Hosted by Seth Meyers, the awards show saw big wins for 'Breaking Bad,' 'Modern Family,' 'American Horror Story' and 'Sherlock' 
 
 Seth Meyers Hosts 
 
 The Late Night host emceed the Emmys, kicking off his TV industry-targeted opening monologue by poking fun at the fact that the awards show was scheduled on a Monday, "which, if I understand television, means the Emmys are about to get canceled." The new time slot was chosen to avoid overlapping with Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards. Of MTV still holding an awards show for music videos, which they rarely show anymore, Meyers quipped: "That's like network TV holding an award show and giving all the awards to cable and Netflix," which drew raucous applause. When a joke fell flat, he said, "Jokes are like nominees: They can't all be winners." 
 
 The Saturday Night Live alum also made jokes about Orange Is the New Black and True Detective's category controversy, How I Met Your Mother's not-so-well-received series finale, The Good Wife's and Homeland's decision to kill off their main characters, and The Big Bang Theory cast's million-dollar episodic paycheck, telling Jim Parsons, "You're worth every penny." 
 
 Beyonce? 
 
 To present the award for best supporting actor in a comedy series, Meyers called on "Beyonce," which then cued Amy Poehler to walk onstage from her seat in the audience and jokingly announce what she said was the first award: "Best Onscreen Orgasm in a Civil War Reenactment." 
 
 Supporting Actor, Comedy 
 
 Modern Family actor Ty Burrell took home his second Emmy for playing Phil Dunphy in the ABC comedy. He read a speech written by his castmates noting that his kids aren't " 'I can support my whole family' cute" and that he was "so excited for this award, and I can't wait to give it to Nolan Gould," the actor who plays his onscreen son, Luke. 
 
 Writing, Comedy 
 
 Louis C.K. won the statuette for penning the Louie episode "So Did the Fat Lady." He humbly said, "I'd like to thank Ron Lynch, who gave me my first shot as a comedian, and Conan O'Brien, who gave me my first job on television. That goes way back." 
 
 Movie Stars at the TV Awards Show 
 
 Before presenting the award for best supporting actress in a comedy, Jimmy Kimmel jabbed Matthew McConaughey for being nominated for a TV award. "You just won the Oscar five months ago — no offense, but how many of those speeches are we supposed to sit through?" he joked. "Should we give you the BET Award for best male hip-hop artist?" He compared the True Detective actor's "movie star" face to that of Ricky Gervais: "That is a television face! Not really a television face, that's a Netflix face! … You don't belong here, and take Julia Roberts with you, while you're at it!" Kimmel also shouted out to Tracy Morgan, who was injured in a car crash earlier this year: "We'll see you here next year." 
 
 Supporting Actress, Comedy 
 
 Allison Janney took home the statuette — her sixth overall — for Mom, opposite Anna Faris. "She is the sister I never had. She is the daughter I never had." 
 
 Directing, Comedy 
 
 Gail Mancuso won her second consecutive Emmy, for directing Modern Family's "Vegas" episode. She also came up with a novel way to stop herself from crying during her speech, telling Matthew McConaughey, "If you don't mind, I'm just gonna make eye contact with you right now." 
 
 Emmys in NYC? 
 
 In a special Billy on the Street segment, Billy Eichner and Seth Meyers walked around New York City to see how the Big Apple feels about TV's biggest night. Unfortunately, a passerby mistook Meyers for Seth MacFarlane, and another called the statuette an "anniversary." They also collected donations to meet the paycheck demands of The Big Bang Theory cast and raged over how Mindy Kaling had to get up at 5 a.m. to announce the Emmy nominations but wasn't nominated for The Mindy Project. 
 
 Clark Gable and Tim Whatley 
 
 A mustachioed Bryan Cranston and Julia Louis-Dreyfus took the stage to present the award for lead actor in a comedy but not before the Veep star poked fun at the Breaking Bad actor's facial hair. "Hold on, Clark Gable," she said, noting he looked a lot like a recurring character on Seinfeld, dentist Tim Whatley, one of Elaine Benes' many love interests. At which point Cranston "reminded" her that he played Whatley and that they "actually had a kissing scene together." 
 
