The 2011 Primetime Emmy Awards were announced on Thursday morning by Mike & Molly’s Melissa McCarthy and Fringe’s Joshua Jackson and we find HBO’s “Mildred Pierce” leading the way with a total of 21 nominations.
AMC’s Mad Men came in second with 19 nominations while the new HBO series Boardwalk Empire had 18. ABC’s Modern Family had the most of the non-cable channels with 17.
One of my favorite shows, Friday Night Lights which will air its season finale on NBC, unless you’ve already seen it on DirecTV, picked up a total of four nominations.
The 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards will air live from the NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE on Sunday, September 18th at 8 p.m. EDT/5 p.m. PDT on the FOX Network.
A full look at the nominations in the major categories can be found by clicking on the read more button below if you’re on the homepage.
DRAMA SERIES:
- Boardwalk Empire, HBO
- The Good Wife, CBS
- Mad Men, AMC
- Friday Night Lights, DirecTV
- Dexter, Showtime
- Game of Thrones, HBO
COMEDY SERIES:
- Glee, FOX
- Parks and Recreation, NBC
- The Office, NBC
- Modern Family, ABC
- 30 Rock, NBC
- The Big Bang Theory, CBS
MINISERIES or MOVIE:
- Mildred Pierce, HBO
- Downton Abbey (Masterpiece), PBS
- The Kennedys, ReelzChannel
- Cinema Verite, HBO
- Too Big To Fail, HBO
- The Pillars of the Earth, Starz
ACTOR, DRAMA SERIES:
- Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire, HBO
- Michael C. Hall, Dexter, Showtime
- Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights, DirecTV
- Jon Hamm, Mad Men, AMC
- Hugh Laurie, House, FOX
- Timothy Olyphant, Justified, FX Networks
ACTRESS, DRAMA SERIES:
- Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men, AMC
- Connie Britton, Friday Night Lights, DirecTV
- Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: SVU, NBC
- Mireille Enos, The Killing, AMC
- Julianna Marguilies, The Good Wife, CBS
- Kathy Bates, Harry’s Law, NBC
SUPPORTING ACTOR, DRAMA SERIES:
- John Slattery, Mad Men, AMC
- Andre Braugher, Men of a Certain Age, TNT
- Wolton Goggins, Justified, FX Networks
- Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones, HBO
- Josh Charles, The Good Wife, CBS
- Alan Cumming, The Good Wife, HBO
SUPPORTING ACTRESS, DRAMA SERIES:
- Kelly Macdonald, Boardwalk Empire, HBO
- Christina Hendricks, Mad Men, AMC
- Michelle Forbes, The Killing, AMC
- Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife, CBS
- Margo Martindale, Justified, FX Networks
- Christine Barnaski, The Good Wife, CBS
ACTOR, COMEDY SERIES:
- Matt LeBlanc, Episodes, Showtime
- Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory, CBS
- Steve Carell, The Office, NBC
- Johnny Galecki, The Big Bang Theory, CBS
- Louis C.K., Louie, FX Networks
- Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock, NBC
ACTRESS, COMEDY SERIES:
- Laura Linney, The Big C, Showtime
- Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie, Showtime
- Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation, NBC
- Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly, CBS
- Martha Plimpton, Raising Hope, FOX
- Tina Fey, 30 Rock, NBC
SUPPORTING ACTOR, COMEDY SERIES:
- Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men, CBS
- Chris Colfer, Glee, FOX
- Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family, ABC
- Ed O’Neill, Modern Family, ABC
- Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family, ABC
- Ty Burrell, Modern Family, NBC
SUPPORTING ACTRESS, COMEDY SERIES:
- Jane Lynch, Glee, FOX
- Betty White, Hot in Cleveland, TVLand
- Julie Bowen, Modern Family, ABC
- Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live, NBC
- Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock, NBC
- Sofia Vergara, Modern Family, ABC
ACTOR, MINISERIES OR MOVIE:
- Greg Kinnear, The Kennedys, ReelzChannel
- Barry Pepper, The Kennedys, ReelzChannel
- Edgar Ramirez, Carlos, Sundance Channel
- William Hurt, Too Big To Fail, HBO
- Idris Elba, Luther, BBC America
- Laurence Fishbourne, Thurgood, HBO
ACTRESS, MINISERIES OR MOVIE:
- Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce, HBO
- Elizabeth McGovern, Downton Abbey (Masterpiece), PBS
- Diane Lane, Cinema Verite, HBO
- Taraji P. Henson, Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story, Lifetime
- Jean Marsh, Upstairs Downstairs (Masterpiece), PBS
SUPPORTING ACTOR, MINISERIES OR MOVIE:
- Guy Pearce, Mildred Pierce, HBO
- Brian F. O’Byrne, Mildred Pierce, HBO
- Tom Wilkinson, The Kennedys, ReelzChannel
- Paul Giamatti, Too Big To Fail, HBO
- James Woods, Too Big To Fail, HBO
SUPPORTING ACTRESS, MINISERIES OR MOVIE:
- Evan Rachel Wood, Mildred Pierce, HBO
- Melissa Leo, Mildred Pierce, HBO
- Mare Winningham, Mildred Pierce, HBO
- Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey (Masterpiece), PBS
- Eileen Atkins, Upstairs Downstairs (Masterpiece), PBS
REALITY COMPETITION PROGRAM:
- So You Think You Can Dance, FOX
- The Amazing Race, CBS
- Project Runway, Lifetime
- American Idol, FOX
- Dancing With the Stars, ABC
- Top Chef, Bravo
OUTSTANDING VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SERIES:
- The Colbert Report, Comedy Central
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, NBC
- Saturday Night Live, NBC
- Conan, TBS
- Real Time with Bill Maher, HBO
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Comedy Central
OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES:
- Idris Elba as Lenny, The Big C, Showtime
- Zach Galifiankis as host, Saturday Night Live, NBC
- Matt Damon as Carol, 30 Rock, NBC
- Will Arnett as Devin Banks, 30 Rock, NBC
- Nathan Lane as Pepper Saltzman, Modern Family, ABC
- Justin Timberlake as host, Saturday Night Live, NBC
OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES:
- Kristen Chenoweth as April Rhoades, Glee, FOX
- Dot-Marie Jones as Coach Beiste, Glee, FOX
- Gwyneth Paltrow as Holly Holliday, Glee, FOX
- Cloris Leachman as Maw Maw, Raising Hope, FOX
- Elizabeth Banks as Avery, 30 Rock, NBC
- Tina Fey as Host, Saturday Night Live, NBC
OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES:
- Robert Morse as Bertram Cooper, Mad Men, AMC
- Bruce Dern as Frank Harlow, Big Love, HBO
- Jeremy Davies as Dickey Bennett, Justified, FX Networks
- Beau Bridges as Nick Brody, Brothers & Sisters, ABC
- Paul McCrane as Josh Peyton, Harry’s Law, NBC
- Michael J. Fox as Louis Canning, The Good Wife, CBS
OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES:
- Alfre Woodward as Ruby Jean Reynolds, True Blood, HBO
- Randee Heller as Miss Blankenship, Mad Men, AMC
- Cara Buono as Faye Miller, Mad Men, AMC
- Joan Cusack as Sheila Jackson, Shamless, Showtime
- Julia Stiles as Lumen Pierce, Dexter, Showtime
- Mary McDonnell as Capt. Sharon Raydor, The Closer, TNT
- Loretta Devine as Adele Webber, Greys Anatomy, ABC
To see the full list of nominations, head over to http://emmys.com.
