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Being named the best drama and comedy respectively, the Showtime series and the ABC show join 'Game Change' to take home four trophies each at this year's ceremony.

• Sep 24, 2012

AceShowbiz - "Homeland", "Modern Family" and "Game Change" were big winners at the 64th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. As the event wrapped up on Sunday, September 23 night, each of these shows bagged four kudos.

"Homeland" snatched the coveted Outstanding Drama, winning over "Boardwalk Empire", "Breaking Bad", "Downton Abbey", "Mad Men" and "Game of Thrones". The thriller series also paired up the Outstanding Actor and Actress in a Drama prizes, which were given to Damian Lewis and Claire Danes respectively.

The other award claimed by the Showtime series was Outstanding Writing in a Drama to recognize the works of Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon and Gideon Raff.

"Modern Family", meanwhile, led other shows in comedy categories, winning the coveted Outstanding Comedy. Eric Stonestreet and Julie Bowen grabbed the Supporting Actor and Actress prizes respectively, while Steven Levitan won a directing award for the last episode of season 3, "Baby on Board".

"Game Change" was chosen as the Outstanding Movie or Miniseries, while its star Julianne Moore was named Outstanding Actress. The HBO telepic also won in directing (Jay Roach) and writing (Danny Strong) categories.

Another multiple winner at the prize-giving event was "Hatfields & McCoys". Kevin Costner, who portrayed Devil Anse Hatfield, was honored with the Outstanding Lead Actor prize, while his co-star Tom Berenger won the Outstanding Supporting Actor trophy.

"Boardwalk Empire", "Downton Abbey", "Two and a Half Men", "Veep" "American Horror Story", "The Amazing Race" and "Dancing with the Stars" were among other winners at the show. Meanwhile, "Mad Men" which got the most nominations went home empty handed.

• Outstanding Drama: "Homeland"
• Outstanding Writing in a Drama: Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon & Gideon Raff - "Homeland"
• Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series: Tim Van Patten - "Boardwalk Empire"
• Outstanding Actress in a Drama: Claire Danes - "Homeland"
• Outstanding Actor in a Drama: Damian Lewis - "Homeland"
• Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama: Aaron Paul - "Breaking Bad"
• Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama: Maggie Smith - "Downton Abbey"
• Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series: Jeremy Davies - "Justified"
• Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series: Martha Plimpton - "The Good Wife"
• Outstanding Comedy: "Modern Family"
• Outstanding Writing in a Comedy: Louis C.K. - "Louie"
• Outstanding Directing in a Comedy: Steven Levitan - "Modern Family"
• Outstanding Actress in a Comedy: Julia Louis-Dreyfus - "Veep"
• Outstanding Actor in a Comedy: Jon Cryer - "Two and a Half Men"
• Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy: Eric Stonestreet - "Modern Family"
• Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy: Julie Bowen - "Modern Family"
• Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: Jimmy Fallon - "Saturday Night Live"
• Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series: Kathy Bates - "Two and a Half Men"
• Outstanding Movie or Miniseries: "Game Change"
• Outstanding Directing in a Miniseries or Movie: Jay Roach - "Game Change"
• Outstanding Writing in a Miniseries or Movie: Danny Strong - "Game Change"
• Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie: Kevin Costner - "Hatfields & McCoys"
• Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie: Julianne Moore - "Game Change"
• Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie: Jessica Lange - "American Horror Story"
• Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie: Tom Berenger - "Hatfields & McCoys"
• Outstanding Reality Show Competition: "The Amazing Race"
• Outstanding Host in a Reality or Reality-Competition Program: Tom Bergeron - "Dancing with the Stars"
• Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series: "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart"
• Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special: Glenn Weiss - "The 65th Tony Awards"
• Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special: Louis C.K. - "Live at the Beacon Theatre"