 Lead Actor, Comedy 
 
 Jim Parsons won his fourth career Emmy for The Big Bang Theory, telling his fellow nominees, "To say that I watch your work and I feel inspired is a bit of an understatement. ... I see people doing things, in all seriousness, that are so divergent and all over the place and all of us doing such different things that I do pray to do one day. I really do. But that's the landscape we live in. And this is all a long way of saying there's no accounting for taste, and that it's through a lot of good fortune I stand up here tonight." He also thanked his late father for the first time. 
 
 A Bit of Perspective 
 
 Before presenting the award for lead actress in a comedy, Jimmy Fallon stated one quick truth: "None of us will make as much money as Kim Kardashian did for her iPhone game." 
 
 Lead Actress, Comedy 
 
 Julia Louis-Dreyfus won her third consecutive Emmy for Veep, and after presenter Jimmy Fallon interrupted her kissing fest with Bryan Cranston — "Yeah, he was on Seinfeld," she admitted — she noted (out of character), "The show is very dense. It's a huge labor of love." 
 
 The Truth About Reality 
 
 Mindy Kaling and John Mulaney noted the truth about the category they were presenting. "Reality shows are the exact thing you make your husband watch before you have sex with him," said Kaling, while Mulaney added, "They're also the thing putting hundreds of writers out of work." 
 
 Reality Competition 
 
 The Amazing Race won the category's award for the 10th time. Said Bertram van Munster, "The world is not a bad place. Actually, you can go safely to a lot of places, contrary to what they make you believe." 
 
 Meyers' Odd Q&A 
 
 In an awkward bit, Meyers took questions from the star-studded audience. Jon Hamm asked whether or not the show would be televised, and was shocked to learn he was currently live on the air. Melissa McCarthy wondered about her car potentially being towed for illegally parking on the sidewalk out front, blaming Edie Falco for telling her to simply leave a note. Andre Braugher wanted the key to use the bathroom, and Julianna Margulies asked, "I see that Maggie Smith isn't here tonight — if she wins the Emmy, can I have it?" (No, because someone already called it: Hamm.) And Fred Armisen asked if the annual event would happen every year. 
 
 Writing, Miniseries/Movie 
 
 Steven Moffat nabbed the writing award for Sherlock: His Last Vow, immediately apologizing to PBS Masterpiece for ignoring their advice to prepare a speech. "A huge thanks to my brilliant, sexy producer, whom I also married," he said. "And although I would marry him, I haven't married Mark Gatiss. He should be up here because every word of Sherlock is down to him as well." 
 
 Supporting Actress, Miniseries/Movie 
 
 Kathy Bates won for American Horror Story: Coven, and though she touted the upcoming season and made fun of her seating arrangement in her speech — "I came in tonight and I was way over there and I thought, 'Yeah, that's right. I'm not going to win.' " — she told reporters backstage that she nearly dedicated the win to Robin Williams. 
 
 Supporting Actor, Miniseries/Movie 
 
 In a bit that fell flat, Stephen Colbert noted that the greatest supporting actor on television is his invisible — and only — friend, Rosco, whom he then proceeded to embarrass with his effusive praise. "Walk away, walk away, that'll solve everything!" Colbert shouted to an empty stage. "Walk away like all my imaginary friends have!" he continued, then remembering, "Damn it, he has the limo driver's number!" And when an absent Martin Freeman won for Sherlock: His Last Vow, Colbert noted, "I accept this award on my behalf." 
 
 Directing, Miniseries/Movie 
 
 Colin Bucksey won for directing the Fargo episode "Buridan's Ass" — "I'm so glad I got back from the loo in time!" he said. 
 
 True Detective 
 
 Seth Meyers called on Amy Poehler to help him introduce True Detective stars Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson. Meyers suggested that the HBO anthology "was like making love: I didn't understand what was going on, but I liked it," while Poehler said the actors both "seemed like they'd be chatty in the sack." Also of note, they're "the only actors in Hollywood not rumored to be starring in season two of True Detective." 
 
