Emmys 2013: Jim Parsons wins best actor in a comedy

Jim Parsons won the Emmy for lead actor in a comedy series Sunday for playing ultra-geeky Sheldon Cooper on the huge CBS hit "The Big Bang Theory." Parsons beat ouf fellow nominees Alec Baldwin ("30 Rock"), Jason Bateman ("Arrested Development"), Louis C.K. ("Louie"), Don Cheadle ("House of Lies") and Matt LeBlanc ("Episodes") for the award. More details here: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/tv/la-et-st-emmys-2013-best-actor-comedy,0,3224102.story

Emmys 2013: And the winners are...

DRAMA SERIES Winner: Breaking Bad

AMC Nominees: Breaking Bad, AMC; Downton Abbey, PBS; Homeland, Showtime; Game of Thrones, HBO; House of Cards, Netflix; Mad Men, AMC

COMEDY SERIES Winner: Modern Family

ABC Nominees: The Big Bang Theory, CBS; Girls, HBO, Louie, FX; Modern Family, ABC; 30 Rock, NBC; Veep, HBO

MINISERIES OR MOVIE Winner: Behind the Candelabra

HBO Nominees: American Horror Story: Asylum, FX; Behind the Candelabra, HBO; Phil Spector, HBO; Political Animals, USA; The Bible, History; Top of the Lake, Sundance Channel

Read more here: http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2013/09/22/emmy-award-winners-list/2850095/