On Aug. 25, the 66th annual Primetime Emmy Awards took place at the Nokia Theatre in downtown Los Angeles. Seth Myers hosted the event that aired on NBC.

Comedy

Modern Family took home the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series which is its fifth consecutive win in that category, beating out Louie, Orange is the New Black, Silicon Valley, The Big Bang Theory and Veep.

Modern Family also took home two more awards including Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series to Ty Burrell, and Outstanding Director to Gail Mancuso.

The Big Bang Theory did not go unrecognized though, with Jim Parsons winning Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for his portrayal of Sheldon Cooper.

For the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, Julia Louis-Dreyfus took home the award for her work in Veep.

For the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a comedy series Allison Janney from Mom received the award.

Drama

Breaking Bad was the big winner of the night, with 5 Emmys—Outstanding Supporting Actress In a Drama Series, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series, Outstanding Drama Series, and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. 

Outstanding Lead Actress In a Drama Series went to Julianna Marguiles for her character Alicia Florrick in The Good Wife, for the second year in a row.

Miniseries/Movie

Fargo won the award for Outstanding Miniseries, and The Normal Heart won for Outstanding Television Movie.

Benedict Cumberbatch won for Outstanding Lead Actor in a miniseries or television movie for Sherlock and Jessica Lange won Outstanding Lead Actress in a miniseries or television movie for her work in American Horror Story: Coven.