 Lead Actor, Miniseries/Movie 
 
 Woody Harrelson quoted Matthew McConaughey's "All right, all right, all right" line, and the two then poked fun at their memorable True Detective moments. Harrelson added that his co-star had most of "the plagiarized lines — was that too inside of a joke? Yeah." They then announced that an absent Benedict Cumberbatch had won the lead actor in a miniseries or movie award for Sherlock: His Last Vow. 
 
 Lead Actress, Miniseries/Movie 
 
 Jessica Lange took home the lead actress in a miniseries award for American Horror Story: Coven. "I am profoundly surprised at this, but very grateful," she said. 
 
 "Weird Al" and Wordless Theme Songs 
 
 After Brooklyn Nine-Nine star Andy Samberg joked that he was co-hosting with Seth Meyers, the two noted that today's theme songs don't have words that explain the plot of the show, like The Brady Bunch's did. Weird Al Yankovic then added lyrics to the wordless theme songs of Mad Men, Scandal, Homeland, Modern Family and Game of Thrones. 
 
 Joffrey Is Back 
 
 As Game of Thrones actress Lena Headey presented the award for best miniseries, Andy Samberg showed up alongside her dressed as a recently poisoned Joffrey. 
 
 Miniseries 
 
 Fargo took home the award for best miniseries. "This is a true story: The first time I talked to Joel and Ethan Coen was when they called me after they read the script, and I had a baby strapped to me — I mean, my baby, not a random baby," recalled Noah Hawley. "And they said, 'Look, we hate imitation, but it was eerie reading this because it felt like you were channeling us.' So who else can I thank but Joel and Ethan Coen, who, of course, don't watch the Emmys." 
 
 TV Movie 
 
 HBO's The Normal Heart took home the award for best TV movie. Director Ryan Murphy thanked playwright Larry Kramer in his speech — "We did this for him." — and credited the production's realism to Julia Roberts and Mark Ruffalo: "It took the super powers of Erin Brockovich and the Incredible Hulk" to get this movie made. He also asked viewers to donate to HIV/AIDS organizations. 
 
 Ricky Gervais' Pseudo-Win 
 
 The lead actor in a comedy nominee seized his award-presenting moment to vent about not winning for Derek. "I lost again. Twenty-one times I've been nominated, lost 19 times. … Well done to Jim Parsons though — I would've preferred to have won it. Also, I've come a long way; he's probably local! Four years in a row seems unfair, doesn't it?" He then chose to read his prepared acceptance speech anyway: "Ha ha, I won. I knew I would, because I'm the best actor." 
 
 Writing, Variety Special 
 
 Sarah Silverman won for her variety special, Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles. "Thank you to my Jews at CAA," she began her speech, closing with, "We're all just made of molecules, and we're hurtling through space right now." 
 
 To All Internet Trolls 
 
 Presenter Chris Hardwick shouted out to Internet trolls because "they provide a public service to everyone in this room, because they dare to tell us the truth. Anonymously!" He then looked into the camera and told all of them, " 'Your' is a possessive pronoun. 'You're' is a contraction!" 
 
 'The Col-What Report?' 
 
 While presenting the winner of the variety series award with Adam Levine, fellow Voice coach Gwen Stefani unfortunately mangled the show title, The Colbert Report, mispronouncing the host's last name as something closer to "Colborg," which Levine quickly tried to correct. (The incoming Late Show host promised backstage that he will be parodying Stefani's flub on his Comedy Central program: "I think I might just change my name to Colborg. I am the Colborg, resistance is futile. Oh, you will be absorbed.") 
 
 Variety Series 
 
 Jimmy Fallon poked fun at the moment when he ran onstage to accept the accolade. "She said it wrong, so there must be a mistake!" he said before continuing to make a speech on Stephen Colbert's behalf. Colbert then whispered his thanks into Fallon's ear, telling him to thank the host's family and refer to IMDb for the full list of people he'd thank. 
 
