65th Primetime Emmy Awards

65th Primetime Emmy Awards
Promotional poster
Date	September 22, 2013[1] (Ceremony) September 15, 2013[1] (Creative Arts Awards)
Location	Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles, California
Presented by	Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Hosted by	Neil Patrick Harris
Highlights
Most awards	Behind the Candelabra (3)
Most nominations	Breaking Bad (8)
Outstanding Comedy Series	Modern Family
Outstanding Drama Series	Breaking Bad
Outstanding Miniseries or Movie	Behind the Candelabra
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program	The Voice
Outstanding Variety Series	The Colbert Report
Website	http://www.emmys.org/
Television/radio coverage
Network	CBS[1]
Produced by	Ken Ehrlich
Directed by	Louis J. Horvitz
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The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards, honoring the best in prime time television programming from June 1, 2012 until May 31, 2013, were held on Sunday, September 22, 2013 at the Nokia Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles, California. CBS televised the ceremony within the United States. Actor Neil Patrick Harris hosted the Primetime Emmys for the second time. The Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony was held on September 15.^[1]

Breaking Bad won Outstanding Drama Series for the first half of its fifth season, while Modern Family won Outstanding Comedy Series for the fourth consecutive time.

Netflix made history by earning the first Primetime Emmy Award nominations for original online only streaming television. Three of its web series, Arrested Development, Hemlock Grove, and House of Cards, earned a total of 14 nominations.^[2] Netflix also made history with three wins, including Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for the pilot episode, "Chapter 1", of House of Cards, as well as a pair of Creative Arts Emmy Awards, making "Chapter 1" the first Primetime Emmy Award-winning webisode.^{[3][4][5][6][7]}

Winners and nominees[]

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold:^[8]

Programs[]

Outstanding Comedy Series	Outstanding Drama Series
Modern Family (ABC) 30 Rock (NBC) The Big Bang Theory (CBS) Girls (HBO) Louie (FX) Veep (HBO)	Breaking Bad (AMC) Downton Abbey (PBS) Game of Thrones (HBO) Homeland (Showtime) House of Cards (Netflix) Mad Men (AMC)
Outstanding Variety Series	Outstanding Miniseries or Movie
The Colbert Report (Comedy Central) The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central) Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC) Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (NBC) Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) Saturday Night Live (NBC)	Behind the Candelabra (HBO) American Horror Story: Asylum (FX) The Bible (History) Phil Spector (HBO) Political Animals (USA) Top of the Lake (Sundance Channel)
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
The Voice (NBC) The Amazing Race (CBS) Dancing with the Stars (ABC) Project Runway (Lifetime) So You Think You Can Dance (Fox) Top Chef (Bravo)

Acting[]

Lead performances[]

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Jim Parsons as Dr. Sheldon Cooper on The Big Bang Theory (Episode: "The Habitation Configuration") (CBS) Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy on 30 Rock (Episode: "A Goon's Deed in a Weary World") (NBC) Jason Bateman as Michael Bluth on Arrested Development (Episode: "Flight of the Phoenix") (Netflix) Louis C.K. as Louie on Louie (Episode: "Daddy's Girlfriend, Part 1") (FX) Don Cheadle as Marty Kaan on House of Lies (Episode: "Hostile Takeover") (Showtime) Matt LeBlanc as Himself on Episodes (Episode: "Episode Two") (Showtime)	Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Vice President Selina Meyer on Veep (Episode: "Running") (HBO) Laura Dern as Amy Jellicoe on Enlightened (Episode: "All I Ever Wanted") (HBO) Lena Dunham as Hannah Horvath on Girls (Episode: "Bad Friend") (HBO) Edie Falco as Jackie Peyton, RN on Nurse Jackie (Episode: "Luck of the Drawing") (Showtime) Tina Fey as Liz Lemon on 30 Rock (Episodes: "Hogcock!" + "Last Lunch") (NBC) Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope on Parks and Recreation (Episodes: "Emergency Response" + "Leslie and Ben") (NBC)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Jeff Daniels as Will McAvoy on The Newsroom (Episode: "We Just Decided To") (HBO) Hugh Bonneville as Robert, Earl of Grantham on Downton Abbey (Episode: "Episode Five") (PBS) Bryan Cranston as Walter White on Breaking Bad (Episode: "Say My Name") (AMC) Jon Hamm as Don Draper on Mad Men (Episode: "In Care Of") (AMC) Damian Lewis as Nicholas Brody on Homeland (Episode: "Q&A") (Showtime) Kevin Spacey as Frank Underwood on House of Cards (Episode: "Chapter 1") (Netflix)	Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison on Homeland (Episode: "Q&A") (Showtime) Connie Britton as Rayna Jaymes on Nashville (Episode: "Pilot") (ABC) Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary Crawley on Downton Abbey (Episode: "Episode One") (PBS) Vera Farmiga as Norma Louise Bates on Bates Motel (Episode: "First You Dream, Then You Die") (A&E) Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olson on Mad Men (Episode: "The Better Half") (AMC) Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope on Scandal (Episode: "Happy Birthday, Mr. President") (ABC) Robin Wright as Claire Underwood on House of Cards (Episode: "Chapter 10") (Netflix)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Michael Douglas as Liberace on Behind the Candelabra (HBO) Benedict Cumberbatch as Christopher Tietjens on Parade's End (HBO) Matt Damon as Scott Thorson on Behind the Candelabra (HBO) Toby Jones as Alfred Hitchcock on The Girl (HBO) Al Pacino as Phil Spector on Phil Spector (HBO)	Laura Linney as Cathy Jamison on The Big C: Hereafter (Showtime) Jessica Lange as Sister Jude Martin / Judy Martin on American Horror Story: Asylum (FX) Helen Mirren as Linda Kenney Baden on Phil Spector (HBO) Elisabeth Moss as Robin Griffin on Top of the Lake (Sundance Channel) Sigourney Weaver as Elaine Barrish on Political Animals (USA)

