Damian Lewis and Maggie Smith win Emmy awards
Briton Damian Lewis
British actor Damian Lewis has won an Emmy for best actor in a drama for his performance in the Homeland series.
Lewis plays an American soldier who returns home after spending years in captivity in Iraq, and who is suspected of becoming an al-Qaeda agent.
And Maggie Smith has won best supporting actress in a drama series for her role in Downton Abbey.
But the period drama was beaten to the top spot in the best drama series category, which was won by Homeland.
The American drama's victory also meant that Mad Men failed to set a record by winning its fifth best drama award.
Downton Abbey was the most nominated British show ever, being up for 16 awards.
BBC's Sherlock stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman also failed to win in their categories of outstanding lead actor, and outstanding supporting actor in a miniseries or a movie, respectively.
Their series itself also failed to top its nominated category of outstanding miniseries or movie - that prize going to Game Change, HBO's story of Sarah Palin's entry into the 2008 US vice presidential race.
Homeland had further success at the awards ceremony, with lead cast member Claire Danes winning best actress in a drama series.
And the show's writing team of Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon, Gideon Raff won for best writing in a drama series.
Meanwhile, the US comedy Modern Family had a successful night, with four awards, including one for best comedy series.
Cast members Eric Stonestreet and Julie Bowen won best supporting actor and actress, while the show's director Steven Levitan won an award for best director of a comedy series.
And Jon Cryer won best actor in a comedy series for his role in the show
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