Entertainment News: emmy awards

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Neil Patrick Harris of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother" will host the 65th annual primetime award show, which honors achievements in television, on Sept. 22. This marks the second such gig for the 39-year-old actor, who last hosted the Emmys in 2009. What do you think about Neil Patrick Harris as an Emmy Awards host? Vote in our poll below.

Aaron Paul has won the 2012 Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series for his role as Jesse Pinkman in the AMC show "Breaking Bad," marking the actor's second win and third nomination.

The 33-year-old beat co-star Giancarlo Esposito, Jared Harris of AMC's "Mad Men," Brendan Coyle and Jim Carter of PBS' "Downton Abbey and last year's winner - Peter Dinklage of HBO's "Game of Thrones."

The 2012 Creative Arts Emmys winners were announced during a ceremony held at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on September 15, 2012.

The Creative Arts Emmy ceremony focuses on the technical categories - including casting, make-up and cinematography, but also awards guest actors and reality TV hosts. Check out a list of the 2012 Creative Arts Emmys winners, which will be updated as the winners are announced.

"Homeland" has won the 2012 Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series for the first time, ending a four-year winning streak for "Mad Men."

"Homeland" is a Showtime series starring Claire Danes as bipolar CIA agent Carrie Mathison and Damian Lewis as rescued U.S. Iraq War veteran and suspected terrorist Nicholas Brody. The show also beat "Boardwalk Empire," "Breaking Bad," "Downton Abbey" and "Game of Thrones" at Sunday's Primetime Emmys ceremony in Los Angeles.

Jon Cryer has won his second Emmy - for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series for his role on the CBS show "Two and a Half Men," ending a two-year winning streak for Jim Parsons of "The Big Bang Theory."

This marks Cryer's seventh Emmy nomination. The 47-year-old actor also beat nominees Alec Baldwin of NBC's "30 Rock," Louis C.K. of FX's "Louie," Larry David of HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and Don Cheadle of Showtime's "House of Lies."

"Modern Family" star and sex symbol Sofia Vergara avoided what could have been an embarrassing moment at the 2012 Emmy Awards, just before she took the stage to join her cast members and accept the top "Outstanding Comedy Series" prize.

The 40-year-old Colombian actress had worn a sequined teal Zuhair Murad gown with front and back cut-outs to the ceremony on Sunday, September 23.

"Modern Family" star and sex symbol Sofia Vergara avoided what could have been an embarrassing moment at the 2012 Emmy Awards, just before she took the stage to join her cast members and accept the top "Outstanding Comedy Series" prize.

The 40-year-old Columbian actress had worn a sequined teal Zuhair Murad gown with front and back cut-outs to the ceremony on Sunday, September 23.

"Modern Family" has won the 2012 Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series for the third year in a row, meaning that it has earned the top prize every year since its 2009 debut.

The ABC mockumentary-style family series beat "30 Rock," "The Big Bang Theory," "Veep," "Girls" and "Curb Your Enthusiasm."

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who famously played Elaine on "Seinfeld," has won her third individual Emmy Award, given for Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series for her role on the new HBO series, "Veep."

This marks the third Emmy win and 13th nod for the actress. She beat nominees Lena Dunham of the new HBO show "Girls", Zooey Deschanel of FOX's "New Girl," Edie Falco of Showtime's "Nurse Jackie," Amy Poehler of NBC's "Parks and Recreation," Tina Fey of NBC's "30 Rock" and last year's winner, Melissa McCarthy of the CBS sitcom "Mike & Molly."

Damian Lewis has won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series for his role in Showtime's "Homeland," in which he plays an American POW and Iraq War hero who was brainwashed during his captivity to become an Islamic terrorist.

This marks the first Emmy win and nomination for the 41-year-old British actor. He beat nominees Michael C. Hall of Showtime's "Dexter," Steve Buscemi of HBO's "Boardwalk Empire," Hugh Bonneville of PBS' "Downton Abbey," Jon Hamm of AMC's "Mad Men," Damian Lewis of Showtime's "Homeland" and Bryan Cranston of AMC's Breaking Bad," who won the award in 2010.

Claire Danes has won the 2012 Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series for her role as CIA agent Carrie Mathison in the terrorism-themed Showtime show "Homeland," marking the actress' second Emmy win and first for the part.

The 33-year-old actress beat out Glenn Close of DirecTV's "Damages," Elisabeth Moss of AMC's "Mad men," Kathy Bates of NBC's "Harry's Law" and Michelle Dockery of PBS' "Downton Abbey."

Eric Stonestreet has won his second Emmy - for Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series for his role on the ABC show "Modern Family."

This marks Stonestreet's second win for his role as Cameron Tucker on the series and third nomination. He won the same prize in 2010 and his co-star Ty Burrell took home the award in 2011. This year, Stonestreet, 41, also beat co-star Jesse Tyler Ferguson and nominees Max Greenfield of FOX's "New Girl" and Bill Hader of NBC's "Saturday Night Live."

Julie Bowen has won the 2012 Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series for her role as Claire Dunphy in the ABC sitcom "Modern Family," marking the actress' second win and third nomination.

The 42-year-old beat her co-star, Sofia Vergara, who plays her stepmother, as well as Mayim Bialik of "The Big Bang Theory," the late Kathryn Joosten of "Desperate Housewives," Merritt Wever of "Nurse Jackie" and Kristen Wiig of "Saturday Night Live."

Several stars made it clear that bright yellow will be one of the season's hottest new colors, judging from the red carpet at the 64th annual Emmy Awards on Sunday, September 23, 2012 in Los Angeles.

Claire Danes, who won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama for her role in "Homeland," wore a canary yellow strapless Lanvin gown. The actress is currently expecting her first child with husband Hugh Dancy.