'Home land', 'Modern Family' bag Emmy awards

Claire Danes-starrer ‘Homeland’ and Sofia Vergara-famed ‘Modern Family’ emerged big winners at the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards, besting popular shows like 'Mad Men' and ‘30 Rock’.

‘Homeland’, based on the Israeli series ‘Hatufim’, pipped 'Mad Men' as best drama series at Sunday’s awards ceremony at the Nokia Theatre, while ‘Modern Family’ won its third-straight award for best comedy.

‘Modern Family’ star Julie Bowen, 42, snagged the title of Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series, beating out fellow nominees Sofia Vergara, Mayim Balik, Merritt Wever, Kristen Wiig and the late Kathryn Joosten. Bowen’s costar Eric Stonestreet took home the award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series, while Steven Levitan won the Outstanding Directing award for the same series. Jon Cryer from ‘Two and a Half Men' won the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series award, while the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series went to Julia Louis-Dreyfus from ‘Veep’.

The Outstanding Lead Actor and Actress in a drama series went to ‘Homeland’s Damian Lewis and Claire Danes respectively. ‘To my husband, my love, my life, my baby-daddy...,” Danes told Hugh Dancy.