The winners for the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards, which concluded minutes ago at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, have been announced.
FOX International Channels Asia’s Homeland, which airs on STAR Movies, and Modern Family, airing on FOX, bagged the evening’s top honours – Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Comedy Series respectively. Homeland also garnered wins for Outstanding Lead Actress and Lead Actor, and Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series while Modern Family also won the award for Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series (Steven Levitan).
HBO Asia’s Game Change was the other big winner, taking home the awards for Outstanding Miniseries or A Movie, Outstanding Directing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special (Jay Roach), Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie (Julianne Moore), Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special (Danny Strong).
The Amazing Race, which airs on AXN Asia, won the award for Outstanding Reality – Competition Program. TV ASIA Plus recently met up with the show’s creator Bertram van Munster, who shared with us the formula to the show’s success and more. Read all about it in the October issue here.