The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards honored the best in US prime time television programming from June 1, 2013 until May 31, 2014, as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The ceremony was held on Monday, August 25, 2014, at the Nokia Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles, California, and was broadcast in the U.S. by NBC.[2] Comedian and Late Night host Seth Meyers hosted the ceremony for the first time.[3][4][5][6][7] The nominations were announced on July 10, 2014.[8][9][10]
The scheduling of the Primetime Emmy Awards is coordinated with that of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony, which was held the previous weekend on August 16, 2014.[1]
Breaking Bad was the major winner of the night, with five wins, including its second Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series for the second part of its fifth season. Modern Family won its fifth consecutive Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series, tying with Frasier as the series with the most consecutive wins in the category. Gail Mancuso became the first woman in the history of the Primetime Emmy Awards to win the Outstanding Directing Emmy twice after her win for directing the Modern Family episode "Las Vegas". The Amazing Race won its tenth Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program as well. Other major winners of the night were Sherlock: His Last Vow (3 wins), American Horror Story: Coven and Fargo (2 wins each).
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^ ab"NBC to air Emmy Awards on Monday (yes, Monday) Aug. 25". Los Angeles Times. January 28, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
^Levin, Gary (April 25, 2014). "Seth Meyers named Emmys host". USA Today. Gannett Company. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
^"Emmys 2014: Sherlock sweetens an otherwise bitter night for British stars". The Daily Telegraph. August 25, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
^"Emmy awards 2014: Benedict Cumberbatch, Julia Louis-Dreyfus among winners – live!". The Guardian. August 25, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
^"Emmys 2014: 'Breaking Bad' and 'Modern Family' Take Top Honors". The New York Times. August 25, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
^"The 66th Primetime Emmy Award winners" (PDF). Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. August 25, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
^"The 66th Primetime Emmy Award nominations" (PDF). Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. August 25, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
^"2014 Emmy Nominations: 'Breaking Bad,' 'True Detective' Among the Honored". The New York Times. July 10, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
^"Emmy Awards 2014: the nominations in full". The Daily Telegraph. July 10, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
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