The BBC production “Sherlock”, won seven Emmy awards, split among the Primetime Emmys and the Creative Arts Emmys, reports Buzfeed.com.

The “His Last Vow” episode of the TV adaptation, offering a XXI c. reading of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's mystery classics about the adventures of Sherlock Holmes and his partner Dr. John Watson, was a first-time winner, though the series first aired in 2010 and has been nominated several times since. 

The rising British star Benedict Cumberbatch, who was not present at the ceremony, won the prize for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Movie, his screen partner Martin Freeman, for Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie and script writer Steven Moffat got the ward for Best Writing for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Dramatic Special. In the creative categories the series got prizes for music, cinematography, camera editing and sound editing. 

The other big winner was “Breaking Bad” and its cast.

Bryan Cranston, who starred as chemistry-teacher-turned-meth-kingpin Walter White, won for lead actor in a drama for "Breaking Bad." The series, which ended in 2013,  also picked up the award for outstanding drama series for the second year in a row at Monday's ceremony.   

Cranston's co-stars Aaron Paul and Anna Gunn were honored in categories for best drama supporting acting. 

"Fargo" was named best miniseries, and the award for best miniseries actress went to Jessica Lange for "American Horror Story: Coven." The Emmy for best TV movie went to HBO's AIDS drama "The Normal Heart."

"Modern Family," which tied "Frasier" as the all time sitcom champ with five statuettes, also captured a best comedy supporting actor trophy for Ty Burrell.

Despite a staggering amount of nominations, shows like “Game of Thrones” and “Orange Is The New Black” lost out.

“House of Cards”, the production of the film online streaming platform Netflix, starring Kevin Spacey, did not win any Primetime Emmy either. It had previously won seven trophies at the Creative Arts ceremony. 

During the ceremony the late Robin Williams was given emotional tribute by good friend Billy Crystal. The late comic, who committed suicide on August 11, was remembered in a somber speech by his “Comic Relief” co-founder: “It is very hard to talk about him in the past tense because he was so present in all of our lives,” Crystal said. "He made us laugh. Hard. Every time you saw him," Crystal said. "Robin Williams, what a concept."

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