65th Primetime Emmy Awards
The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards, honoring the best in prime time television programming from June 1, 2012 until May 31, 2013, were held on Sunday, September 22, 2013 at the Nokia Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles, California. CBS televised the ceremony within the United States. Actor Neil Patrick Harris hosted the Primetime Emmys for the second time. The Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony was held on September 15.
| 65th Primetime Emmy Awards | |
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| Location | Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles, California |
| Presented by | Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |
| Hosted by | Neil Patrick Harris |
| Highlights | |
| Most awards | Behind the Candelabra (3) |
| Most nominations | Breaking Bad (8) |
| Outstanding Comedy Series | Modern Family |
| Outstanding Drama Series | Breaking Bad |
| Outstanding Miniseries or Movie | Behind the Candelabra |
| Outstanding Reality-Competition Program | The Voice |
| Outstanding Variety Series | The Colbert Report |
| Website | http://www.emmys.org/ |
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| Network | CBS |
| Produced by | Ken Ehrlich |
| Directed by | Louis J. Horvitz |
Breaking Bad won Outstanding Drama Series for the first half of its fifth season, while Modern Family won Outstanding Comedy Series for the fourth consecutive time.
Netflix made history by earning the first Primetime Emmy Award nominations for original online only streaming television. Three of its web series, Arrested Development, Hemlock Grove, and House of Cards, earned a total of 14 nominations. Netflix also made history with three wins, including Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for the pilot episode, "Chapter 1", of House of Cards, as well as a pair of Creative Arts Emmy Awards, making "Chapter 1" the first Primetime Emmy Award-winning webisode.