Sunday, September 18, 2011

2011 Primetime Emmy Awards: The Show, The Winners




Each year, the Primetime Emmy Awards are a highlight of the entertainment industry’s fall season, and Sunday evening's ceremony definitely didn’t disappoint.

With Jane Lynch tending to hosting duties, the 63rd incarnation of the Emmy’s had plenty of memorable moments and appearances, with a bevy of trophies being handed out.
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As for the big winners, "Mad Men" scored their fourth straight Outstanding Drama Series trophy with "Modern Family" scooping up its second straight Outstanding Comedy Series accolade.

As for individual winners, "Mildred Pierce" castmates Kate Winslet and Guy Pearce both landed themselves their first Emmys while "Modern Family" stars Ty Burrell and Julie Bowen won Outstanding Supporting Actor and Actress In A Comedy Series honors.

With celebrity presenters taking the stage including Gwyneth Paltrow, Katie Holmes, Ashton Kutcher and Lea Michele, the show also included a surprise stage visit from ousted "Two and a Half Men" star Charlie Sheen.

A complete list of the 2011 Primetime Emmy Awards winners is as follows, with plenty of photos from the event below, as well!

Outstanding Comedy Series
"The Big Bang Theory"
"Glee"
WINNER: "Modern Family"
"The Office"
"Parks And Recreation"
"30 Rock"

Outstanding Drama Series
"Boardwalk Empire"
"Dexter"
"Friday Night Lights"
"Game Of Thrones"
"The Good Wife"
WINNER: "Mad Men"

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series
WINNER: "The Big Bang Theory" - Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper
"The Big Bang Theory" - Johnny Galecki as Leonard Hofstadter
"Episodes" - Matt LeBlanc as Matt LeBlanc
"Louie" -Louis C.K. as Louie
"The Office" - Steve Carell as Michael Scott
"30 Rock" - Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series
"Boardwalk Empire" - Steve Buscemi as Nucky Thompson
"Dexter" - Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan
WINNER: "Friday Night Lights" - Kyle Chandler as Coach Eric Taylor
"House" - Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House
"Justified" - Timothy Olyphant as Raylan Givens
"Mad Men" - Jon Hamm as Don Draper

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie
"Carlos" - Edgar Ramirez as Carlos
"The Kennedys" - Greg Kinnear as John F. Kennedy
WINNER: "The Kennedys" - Barry Pepper as Bobby Kennedy
"Luther - Idris Elba as John Luther
"Thurgood" - Laurence Fishburne as Thurgood Marshall
"Too Big To Fail" - William Hurt as Henry 'Hank' Paulson

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series
"The Big C" - Laura Linney as Cathy Jamison
WINNER: "Mike & Molly" - Melissa McCarthy as Molly Flynn
"Nurse Jackie" - Edie Falco as Jackie Peyton
"Parks And Recreation" - Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope
"Raising Hope" - Martha Plimpton as Virginia Chance
"30 Rock" - Tina Fey as Liz Lemon

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series
"Friday Night Lights" - Connie Britton as Tami Taylor
WINNER: "The Good Wife" - Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick
"Harry's Law" - Kathy Bates as Harriet "Harry" Korn
"The Killing" - Mireille Enos as Sarah Linden
"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" - Mariska Hargitay as Det. Olivia Benson
"Mad Men" - Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olson

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie
"Cinema Verite" - Diane Lane as Patricia Loud
"Downton Abbey (Masterpiece)" - Elizabeth McGovern as Cora, Countess of Grantham
WINNER: "Mildred Pierce" - Kate Winslet as Mildred Pierce
"Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story" - Taraji P. Henson as Tiffany Rubin
"Upstairs Downstairs (Masterpiece)" - Jean Marsh as Rose Buck

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
"Glee" - Chris Colfer as Kurt Hummel
"Modern Family" - Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell
"Modern Family" - Ed O'Neill as Jay Pritchett
"Modern Family" - Eric Stonestreet as Cameron Tucker
WINNER: "Modern Family" - Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy
"Two And A Half Men" - Jon Cryer as Alan Harper

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
WINNER: "Game Of Thrones" - Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister
"The Good Wife" - Josh Charles as Will Gardner
"The Good Wife" - Alan Cumming as Eli Gold
"Justified" - Walton Goggins as Boyd Crowder
"Mad Men" - John Slattery as Roger Sterling
"Men Of A Certain Age" - Andre Braugher as Owen

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie
"The Kennedys" - Tom Wilkinson as Joe Kennedy
WINNER: "Mildred Pierce" - Guy Pearce as Monty Beragon
"Mildred Pierce" - Brian F. O'Byrne as Bert Pierce
"Too Big To Fail" - Paul Giamatti as Ben Bernanke
"Too Big To Fail" - James Woods as Richard Fuld

