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Yahoo! My Yahoo! Mail More Yahoo! Services Account Options New User? Sign Up Sign In Help Yahoo! Search web search Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Asia Pacific World 'Mad Men' wins best drama Emmy AP - Monday, September 21 Send IM Story Print LOS ANGELES – AMC's "Mad Men" has repeated as winner of the best drama series Emmy and NBC's "30 Rock" has claimed its third straight comedy series trophy. Glenn Close's performance as a ruthless trial attorney on "Damages" and Bryan Cranston's turn as a meth-making teacher on "Breaking Bad" were honored Sunday with the top drama series acting Emmys. Alec Baldwin of "30 Rock" and Toni Collette of "United States of Tara" were honored as best lead actors in comedy series. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below. LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Glenn Close's performance as a ruthless trial attorney on "Damages" and Bryan Cranston's turn as a meth-making teacher on "Breaking Bad" were honored Sunday with the top drama series acting Emmys, the second consecutive trophies for both. "Oh my goodness," exlaimed Cranston. "I'm a poor kid from the valley. I don't know what I'm doing up here. I feel like Cinderfella." Close called it a "huge privilege" to be part of entertainment community, then tweaked her show's writers. Her role is "maybe the character of my lifetime, depending on what they do this season," Close said. Michael Emerson, who plays the cruelly devious Ben on "Lost," and Cherry Jones, the stalwart U.S. president on "24," were honored as best supporting actors in drama series. "Wowza," Jones said. Emerson accepted his award for what he called "the role of my lifetime." Alec Baldwin of "30 Rock" and Toni Collette of "United States of Tara" were honored as best lead actors in comedy series at the Emmys, which kept to a lighthearted, viewer-friendly tone. "I'll be honest with you. I'd trade this to look like him," Baldwin said as he accepted his best comedy actor trophy from Rob Lowe of "Brothers & Sisters." Collette, who plays a mother with multiple personalities on the Showtime series, was honored as best actress in a comedy series. "Wow, this is insanely confronting," said a beaming Collette. She thanked series creator Diablo Cody, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of "Juno." Collette's victory deprived Tina Fey of "30 Rock" of winning a second consecutive award in the category. But Fey took the stage a few moments later to acknowledge a guest actor award she received for her Sarah Palin impersonation on "Saturday Night Live." Kristin Chenoweth of "Pushing Daisies" and Jon Cryer of "Two and a Half Men" won supporting acting Emmys for their comedies and proved that acceptance speeches can be entertaining. "I'm not employed now so I'd like to be on `Mad Men.' I also like `The Office' and `24,'" said Chenoweth, alternating between tears and smiles as she accepted for her canceled ABC series. "Thank you so much to the academy for recognizing a show that's no longer on the air." Backstage, the Tony Award-winning Chenoweth noted that she is appearing on an upcoming episode of Fox's show "Glee," has shot two movies and is doing a series of concerts. Cryer, whose series is the most-watched comedy on TV, brought a wry tone to his speech. "I used to think that awards were just shallow tokens of momentary popularity, but now I realize they are the only true measure of a person's worth as a human being," Cryer said. "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" won the trophy for best variety, music or comedy series, its seventh in a row. "Grey Gardens," the story of a reclusive mother and daughter who were relatives of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and the Dickens adaptation "Little Dorrit" won for best movie and miniseries, respectively. Host Neil Patrick Harris started the evening on a lively note, performing "Don't Touch That Remote," a custom-made tune from Broadway composers Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman of "Hairspray" fame. Harris implored viewers to stay glued to the show and called attention to some of the stars in the house. "I see legends galore, Lange, Barrymore," Harris sang to Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore, later adding, "But like next season on `Idol' I'm not seeing Paula Abdul." Meanwhile, the camera panned to an empty seat at the Nokia Theatre. Harris' winning turn as host was noted by Jeff Probst, honored as best reality show host for CBS' "Survivor." Probst was one of the five reality hosts who emceed the Emmys last year and received scathing reviews. "Neil Patrick Harris, this is how you host the Emmys. Nice job," Probst said, pointing his Emmy toward him. "The Amazing Race" won its seventh consecutive Emmy in the outstanding reality-competition category, once again turning top-rated "American Idol" into an also-ran. An exception to the upbeat mood came in clips from animated series "Family Guy," which showed the dog character Brian beaten bloody, followed by a reality show snippet with barely concealed swearing. In a bid to give viewers reasons to stick with the show, CBS put advisories on-screen of upcoming moments, including Justin Timberlake's appearance as a presenter. The pre-show red carpet brought out the stars for an Emmy program that offered "Mad Men" a chance to repeat history and gave "Family Guy" an opportunity to make it. The first basic cable show to win a top series honor, "Mad Men" had the chance for a second consecutive best-drama trophy. Potential trailblazer "Family Guy" was the first animated series to vie for the best comedy award since a 1961 bid by "The Flintstones." The Fox show was up against last year's winner, actress-writer Fey's "30 Rock," trying for its third consecutive award in the category. The TV academy, meanwhile, hoped to avoid an unwanted rerun at the 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards: paltry viewership. The 2008 ceremony was the least-watched ever with an audience of 12.3 million. Acclaimed but low-rated series like AMC's retro 1960s show "Mad Men" are seen as one reason viewers bypassed the awards, so major categories were expanded to increase the odds for more popular fare. There were as many as seven nominees per category, compared with the traditional five. Rising network star Jim Parsons of CBS' "The Big Bang Theory" made the cut for best comedy series actor, but niche premium cable shows including HBO's "Flight of the Conchords" and Showtime's "Weeds" grabbed a hefty share of nods. TV's most-watched comedy, CBS' "Two and a Half Men," failed to score a best series bid, although stars Charlie Sheen and Cryer did. Harris and Emmy executive producer Don Mischer promised to keep the scheduled three-hour ceremony snappy, but they had less room to maneuver than planned. A TV academy proposal to pre-tape some acceptances and show them in a truncated version _ gaining time for something more entertaining than speeches _ was quashed by industry opposition. Harris also was a supporting actor nominee for "How I Met Your Mother." Others competing for Emmy gold included Bryan Cranston of AMC's "Breaking Bad" and Glenn Close of FX's "Damages," the 2008 winners for best drama series leads. "Mad Men" stars Jon Hamm and Elisabeth Moss were among their competition. HBO went into the ceremony as the awards leader after last weekend's Creative Arts Primetime Emmys ceremony for technical and other achievements. The channel earned 16 trophies, followed by NBC with 11 and Fox and ABC with eight awards each. 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