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'MODERN FAMILY' SNUB 'Veep' wins big at Emmys dominated by sad tributes Sep 23rd 2013, 03:45 This year the 65th annual Prime-time Emmy Awards saw a passing of the torch of sorts as perpetual past winner "Modern Family" lost in the categories of Best Supporting Actor and Actress in a Comedy Series and Steven Colbert beat out Jon Stewart for the first time in 11 years.  "Veep's" Tony Hale beat out three "Modern Family" stars to take home the award for Best Supporting Actor. Nurse Jackie's Merritt Wever took home the award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. Gail Mancuso, "Modern Family's" director, was, however, recognized and took home an award for Best Director for a Comedy Series. Colbert's "The Colbert Report" also trumped Stewart's "The Daily Show," taking home the award for Outstanding Variety Show, which "The Daily Show" has won consecutively since 2002.  The Emmys show was sprinkled with serious, emotional tributes to some of the stars who died this year. Rob Reiner spoke about his "All in the Family" co-star Jean Stapleton and Robin Williams paid tribute to "Mork & Mindy" favorite Jonathan Winters. Elton John also performed a song dedicated to Liberace. During a tribute, Jane Lynch spoke about "Glee" star Cory Monteith, who died this year of a drug overdose. "He was not perfect. His death is a tragic reminder… of the senseless destruction that is brought on by addiction," Lynch said. Edie Falco also chimed in with a teary-eyed tribute to "Sopranos" star James Gandolfini.  As the Emmys kicked off, the hit and suddenly ubiquitous reality series "Duck Dynasty" got an early shout out. The Robertson family's show was mentioned twice within the first 15 minutes of the awards show. A clip from the A&E program was shown during the pre-taped show intro, and then the Robertson clan was mentioned on stage. "Look at us, a bunch of amateurs hoping to get a selfie with the guys of 'Duck Dynasty,'" former Emmys host Conan O'Brien quipped when he rushed the stage to join a parade of one-time Emmy hosts who schooled Neil Patrick Harris about how to run the TV awards show.   Lynch, Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon all joined Harris on stage as the show kicked off, and Tina Fey and Amy Poehler chimed in from the front row. "Twerk it," the duo advised Harris, making a clear Miley Cyrus VMAs reference right out of the gate. "I come to awards shows for the twerking," Tina Fey said. Poehler added: "It may degrading but we would be degrateful." Tina Fey and Tracey Wigfield took home an early Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for "30 Rock" which wrapped this year after seven seasons. Julia Louis Dreyfus won the award for Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. Jim Parsons won his third Emmy for the "Big Bang Theory," taking home the Lead Actor in a Comedy Series award.  Claire Danes took home yet another award for "Homeland," beating out "Scandal's" Kerry Washington, the first African-American nominee for Best Actress in a Drama since Cicely Tyson in 1995 for "Sweet Justice."  Anna Gunn, of "Breaking Bad," and Henry Bromell, of "Homeland," also took home awards.

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