 Rotating Sofia Vergara 
 
 As Academy of Television Arts and Sciences president Bruce Rosenblum explained the Academy's mission, he had Sofia Vergara stand on a rotating platform, triggering the audience to cheer when faced with her bum. "We always give our viewers something compelling to watch," he joked. (Though the segment was seen by some viewers as "sexist," Vergara shook off the idea.) 
 
 Supporting Actor, Drama 
 
 Aaron Paul took home his third Emmy for Breaking Bad. "I miss him. I love him," he said of his character, Jesse Pinkman. Before shouting out to his wife's organization, The Kind Campaign, he said to Bryan Cranston: "There's not a single day that goes by that I don't miss running to work to work opposite you, my friend." 
 
 In Memoriam 
 
 Sara Bareilles sang Charlie Chaplin's "Smile" during the ceremony's In Memoriam segment. 
 
 Honoring Robin Williams 
 
 Billy Crystal gave a heartfelt tribute to his good friend, the late Robin Williams. "He made us laugh hard every time you saw him on television, in arenas, hospitals, homeless shelters, and even in a dying girl's living room," Crystal said of Williams. "The relentless energy was kind of thrilling." 
 
 Directing, Drama 
 
 Cary Joji Fukunaga won the directing award for the True Detective episode "Who Goes There." "You're gonna need a broom for all the names I'm about to drop," he warned at the beginning of his speech. 
 
 Supporting Actress, Drama 
 
 Anna Gunn won her second Breaking Bad Emmy. "It is luck that brought me seven years ago to getting a phone call from Sharon Bialy, our amazing casting director, who said, 'Get your patootie in here and read for the show. It's the best pilot script I've ever seen.' She was right, and it turned into the most extraordinary journey over the past seven years, and I have been unbelievably fortunate." 
 
 Writing, Drama 
 
 Moira Walley-Beckett won for penning Breaking Bad's "Ozymandias" episode. "Vince Gilligan, this is your fault!" she said, thanking the showrunner. "Thank you for your mentorship and your mad skills, yo." 
 
 Lead Actress, Drama 
 
 The Good Wife star Julianna Margulies won the Emmy for lead actress in a drama. "What a wonderful time for women in television," she said. 
 
 Drama Actors' Competition 
 
 It was a tough race in the category for lead actors in a drama, and even presenter Julia Roberts felt the heat. "This is horrible! This is a horrible category. God I'm glad I'm not in this category," she said after announcing the nominees. "You're all fabulous, by the way." 
 
 Lead Actor, Drama 
 
 Bryan Cranston took home the Emmy for lead actor in a drama for Breaking Bad. "Even I thought about voting for Matthew," he said of fellow nominee McConaughey, and added of the acting craft, "It is a passion of mine, and I will do it until my last breath." And to his onscreen wife, Anna Gunn, he said he loved working with her, "especially those scenes in bed." 
 
 Comedy Series 
 
 Modern Family won the comedy series category for the fifth consecutive time. "It's a wonder we get to do this for a living," co-showrunner Steven Levitan said in his acceptance speech. "Modern Family has been a beautiful dream for the last five years, and we thank you for not waking us up." 
 
 Drama Series 
 
 Breaking Bad won the final award of the night. "Thank you so much for this wonderful farewell," said Vince Gilligan. "This is indeed a wonderful time to be working in television." 
 
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 It was a night of laughs, emotion and honors for one of television's most acclaimed series. USA TODAY Network looks at what people will be talking about from the 66th annual Emmy Awards. 
 
 On the Emmys red carpet USA Today reporters Bryan Alexander and Andrea Mandell ask the questions you really want to know, like what the stars did during their car ride to the Emmys. 
 
 Big winners 
 
 Breaking Bad concluded its five-season run in 2013, and it received quite a send-off during television's biggest night, taking home five Emmys, including the award for outstanding drama series. 
 
 "I love to act. It's a passion of mine, and I will do it to my last breath," said Bryan Cranston after accepting the award for outstanding lead actor in a drama series for his role as teacher-turned-meth kingpin Walter White. 
 
