Sunday night's Emmys celebrated the best and brightest of primetime television. Time constraints, cut off speeches and critiques aside, it was an evening dedicated to the ultimate small-screen experience. Every show has its surprises and big moments -- so how did this year's live broadcast stack up to last year's?
Join us as we travel back in time to 2012 to see what a difference one year makes.
1. Host:
Jimmy Kimmel, 2012
Neil Patrick Harris, 2013
2. Shut out nominee snub:
"Mad Men," 2012
"New Girl," 2013
3. Touching TV tribute:
Andy Griffith, 2012
Cory Monteith, 2013
4. Hilarious shocker:
Lena Dunham eating cake naked, 2012
EHD -- Excessive Hosting Disorder, 2013
5. It color:
Yellow, 2012
Blue, 2013
6. Zooey Deschanel's zany nail art:
Showing off her TV themed manicure, 2012
Mod black and white, 2013
7. Pregnant "Homeland" star:
Claire Danes, 2012
Morena Baccarin, 2013
8. Award-winner sweep:
"Homeland," 2012
"Modern Family," 2013
9. Most nominated show:
"American Horror Story" and "Mad Men" (17 nominations each), 2012
"American Horror Story" (17 nominations), 2013
10. Power couple:
Jon Hamm and Jennifer Westfeldt, 2012
Stephen and Evelyn Colbert, 2013 (during his acceptance speech, Colbert thanked his wife for being "so cruel and sexy")
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