Complete List of Nominations for 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards

Mildred Pierce topped all contenders with 21 nominations; leading all series was Mad Men, with 19, followed by Boardwalk Empire and Modern Family

By EOL Staff Jul 14, 2011 2:40 PMTags
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The nominations for the 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced bright and early this morning.

Leading all contenders is Mildred Pierce, with 21 nominations, while Mad Men tops all series with 19, including nods for Best Drama, Actor for Jon Hamm, Actress for Elisabeth Moss, and Supporting nods for Christina Hendricks and John Slattery. Boardwalk Empire and Modern Family followed, with 18 and 17 nods, respectively.

Jane Lynch hosts the awards, airing Sept. 18 on Fox. Here's the complete list of nominees:

Drama Series
Boardwalk Empire
Dexter
Friday Night Lights
Game of Thrones
The Good Wife
Mad Men

Drama Series, Actor
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Hugh Laurie, House
Timothy Olyphant, Justified

Drama Series, Actress
Kathy Bates, Harry's Law
Connie Britton, Friday Night Lights
Mireille Enos, The Killing
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men

Supporting Actor, Drama
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Josh Charles, The Good Wife
Alan Cumming, The Good Wife
Walton Goggins, Justified
John Slattery, Mad Men
Andre Braugher, Men of a Certain Age

Supporting Actress, Drama
Kelly Macdonald, Boardwalk Empire
Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife
Christine Baranski, The Good Wife
Margo Martindale, Justified
Michelle Forbes, The Killing
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men

Comedy Series
The Big Bang Theory
Glee
Modern Family
The Office
Parks and Recreation
30 Rock

Actor, Comedy Series
Steve Carell, The Office
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Johnny Galecki, The Big Bang Theory
Louie C.K., Louie
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes

Supporting Actor, Comedy
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Chris Colfer, Glee
Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
Ed O'Neill, Modern Family
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family

Actress, Comedy Series
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Laura Linney, The Big C
Melissa McCarthy, Mike and Molly
Martha Plimpton, Raising Hope
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation

Supporting Actress, Comedy Series
Julie Bowen, Modern Family
Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock
Jane Lynch, Glee
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
Betty White, Hot in Cleveland
Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live

Miniseries or Movie
Cinema Verité
Downton Abbey
The Kennedys
Mildred Pierce
Pillars of the Earth
Too Big to Fail

Actor, Miniseries or Movie
Idris Elba, Luther
Laurence Fishburne, Thurgood
William Hurt, Too Big to Fail
Greg Kinnear, The Kennedys
Barry Pepper, The Kennedys
Edgar Ramirez, Carlos

Actress, Miniseries or Movie
Taraji P. Henson, Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story
Diane Lane, Cinema Verité
Jean Marsh, Upstairs Downstairs
Elizabeth McGovern, Downton Abbey
Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce

Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie
Paul Giamatti, Too Big to Fail
Brian F. O'Byrne, Mildred Pierce
Guy Pearce, Mildred Pierce
Tom Wilkinson, The Kennedys
James Woods, Too Big to Fail

Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Evan Rachel Wood, Mildred Pierce
Melissa Leo, Mildred Pierce
Mare Winningham, Mildred Pierce
Eileen Atkins, Downton Abbey

Guest Actor, Comedy
Idris Elba, The Big C
Nathan Lane, Modern Family
Zach Galifianakis, Saturday Night Live
Justin Timberlake, Saturday Night Live
Matt Damon, 30 Rock
Will Arnett, 30 Rock

Guest Actor, Drama
Bruce Dern, Big Love
Beau Bridges, Brothers & Sisters
Michael J. Fox, The Good Wife
Paul McCrane, Harry's Law
Jeremy Davies, Justified
Robert Morse, Mad Men

Guest Actress, Comedy
Kristin Chenoweth, Glee
Dot-Marie Jones, Glee
Gwyneth Paltrow, Glee
Cloris Leachman, Raising Hope
Tina Fey, Saturday Night Live
Elizabeth Banks, 30 Rock

