It sure was one of the queerest Emmys in recent memory. Gay performers and TV shows which feature gay characters are the big winners at the 2010 Emmys in the US, including queer favourites Modern Family and Glee.

The fabulousness started with a hilarious opening Emmy skit featuring the cast of hit shows including Glee. Check it out below:

Queer favourites Glee and Modern Family dominated the opening hour of the 2010 Emmys. Modern Family beat out other nominees Glee, Curb your Enthusiasm, 30 Rock and the The Office to take out the Emmy for most outstanding comedy series.

Modern Family, the popular TV comedy series which is one of the highest-rating shows in Australia, scored 14 nominations at this year’s Emmys, and also claimed more awards. Eric Stonestreet and Ty Burrell who play gay couple Cameron and Mitchel were both up for the Outstanding Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, along with Glee’s real life gay Chris Cofler and Neil Patrick Harris ( How I Met Your Mother ), and Jon Cryer ( Two and a Half Men ). Eric Stonestreet took out the award which was the 38-year-old’s first Emmy.

Modern Family also took the awards for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Comedy Series.

“We are so happy that you have let us into your families,” said the show’s creator Steven Levitan when accepting the outstanding comedy series gong.

Glee was the other big queer winner of the night, and with a mammoth 19 nominations, were clear favourites to win awards.

Series creator Ryan Murphy took the award for Outstanding Direction of A Comedy series. He said in his speech: “Thank you so much. I’m so shocked. I would like to thank my beautiful cast, whom I love so much.

“Glee is about the importance of arts education, so I would like to dedicate this to all my teachers who taught me to sing and finger-paint.”

Real life out lesbian Jane Lynch, who plays surly tracksuit-wearing coach Sue Sylvester in the show, won Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series and thanked her wife in her speech.

Lynch brought plenty of laughs as he thanked her ‘Lord and Creator’ Ryan Murphy for creating the ‘role of a lifetime’ and “the cast who are so young and fresh-faced, and when I’m not seething with jealousy, I’m so proud of you. And I love you my wife Laura and my little girl, Haden.”

Then cute geek chic actor Jim Parsons took out the Outstanding Lead actor in a Comedy for The Big Bang Theory.

Toni Collette was Australia’s big hope for an Emmy, winning last year and being nominated for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series for United States Of Tara this year. It was not to be however, as she lost out to Nurse Jackie ’s Edie Falco.

Check out the full list of Emmy Winners below:

Outstanding Drama Series
Mad Men

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Eric Stone Street as Cameron Tucker – Modern Family

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Steven Levitan, Writer & Christopher Lloyd, Writer – Modern Family

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Jane Lynch as Sue Sylvester – Glee

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
Ryan Murphy, Director – Glee

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper – The Big Bang Theory

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Edie Falco as Jackie Peyton – Nurse Jackie

Outstanding Reality Competition Program
Top Chef – Bravo

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Matthew Weiner, Writer & Erin Levy, Writer – Mad Men

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman – Breaking Bad

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Archie Panjabi as Kalinda Sharma – The Good Wife

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Bryan Cranston as Walter White – Breaking Bad

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
Steve Shill, Director – Dexter

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Kyra Sedgwick as Deputy Chief Brenda Johnson – The Closer

Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special
Dave Boone- Writer and Paul Greenberg – Special Material Written By – 63rd Annual Tony Awards

Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Muisc or Comedy Special
Bucky Gunts, Director Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony

Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series
The Daily Show with John Stewart

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Mini Series or Movie
Julia Ormond as Eustacia (Temple’s Mom) – Temple Grandin (HBO)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Mini Series or Movie
David Strathairn as Dr. Carlock – Temple Grandin (HBO)

Outstanding Writing for a Mini Series, Movie or Drama Special
Adam Mazer, Writer – You Don’t Know Jack (HBO)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Mini Series or Movie
Clare Danes as Temple Grandin – Temple Grandin (HBO)

Outstanding Directing in a Mini Series, Movie or a Dramatic Special
Mick Jackson, Director – Temple Grandin (HBO)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Mini Series or Movie
Al Pacino as Dr. Jack Kevorkian – You Don’t Know Jack (HBO)

Outstanding Mini Series
The Pacific (HBO)

Outstanding Made for TV Movie
Temple Grandin

Outstanding Drama Series
Mad Men

Outstanding Comedy Series
Modern Family