Former PM John Howard’s Emmy Winning Performance

If you have any form of social media then you might remember a few months ago a video that went viral in Australia, taken from the renowned US news satire program The Daily Show, speaking about Australian gun legislation.

Presented by the show's John Oliver, the three-part special looked at the gun control legislation the Howard government implemented after the tragic Port Arthur massacre in the mid-1990s. It featured interviews with former Australian politicians such as John Howard, Rob Borbidge and

Well today that clip, titled Australia and Gun Control's Aftermath, won an Emmy award for Outstanding Picture Editing for Short-Form Segments and Variety Specials at today's Creative Arts Emmys.

Okay, so Howard's performance didn't really have anything to do with it as the award was for editing, but we're sure he is very pleased with his work all the same.

But the big winner at the Creative Arts Emmys – held a week prior to the primetime Emmys – was HBO's Behind The Candelabra, which looked at the life of Liberace. It took out eight awards from nine nominations and many believe it is likely to scoop the pool next week, where it has 15 nominations.

Other wins of note went to Louis C.K. for best writing in his Louis C.K.: Oh My God special and Melissa Leo for her role as guest actress in C.K.'s program Louie. Plus, Australian co-production Top Of The Lake picked up a cinematography award.

Primetime sitcom How I Met Your Mother managed to secure two awards for behind-the-lens excellence while newcomer Netflix's House Of Cards picked up two gongs and is expected to cause some upsets next week. HBO's epic Game Of Thrones also scored two awards - one for make-up and visual effects (of course). South Park, The Office, Breaking Bad, Project Runway, Nurse Jackie, Portlandia, Childrens Hospital and 30 Rock all took out one award each.