 As for the other top awards, Julianna Margulies took home the prize for outstanding lead actress in a drama series for The Good Wife, her second for the show and third Emmy overall. 
 
 For the fifth year in a row, Modern Family won for best comedy. Jim Parsons took home the lead actor comedy award for The Big Bang Theory and Julia Louis-Dreyfus took home her third lead-actress comedy award for Veep. 
 
 It’s all in the chemistry. Congratulations to our #BreakingBad cast and crew on their #Emmys win! pic.twitter.com/lQUImzD82e — Breaking Bad (@BreakingBad_AMC) August 26, 2014 
 
 The big kiss 
 
 Julia Louis-Dreyfus accepts the lead actress in a comedy award. (Photo: Robert Hanashiro, USA TODAY) 
 
 "Hold on, Clark Gable... You look so much like the actor in Seinfeld that was the dentist," Julia Louis-Dreyfus said to a mustachioed Cranston when the two presented an award together. 
 
 "That was me," Cranston deadpanned. "We had a kissing scene." 
 
 When Dreyfus went up to accept her award for lead actress in a comedy series, Cranston jumped up and gave her a passionate, very long kiss. 
 
 Ok lets see the ENTIRE super long make out session in one GIF #Emmyshttp://t.co/28TtAwO88I — HuffPost Celebrity (@HuffPostCeleb) August 26, 2014 
 
 "He was on Seinfeld," Louis-Dreyfus concluded after the kiss. The camera briefly showed Cranston dramatically wiping his lips. 
 
 Gwen Stefani botches Stephen Colbert's name 
 
 Jimmy Fallon hands Stephen Colbert the Emmy for Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series. (Photo: Robert Hanashiro, USA TODAY) 
 
 Stefani presented the award for best comedy variety series but mispronounced the winning show, The Colbert Report, saying something that sounded like, "The Colbort Report." 
 
 It was a moment that was reminiscent of John Travolta's heavily mocked mangling of singer Idina Menzel's name at this year's Oscars. 
 
 Jimmy Fallon rushed to the stage. "She said it wrong, so there must be a mistake," he said, trying to take the award before handing it over to Colbert. 
 
 Billy Crystal tribute to Robin Williams 
 
 Billy Crystal speaks about Robin Williams during the 66th annual Emmy Awards. (Photo: Robert Hanashiro, USA TODAY) 
 
 Billy Crystal delivered a moving tribute to his friend Robin Williams, who died on Aug. 11. 
 
 "As genius as he was on stage, he was the greatest friend you could ever imagine. It's very hard to talk about him in the past, because he was so present in all of our lives,' Crystal said. 
 
 "Robin Williams, what a concept," Crystal added. 
 
 Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey at the Roxbury 
 
 Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey present an award during the 66th annual Emmy Awards. (Photo: Robert Hanashiro, USA TODAY) 
 
 The True Detective duo wore suits that matched their shirts. Harrelson wore maroon and McConaughey wore blue. The two actors may have missed out on an Emmy, but they did spark chatter on Twitter, as some users noted that they looked like the Butabi brothers in A Night at the Roxbury. 
 
 Weird Al wants more 'Game of Thrones' 
 
 Mr. Yankovic gave a memorable Emmy-themed parody performance that included nods to Mad Men and Game of Thrones. Near the end, Andy Samberg gave a very large typewriter to Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin while Weird Al sang "Type George, type as fast as you can." 
 
 Host Seth Meyers' best jokes 
 
 The Late Night host kept the crowd laughing with a number of one-liners poking fun at the industry including: 
 
 "This year we're doing the Emmys on a Monday night in August, which if I know anything about television means the Emmys are about to get canceled." 
 
 "We've got comedies that make you laugh and comedies that make you cry because they were dramas submitted as comedies." 
 
 "With respect to cable and streaming, here's something you can only get on network television: a whole bunch of commercials." 
 
 Sofia Vergara as eye candy? 
 
