Stars of the small screen stepped out Sunday for the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards, where perhaps the biggest drama will be how Netflix's "House of Cards" fares on TV's big night.
The political thriller, the first online program to compete for the top trophy, is part of a video universe explosion that's added streaming services including Netflix and websites like YouTube to broadcast, cable and satellite TV delivery.
Emmys 2013 red carpet style
The ceremony, airing live on CBS from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, began with a pre-taped opener showing host Neil Patrick Harris in a room full of TVs, binge-watching all the night's nominated shows.
On the Emmys stage, he was given hosting advice from previous emcees Jimmy Kimmel, Jane Lynch, Jimmy Fallon and Conan O'Brien. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler shouted that he should twerk, and Kevin Spacey channeled his "House of Cards" character Frank Underwood with a nefarious aside from the audience.
The first award of the evening, for supporting actress in a comedy series, went to Merritt Weaver for her role on "Nurse Jackie."
If "House of Cards" were to win best drama series, it would mark the first time the Emmys recognizes a program delivered online in a major category.
"Scandal" star Kerry Washington could also make history during Sunday's ceremony. Washington, the first African-American nominee for outstanding lead actress in a drama series since Cicely Tyson in 1995 for "Sweet Justice," would be the first ever to win.
The Emmy ceremony will boast its fair share of movie stars, among them TV movie nominees Michael Douglas and Matt Damon for the Liberace biopic "Behind the Candelabra" and Al Pacino and Helen Mirren for "Phil Spector."
An expanded "In Memoriam" segment will feature special recognition for late actors James Gandolfini and Cory Monteith, actress Jean Stapleton, producer Gary David Goldberg and comedian Jonathan Winters. Don Cheadle will speak during a tribute to television of the 1960s, marking the impact of two milestone events from 50 years ago: The assassination of President John F. Kennedy and the stateside debut of the Beatles on "The Ed Sullivan Show." Carrie Underwood will perform during that segment, and Elton John is also slated to pay tribute to Liberace during a separate performance.
ABC's "Modern Family" has the chance at its fourth consecutive best comedy series trophy.
"House of Cards" faces tough opposition. AMC's "Breaking Bad" is after its first best drama award as it nears the end of its five-season run, and "Mad Men" would like to claim a fifth honor to set a record for most wins in the category.
AMC's "Mad Men" is tied with past greats "Hill Street Blues," ''The West Wing," and "L.A. Law." Last year, Showtime's "Homeland" played spoiler by taking the trophy and is nominated again along with PBS' "Downton Abbey" and HBO's "Game of Thrones."
Bryan Cranston is bidding for a fourth lead-actor trophy for "Breaking Bad," facing competitors including Kevin Spacey of "House of Cards" and Jon Hamm of "Mad Men."
Spacey, his co-star Robin Wright and Jason Bateman of Netflix's comedy "Arrested Development" are the first to snare lead online series bids.
There have been Internet nominees before, such as last year's "Web Therapy" and "30 Rock: The Webisodes" in a short-format category, but not in the premier fields of acting and best series.
At last weekend's creative arts Emmys for technical and other achievements, "Behind the Candelabra" received a leading eight awards. Overall network leaders included HBO with 20 awards, followed by CBS with 15 and NBC with eight.
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