Kate Winslet was a winner last night at the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles.
The actress walked away with the award for the’ lead actress in a miniseries or movie’ Emmy, for her starring role in the HBO drama ‘Mildred Pierce’.
The 35-year-old sensation played the lead role in the five-part series, which was set during the Great Depression.
Kate Winslet is a winner
Kate's name is announced
Kate's performance in Mildred Pierce earned her the Emmy Award
Kate was dressed in a stunning red gown and after winning she said, ‘Mildred Pierce was capable of great acts of love as a mother.
Kate takes home the Emmy
‘It doesn’t matter how old you are or what you do with your life, you will never stop needing your mum. And I will never stop needing mine, so thanks mum.’
The series Mildred Pierce is based on a 1941 novel by American writer James M. Cain. The movie centers on a young mother with a talent for baking, who is forced to hunt for work to support herself and her two young daughters, after throwing her husband out of the house.
The series had been nominated in 21 categories, but won just two awards, including a ‘supporting actor’ statuette for British-born and Australian raised actor Guy Pearce.
All round congratulations
He said jokingly, ‘This was really a delightful experience making Mildred Pierce I got to have sex with Kate Winslet many many times.
‘And I didn’t realize it was going to result in this (looks at trophy), so Kate I share this with you because you’re an extraordinary woman, thank you, for allowing me to insert myself into your world of Mildred.’
Guy Pearce also took home an Emmy
Later Kate was spotted backstage and she said, ‘I’m thrilled. I’ve had a crush on Guy Pearce since I was 11 years old, so just to stand in the same room as him was thrilling for me and to hear him say that was even more of a buzz.’
Jane Lynch kicked off the awards ceremony with a musical extravaganza.
Jane Lynch opened the show
The amusing intro saw her do battle with her Glee alter ego Sue Sylvester in a locker room as well encountering characters from comedy programs such as Mad Men and Big Bang Theory.
There was no doubting it though but the big winners of the night were ABC’s Modern Family.
Over the course of the night the comedy triumphed in the ‘supporting actor’ and ‘actress in a comedy’ categories, scored a win for ‘comedy director and writers’, then secured the big award, ‘Outstanding Comedy’.
Mad Men was safe as the ‘outstanding drama’ but had its thunder stolen by ITV drama Downton Abbey, which airs on PBS and which scooped four awards.
Lynch also aped Ricky Gervais, who later joined by video link from London, with an opening gambit that included a strange reference to Katie Holmes’s husband Tom Cruise, ‘I’d say something to Katie Holmes but I’m scared of her husband.’
It raised barely a chuckle but luckily it was then straight into the action.
Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel presented the award for ‘outstanding supporting actress’ in a comedy series after a predictably funny skit which saw them wrestle on the stage.
Julie Bowen from Modern Family scooped ‘best supporting actress in a comedy’, and thanked her two husbands – Ty Burrell on the show, who secured the equivalent honor in the men’s category – and real partner Scott Phillips.
Julie Bowen won an Emmy too
Burrell was presented the award by Julianne Margulies, who would later be recognised herself in the dramatic category for ‘best actress’.
Julianna Margulies and Ty Burrell were big winners on the night
‘Oh, my God, I don’t know what I’m going to talk about in therapy next week,’ said a shocked-looking Bowen. ‘I won something.’
Burrell spoke of his own father in accepting his ‘best supporting actor’ award.
Katie Holmes hands Julianna Margulies her award
‘I actually got kind of a late start in acting. My dad actually passed away before he ever saw me perform and I can’t help but wonder what he would think about all this … going to work in full makeup,’ Burrell said.
Then Ricky got his chance to raise a sardonic chuckle, albeit from a distance of almost 6000 miles.
He started by saying that he’s no longer allowed on an awards show after this year’s controversial Golden Globes turn, before adding, ‘Now when there’s an awards show I’m not even allowed on American soil.’
Live from London Ricky Gervais
The creator of The Office then explained that his segment was pre-recorded and that Fox bosses had threatened to edit out anything offensive so the crowd wouldn’t know the difference, which was hilariously followed by a monologue peppered with euphemistic words bleeped over his diction.
