abbey taking the big win, its fourth of the night. That leaves just the comedy and drama series categories.
10:40 p.m.: Speaking of Kate Winslet, here she comes to accept the miniseries/movie lead actress Emmy for Mildred Pierce. It's her first win but her second nomination -- she was nominated as a guest actress for Extras for playing herself.
10:36 p.m.: Supporting actor in a miniseries or movie goes to Guy Pearce, no relation to Mildred Pierce. " I got to have sex with Kate Winslet many, many times," he recalls, "and I didn't realize it would result in this. I thank you, Kate Winslet, for letting me insert myself into your world of Mildred, and my real-life wife, Kate, who had to listen to me talk about it every day."
10:26 p.m.: Time for the dearly-departed montage.
10:25 p.m.:Downton Abbey accumulates a third award when Brian Percival wins for directing.
10:23 p.m.: An absent Barry Pepper (The Kennedys) wins the lead actor Emmy for a miniseries or movie.
10:21 p.m.: Lynch and Paula Abdul dress up in black suits for the obligatory accountant segment. "I can barely balance my checkbook," says Lynch. "I can barely balance," cracks Abdul. *Rimshot*
10:15 p.m.: The Entourage boys accept the miniseries-movie supporting actress award for an absent Maggie Smith from Downton Abbey.
10:13 p.m.: Julian Fellows wins for writing the miniseries Downton Abbey. "A decade ago, you kickstarted my career with an Oscar (for Gosford Park); now, you've nurtured it," he tells the audience.
10:11 p.m.:Jane Lynch moment: "A lot of people are curious as to why I'm a lesbian. Ladies and gentlemen, the cast of Entourage."
10:08 p.m.:LL Cool J bum-rushes the Emmytones as they introduce the movie-miniseries category. (Everyone under 40, remind your NCIS: Los Angeles-loving moms that he was a rapper first.)
10:02 p.m.:Kyle Chandler wins the lead actor Emmy for Friday Night Lights' final season. Here's hoping all the folks watching tonight's NFL schedule flipped over in time to see that.
9:57 p.m.:Julianna Margulies takes the lead dramatic actress Emmy for The Good Wife, some 15 years after her first win for ER (she won the supporting category in ER's first season). "I'm glad you have no political aspirations," she tells her husband during her acceptance speech.
9:49 p.m.:Peter Dinklage wins the supporting dramatic actor category on his first try for Game of Thrones. "I followed Martin Scorsese," he gushes, before thanking his dog-sitter back in New York, Kitty.
9:45 p.m.: Martin Scorsese, ever the late awards-show bloomer, adds an Emmy for directing Boardwalk Empire.
9:36 p.m.:Justified's criminal matron, Margo Martindale, takes the supporting drama actress win. "Sometimes, things just take time," says the veteran actress, "but with time, comes appreciation." She credits the "kick-ass" cast. A big whoop goes up in the USA TODAY newsroom when she name-drops our own TV critic, Robert Bianco, for "getting the ball rolling."
9:34 p.m.: "Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose." At least not in the drama writing category, which goes to Friday Night Lights scribe Jason Katims.
9:33 p.m.: "Jon, I want to tell you something. I don't think you're a troll," Ashton Kutcher tells his co-presenter and Two and a Half Men co-star, Jon Cryer, who collapses into his arms, crying.
9:30 p.m. The Emmytones (Zachary Levi, Cobie Smulders, Taraji P. Henson, Kate Flannery, Wilmer Valderrama and Joel McHale) introduce the drama portion of the show.
9:22 p.m.: "Let's see who's going to lose to The Daily Show this year," cracks presenter Scott Caan. It's the show's ninth win in the variety, music or comedy series category, in case anyone's counting.
9:21 p.m. Don Roy King wins the variety direction trophy for helming the Saturday Night Live season finale with Justin Timberlake and Lady Gaga.
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9:17 p.m.: The Lonely Island (aka Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer, the guys behind SNL's Digital Shorts) are trotted out for a medley of songs from this season. Michael Bolton and Akon reprise their guest vocals in Captain Jack Sparrow and I Just Had Sex but Maya Rudolph steps in for Lady Gaga during Three Way (The Golden Rule). Best improv lyric: "One, two, three, freak Bill Macy." And the Fargo star is a good sport about having all their groins in his face.
