The cast & crew of 'Temple Grandin' accept the Outstanding Made for Television Movie award onstage at the 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards.

THE favourites were obvious at this year’s 2010 Emmy Awards, with Mad Men named Outstanding Drama Series for the third year in a row. Mastermind Matthew Weiner also claimed his third statuette in a row for Writing in a Drama Series, but shared it with pal Erin Levy this year.

ABC’s Modern Family also made their mark, winning Outstanding Comedy Series for its breakout season, along with awards for Writing in a Comedy series, with a third going to Eric Stonestreet for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.

Unsurprisingly, the dynamic duo that is Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul won Outstanding Actor and Supporting Actor in a Drama Series nods for their roles in AMC favourite, Breaking Bad. Cranston, oft overlooked playing the neurotic dad in Malcolm in the Middle, secured his third straight Emmy win for his role as chemistry teacher-turned-meth cook Walter White.

And the biggest winner tonight, HBO’s critically acclaimed Temple Grandin had more than enough to smile about. The miniseries—who tells the remarkable true story of the protagonist author and groundbreaking agricultural scientist who learned to cope with autism before the disease was widely known—stepped up to claim five Emmy Awards.

Attired in a red and black rodeo-inspired ensemble, Grandin herself made her presence known, at one point taking the stage and holding executive producer Emily Gerson Saines in a heartfelt embrace as they accepted their Outstanding Made for Television Movie award.

Claire Danes won Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for playing Grandin, and called her “the most brave woman I’ve known”. Grandin returned the favour, praising Danes’ performance, saying “she became me. It took a lot of practice”.

“I hope this movie is going to educate a lot of people about autism because there’s a lot of people who don’t understand it,” Grandin added backstage. “Somebody [with autism] might be a Silicon Valley genius, and somebody might be handicapped and non-verbal.”

Here is the complete list of winners from tonight’s ceremony:

Drama Series: Mad Men
Comedy Series: Modern Family
Made for Television Movie: Temple Grandin
Miniseries: The Pacific
Reality Competition Program: Top Chef
Variety, Music or Comedy Series: The Daily With Jon Stewart

Acting
Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer
Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Jane Lynch, Glee
Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie: Al Pacino, You Don’t Know Jack
Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie: Claire Danes, Temple Grandin
Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie: David Strathairn, Temple Grandin
Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie: Julia Ormond, Temple Grandin

Directing
Drama Series: Steve Shill, Dexter
Comedy Series: Ryan Murphy, Glee
Variety, Music or Comedy Special: Bucky Gunts, Vancouver 2010: XXI Olympic Winter Games
Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special: Mick Jackson, Temple Grandin

Writing
Writing for a Drama Series: Matthew Weiner and Erin Levy, Mad Men
Writing for a Comedy Series: Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd, Modern Family
Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special: 63rd Annual Tony Awards
Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special: Adam Mazer, You Don’t Know Jack

Bob Hope Humanitarian Award: George Clooney

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