LOS ANGELES, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- ABC's "Modern Family" won the prize for Outstanding Comedy Series at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony held at Nokia Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday night, while AMC series "Mad men" walked away as winner of best drama.
"Modern Family," a series about a disarmingly dysfunctional family became the biggest winner, taking home the best comedy prize, the supporting-actor Emmy for Eric Stonestreet and the outstanding writing award for creators Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd.
Leading all winners at the Emmy Awards with five statuettes is HBO's TV movie "Temple Grandin," a true-life story of an autistic woman who becomes an expert in animal husbandry.
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The cast and producers of "Modern Family" pose with their Emmy Award for outstanding comedy series at the 62nd annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California August 29, 2010. |
Sedgwick won her first prize as best drama actress for her role as a hard-nosed police detective in "The Closer." She thanked all the people behind the scenes for helping her win the award, saying that "I am so incredibly grateful."
The awards covered programs that initially aired between June 1, 2009 and May 31, 2010.