Julie Louie Dryfus won the Emmy award Sunday night for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in Veep.

She thanked HBO in her acceptance speech and said making people laugh is a great living to have. She thanked her family and cast, among others.

Her fellow nominees included the following:

Laura Dern, "Enlightened" (HBO)

Lena Dunham, "Girls" (HBO)

Edie Falco, "Nurse Jackie" (Showtime)

Amy Poehler, "Parks and Recreation" (NBC)

Tina Fey, "30 Rock" (NBC)

CBS' How I Met Your Mother actor Neil Patrick Harris hosted the Emmy Awards for the second time.

The list of Emmy presenters included Will Arnett, Alec Baldwin, Andre Braugher, Diahann Carroll, Bryan Cranston, Claire Danes, Emily Deschanel, Zooey Deschanel, Anna Faris, Heidi Klum, Queen Latifah,  Jon Hamm, Tina Fey, Allison Janney, Jimmy Kimmel, Margo Martindale, Sofia Vergara, and Kerry Washington.

The 2013 Emmy Awards included a musical performances by Elton John and Carrie Underwood, and a choreography routine that featured Emmy-nominated dancers from Dancing With the Stars and So You Think You Can Dance.

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