{"id":26117,"date":"2012-09-24T14:17:23","date_gmt":"2012-09-24T11:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=26117"},"modified":"2022-09-22T17:09:39","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T14:09:39","slug":"emmy-awards-2012-british-stars-beat-hollywood-stars-in-tv-emmy-awards-2012-news-26117","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/emmy-awards-2012-british-stars-beat-hollywood-stars-in-tv-emmy-awards-2012-news-26117\/","title":{"rendered":"Emmy Awards 2012: British Stars beat Hollywood stars in tv \/ Emmy Awards 2012 News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Damian Lewis and Dame Maggie Smith have emerged as the big British winners at the Emmy Awards.<\/h1>\n

Lewis beat fellow Brit Hugh Bonneville, Steve Buscemi and Jon Hamm to win Outstanding Lead Actor for his widely-praised portrayal of Sgt Nick Brody in the espionage thriller Homeland.<\/p>\n

The star hailed a “golden age” of television during his acceptance speech at the ceremony in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

“I’m one of those pesky Brits, I apologise. I don’t really believe in judging art, but I thought I’d show up just in case,” he said.<\/p>\n

“What an extraordinary honour to be in a category with these golden actors setting a gold standard in acting in a golden age of TV.<\/p>\n

“The cast that I work with who are delightful and enjoyable to dine with but especially to the two ladies who’ve suffered me the most, Claire Danes and Marina Baccarin.<\/p>\n

“You’re both beautiful and it’s enjoyable working with you, every minute of it.”<\/p>\n

Lewis’ co-star Danes picked up the award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series for her portrayal of mentally disturbed FBI agent Carrie Mathison.<\/p>\n

Homeland also beat Downton Abbey, Mad Men and Breaking Bad, among others, to win the award for the Best Drama Series.<\/p>\n

The show, said to be one of President Barack Obama’s favourite TV programmes, was the big winner on the night with six gongs in total.<\/p>\n

Veteran actress Dame Maggie saw off competition from Downton Abbey co-star Joanne Froggatt and Mad Men’s Christina Hendricks to win Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role as the Dowager Countess of Grantham.<\/p>\n

Armando Iannucci’s new US show, Veep, missed out on the award for Outstanding Comedy Series but its star Julia Louis-Dreyfus did take home the gong for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.<\/p>\n

But there was disappointment for a host of other Brits up for awards.<\/p>\n

Downton Abbey actors Brendan Coyle, who plays valet John Bates, and Jim Carter, who plays the butler Carson, both missed out on Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.<\/p>\n

Sherlock stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman were surpassed on Outstanding Lead Actor and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Mini-series or a Movie respectively.<\/p>\n

Screen veteran Emma Thompson, who was nominated for her performance in The Song Of Lunch was beaten to the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a mini-series or a movie by Hollywood actress Julianne Moore, who won the prize for her uncanny portrayal of Sarah Palin in Game Change.<\/p>\n

“I feel so validated because Sarah Palin gave me a big thumbs down,” Moore said as she picked up her award.<\/p>\n

There was also disappointment for Mad Men, which went into the ceremony as joint top nominee with 17 nods but failed to win any awards.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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