Supporting performances[]

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Tony Hale as Gary Walsh on Veep (Episode: "Running") (HBO) Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy on Modern Family (Episode: "Mistery Date") (ABC) Adam Driver as Adam Sackler on Girls (Episode: "It's Back") (HBO) Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell Pritchett on Modern Family (Episode: "The Wow Factor") (ABC) Bill Hader as Various Characters on Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Seth MacFarlane") (NBC) Ed O'Neill as Jay Pritchett on Modern Family (Episode: "Bringing Up Baby") (ABC)	Merritt Wever as Zoey Barkow, RN on Nurse Jackie (Episode: "Teachable Moments") (Showtime) Mayim Bialik as Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler on The Big Bang Theory (Episode: "The Fish Guts Displacement") (CBS) Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy on Modern Family (Episode: "My Hero") (ABC) Anna Chlumsky as Amy Brookheimer on Veep (Episode: "First Response") (HBO) Jane Krakowski as Jenna Maroney on 30 Rock (Episodes: "Hogcock!" + "Last Lunch") (NBC) Jane Lynch as Sue Sylvester on Glee (Episode: "Feud") (Fox) Sofía Vergara as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett on Modern Family (Episode: "Yard Sale") (ABC)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Bobby Cannavale as Gyp Rosetti on Boardwalk Empire (Episode: "Sunday Best") (HBO) Jonathan Banks as Mike Ehrmantraut on Breaking Bad (Episode: "Say My Name") (AMC) Jim Carter as Charles Carson on Downton Abbey (Episode: "Episode Six") (PBS) Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister on Game of Thrones (Episode: "Second Sons") (HBO) Mandy Patinkin as Saul Berenson on Homeland (Episode: "The Choice") (Showtime) Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman on Breaking Bad (Episode: "Buyout") (AMC)	Anna Gunn as Skyler White on Breaking Bad (Episode: "Fifty-One") (AMC) Morena Baccarin as Jessica Brody on Homeland (Episode: "State of Independence") (Showtime) Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart on The Good Wife (Episode: "The Seven Day Rule") (CBS) Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen on Game of Thrones (Episode: "And Now His Watch Is Ended") (HBO) Christina Hendricks as Joan Harris on Mad Men (Episode: "A Tale of Two Cities") (AMC) Maggie Smith as Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham on Downton Abbey (Episode: "Episode One") (PBS)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
James Cromwell as Dr. Arthur Arden / Hans Grüper on American Horror Story: Asylum (FX) Scott Bakula as Bob Black on Behind the Candelabra (HBO) John Benjamin Hickey as Sean Tolke on The Big C: Hereafter (Showtime) Peter Mullan as Matt Mitcham on Top of the Lake (Sundance Channel) Zachary Quinto as Dr. Oliver Thredson on American Horror Story: Asylum (FX)	Ellen Burstyn as Margaret Barrish on Political Animals (USA) Sarah Paulson as Lana Winters on American Horror Story: Asylum (FX) Charlotte Rampling as Sally Gilmartin / Eva Delectorskaya (older) on Restless (Sundance Channel) Imelda Staunton as Alma Hitchcock on The Girl (HBO) Alfre Woodard as Louisa "Ouiser" Boudreaux on Steel Magnolias (Lifetime)

Choreography[]

