The 2012 Emmy Awards

The 2012 Emmy Awards have been and gone, with Modern Family and Homeland being the big winners.

The show itself was fairly straight forward, no real mishaps or disasters. A few jokes didn’t hit, Seth MacFarlane didn’t seem to generate a reaction except for his Stewie impression. It was a fairly safe show, mildly entertaining and in the end rather predictable for the award winners.

Check out the categories, and winners below. As well as my Top 5 best dressed, because well why not?

Outstanding Comedy Series
Winner: “Modern Family”
Outstanding Drama Series
Winner: “Homeland”
Outstanding Miniseries or Made for Television Movie
Winner: Game Change
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
Winner: Kevin Costner for “Hatfields & McCoys”
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
Winner: Game Change – Jay Roach
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Winner: Julianne Moore for Game Change
Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
Winner: Game Change – Danny Strong
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
Winner: Tom Berenger for “Hatfields & McCoys”
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Winner: Jessica Lange for “American Horror Story”
Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series
Winner: “Jon Stewart”
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Winner: Claire Danes for “Homeland”
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Winner: Damian Lewis for “Homeland”
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
Winner: “Boardwalk Empire” – Timothy Van Patten (“To the Lost”)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Winner: Maggie Smith for “Downton Abbey”
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Winner: “Homeland” (2011) – Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon, Gideon Raff (“Pilot”)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Winner: Aaron Paul for “Breaking Bad”
Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program
Winner: Tom Bergeron for “Dancing with the Stars”
Outstanding Reality Competition Program
Winner: “The Amazing Race”
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Winner: Julia Louis-Dreyfus for “Veep”
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Winner: Jon Cryer for “Two and a Half Men”
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
Winner: “Modern Family” – Steven Levitan (“Baby on Board”)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Winner: Julie Bowen for “Modern Family”
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Winner: “Louie” – Louis C.K. (“Pregnant”)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Winner: Eric Stonestreet for “Modern Family”
Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series
Winner: “Saturday Night Live” – Don Roy King
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
Winner: “Jon Stewart”