The 63rd annual Emmy awards aired tonight live from Los Angeles. The show, which honors outstanding work and performances by those working in the TV industry proved to be a success thanks to Hilarious host Jane Lynch, and a few unexpected moments during the show. Highlights of the show included grand musical numbers and a few unexpected winners.
On the red carpet before the show, we were given glimpses of the stars arriving in stunning fashions to what looked like a very large crowd. The cast of The Office gave us some glimpses on what we should expect in the upcoming season. They were very excited about what their characters’ reactions were going to be to new addition James Spader, who they mentioned would bring a quirky and mysterious element to the show. Steve Carell, who coordinated beautifully in black with his wife Nancy, mentioned how he had a hard time saying goodbye to his cast members on the last episode of the show, and how he was looking forward to seeing them again tonight.
In regards to fashion, most of the men wore classic suits with either ties or bow-ties. Alan Cumming splashed on a bit of color to his suit, by donning a pair of colorful Hawaiian printed pants which rang true to his bubbly personality. Another male fashion standout was Joel McHale who wore a powder blue suit with black trim. LL Cool J was perhaps the sharpest dressed man on the red carpet, dressing up his beautiful suit with a newsboy cap and silver pocket square.
For women on the red carpet, metallics and reds were the two most popular colors of the night. From Nina Dobrev, who looked beautiful in a red form fitting strapless mermaid gown, to the always sophisticated Kate Winslet in her red cap-sleeve Elie Saab gown. Some other red favorites of the night were Lea Michele in Marchesa, Kerry Washington in Zuhair Murad, and Sofia Vergara in Vera Wang. Host Jane Lynch walked the red carpet in a strapless plum chiffon David Meister gown. Although Lynch looked beautiful on the carpet, some of her costume changes during the show failed to impress.
Winners of the night were: Julie Bowen for Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series from Modern Family. Also from Modern Family, Ty Burrell for Supporting Actor in a Comedy. From Modern Family, awarded hilariously by Ricky Gervais via satellite was Michael Alan Spiller for Directing in a Comedy Series. Steve Levitan and Jeffrey Richman for Writing for a Comedy Series for Modern Family. Lead Actor in Comedy Series from Big Bang Theory: Jim Parsons. Lead Actress in a Comedy for Mike & Molly: Melissa McCarthy.
For Reality Competition Program: The Amazing Race. Writing for a variety, music, or comedy series: The Daily Show with John Stewart. Directing for variety, music, or comedy series: Don Roy King for SNL. Variety, music, or comedy series for the ninth year in a row, was The Daily Show with John Stewart. Writing in a drama series: Jason Katims for Friday Night Lights. Supporting actress in a drama series: Margo Martindale for Justified. Directing for a drama series: Martin Scorsese for Boardwalk Empire. Supporting actor in a drama series: Peter Dinkle for Game of Thrones. Lead actress in a drama series: Julianna Margulies for The Good Wife. Lead actor in a drama series: Kyle Chandler in Friday Night Lights.
Writing for a miniseries, movie, or dramatic special: Julian Fellowes for Downtown Abbey (Masterpiece). Supporting actress in miniseries or movie: Maggie Smith for Downtown Abbey (Masterpiece). Lead actor in miniseries or movie: Barry Pepper for The Kennedys. Directing for a miniseries, movie, or dramatic special: Brian Percival for Downtown Abbey (Masterpiece). Supporting actor in a miniseries or movie: Guy Pearce for Mildred Pierce. Lead actress in a mini series or movie: Kate Winslet for Mildred Pierce. Miniseries or movie: Downtown Abbey (Masterpiece). Drama Series: Mad Men. Comedy Series: Modern Family.
One of the funniest moments of the night happened when Sofia Vergara and Rob Lowe read Amy Poehler’s name as one of the nominees for lead actress in a comedy. Poehler rushed towards the stage before the rest of the nominees were read, and was followed by the rest of the nominees as they all gathered together in a mock pageant ceremony where winner Melissa McCarthy was awarded with a crown and a bouquet of roses. The crowd looked on in confusion and delight as some of the funniest women on television stood onstage along with the winner. Another funny moment of the night was a performance by the Lonely Island, a group made up of SNL cast members, who performed some of their greatest hits like “I just had Sex,” along with special guest Akon, “Jack Sparrow” performed alongside Michael Bolton, and “3 Way (The Golden Rule).”
Altogether, the show was entertaining to watch and had enough variety to keep it interesting. Jane Lynch was great as a host and provided many laughs in between all the presenters.