The complete list of the 66th Annual Emmy Award Winners!

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

Last night Seth Meyers hosted the 66th Annual Emmy Awards, and the big winner was Breaking Bad. In addition to winning the Emmy for outstanding drama series, stars Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul and Anna Gunn all won awards for their performances on the show. Other winners include Modern Family for outstanding comedy series (for the fifth year in a row), The Colbert Report for outstanding variety series, and Sherlock for outstanding writing for a miniseries, movie or dramatic special, lead actor (Benedict Cumberbatch) and supporting actor (Martin Freeman).

Check out the full list of nominees and winners (highlighted in bold) below:

Outstanding Drama Series
Breaking Bad
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
House of Cards
Mad Men
True Detective

Outstanding Comedy Series
Modern Family
The Big Bang Theory
Louie
Orange Is the New Black
Silicon Valley
Veep

Outstanding Miniseries
Fargo
American Horror Story: Coven
Bonnie & Clyde
Luther
Treme
The White Queen

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock: His Last Vow
Billy Bob Thornton, Fargo
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Dancing on the Edge
Idris Elba, Luther
Martin Freeman, Fargo
Mark Ruffalo, The Normal Heart

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
Kathy Bates, American Horror Story: Coven
Angela Bassett, American Horror Story: Coven
Ellen Burstyn, Flowers in the Attic
Frances Conroy, American Horror Story: Coven
Julia Roberts, The Normal Heart
Allison Tolman, Fargo

Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
Colin Bucksey, Fargo
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, American Horror Story: Coven
Nick Hurran, Sherlock: His Last Vow
Ryan Murphy, The Normal Heart
Adam Bernstein, Fargo
Stephen Frears, Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Martin Freeman, Sherlock: His Last Vow
Matt Bomer, The Normal Heart
Colin Hanks, Fargo
Joe Mantello, The Normal Heart
Alfred Molina, The Normal Heart
Jim Parsons, The Normal Heart

Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
Steven Moffat, Sherlock: His Last Vow
Larry Kramer, The Normal Heart
David Simon and Eric Overmyer, Treme
Neil Cross, Luther
Noah Hawley, Fargo
Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk, American Horror Story: Coven

Outstanding Choreography
Tabitha Dumo and Napoleon Dumo, So You Think You Can Dance, Routines: Puttin' on the Ritz/Gold Rush /Run the World
Mandy Moore, So You Think You Can Dance, Routines: Edge of Glory/Feelin' Good/I Can't Make You Love Me
Travis Wall, So You Think You Can Dance, Routines: Hanging by a Thread/Wicked Game/Medicine
Christopher Scott, So You Think You Can Dance, Routines: Trigger/Sand/The Gravel Road
Derek Hough, Dancing With The Stars, Routines: Human/Ameksa/Too Darn Hot

Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Portlandia
Key & Peele
Inside Amy Schumer

Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series
Don Roy King, Saturday Night Live
Jonathan Krisel, Portlandia
James Hoskinson, The Colbert Report
Chuck O'Neil, The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Dave Diomedi,The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Outstanding Variety Series
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Jimmy Kimmel Live
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Real Time With Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
Cary Fukunaga, True Detective
Carl Franklin, House of Cards
Neil Marshall, Game of Thrones
David Evans, Downton Abbey
Vince Gilligan, Breaking Bad
Tim Van Patten, Boardwalk Empire

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Allison Janney, Masters of Sex
Diana Rigg, Game of Thrones
Kate Mara, House of Cards
Kate Burton, Scandal
Margo Martindale, The Americans
Jane Fonda, The Newsroom

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Joe Morton, Scandal
Dylan Baker, The Good Wife
Beau Bridges, Masters of Sex
Robert Morse, Mad Men
Reg E. Cathey, House of Cards
Paul Giamatti, Downton Abbey

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey
Claire Danes, Homeland
Robin Wright, House of Cards
Lizzy Caplan, Masters of Sex
Kerry Washington, Scandal

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Woody Harrelson, True Detective
Matthew McConaughey, True Detective
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
Josh Charles, The Good Wife
Jon Voight, Ray Donovan
Jim Carter, Downtown Abbey
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Mandy Patinkin, Homeland

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Lena Headey, Game of Throne
Christine Baranski, The Good Wife
Joanne Froggatt, Homeland
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Moira Walley-Beckett, Breaking Bad
Vince Gilligan, Breaking Bad
Beau Willimon, House of Cards
David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, Game of Thrones
Nic Pizzolatto, True Detective

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Coven
Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Coven
Helena Bonham Carter, Burton and Taylor
Kristen Wiig, The Spoils of Babylon
Cicely Tyson, The Trip to Bountiful

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
William H. Macy, Shameless
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
Don Cheadle, House of Lies
Louis C.K., Louie
Ricky Gervais, Derek

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
Gail Macuso, Modern Family
Paris Barclay, Glee
Louis C.K., Louie
Jodie Foster, Orange is the New Black
Mike Judge, Silicon Valley
Ian B. MacDonald, Episodes

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Jimmy Fallon, Saturday Night Live
Nathan Lane, Modern Family
Bob Newhart, The Big Bang Theory
Louis C.K., Saturday Night Live
Gary Cole, Veep
Steve Buscemi, Portlandia

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Uzo Aduba, Orange is the New Black
Natasha Lyonne, Orange is the New Black
Laverne Cox, Orange is the New Black
Melissa McCarthy, Saturday Night Live
Tina Fey, Saturday Night Live
Joan Cusack, Shameless

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Lena Dunham, Girls
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly
Taylor Schilling, Orange is the New Black

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family
Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Adam Driver, Girls
Fred Armisen, Portlandia
Tony Hale, Veep

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Louis C.K., Louie
David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik, Episodes
Liz Friedman and Jenji Kohan, Orange is the New Black
Alec Berg, Silicon Valley
Simon Blackwell, Tony Roche and Armando Iannucci, Veep

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Allison Janney, Mom
Julie Bowen, Modern Family
Kate Mulgrew, Orange is the New Black
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory
Anna Chlumsky, Veep

Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality – Competition Program
Jane Lynch, Hollywood Game Night
Betty White, Betty White's Off Their Rockers
Tom Bergeron, Dancing With the Stars
Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn, Project Runway
Cat Deeley, So You Think You Can Dance
Anthony Bourdain, The Taste

Outstanding Variety Special
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Mel Brooks
Best of Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Primetime Special
Billy Crystal: 700 Sundays
Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles
The Beatles: The Night That Changed America
The Kennedy Center Honors

Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special
Glenn Weiss, 67th Annual Tony Awards
James Lapine, Six By Sondheim
Gregg Gelfand, The Beatles: The Night That Changed America
Hanish Hamilton, The Oscars
Louis J. Horvitz, The Kennedy Center Honors

Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special
Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles
The 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards
The Beatles: The Night That Changed America
Billy Crystal: 700 Sundays
67th Annual Tony Awards

Outstanding Reality – Competition Program
The Amazing Race
Dancing With the Stars
Project Runway
So You Think You Can Dance
Top Chef
The Voice

Source: Emmy Awards

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