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62nd Primetime Emmy Awards

2010 American television programming awards

Field	Value
name	62nd Primetime Emmy Awards
image	62nd Primetime Emmy Awards poster.jpg
caption	Promotional poster
date	{{unbulleted list
August 29, 2010<ref name	date[Emmy Awards move to earlier date](http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2009/11/emmys-move-to-earlier-date.html)
(Ceremony)
August 21, 2010<ref name	date/
([Creative Arts Awards](62nd-primetime-creative-arts-emmy-awards))
location	Nokia Theatre,
Los Angeles, California
presenter	Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
host	Jimmy Fallon
most_awards	{{unbulleted list
most_nominations	Mad Men (9)
award1_type	Outstanding Comedy Series
award1_winner	Modern Family
award2_type	Outstanding Drama Series
award2_winner	Mad Men
award3_type	Outstanding Miniseries
award3_winner	The Pacific
award4_type	Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
award4_winner	Top Chef
award5_type	Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series
award5_winner	The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
network	NBC
producer	Don Mischer
director	Glenn Weiss
previous	[61st](61st-primetime-emmy-awards)
main	Primetime Emmy Awards
next	[63rd](63rd-primetime-emmy-awards)

| August 29, 2010 (Ceremony) | August 21, 2010 (Creative Arts Awards) Los Angeles, California | Major: Temple Grandin (5) | All: The Pacific (8)

The 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards, presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, were held on Sunday, August 29, 2010, at the Nokia Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles, California beginning at 5:00 p.m. PDT (00:00 UTC; August 30) and presenting 26 awards. Comedian and then-Late Night host Jimmy Fallon hosted the ceremony for the first time.

The ceremony honored the best in prime time television programming from June 1, 2009, until May 31, 2010. The HBO miniseries The Pacific won eight awards, the most for any program this year, including Outstanding Miniseries. ABC's freshman series Modern Family was the most honored comedy series of the year with six awards, including Outstanding Comedy Series. Modern Family would go on to win again the top prize for four more years (2010–2014) to reach a record five Outstanding Comedy Series wins. AMC's period piece drama Mad Men won four awards, including Outstanding Drama Series, its third consecutive victory in that category. The HBO film Temple Grandin won five major awards, tying the record for most major wins by a television film, set by Promise in 1987.

The ceremony was telecast live coast-to-coast in the United States by NBC, the first such broadcast since ABC did so for the 34th ceremony held in 1976. The ceremony was held before its usual mid-September date to avoid a conflict with NBC Sunday Night Football.

On August 21, 2010, the Creative Arts Emmy Awards were presented at the same venue. E! aired clips from the ceremony on August 28, the evening preceding the night of the primetime telecast.

The ceremony was received well by critics, with much praise going to the quality of the production, the voting trends and the entertainment factor. Jimmy Fallon received unanimous acclaim for his performance as the host, with some critics citing him as one of the greatest Emmy hosts in recent times.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold:

Programs

Acting

Lead performances

Supporting performances

Directing

Writing

Most major nominations

Network	No. of
Nominations
HBO	38
ABC	16
CBS
NBC
AMC	14
Fox	11

Program	Category	Network	No. of
Nominations
Mad Men	Drama	AMC	9
Glee	Comedy	Fox	8
Modern Family	ABC
30 Rock	NBC	7
Temple Grandin	Movie	HBO
You Don't Know Jack
Lost	Drama	ABC	6
The Good Wife	CBS	5
The Pacific	Miniseries	HBO
The Special Relationship	Movie
Breaking Bad	Drama	AMC	4
Damages	FX	3
Dexter	Showtime
Friday Night Lights	DirecTV
Georgia O'Keeffe	Movie	Lifetime
Nurse Jackie	Comedy	Showtime
The Office	NBC
Return to Cranford	Miniseries	PBS
The 63rd Tony Awards	Variety	CBS	2
Curb Your Enthusiasm	Comedy	HBO
The Kennedy Center Honors	Variety	CBS
Saturday Night Live	NBC
Two and a Half Men	Comedy	CBS

Most major awards

Network	No. of
Awards
HBO	8
AMC	4
ABC	3
CBS
Fox	2
Showtime

Program	Category	Network	No. of
Awards
Temple Grandin	Movie	HBO	5
Modern Family	Comedy	ABC	3
Breaking Bad	Drama	AMC	2
Glee	Comedy	Fox
Mad Men	Drama	AMC
You Don't Know Jack	Movie	HBO

;Notes

Presenters

The awards were presented by the following:

Name(s)	Role

Presenters of the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Presenters of the award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
	Presenter of the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Presenters of the award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
	Presenter of the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
	Presenter of the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Presenters of the award for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program

Presenters of the awards for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Presenters of the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
	Presenter of the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Gugu Mbatha-Raw	Introducers of Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series winner John Lithgow
and Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series winner Ann-Margret

Presenters of the award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series

Presenters of the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Presenters of the award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special
	Presenter of the awards for Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special
and Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series
	Presenter of the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award

Presenters of the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
	Presenter of the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie

Presenters of the awards for Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special
and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie

Presenters of the awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
and Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special
	Presenter of the awards for Outstanding Miniseries and Outstanding Television Movie
	Presenter of the award for Outstanding Drama Series
	Presenter of the award for Outstanding Comedy Series

In Memoriam

The singer Jewel performed an original song called "The Shape of You" (which would later be released on her 2015 album Picking Up the Pieces) during the tribute:

Art Linkletter
Fess Parker
Jimmy Dean
Art Clokey
Gene Barry
Roy E. Disney
Dorothy DeBorba
Soupy Sales
Jean Simmons
Peter Graves
Robert Culp
Caroline McWilliams
Merlin Olsen
Pernell Roberts
Patricia Neal
Bernie West
David Lloyd
Maury Chaykin
Corey Haim
Edward Woodward
James Gammon
Joanne Dillon
Andrew Koenig
Gary Coleman
John Forsythe
Rue McClanahan
Phil Harris
Brittany Murphy
Dixie Carter
Lynn Redgrave
Lena Horne
Dennis Hopper
David L. Wolper

Opening number

This Primetime Emmy telecast commenced with a cold open spoofing the musical drama series Glee. Host Jimmy Fallon convinces several Glee castmembers to "enlist" in a singing competition in order for them to earn money for tickets to the Emmy ceremony. Together they recruit several nominees and famous television personalities in and around the Nokia Theatre for help. They break out in song to Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run".

People who appeared in the opening segment/number:

Chris Colfer
Nina Dobrev
Jimmy Fallon
Tina Fey
Jorge Garcia
Kate Gosselin
Tim Gunn
Jon Hamm
Randy Jackson
Jane Lynch
Joel McHale
Lea Michele
Cory Monteith
Amber Riley
Betty White

References

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[http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=20643 Songfacts page on "The Shape Of You".] Retrieved December 18, 2017.
Stanley, T.L.. (August 31, 2010). "Jimmy Fallon scores with Emmys' 'Glee' spoof". [[Los Angeles Times]].
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