Update | Cranston, Margulies, Louis-Dreyfus and Parsons win Emmys

Network comedies including The Big Bang Theory and Modern Family started out strong at Monday’s Emmy Awards, and so did True Detective nominee Matthew McConaughey – even before his category came up.

Julianna Margulies, the embattled lawyer, mom and mate on The Good Wife, is the winner of her second Emmy Award for best actress in a drama series.

Margulies previously won an Emmy in 2011 for her starring role in the long-running CBS series. She also won the trophy for best supporting actress in 1995 for the medical drama “ER.”

Bryan Cranston, the memorable meth kingpin Walter White on Breaking Bad, is the winner of his fourth Emmy Award for best actor in a drama.

Cranston previously won the Emmy in 2008, 2009 and 2010 and won a Golden Globe as best dramatic actor earlier this year. It was his last chance for a major award for the role since the series aired its finale nearly a year ago.

Cranston beat the reigning Oscar winner for best actor, Matthew McConaughey, nominated in this category for his role in True Detective.

McConaughey, bringing movie-star sizzle to the ceremony, was the object of too-handsome jokes by presenter Jimmy Kimmel and adoration by winner Gail Mancuso, honored as best director for an episode of “Modern Family.”