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Emmy voters really, really liked ABC's "Modern Family" on Sunday night.
But Best Drama winner "Mad Men" could be forgiven for feeling a little jilted.
"Family" nearly made it a clean sweep, picking up the award for Best Comedy, along with statues for its writing, directing, supporting actor and actress.
"We appreciate every single second of this," Co-Creator Steve Levitan assured the crowd.
So intense was voters' love of "Family" that after one commercial break point show host and "Glee" star Jane Lynch quipped, "Welcome back to the 'Modern Family,' awards."
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Less dominant was perpetual awards giant "Mad Men," which had to sweat it out until late in the evening to finally get on the board.
The swinging sixties advertising drama picked up its fourth consecutive statue for Best Drama, but the AMC series didn't earn any other awards.
However, the series fared less well than in previous years, seeing the night's other big prizes go to competitors such as DirecTV's "Friday Night Lights" and CBS' "The Good Wife."
Not so, Masterpiece's "Downton Abbey." The sumptuously mounted program capped off a strong showing by winning the Best Movie or Mini-Series statue.
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The English upstairs, downstairs drama won five awards total, holding off challenges from HBO's "Too Big to Fail" and "Mildred Pierce."
"This evening it came right," creator Jullian Fellowes said, noting the difficulty of predicting a hit.
In a major upset, Kyle Chandler beat out heavily favored Steve Buscemi ("Boardwalk Empire") and Jon Hamm ("Mad Men") to pick up a Best Actor Award for playing an inspirational coach on "Friday Night Lights."
Chandler admitted he did not expect to win and had not prepared a speech.
"Let me thank the people of Austin, Texas who welcomed us into their homes...and brought the show to life," Chandler said.
Not as unexpected, was Julianna Margulies' Best Actress in a Drama Series victory, for playing the wronged political spouse in "The Good Wife."
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Accepting the award, Marguilies thanked the cast of the CBS drama, producers Tony and Ridley Scott, and her husband Keith Lieberthal
"I'm so grateful you have no political aspirations," Margulies told Lieberthal.
Only a lack of nominations for "Modern Family" in the leading actor in a comedy categories could stave off a complete sweep by the ABC hit.
Jim Parsons ("The Big Bang Theory") picked up his second lead actor statue and Melissa McCarthy ("Mike & Molly") earned an award in the lead actress category.
"I'm sorry, I'm a crier," a visibly emotional McCarthy said.
