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"The Emmy Awards were nothing but unpredictable, with a number of perennial winners stepping aside for newcomers to take the glory. In the end, Breaking Bad and Modern Family came out on top. Throughout the show, Breaking Bad, the acclaimed AMC crime series a week away from its final episode, was largely ignored, until it won Outstanding Drama Series at the end of the night. Creator Vince Gilligan expressed his disbelief and thanked Netflix for helping to increase viewership. &amp;quot;The show would not have lasted beyond Season 2 if not for streaming on demand,&amp;quot; he said. Another big win went to ABC&amp;#039;s Modern Family, which took home the trophy for Outstanding Comedy Series for the fourth consecutive year, which many predicted, as well as an Emmy for Best Directing. One unexpected twist in the awards occurred when The Colbert Report triumphed in the variety category, breaking The Daily Show with Jon Stewart&amp;#039;s 10-year victory streak. The audience was also caught off guard by Merritt Wever of Nurse Jackie&amp;#039;s amusingly brief speech for winning Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. &amp;quot;Thank you so much. Thank you so much. Um, I got to go, bye,&amp;quot; she said before rushing backstage. Additional victors included Julia Louis-Dreyfus of Veep for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, Jim Parsons of The Big Bang Theory for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, Claire Danes of Homeland for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series and Jeff Daniels of The Newsroom for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, one of the biggest shocks of the night, since many expected Breaking Bad&amp;#039;s Bryan Cranston to snag the honor again. What do you think of this year&amp;#039;s winners? Share your thoughts in the comments below. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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