Guest Actress, Drama
Mary McDonnell, The Closer
Julia Stiles, Dexter
Loretta Devine, Grey's Anatomy
Randee Heller, Mad Men
Cara Buono, Mad Men
Joan Cusack, Shameless
Alfre Woodard, True Blood

Host, Reality or Reality-Competition Program
Tom Bergeron, Dancing With the Stars
Cat Deeley, So You Think You Can Dance
Phil Keoghan, The Amazing Race
Jeff Probst, Survivor
Ryan Seacrest, American Idol

Reality-Competition Program
The Amazing Race
American Idol
Dancing With the Stars
Project Runway
So You Think You Can Dance
Top Chef

Reality Program
Antiques Roadshow
Deadliest Catch
Hoarders
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
MythBusters
Undercover Boss

Variety, Comedy or Musical Series
The Colbert Report
Conan
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
Real Time With Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live

 Variety, Comedy or Music Special
Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On
Carrie Fisher In Wishful Drinking
The Kennedy Center Honors
Lady Gaga Presents The Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden
The Pee-Wee Herman Show on Broadway

Special Class
83rd annual Academy Awards
68th Annual Golden Globe Awards
53rd annual Grammy Awards
64th annual Tony Awards

Special Class, Short-Format, Live-Action
The Daily Show Correspondents Explain
30 Rock: The Webisodes

 Special Class, Short-Format, Nonfiction
Jay Leno's Garage
Writer's Draft

Children's Program
A Child's Garden of Poetry
Degrassi
iCarly
Victorious
Wizards of Waverly Place

Voice-Over Performance
Brenda Strong, Desperate Housewives
Maurice LaMarche, Futurama
Bob Bergen, The Looney Tunes Show
Christopher Plummer, Moguls & Movie Stars
Seth Green, Robot Chicken
Dan Castallenata, The Simpsons

Animated Program
The Cleveland Show
Futurama
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
The Simpsons
South
Park

Short-Format Animated Program
Adventure Time
Disney Prep & Landing: Operation Secret Santa
Regular Show
Robot Chicken
SpongeBob SquarePants

Art Direction for Multi-Camera Series
The Big Bang Theory
Hot in Cleveland
How I Met Your Mother
Mike & Molly
Rules of Engagement

Art Direction for Single-Camera Series
Boardwalk Empire
The Borgias
Mad Men
Modern Family
True Blood

Art Direction for Miniseries or Movie
Downton Abbey
The Kennedys
Mildred Pierce
Upstairs Downstairs

Art Direction for Variety, Music or Nonfiction Programming
83rd annual Academy Awards
American Idol
Gettysburg
2010 MTV Video Music Awards
Saturday Night Live

Casting for a Comedy Series
The Big C
Glee
Modern Family
Nurse Jackie
30 Rock

Casting for a Drama Series
Boardwalk Empire
Game of Thrones
The Good Wife
The Killing
Mad Men

Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or Special
Cinema Verité
Downton Abbey
Mildred Pierce
Too Big to Fail
Upstairs Downstairs

Choreography
Dancing With the Stars, Mark Ballas
So You Think You Can Dance
, Mia Michaels
So You Think You Can Dance
, Stacey Tookey
So You Think You Can Dance
, Travis Wall
So You Think You Can Dance
, Tabitha & Napoleon Duomo
So You Think You Can Dance
, Mandy Jo Moore

Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series
How I Met Your Mother
Pair of Kings
Retired at 35
Rules of Engagement
Two and a Half Men
Wizards of Waverly Place

Cinematography for Single-Camera Series
Boardwalk Empire
The Borgias
The Good Wife

Cinematography for Miniseries or Movie
Downton Abbey
The Kennedys
Mildred Pierce
Pillars of the Earth
Too Big to Fail

Cinematography for Nonfiction Progamming
American Masters: Troubadours: Carole King, James Taylor: Rise of the Singer-Songwriter
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
Gasland
Gettysburg
If God Is Willing and Da Creek Won't Rise
Whale Wars

Cinematography for Reality Programming
The Amazing Race
Deadliest Catch
Intervention
Survivor
Top Chef

Commercial
"Baby," McDonalds
"Baby Driver," Subaru
"Born of Fire," Chrysler 200
"Conan," American Express
"Polar Bear," Nissan LEAF
"Questions," Old Spice Body Wash

