LOS ANGELES: Following is a list of key winners at the Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, the highest honours in US television.

The Emmys were handed out by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in a televised ceremony from Los Angeles, hosted by comedian Jimmy Kimmel.

BEST DRAMA SERIES - "Homeland"

ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES - Damian Lewis, "Homeland"

ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES - Claire Danes, "Homeland"

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES - Aaron Paul, "Breaking Bad"

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES - Maggie Smith, "Downton Abbey"

BEST COMEDY SERIES - "Modern Family"

ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES - Jon Cryer, "Two And A Half Men"

ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES - Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "Veep"

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES - Eric Stonestreet, "Modern Family"

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES - Julie Bowen, "Modern Family"

BEST MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE - "Game Change"

ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE - Kevin Costner, "Hatfields & McCoys"

ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE - Julianne Moore, "Game Change"

BEST REALITY TV PROGRAMME - "Undercover Boss"

BEST REALITY COMPETITION PROGRAMME - "The Amazing Race"

BEST REALITY SHOW HOST - Tom Bergeron, "Dancing with the Stars"

BEST VARIETY SERIES - "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart"

BEST WRITING, DRAMA SERIES - Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon, Gideon Raff, "Homeland"

BEST WRITING, COMEDY SERIES - Louis C.K., "Louie" - Reuters

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