Outstanding Choreography

Derek Hough for Dancing with the Stars (Routines: "Hey Pachuco" / "Para Los Rumberos" / "Walking on Air") (ABC) Warren Carlyle for Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel (Live From Lincoln Center) (PBS) Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo for So You Think You Can Dance (Routines: "Call of the Wild (Circle of Life)" / "Love Cats" / "Beautiful People") (Fox) Allison Holker and Derek Hough for Dancing with the Stars (Routines: "Heart Cry" / "Stars") (ABC) Mandy Moore for So You Think You Can Dance (Routines: "The Power of Love" / "Wild Horses") (Fox) Sonya Tayeh for So You Think You Can Dance (Routines: "Possibly Maybe" / "Turning Page" / "Sail") (Fox) Travis Wall for So You Think You Can Dance (Routines: "Where the Light Gets In" / "Without You" / "Unchained Melody") (Fox)

Directing[]

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series	Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
Modern Family (ABC) - "Arrested", Directed by Gail Mancuso 30 Rock (NBC) - "Hogcock!" / "Last Lunch", Directed by Beth McCarthy-Miller Glee (Fox) - "Diva", Directed by Paris Barclay Girls - "On All Fours", Directed by Lena Dunham (HBO) Louie (FX) - "New Year's Eve", Directed by Louis C.K.	House of Cards (Netflix) - "Chapter 1", Directed by David Fincher Boardwalk Empire (HBO) - "Margate Sands", Directed by Tim Van Patten Breaking Bad (AMC) - "Gliding Over All", Directed by Michelle MacLaren Downton Abbey (PBS) - "Episode Four", Directed by Jeremy Webb Homeland (Showtime) - "Q&A", Directed by Lesli Linka Glatter
Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series	Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special
Saturday Night Live (NBC) - "Host: Justin Timberlake", Directed by Don Roy King The Colbert Report (Comedy Central) - "Episode 8131", Directed by Jim Hoskinson The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central) - "Episode 17153", Directed by Chuck O'Neil Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC) - "Episode 13-1810", Directed by Andy Fisher Late Show with David Letterman (CBS) - "Episode 3749", Directed by Jerry Foley Portlandia (IFC) - "Alexandra", Directed by Jonathan Krisel	Behind the Candelabra (HBO), Directed by Steven Soderbergh The Girl (HBO), Directed by Julian Jarrold Phil Spector (HBO), Directed by David Mamet Ring of Fire (Lifetime), Directed by Allison Anders Top of the Lake (Sundance Channel) - "Part 5", Directed by Jane Campion and Garth Davis

Writing[]

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series	Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
30 Rock (NBC) "Last Lunch", Written by Tina Fey and Tracey Wigfield "Hogcock!", Written by Jack Burditt and Robert Carlock Episodes (Showtime) - "Episode Nine", Written by David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik Louie (FX) - "Daddy's Girlfriend, Part 1", Written by Pamela Adlon and Louis C.K. The Office (NBC) - "Finale", Written by Greg Daniels	Homeland (Showtime) - "Q&A", Written by Henry Bromell Breaking Bad (AMC) "Dead Freight", Written by George Mastras "Say My Name", Written by Thomas Schnauz Downton Abbey (PBS) - "Episode Four", Written by Julian Fellowes Game of Thrones (HBO) - "The Rains of Castamere", Written by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series	Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special
The Colbert Report (Comedy Central) The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central) Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC) Portlandia (IFC) Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) Saturday Night Live (NBC)	The Hour (BBC America), Written by Abi Morgan Behind the Candelabra (HBO), Written by Richard LaGravenese Parade's End (HBO), Written by Tom Stoppard Phil Spector (HBO), Written by David Mamet Top of the Lake (Sundance Channel), Written by Jane Campion and Gerard Lee

Academy's "hanging episodes" rule[]

The Television Academy was alerted to an issue with "hanging episodes" by Starz. The channel has numerous series with multiple "hanging episodes". "Hanging episodes" are episodes broadcast after the Academy's deadline for consideration that are part of a season that began before the deadline. For instance, in 2012, Starz's Magic City and AMC's Mad Men both ended their seasons in June, after the May 31 deadline. These episodes were allowed to be webcast for award consideration prior to their telecast should that telecast air after the submission period has closed. The Academy had prior rules stipulating that eligible episodes be presented on the same platform as the episodes that qualify the series.^[9]

Most major nominations[]

By network^{[note 1]}

• HBO – 34
• ABC / NBC – 15
• Showtime – 14
• AMC – 12
• FX – 9
• PBS – 8
• Fox – 7
• CBS – 6
• Netflix / Sundance Channel – 5
• USA – 3

By program

• Breaking Bad (AMC) – 8
• 30 Rock (NBC) / Downton Abbey (PBS) / Homeland (Showtime) / Modern Family (ABC) – 7
• Behind the Candelabra (HBO) – 6

Most major awards[]

