Emmys 2010: Outstanding Drama Series AMC Mad Men

Television series about a Madison Avenue advertising firm in the sixties wins Best Drama

By Robin Rowe

HOLLYWOOD, CA (Gosh!TV) 8/29/2010 – “The power and emotional reach of television has never been more evident,” says 2010 Emmy presenter Tom Sellack as he awards the Emmy for Best Drama to Mad Men.

“I want to thank my lovely wife Linda, who weighs in on all the scripts,” stays Mad Men executive producer Matthew Weiner. “I want to thank the Academy for recognizing us again.”

This is the third consecutive Emmy win for Mad Men. “I want to thank AMC and Lionsgate for taking a huge risk with us,” says Weiner. ” We’re now in our fouth season. I didn’t think we’d even make it half a season.”

2010 Emmy Nominees for Best Drama

Mad Men – WINNER

AMC

Lionsgate Television

Vince Gilligan, Executive Producer; Mark Johnson, Executive ProducerMichelle MacLaren, Co-Executive Producer; Melissa Bernstein, ProducerSam Catlin, Supervising Producer; Peter Gould, Producer; George Mastras, Producer; Stewart A. Lyons, Producer

True Blood

True Blood HBO

Your Face Goes Here Entertainment in association with HBO Entertainment

Alan Ball, Executive Producer; Gregg Fienberg, Executive ProducerBrian Buckner, Co-Executive Producer; Nancy Oliver, Co-Executive Producer; Alexander Woo, Supervising ProducerRaelle Tucker, Producer; Mark McNair, Produced By

Breaking Bad

Breaking Bad AMC

Sony Pictures Television

Vince Gilligan, Executive Producer; Mark Johnson, Executive Producer; Michelle MacLaren, Co-Executive Producer; Melissa Bernstein, Producer; Sam Catlin, Supervising Producer; Peter Gould, Producer; George Mastras, Producer; Tom Schnauz, Producer; Stewart A. Lyons, Produced By

Dexter

Showtime

Showtime Presents, John Goldwyn Productions, The Colleton Company, Clyde Phillips Productions

John Goldwyn, Executive Producer; Sara Colleton, Executive Producer; Clyde Phillips, Executive Producer; Charles H. Eglee, Executive Producer; Melissa Rosenberg, Executive Producer; Scott Buck, Executive Producer; Robert Lloyd Lewis, Produced By; Tim Schlattmann, Supervising Producer; Wendy West, Supervising Producer; Lauren Gussis, Producer;

The Good Wife

The Good Wife CBS

CBS Productions

Robert King, Executive Producer; Michelle King, Executive Producer; Ridley Scott, Executive Producer; Tony Scott, Executive Producer; David W. Zucker, Executive Producer; Brooke Kennedy, Executive Producer; Todd Ellis Kessler, Co Executive Producer; Ted Humphrey, Co Executive Producer

Lost

Lost ABC

Grass Skirts Productions, LLC in association with ABC Network and Studios

Damon Lindelof, Executive Producer; J.J. Abrams, Executive Producer; Carlton Cuse, Executive Producer; Edward Kitsis, Executive Producer; Adam Horowitz, Executive Producer; Elizabeth Sarnoff, Executive Producer; Jack Bender, Executive Producer; Bryan Burk, Executive Producer; Jean Higgins, Executive Producer; Paul Zbyszewski, Co-Executive Producer; Melinda Hsu Taylor, Producer; Ra’uf Glasgow, Producer