Costume for a Series
Boardwalk Empire
The Borgias
Game of Thrones
Glee
Mad Men

Costumes for Miniseries, Movie or Special
Cinema Verité
Downton Abbey
Mildred Pierce
Upstairs Downstairs

Directing, Comedy Series
Pamela Fryman, How I Met Your Mother
Michael Alan Spiller, Modern Family
Gail Mancuso, Modern Family
Steve Levitan, Modern Family
Beth McCarthy-Miller, 30 Rock

Directing, Drama Series
Martin Scorsese, Boardwalk Empire
Jeremy Podewsa, Boardwalk Empire
Neil Jordan, The Borgias
Tim Van Patten, Game of Thrones
Patty Jenkins, The Killing

Directing, Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special
Olivier Assayas, Carlos
Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini, Cinema Verité
Brian Percival, Downton Abbey
Todd Haynes, Mildred Pierce
Curtis Hanson, Too Big to Fail

Directing, Variety, Music or Comedy Series
American Idol
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Late Show With David Letterman
Saturday Night Live

Directing for Variety, Music or Comedy Special
83rd annual Academy Awards
53rd annual Grammy Awards
Lady Gaga Presents The Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
64th annual Tony Awards

Directing, Nonfiction Programming
The Amazing Race
American Masters: A Letter to Elia/Reflecting on Kazan
Becoming Chaz
Gasland
Top Chef

Single-Camera Picture Editing, Drama
Boardwalk Empire
Dexter
The Killing
Mad Men

Picture Editing, Comedy
The Big Bang Theory
How I Met Your Mother
Modern Family
30 Rock

Single-Camera Picture Editing, Miniseries or Movie
Cinema Verité
Downton Abbey
Mildred Pierce
Sherlock: A Study in Pink
Too Big to Fail

Short-Form Picture Editing
83rd annual Academy Awards, opening film
83rd annual Academy Awards, this year's unintentional musicals
American Idol
The 2010 Espy Awards
Jimmy Kimmel Live, After the Academy Awards

Picture Editing, Special
Carrie Fisher in Wishful Drinking
Lady Gaga Presents The Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden
Louis C.K.: Hilarious
Ricky Gervais: Out of England 2
Thurgood

Picture Editing, Nonfiction Programming
American Masters: LennoNYC
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
Becoming Chaz
Freedom Riders
If God Is Willing and Da Creek Don't Rise

Picture Editing, Reality Programming
The Amazing Race
Deadliest Catch
Project Runway
Survivor
Top Chef

Hairstyling, Single-Camera Series
Boardwalk Empire
Game of Thrones
Glee
Mad Men

Hairstyling, Multi-Camera Series or Special
America
's Got Talent
Dancing With the Stars
iCarly
The Pee-Wee Herman Show on Broadway
Saturday Night Live (host Anne Hathaway)

Hairstyling, Miniseries or Movie
Cinema Verite
The Kennedys
Mildred Pierce
The Pillars of the Earth

Creative Achievement in Interactive Media
Grey's Anatomy Sync
Conan O'Brien Presents: Team Coco
Fringe: Division
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
Oscar Digital Experience

Design/Lighting Direction, Variety, Music or Comedy Series
American Idol
Conan
Dancing With the Stars
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Saturday Night Live
So You Think You Can Dance

Lighting Design/Direction, Variety, Music or Comedy Special
83rd annual Academy Awards
53rd annual Grammy Awards
Lady Gaga Presents The Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden

Main Title Design
Any Human Heart
Boardwalk Empire
Game of Thrones
Rubicon
Too Big to Fail

Makeup, Single-Camera Series
Boardwalk Empire
Game of Thrones
Glee
Mad Men
True Blood

Makeup, Multi-Camera Series
Dancing With the Stars
How I Met Your Mother
iCarly
The Pee-Wee Herman Show on Broadway
Saturday Night Live

Makeup, Miniseries or Movie
Cinema Verite
The Kennedys
Mildred Pierce
The Pillars of the Earth

