Modern Family cleaned up at tonight's Emmy Awards, taking five trophies including Outstanding Comedy Series.
Julie Bowen and Ty Burrell -- that's Claire and Phil Dunphy to fans -- took home Oustanding Supporting Actress and Supporting Actor in a Comedy, respectively. They competed in their categories with the rest of the adult cast of the series.
MF also took awards for Writing and Directing in a Comedy Series.
Mike and Molly star Melissa McCarthy took home Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. The consensus here is that she won the award for her hilarious turn in Bridesmaids this summer, which I'll remind Emmy voters, is not a television series. I'm happy for Melissa, but still maintain Amy Poehler deserves that Emmy.
The Big Bang Theory's Jim Parsons, meanwhile, won Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.
Though old favourite Mad Men took Outstanding Drama Series, the drama side also saw many first-time winners.
Dearly-departed Friday Night Lights won for Outstanding Writing, as well as Outstanding Lead Actor for Kyle Chandler.
Margo Martindale was visibly taken by winning the award for Supporting Actress in a Drama for Justified, while Peter Dinklage took the Supporting Actor trophy for Game of Thrones.
Julianna Margulies rounded out the drama acting categories, winning Lead Actress in a Drama series for The Good Wife.
In the miniseries categories, Kate Winslet won an Emmy for Lead Actress for her role in Mildred Pierce. The actress is now three quarters of the way to EGOT glory, having previously won both an Oscar and a Grammy. (A Tony just seems inevitable at some point, right?)
For a full list of tonight's 2011 Emmy Award winners, click inside.
DRAMA SERIES:
Mad Men
COMEDY SERIES:
Modern Family
ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES:
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES:
Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights
SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES:
Margo Martindale, Justified
SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES:
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
WRITING IN A DRAMA SERIES:
Jason Katims, Friday Night Lights
DIRECTING IN A DRAMA SERIES:
Martin Scorsese, Boardwalk Empire
ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Melissa McCarthy, Mike and Molly
ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Julie Bowen Modern Family
SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
DIRECTING IN A COMEDY SERIES
Michael Allan Spiller, Modern Family
WRITING IN A COMEDY SERIES
Steven Levitan and Jeffrey Richman, Modern Family
REALITY COMPETITION PROGRAM
The Amazing Race
VARIETY, MUSIC, COMEDY SERIES:
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
WRITING FOR A VARIETY, MUSIC, COMEDY SERIES:
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY, MUSIC, COMEDY SERIES:
Saturday Night Live
MINISERIES OR MOVIE:
Downtown Abbey
ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE:
Kate Winslet, MIldred Pierce
ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE:
Barry Pepper, The Kennedys
SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE:
Maggie Smith, Downtown Abbey
SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE:
Guy Pearce, Mildred Pierce
DIRECTING FOR A MINISERIES OR MOVIE:
Bryan Percival, Downtown Abbey
WRITING IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE:
Downtown Abbey