24 September 2012 Last updated at 03:34 ET

Emmys 2012: The winners

Homeland, Game of Thrones and Modern Family took top honours at this year's Emmys with four awards each, while ITV1's Downton Abbey won just one out of its 16 nominations.

Mad Men missed out on its fifth best drama prize, with the honour going to Homeland.

Here is a list of winners and nominees from the key nominations for this year's awards, which were held in Los Angeles.

Outstanding Comedy Series

• Winner: Modern Family
• The Big Bang Theory
• Curb Your Enthusiasm
• Girls
• 30 Rock
• Veep

Outstanding Drama Series

• Winner: Homeland
• Boardwalk Empire
• Breaking Bad
• Downton Abbey
• Game of Thrones
• Mad Men

Outstanding Miniseries or Movie

• Winner: Game Change
• American Horror Story
• Hatfield & McCoys
• Hemingway & Gellhorn
• Luther
• Sherlock

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

• Winner: Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
• Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
• Don Cheadle, House of Lies
• Louis CK, Louie
• Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm
• Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

• Winner: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
• Zooey Deschanel, New Girl
• Lena Dunham, Girls
• Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
• Tina Fey, 30 Rock
• Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly
• Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

• Winner: Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family
• Bill Hader, Saturday Night Live
• Ty Burrell, Modern Family
• Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family
• Max Greenfield, New Girl
• Ed O'Neill, Modern Family

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

• Winner: Julie Bowen, Modern Family
• Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory
• Kathryn Joosten, Desperate Housewives
• Sofia vergara, Modern Family
• Merrit Wever, Nurse Jackie
• Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

• Winner: Damian Lewis, Homeland
• Hugh Bonneville, Downton Abbey
• Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
• Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
• Michael C Hall, Dexter
• Jon Hamm, Mad Men

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

• Winner: Claire Danes, Homeland
• Kathy Bates, Harry's Law
• Glenn Close, Damages
• Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey
• Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
• Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

• Winner: Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
• Jim Carter, Downton Abbey
• Brendan Coyle, Downton Abbey
• Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
• Giancarlo Esposito, Breaking Bad
• Jared Harris, Mad Men

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

• Winner: Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
• Christine Baranski, The Good Wife
• Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey
• Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad
• Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
• Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie

• Winner: Kevin Costner, Hatfields & McCoys
• Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock
• Idris Elba, Luther
• Woody Harrelson, Game Change
• Clive Owen, Hemingway & Gellhorn
• Bill Paxton, Hatfields & McCoys

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie

• Winner: Julianne Moore, Game Change
• Connie Britton, American Horror Story
• Ashley Judd, Missing
• Nicole Kidman, Hemingway & Gellhorn
• Emma Thompson, The Song of Lunch

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie

• Winner: Tom Berenger, Hatfields & McCoys
• Martin Freeman, Sherlock
• Ed Harris, Game Change
• Denis O'Hare, American Horror Story
• David Strathairn, Hemingway & Gellhorn

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie

• Winner: Jessica Lange, American Horror Story
• Frances Conroy, American Horror Story
• Judy Davis, Page Eight
• Sarah Paulson, Game Change
• Mare Winningham, Hatfields & McCoys