2009–2010 Primetime Emmy Awards

Updated September 9, 2022 | Infoplease Staff

The 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards were announced on August 29, 2010, in Los Angeles, Calif.

• Drama Series: Mad Men (AMC)
• Actor: Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
• Actress: Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer
• Supporting Actor: Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
• Supporting Actress: Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife
• Guest Actor: John Lithgow, Road Kill
• Guest Actress: Ann-Margret, Law & Order: SVU
• Directing: Steve Shill, Dexter
• Writing: Matthew Weiner and Erin Levy, Mad Men
• Comedy Series: Modern Family (ABC)
• Actor: Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
• Actress: Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
• Supporting Actor: Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family
• Supporting Actress: Sue Sylvester, Glee
• Guest Actor: Neil Patrick Harris, Glee
• Guest Actress: Betty White, Saturday Night Live
• Directing: Ryan Murphy, Glee
• Writing: Modern Family
• Variety, Music, or Comedy Series: The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)
• Outstanding Miniseries: The Pacific (HBO)
• Outstanding Made-for-Television Movie: Temple Grandin (HBO)
• Actor in a Miniseries or Movie: Al Pacino, You Don't Know Jack
• Actress in a Miniseries or Movie: Claire Danes, Temple Grandin
• Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie: David Strathairn, Temple Grandin
• Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie: Julia Ormond, Temple Grandin
• Reality/Competition Program: Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution (ABC)

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