'Mad Men' scoops top honour at Emmys

LOS ANGELES: Period drama "Mad Men" scooped the top honour at the 60th Emmy Awards here, the US televisionindustry's annual equivalent to the Oscars.
    
The critically acclaimed cable series -- about the workings of a New York advertising agency in the early 1960s -- was named outstanding drama series at a star-studded ceremony at the Nokia Theatre.
    
The other big winner of the evening was the acclaimed historical drama "John Adams", the seven-part mini-series starring Paul Giamatti as the second president of the US.
    
The sprawling political epic won several awards, including outstanding mini-series and a virtual sweep of the acting prizes for three Oscar-nominated members of its heavyweight cast.
    
Giamatti took home the honours for outstanding lead actor in a mini-series or movie, with Laura Linney emulating the honour in the lead actress category. It was the third Emmy of Linney's career.
    
Britain's Tom Wilkinson meanwhile, nominated for an Academy Award earlier this year in the thriller "Michael Clayton", won best supporting actor.
    
Other acting awards meanwhile saw wins for two of Hollywood's most established names, with Glenn Close scooping the lead drama actress prize for her portrayal of a ruthless litigator in "Damages."
    
Close, perhaps best known for her performance as a psychopathic stalker in the 1987 film "Fatal Attraction", had also won an acting Emmy in 1995.
    
It was a case of seventh time lucky for veteran actor and activist Alec Baldwin, who won the first Emmy of his career in the outstanding lead actor in a comedy for "30 Rock", where he plays a television network executive.