65th Primetime Emmy Awards | |
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Location |
Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles, California |
Hosted by | Neil Patrick Harris |
Most awards |
Drama: Breaking Bad / Homeland (2) Comedy: Modern Family / Veep (2) Miniseries: American Horror Story: Asylum / The Big C: Hereafter / The Hour / Political Animals (1) Movie: Behind the Candelabra (3) |
Most nominations |
Drama: Breaking Bad (8) Comedy: 30 Rock (9) Miniseries: American Horror Story: Asylum / Top of the Lake Movie: Behind the Candelabra (6) |
Official website | www |
Television/Radio coverage | |
Network | CBS |
Produced by |
Ken Ehrlich Neil Patrick Harris |
The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards, honoring the best in prime time television programming from June 1, 2012 until May 31, 2013, were held on Sunday, September 22, 2013 at the Nokia Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles, California. CBS televised the ceremony within the United States. Actor Neil Patrick Harris hosted the Primetime Emmys for the second time. The Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony was held on September 15.
Breaking Bad won Outstanding Drama Series for the first half of its fifth season, while Modern Family won Outstanding Comedy Series for the fourth consecutive time.
Netflix made history by earning the first Primetime Emmy Award nominations for original online only web television. Three of its web series, Arrested Development, Hemlock Grove, and House of Cards, earned a total of 14 nominations. Netflix made history with three wins including David Fincher's Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for directing the pilot episode "Chapter 1" of House of Cards, as well as a pair of Creative Arts Emmy Awards, making "Chapter 1" the first Primetime Emmy-winning webisode.