By network^{[note 1]}

• HBO – 7
• Showtime – 4
• ABC / NBC – 3
• AMC / Comedy Central – 2

By program

• Behind the Candelabra (HBO) – 3
• Breaking Bad (AMC) / The Colbert Report (Comedy Central) / Homeland (Showtime) / Modern Family (ABC) / Veep (HBO) – 2

Notes

Presenters and performers[]

The awards were presented by the following:^[10][11][12]

Presenters[]

Name(s)	Role
Tina Fey Amy Poehler	Presenters of the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Malin Åkerman LL Cool J	Presenters of the award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Emily Deschanel Zooey Deschanel	Presenters of the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Robin Williams	Presenter of a tribute to Jonathan Winters
Alec Baldwin Jon Hamm	Presenters of the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Will Arnett Margo Martindale	Introducers of Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series winner Melissa Leo
Melissa Leo	Presenter of the award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
Jimmy Kimmel Sofía Vergara	Presenters of the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Rob Reiner	Presenter of a tribute to Jean Stapleton
Matt Damon Michael Douglas	Introducers of the performance by Elton John tributing Liberace and presenters or the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Connie Britton Blair Underwood	Presenters of the awards for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Jane Lynch	Presenter of a tribute to Cory Monteith
Stephen Amell Mindy Kaling	Presenters of the award for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
Diahann Carroll Kerry Washington	Presenters of the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Julianna Margulies Dylan McDermott	Presenters of the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Don Cheadle	Introducer of The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show 50th anniversary tribute and the performance of "Yesterday" by Carrie Underwood
Jimmy Fallon	Presenter of the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Emilia Clarke Dean Norris	Introducers of Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series winner Dan Bucatinsky and Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series winner Carrie Preston
Dan Bucatinsky Carrie Preston	Presenters of the award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
Bob Newhart Jim Parsons	Presenters of the award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series and Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series
Michael J. Fox	Presenter of a tribute to Gary David Goldberg
Tim Gunn Heidi Klum	Presenters of the award for Outstanding Choreography
Alyson Hannigan Cobie Smulders	Presenters of the award for Outstanding Variety Series
Edie Falco	Presenter of a tribute to James Gandolfini
Anna Faris Allison Janney	Presenters of the awards for Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
Kaley Cuoco Bruce Rosenblum	Presenters of the In Memoriam tribute
Andre Braugher Mark Harmon	Presenters of the awards for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Bryan Cranston Claire Danes	Presenters of the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie and Outstanding Miniseries or Movie
Will Ferrell	Presenter of the awards for Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Drama Series

Performers[]

Name(s)	Performed
Elton John	"Home Again"
Neil Patrick Harris Nathan Fillion Sarah Silverman	"The Number in the Middle of the Show"
Carrie Underwood	"Yesterday"
Neil Patrick Harris Outstanding Choreography nominees	"Luck Be a Lady" "A Beautiful Mine" (Mad Men theme) Game of Thrones theme American Horror Story theme "Straight Up and Down" (Boardwalk Empire theme) "Get Lucky" Breaking Bad theme The Big Bang Theory theme

In Memoriam[]

Prior to the In Memoriam segment:

• Robin Williams presented a tribute to Jonathan Winters
• Rob Reiner presented a tribute to Jean Stapleton
• Jane Lynch presented a tribute to Cory Monteith
• Michael J. Fox presented a tribute to Gary David Goldberg
• Edie Falco presented a tribute to James Gandolfini

A video was then presented paying tribute to the TV stars and well known behind-the-scenes workers who had died since the previous Primetime Emmy Awards broadcast, including:

Reception[]

Critical[]

The reviews for the ceremony were mostly negative. Brian Lowry of Variety panned the show, writing: "By the time the show was over, it was hard not to think we could have done with at least one less musical number, or one less memorial tribute, in order to let the winners — including high-profile ones in major categories — actually deliver an acceptance speech without hearing piano music kick in just as they started warming up."^[13] Melisa Maerz of Entertainment Weekly also gave the ceremony a negative review, writing: "All of which begged the question: What does the Emmys really offer us, anyway, that we can't get elsewhere? Witty banter? (There was more of that online.) Red-carpet gawking? (Nothing here that you can't see on Instagram.) Exclusive access to the Mani Cam? If you're only tuning in to see which under-appreciated shows to add to your DVR queue, well, Twitter can tell you that better than the Emmys, especially when a mediocre season of Modern Family wins against Louie, Girls, and Veep. The one thing the Emmys is still very good at? Creating consensus. But maybe that's the problem. This year, the consensus was that the Emmys were bad."^[14]

Ratings[]

The broadcast received 17.63 million viewers, the largest audience in total viewers since 2005.^[15]

References[]

External links[]

• Emmys.com list of 2013 Nominees & Winners
• Academy of Television Arts and Sciences website
• 65th Primetime Emmy Awards at IMDb