Australian actress Toni Collette has won an Emmy for leading actress in a comedy series for her role in United States of Tara.
Alec Baldwin scooped leading actor for his role in the comedy 30 Rock, about a fictional TV show, which led the list of nominations with 22.
Tina Fey failed to win best actress for 30 Rock, but she was honoured for her Sarah Palin impersonation.
The BBC's Little Dorrit took several awards, including best mini-series.
It also won awards for art direction, costumes and cinematography.
"We are thrilled that Little Dorrit has gone down so well this side of the Atlantic," executive producer Anne Pivcevic said.
Irish actor Brendan Gleeson won an Emmy for outstanding lead actor in a mini-series or movie for his role as Winston Churchill in Into The Storm.
Kristin Chenoweth won the best supporting comedy actress.
But the show, Pushing Daisies, has now been cancelled.
"I'm not employed now so I'd like to be on 'Mad Men'. I also like 'The Office' and '24'," she joked as she collected her award.
Jon Cryer won best supporting comedy actor for Two and a Half Men.
"I used to think that awards were just shallow tokens of momentary popularity, but now I realise they are the only true measure of a person's worth as a human being," quipped Cryer.
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