‘Mad Men’ and ‘Modern Family’ win top prizes at Emmy Awards

LOS ANGELES - The series “Modern Family”, a mockumentary about three Los Angeles families, won the prize for best TV comedy at the 2010 Emmy Awards Sunday night.

The series “Mad Men”, which charts the social changes of the 1960s through the prism of a New York advertising agency, won the prize for best TV drama for the third year in a row.

It was the first time that “Modern Family” has won the top prize at the prestigious US television awards. The series also picked up two other prizes: best supporting actor for Eric Stonestreet and best writing. “The Daily Show” was named as best variety series.

The prize for lead actor in a comedy series went to Jim Parsons for this role in “The Big Bang Theory”, while “Nurse Jackie’s” Edie Falco was named best lead actress in a comedy series. Kyra Sedgwick of “The Closer” was named best dramatic actress, while Bryan Cranston of “Breaking Bad” was the best actor in a drama.

The TV musical Glee gained some joy at the star-studded ceremony, with Jane Lynch getting the supporting comedy actress award and Ryan Murphy winning the comedy directors’ trophy.