Emmy News

Basic Cable was the big winner at the 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards last night. AMC's Mad Men made history as the first basic cable show to win the Best Drama award. NBC's 30 Rock took top honors for Best Comedy. Rock's Tina Fey was named Best Actress in a comedy while co-star Alec Baldwin grabbed the statue for Best Actor in a Comedy. The Best Actress in a Drama went to Glenn Close for FX's Damages. In a surprise, Bryan Cranston, long overlooked from Malcolm in the Middle, took the Best Actor in a Drama award for AMC's Breaking Bad. The loser of the night was the Emmy telecast itself: it was trounced in the ratings by football on NBC.