Then the director of Modern Family, Michael Spiller, was summoned to the podium to give an emotional speech following his honor.
Comedy writers for Modern Family Steven Levitan, and Jeffrey Richman, were hot on his heels.
Jim Parsons of the Big Bang Theory broke the trend by walking away with the metalwork for ‘outstanding actor in a comedy’, taken from the clutches of previous winner – Charlie Sheen, who offered sincere best wishes to his old show Two and and a Half Man.
Bridesmaids star Melissa McCarthy was a popular winner for Mike and Molly, and was crowned in addition to her award.
Melissa McCarthy took home an Emmy
Moments earlier, she and her fellow nominees had broken with tradition by jumping up on stage as their names were called, led by Amy Poehler of Parks and Recreation.
After her name was announced they cheerfully handed McCarthy flowers to complement her crown.
‘It’s my first and best pageant,’ she tearfully told the assembled great and good of the television industry.
Before adding, ‘I’m from Plainfield, Illinois, and I’m standing here and it’s kind of amazing.’
The Amazing Race was honored in the reality-competition bracket.
Friday Night Lights scooped the writing props before Margot Martindale was recognised as ‘best supporting actress in a drama’ for Justified.
Legendary Martin Scorcese got his hands on his first Emmy for Boardwalk Empire.
Rob Lowe and Sofia Vergara
Game of Thrones favourite, Peter Dinklage, who plays the charismatic Tyrion Lannister, was a popular winner in the ‘dramatic supporting actor’ stakes and he thanked HBO for allowing the epic, bloodthirsty series to reach our screens.
Katie Holmes was a vision in blue as she honored the best dramatic actress of 2011, Julianna Margulies, back on the stage again in her white column gown.
The night was peppered with hilarious sketches, including a Jersey Shore montage and celebrities applying for a job at Dunder Mifflin, including Kim Kardashian who set herself up by not recognizing the word ‘work’ during her interview.
The cast of Modern Family
Drew Barrymore escorted the new Charlie’s Angels team Annie Ilonzeh, Minka Kelly and Rachael Taylor onto the stage, before making Kyle Chandler’s night when he was announced as ‘best male in a drama’.
Lynch picked up steam as the night wore on and she told the audience at one point, ‘Many people ask me why I’m a lesbian… ladies and gentlemen, the cast of Entourage,’ before the suited ensemble of the HBO show strode cockily into the arena.
Britain’s own Julian Fellowes flew the flag by taking home the spoils for ‘best writing on a mini-series’ for Downton Abbey, and managed to get the word ‘grandiloquent’ into his acceptance speech, before Kate Winslet bagged ‘best actress in a drama’.
What a great night with loads of winners…..
2011 EMMY WINNERS
- Drama Series: Mad Men
- Actress, Drama Series: Julianna Margulies in The Good Wife
- Actor, Drama Series: Kyle Chandler, in Friday Night Lights
- Supporting Actor, Drama Series: Peter Dinklage in Game of Thrones
- Supporting Actress, Drama Series: Margo Martindale in Justified
- Writing, Drama Series: Jason Katims, Friday Night Lights
- Directing, Drama Series: Martin Scorsese, Boardwalk Empire
- Comedy Series: Modern Family
- Actor, Comedy Series: Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
- Actress, Comedy Series: Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly
- Supporting Actress, Comedy Series: Julie Bowen, Modern Family
- Supporting Actor, Comedy Series: Ty Burrell, Modern Family
- Writing, Comedy Series: Steven Levitan and Jeffrey Richman, Modern Family
- Directing, Comedy Series: Michael Spiller, Modern Family
- Miniseries or Movie: Downton Abbey
- Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce
- Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Barry Pepper, The Kennedys
- Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
- Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Guy Pearce, Mildred Pierce
- Directing, Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special: Brian Percival, Downton Abbey
- Writing, Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special: Julian Fellowes, Downton Abbey
- Reality-Competition Program: The Amazing Race
- Variety, Music or Comedy Series: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
- Directing, Variety, Music or Comedy Series: Don Roy King, “Saturday Night Live
- Writing, Variety, Music or Comedy Series: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
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