"Homeland" Dominates 64th Primetime Emmy Awards

(Newsroom America) -- "Homeland" dominated Sunday's 64th Primetime Emmy Awards, taking four awards including Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Actor and Actress for leads Damian Lewis and Claire Danes.

Other big winners included the ABC comedy "Modern Family" which took away four awards including Outstanding Comedy Series and HBO's miniseries "Game Change" also did well with four gongs including Outstanding Miniseries or Movie.

Major winners on the night were:

Outstanding Drama Winner: "Homeland"

Outstanding Actress In A Drama Winner: Claire Danes, "Homeland" 
 Outstanding Actor in a Drama Winner: Damian Lewis, "Homeland" 
 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama 
Winner: Aaron Paul, "Breaking Bad" 
 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Winner: Maggie Smith, "Downton Abbey" 
 Outstanding Writing for a Drama Winner: Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon, Gideon Raff, "Homeland" 
 Outstanding Directing for a Drama Winner: Tim Van Patten, "Boardwalk Empire" 
 Outstanding Comedy Series "Modern Family"

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series Winner: Louis C.K., "Louie"

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Winner: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "Veep" 
 Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Winner: Jon Cryer, "Two and a Half Men"

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Winner: Eric Stonestreet, "Modern Family"

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Winner: Julie Bowen, "Modern Family"

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series 
Winner: Steve Levitan, "Modern Family" 
 Outstanding Reality Show Competition 
 Winner: "The Amazing Race" 
 Outstanding Reality Show Host 
Winner: Tom Bergeron, "Dancing With the Stars"

Outstanding TV Mini Series or Movie Winner: "Game Change" 
 Lead Actor in a TV Mini Series or Movie 
Winner: Kevin Costner, "Hatfields & McCoys"