9:10 p.m.The Daily Show claims the writing Emmy for variety, music or comedy series, taking it back from The Colbert Report. This year's nominee reel included the Saturday Night Live writers' names superimposed over pictures of Justin Timberlake and the Daily Show writers on the cover of Newsweek.
9:06 p.m.:The Amazing Race gets the competition reality show Emmy back from Top Chef, which snapped its winning streak last year.
9:04 p.m.: Jane Lynch Lynch moment: She admits she's been asked if she has a gay agenda for the Emmys. "I do. Here's my list. Call Rachel Maddow and ask what time spinning is. Get oil changed in the pickup. Nah, I'll do that one myself. Pick up dry cleaning. Think I left the ticket in my fanny pack."
8:58 p.m. : That's a wrap for the comedy category. On to variety and reality.
8:51 p.m.Melissa McCarthy earns her first Emmy for her lead role on Mike & Molly. "My first and best pageant, ever!"
8:46 p.m.: All hail Sheldon! Jim Parsons wins a second consecutive lead comedy actor Emmy for his portrayal of the OCD physicist on The Big Bang Theory.
8:44 p.m.:Charlie Sheen comes out to present the lead comedy actor prize, his old category. "From the bottom of my heart, I wish you the best for this upcoming season." And there's no punch line.
8:35 p.m.Modern Family picks up the writing prize, too, bringing the show's tally up to four. This was for the episode where Claire and Phil's kids walk in on them having, um, relations. Writer-producer Steven Levitan admits the story was based on something that happened to him. "Thank you to my somewhat-satisfied wife and my three traumatized children," he notes.
8:32 p.m.: Make it three for Modern Family, as director Michael Spiller adds to the ABC comedy's running total.
8:24 p.m.: It's a banner night for the Dunphys as Ty Burrell, who plays Julie Bowen's TV husband, picks up the supporting comedic actor Emmy and explains to his late father why his job involves wearing so much makeup.
8:19 p.m. ET: Julie Bowen of Modern Family wins the supporting comedic actress Emmy, wondering, "I don't know what I'm going to talk about in therapy next week."
(Check back throughout the evening to catch all the latest winners.)
In drama, the 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (Fox, 8 ET/5 PT) have several new contenders this year, including HBO's best-drama candidates Boardwalk Empire and Game of Thrones. They're competing with three-time winner Mad Men from AMC and Friday Night Lights, which wrapped up its five-season run on DirecTV even as it garnered its first series nomination.
First-time comedy hopefuls include actors Johnny Galecki (The Big Bang Theory), Martha Plimpton (Raising Hope) and Melissa McCarthy (Mike & Molly). Among drama actresses, Kathy Bates (Harry's Law) is a new challenger to The Good Wife's Julianna Margulies, joining first-timer Mireille Enos of AMC's moody The Killing.
Other cable series taking the awards sheen off the broadcasters' offerings in major categories include FX's Justified and Louie and Showtime's Episodes, The Big C and veteran Dexter.
Among the big questions:
•Will Jon Hamm (Mad Men), Hugh Laurie (House) or Michael C. Hall (Dexter) take home their first trophies after multiple lead-actor nominations or will Boardwalk's Steve Buscemi slip in in his show's first season?
•Will controversial miniseries TheKennedys, which was dumped by History and aired on the obscure ReelzChannel, upset other period-piece contenders such as PBS' Downton Abbey and HBO's Mildred Pierce?
•And how will co-star competition from the same series affect nominees' chances? ABC's Modern Family swept up six of 12 comedy nominations in supporting-actor categories; Good Wife took four of the 12 drama slots; and HBO's Mildred Pierce counts five of 10 movie/miniseries honors.
Whoever takes the statues Sunday night, expect the three-hour show to be big and tune-filled.
"I'm a huge believer in pacing and starting out big," first-time Emmys producer Mark Burnett says. "The best kind of awards show has a lot of performances and comedy and music and energy; the challenge is to craft it so we have enough memorable moments in the show."
So look for a big pre-taped opening. Glee star and Emmy host Jane Lynch will visit the sets of some "very big TV shows" with cameos by major stars. And there will be a big musical number at the show's midpoint. Another bit will highlight "the fact that every show in America is made in New Jersey," he says, and a memorial segment was hastily updated to reflect the recent deaths of Cliff Robertson and Spartacus' Andy Whitfield.
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