Congratulations, Bryan Cranston! (NBC)

Cranston made sure to pay some tribute to fellow nominee Matthew McConaughey. 

If McConaughey had won in this category, he would have made history as being the first male to win both an Emmy and an Oscar in the same year. 

Other nominees included Kevin Spacey, Jeff Daniels, Jon Hamm and Woody Harrelson.

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