Los Angeles , California ( CNN ) -- First-time winners and new shows took the lion 's share of the hardware Sunday night at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards . `` Modern Family '' beat out the heavily favored `` Glee '' for outstanding comedy honors , and wound up winning six Emmys out of 14 nominations while `` Mad Men '' and `` Breaking Bad '' continued their winning ways in the drama category . `` We are thrilled that families are sitting down to watch a television show , '' said `` Modern Family '' creator Steven Levitan . `` Thank you for letting us into your families . '' `` The Pacific , '' which won seven Creative Arts Emmys last weekend and outstanding miniseries during the primetime show , was the overall champ , but the night 's big winners were the TV movie `` Temple Grandin , '' which won five Emmys for a total of seven . `` Modern Family '' took four Emmys on Sunday night and six overall . `` Mad Men '' received its third straight outstanding drama series trophy . `` I ca n't believe we are here , '' said series creator Matthew Weiner . The trend-setting AMC series received 17 nominations , and four Emmys . Actress Claire Danes won her first Emmy receiving the best actress in a miniseries or a movie award for her turn in `` Temple Grandin '' which also scored up with seven wins including best miniseries or movie . `` This is in service of your work , '' Danes said , thanking the real-life Grandin during her acceptance speech . The award show proved to be full of surprises . Aaron Paul of `` Breaking Bad '' scored his first win for outstanding supporting actor in a drama , and Jim Parsons from `` The Big Bang Theory '' beat out such veterans Alec Baldwin and Tony Shalhoub for best actor in a comedy . Edie Falco scored her fourth Emmy as lead actress . Falco , who had previously won for `` The Sopranos '' in the drama category , took home the award for best actress in a comedy for her role on `` Nurse Jackie . '' `` I 'm not funny , '' Falco insisted when she took to the stage . `` Top Chef '' ended seven years of domination of `` The Amazing Race '' in the best reality show category . `` The Daily Show '' won for outstanding variety , music , or comedy series . The critically acclaimed `` Breaking Bad '' swept the drama acting category with the show 's star Bryan Cranston winning for best actor . George Clooney received the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award for his many philanthropic works , including `` America : A Tribute to Heroes in the Wake of 9/11 , '' `` Tsunami Aid : A Concert of Hope , '' `` A Concert for the Gulf Coast '' and the `` Hope for Haiti Now '' telethon . Kyra Sedgwick took home her first Emmy for best actress in a drama for her work on `` The Closer , '' and Archie Panjabi from `` The Good Wife '' won for best supporting actress in a drama . Jane Lynch from `` Glee '' looked shocked for her selection as best supporting actress in a comedy series and was followed to the podium by `` Glee '' co-creator Ryan Murphy , who won the award for directing in a comedy series . Eric Stonestreet , who plays Cameron Tucker in ABC 's `` Modern Family , '' won the first Emmy Sunday for best supporting actor in a comedy series . `` All I wanted to be was a clown in the circus , growing up , '' Stonestreet said as he accepted the award . The most spoken words during Sunday night 's awards show may be `` Glee '' and `` Mad Men , '' as those two shows dominate nominations with a total of 36. Who wins and what they say will be seen sooner across the entire United States , since NBC moved the broadcast up several weeks to avoid a conflict with NFL football games that the network starts broadcasting on Sunday nights in September . West Coast viewers , who normally have to wait three hours to see a delayed broadcast , could witness the Emmys live this year , which started at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT . The program repeated again on the West Coast immediately after it ended in the Eastern time zone . Comedian Jimmy Fallon served as host of the show at the Nokia Theatre in downtown Los Angeles . CNN 's David Daniel contributed to this report .
NEW : `` Modern Family '' beats `` Glee '' for best comedy Emmy win . NEW : `` Mad Men '' wins Emmy for best drama series . Claire Danes wins her first Emmy , in `` Temple Grandin '' and the second time she has won an Emmy.