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28 March 2024

It’s Mad Men and Modern Family at the Emmys

Kyra Sedgwick (R) asks presenter Tina Fey to hold her Emmy after winning for outstanding lead actress in a drama series for "The Closer" at the 62nd annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California. Presenter Matthew Morrison is in the background. (REUTERS)

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By Reuters

The Primetime Emmy awards took on a fresh new look Sunday as a slew of first-timers  and new shows won the television industry's highest honors.

The rookie comedy "Modern Family" won the Emmy for the best TV comedy series on Sunday, ending the three-year reign of "30 Rock."

The show, which revolves around an extended family in Los Angeles, earlier won awards for best supporting actor and writing.

Mad Men won its third consecutive Emmy Award as best drama series.

Jim Parsons, the geeky physicist of "The Big Bang Theory,'' won the best comedy actor Emmy, ending the two-year reign of ''30 Rock'' star Alec Baldwin.

Kyra Sedgwick won her first Emmy after five tries for playing a tough police detective in drama series The Closer, while Edie Falco took home her first comedy actress Emmy for Nurse Jackie after three wins for The Sopranos.

“You think you don't have a chance in hell of winning after five times ... today I'm beyond my wildest dreams,” Sedgwick said afterward.

Seven of the eight major acting Emmys went to either newcomers or different stars than last year, injecting new life into an industry that is fighting with social networking and videogames for audiences.

Even the reality competition slot had a new champion, with Top Chef ending the six-year reign of The Amazing Race.

Bryan Cranston managed to make it three in a row, winning for best drama actor for his turn as a teacher-turned-drug dealer in AMC show Breaking Bad'
Rookie comedies Glee and Modern Family each garnered two awards.