63rd Primetime Emmy Awards
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Template:Infobox Emmy Awards The 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, honoring the best in primetime television programming from June 1, 2010 until May 31, 2011[1], began at 8pm Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4) on September 18, 2011[2], at the Nokia Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles, California. Fox is televising the ceremony within the United States. Actress Jane Lynch is hosting the Emmys for the first time.[3] Special appearances in pre-recorded segments include Leonard Nimoy and the cast of Jersey Shore.
The Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony was held on September 10.[4]
Nominees and winners
The nominees for the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards were announced live on Thursday July 14, 2011, at 5:40 a.m. PDT (12:40 UTC) at the Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre in North Hollywood, California. The nominees were announced by Melissa McCarthy of Mike & Molly and Joshua Jackson of Fringe.
The winners for some of the categories were presented at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony held at Nokia Theatre on September 10.[4] The rest will be presented at the main ceremony on September 18.
Awards
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
Programs
Acting
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| Outstanding Lead Performance in a Comedy Series | |
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| Outstanding Lead Performance in a Miniseries or Movie | |
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| Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Drama Series | |
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| Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Comedy Series | |
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| Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Miniseries or Movie | |
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| Outstanding Guest Performance in a Drama Series | |
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| Outstanding Guest Performance in a Comedy Series | |
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Writing
Directing
| Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series |
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| Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Dramatic special | Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy special |
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| Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming | Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series |
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Presenters
- Will Arnett[5]
- Drew Barrymore[6]
- Maria Bello[6]
- David Boreanaz[6]
- Scott Caan[7]
- Don Cheadle[8]
- Bryan Cranston[7]
- Jon Cryer[7]
- Kaley Cuoco[8]
- Claire Danes[7]
- Zooey Deschanel[5]
- Loretta Devine[6]
- Jimmy Fallon[6]
- Katie Holmes[6]
- Annie Ilonzeh[6]
- Minka Kelly[6]
- Jimmy Kimmel[6]
- Ashton Kutcher[5]
- Hugh Laurie[6]
- Rob Lowe[8]
- William H. Macy[6]
- Julianna Margulies[5]
- Melissa McCarthy[8]
- Paul McCrane[6]"
- Lea Michele[8]
- Jason O'Mara[7]
- Gwyneth Paltrow[6]
- Anna Paquin[6]
- Amy Poehler[5]
- Charlie Sheen[7]
- Ian Somerhalder[8]
- David Spade[6]
- Rachael Taylor[6]
- Anna Torv[6]
- Sofia Vergara[5]
- Kerry Washington[7]
Most wins
- 4: Modern Family (ABC)
- 3: Downton Abbey (Masterpiece)
- 2: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central), Friday Night Lights (NBC), Saturday Night Live (NBC)
- 1: The Amazing Race, The Big Bang Theory (CBS), Boardwalk Empire (HBO), A Child's Garden of Poetry (HBO), Deadliest Catch (Discovery Channel), Freedom Riders (-), Futurama (Comedy Central), Gasland (-), Game of Thrones (HBO), Glee (Fox), The Good Wife (CBS), Grey's Anatomy (ABC), Harry's Law (NBC), Justified (FX), The Kennedy Center Honors (CBS), The Kennedys (ReelzChannel), Mike and Molly (CBS), Mildred Pierce (HBO), Sondheim (-), Survivor (CBS), Tony Awards (-).
Most nominated shows
- 21: Mildred Pierce (HBO)
- 19: Mad Men (AMC)
- 18: Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
- 17: Modern Family (ABC)
- 16: Saturday Night Live (NBC)
- 13: Game of Thrones (HBO), 30 Rock (NBC)
- 12: Glee (Fox)
- 11: Downton Abbey (PBS), Too Big to Fail (HBO)
- 9: Cinema Verite (HBO), The Good Wife (CBS), The Kennedys (ReelzChannel)
- 6: The Killing (AMC), Upstairs, Downstairs (BBC)
- 5: The Big Bang Theory (CBS), Dexter (Showtime), Lady Gaga Presents the Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden (HBO)
- 4: Friday Night Lights (The 101 Network/NBC), Justified (FX), The Office (NBC)
- 3: The Big C (Showtime), The Colbert Report (Comedy Central), The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central), Parks and Recreation (NBC), The Simpsons (Fox)
- 2: American Idol (Fox), Conan (TBS), Dancing with the Stars (ABC), Episodes (Showtime), Harry's Law (NBC), Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (NBC), Louie (FX), Raising Hope (Fox), So You Think You Can Dance (Fox), The Amazing Race (CBS), Wizards of Waverly Place (Disney Channel)
See also
- 17th Screen Actors Guild Awards
- 68th Golden Globe Awards
- Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
- Emmy Awards
References
- ^ "2011 Primetime Emmy Awards Calendar" (PDF). ATAS. January 26, 2011. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
- ^ "63rd Primetime Emmy Awards will be held on September 18, 2011! Meet the Nominees!". BeautyMania.biz. September 10, 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
hostwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "Official 2011 Primetime Creative Emmy Awards Winners" (PDF). ATAS. September 10, 2011. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f "Kutcher, Vergara, Arnett among Emmy presenters". Associated Press. USA Today. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "More Presenters for 63rd Primetime Emmys Announced - Drew Barrymore, Jimmy Fallon, Gwyneth Paltrow and Many More". Emmys. 2011-09-15. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Scott Caan, Bryan Cranston, Jon Cryer, Claire Danes, Jason O'Mara, and Kerry Washington to Present at 63rd Primetime Emmys". Emmys. 2011-09-13. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
- ^ a b c d e f "Emmy presenters: Lea Michele, Ian Somerhalder, Kaley Cuoco in second wave". Entertainment Weekly. 2011-09-12. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