Prosthetic Makeup for Series, Miniseries or Movie
The Cape
Game of Thrones
Glee
Grey's Anatomy
The Walking Dead

Music Composition, Series
American Masters: John Muir in the World
Family Guy
The Simpsons
30 Rock

Music Composition, Miniseries, Movie or Special
Any Human Heart
Mildred Pierce
The Pillars of the Earth
Sherlock: A Study in PinkThurgood

Music Direction
83rd annual Academy Awards
An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Chaka Khan
Harry Connick Jr., In Concert on Broadway
Hitman Returns: David Foster and Friends
The Kennedy Center Honors
2011 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction

Original Music & Lyrics
Family Guy
, "Christmastime Is Killing Us"
Robert Klein: Unfair & Unbalanced
, "An American Prayer—Hymn II?"
Saturday Night Live, "I Just Had Sex"
Saturday Night Live
, "Justin Timberlake Monologue
"Saturday Night Live, "Jack Sparrow"
Saturday Night Live
, "3-Way (The Golden Rule)"

Original Main Title Theme Music
Any Human Heart
The Borgias
Camelot
Episodes
The Kennedys
Mildred Pierce

Children's Nonfiction Reality or Reality-Competition
Masterclass
Nick News with Linda Ellerbee: Under the Influence: Kids of Alcoholics

Nonfiction Special
Becoming Chaz
Gettysburg
His Way
Jaws: The Inside Story
Stand Up to Cancer

Nonfiction Series
American Masters
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
Biography
Moguls & Movie Stars
Pioneers of Television
30 for 30

Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking
Freedom Riders
Gasland
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers

Sound Editing, Series
Boardwalk Empire
CSI: NY
Game of Thrones
Nikita
True Blood
The Walking Dead

Sound Editing, Miniseries, Movie or Special
Any Human Heart
Downton Abbey
Mildred Pierce
The Pillars of the Earth

Sound Editing, Nonfiction Program
The Amazing Race
American Idol
American Masters
Baseball: The Tenth Inning
Gettysburg
Whale Wars

Sound Mixing, Series
Boardwalk Empire
Burn Notice
Dexter
Glee
House
Mad Men

Sound Mixing, Miniseries or Movie
Cinema Verite
The Kennedys
Mildred Pierce
Too Big to Fail

Sound Mixing, Half-Hour Series
Californication
Family Guy
Modern Family
The Office
Parks and Recreation

Sound Mixing, Variety or Music Series or Special
83rd annual Academy Awards
American Idol
53rd annual Grammy Awards

Sound Mixing, Nonfiction Programming
The Amazing Race
American Idol
American Masters: LennoNYC
Deadliest Catch
Gettysburg

Special Visual Effects, Series
Boardwalk Empire
The Borgias
Game of Thrones
Stargate Universe
The Walking Dead

Special Visual Effects, Miniseries, Movie or Special
Gettysburg
Mildred Pierce
The Pillars of the Earth
Sherlock: A Study in Pink

Stunt Coordination
Game of Thrones
Hawaii
Five-0
Southland
Spartacus: Gods of the Arena

Technical Direction, Series
American Idol
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Dancing With the Stars
Saturday Night Live
30 Rock
(live show)

Technical Direction, Miniseries, Movie or Special
83rd annual Academy Awards
Don Pasquale
53rd annual Grammy Awards
The Kennedy Center Honors
Lady Gaga Presents The Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden

Writing, Comedy Series
Episodes
Louie
Modern Family
The Office
30 Rock

Writing, Drama
Friday Night Lights
Game of Thrones
The Killing
Mad Men

Writing, Miniseries, Movie or Special
Downton Abbey
Mildred Pierce
Sherlock: A Study in Pink
Too Big to Fail
Upstairs Downstairs

Writing, Variety, Music or Comedy Series
The Colbert Report
Conan
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Saturday Night Live

Writing, Variety, Music or Comedy Special
Colin Quinn: Long Story Short
Louis C.K.: Hilarious
Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Benefit for Autism Education
The Real Women of SNL
64th annual Tony Awards

Writing, Nonfiction Programming
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
Freedom Riders
Gasland
Gettysburg
Moguls & Movie Stars