 In an effort to add interest to an otherwise dull moment during the awards, Sofia Vergara was put on a platform and spun around while Bruce Rosenblum, the chairman of the Television Academy, spoke. It was quickly criticized by some on Twitter as a sexist joke. 
 
 "Is it me or is this super sexist?? Sofia Veraga spinning while the Academy president is speaking #Emmy #Emmys," @corimurray tweeted. 
 
 Is it me or is this super sexist?? Sofia Veraga spinning while the Academy president is speaking #Emmy#Emmys — Cori Murray (@corimurray) August 26, 2014 
 
 "Hollywood: "Hollywood isn't sexist" *puts sofia on a literal pedestal and spins her around like a car*," tweeted @LeNoir Auteur. 
 
 Hollywood: "Hollywood isn't sexist" *puts sofia on a literal pedestal and spins her around like a car* — Terence Johnson (@LeNoirAuteur) August 26, 2014 
 
 Ricky Gervais is a (hilarious) loser 
 
 Gervais was nominated for best actor in a comedy series for his role on Derek. The award ultimately went to Jim Parsons for The Big Bang Theory. 
 
 Gervais tweeted a "loser" selfie from his seat and later joked about the loss when presenting another award. Gervais told the audience he had written a speech and now no one would get to hear it. 
 
 And then he gave it anyway. 
 
 "Ha, ha, I won. I knew I would because I'm the best actor. Better than those other actors — Parsons, Cheadle, H. Macy, Joey from Friends and Louis from Louie, spelled slightly differently." 
 
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 Read or Share this story: http://usat.ly/1pcG0c9 ||||| Who would have thunk, but Sherlock won big, Breaking Bad did as well, at the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards unwrap at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live. 
 
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 Launch the gallery to see 8 of the top moments from the 2014 Emmy Awards. ||||| Julia Louis-Dreyfus got a big kiss from Bryan Cranston when she walked up to accept the award for outstanding actress in a comedy series at the 2014 Emmy Awards on Monday night. The pair shared their passionate smooch for several extended seconds and had to be pulled apart by presenter Jimmy Fallon. The pair's kiss came after Julia pretended that she didn't know that Bryan had previously played her love interest on Seinfeld. Not missing a beat, a flustered Julia said when she took the stage, "Yeah, he was on Seinfeld." The actress is known for her hilarious antics while accepting awards at the Emmys, including her stunt last year with her Veep costar Tony Hale where they channeled their HBO characters. Julia and Bryan also share another connection as they costarred alongside Aaron Paul in a hilarious Emmys spoof. Watch Julia's acceptance speech below and check out more images of the smooch. 
 
 
 
 
 
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– People are talking about the Emmy Awards on a Tuesday morning instead of a Monday because "this year we're doing the Emmys on a Monday night in August—which, if I understand television, means the Emmys are about to get canceled," quipped host Seth Meyers. Some of the highlights, as per PopSugar, Celebuzz, USA Today, and the Hollywood Reporter: As Julia Louis-Dreyfus went up to collect her prize for lead actress in a comedy series, Bryan Cranston swooped in to give her a passionate kiss that lasted a full 11 seconds. "Yeah, he was on Seinfeld," she said afterward. Billy Crystal offered a heartfelt tribute to his old friend Robin Williams during the "in memoriam" segment. "As genius as he was on stage, he was the best friend you could ever imagine," he said. "It's very hard to talk about him in the past because he was so present in our lives." "Weird Al" Yankovic's medley of theme song parodies poked fun at shows including Game of Thrones, Modern Family, and Mad Men, with lines like "Jon Hamm's never won an Emmy—oh, who cares, he's still Jon freaking Hamm!" Gwen Stefani had what critics are calling an "Adele Dazeem" moment when she mangled the name of The Colbert Report as she announced its win for best variety series. Jimmy Fallon then rushed the stage, saying, "She said it wrong, so there must be a mistake." Fallon proceeded to deliver an acceptance speech that Stephen Colbert whispered in his ear. "I think I might just change my name to Colborg," Colbert said backstage later. Click for a full list of the winners.