ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty ImagesActor Kyle Chandler holds the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in the press room at the 63rd annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre at LA Live in downtown Los Angeles September 18, 2011.It was a star-studded night of unexpected surprises and old favorites.
The sixties-centric "Mad Men" won its fourth best drama award Sunday but couldn't pull honors for stars Jon Hamm or Elisabeth Moss.
Kyle Chandler was the surprise winner in the best drama actor category for the last season of Texas football drama "Friday Night Lights," blocking odds-on favorites among his fellow nominees, including Hamm.
And then there was "Modern Family," the Emmy winner for Best Comedy. Early on, the ABC comedy won two comedy acting categories with wins from Julie Bowen for Supporting Actress and Ty Burrell for Supporting Actor. In addition, Michael Alan Spiller also won an outstanding comedy directing award for the episode "Halloween," while Jeffrey Richman and Steve Levitan won for best comedy writing.
Below are the complete list of winners:
Drama Series: "Mad Men," AMC.
Comedy Series: "Modern Family" ABC.
Actor, Drama Series: Kyle Chandler, "Friday Night Lights," DirecTV.
Actress, Drama Series: Julianna Margulies, "The Good Wife" CBS.
Actor, Comedy Series: Jim Parsons, "The Big Bang Theory" CBS.
Actress, Comedy Series: Melissa McCarthy, "Mike & Molly," CBS.
Supporting Actor, Drama Series: Peter Dinklage, "Game of Thrones," HBO.
Supporting Actress, Drama Series: Margo Martindale, "Justified" FX.
Supporting Actor, Comedy Series: Ty Burrell, "Modern Family," ABC.
Supporting Actress, Comedy Series: Julie Bowen, "Modern Family," ABC.
Miniseries/TV Movie: "Downton Abbey (Masterpiece)", PBS.