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
"Glee" - Jane Lynch as Sue Sylvester
"Hot In Cleveland" - Betty White as Elka Ostrosky
WINNER: "Modern Family" - Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy
"Modern Family" - Sofia Vergara as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett
"Saturday Night Live" - Kristen Wiig as Various Characters
"30 Rock" - Jane Krakowski as Jenna Maroney

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
"Boardwalk Empire" - Kelly Macdonald as Margaret Schroeder
"The Good Wife" - Archie Panjabi as Kalinda Sharma
"The Good Wife" - Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart
WINNER: "Justified" - Margo Martindale as Mags Bennett
"The Killing" - Michelle Forbes as Mitch Larsen
"Mad Men" - Christina Hendricks as Joan Harris

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
WINNER: "Downton Abbey (Masterpiece)" - Maggie Smith as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham
"Mildred Pierce" - Evan Rachel Wood as Veda Pierce
"Mildred Pierce" - Melissa Leo as Lucy Gessler
"Mildred Pierce" - Mare Winningham as Ida
"Upstairs Downstairs (Masterpiece)" - Eileen Atkins as Lady Maud Holland

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series
WINNER: "Saturday Night Live" - Justin Timberlake, Host
"The Big C" - Idris Elba as Lenny
"Modern Family" - Nathan Lane as Pepper Saltzman
"Saturday Night Live" - Zach Galifianakis, Host
"30 Rock" - Matt Damon as Carol
"30 Rock" - Will Arnett as Devin Banks

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series
WINNER: "Harry's Law" - Paul McCrane as Josh Peyton
"Big Love" - Bruce Dern as Frank Harlow
"Brothers & Sisters" - Beau Bridges as Nick Brody
"The Good Wife" - Michael J. Fox as Louis Canning
"Justified" - Jeremy Davies as Dickie Bennett
"Mad Men" - Robert Morse as Bertram Cooper

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series
WINNER: "Glee" - Gwyneth Paltrow as Holly Holliday
"Glee" - Kristin Chenoweth as April Rhodes
"Glee" - Dot-Marie Jones as Coach Beiste
"Raising Hope" - Cloris Leachman as Maw Maw
"Saturday Night Live" - Tina Fey, Host
"30 Rock" - Elizabeth Banks as Avery

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series
WINNER: "Grey's Anatomy" - Loretta Devine as Adele Webber
"The Closer" - Mary McDonnell as Capt. Sharon Raydor
"Dexter" - Julia Stiles as Lumen Pierce
"Mad Men" - Randee Heller as Miss Blankenship
"Mad Men" - Cara Buono as Faye Miller
"Shameless" - Joan Cusack as Sheila Jackson
"True Blood" - Alfre Woodard as Ruby Jean Reynolds

Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Program
WINNER: "Survivor" - Jeff Probst as Host
"The Amazing Race" - Phil Keoghan as Host
"American Idol" - Ryan Seacrest as Host
"Dancing With The Stars" - Tom Bergeron as Host
"So You Think You Can Dance" - Cat Deeley, Host

Outstanding Miniseries Or Movie
"Cinema Verite"
WINNER: "Downton Abbey"
"The Kennedys"
"Mildred Pierce"
"The Pillars Of The Earth"
"Too Big To Fail"

Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series
"The Colbert Report"
"Conan"
WINNER: "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart"
"Late Night With Jimmy Fallon"
"Real Time With Bill Maher"
"Saturday Night Live"

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

Outstanding Special Class Programs
WINNER: 64th Annual Tony Awards
83rd Annual Academy Awards
The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards
The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards

Outstanding Special Class - Short-format Live-Action Entertainment Programs
WINNER: "The Daily Show Correspondents Explain"
"30 Rock: The Webisodes"

Outstanding Special Class - Short-format Nonfiction Programs
WINNER: "Jay Leno's Garage"
"Writer's Draft"

Outstanding Children's Program
WINNER: "A Child's Garden Of Poetry"
"Degrassi"
"iCarly"
"Victorious"
"Wizards Of Waverly Place"

Outstanding Children's Nonfiction, Reality or Reality-Competition Program
WINNER: "Nick News With Linda Ellerbee: Under The Influence: Kids Of Alcoholics"
"Masterclass"

Outstanding Nonfiction Special
WINNER: "Gettysburg"
"Becoming Chaz"
"His Way"
"Jaws: The Inside Story"
"Stand Up To Cancer"

Outstanding Nonfiction Series
WINNER: "American Masters"
"Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations"
"Biography"
"Moguls & Movie Stars"
"Pioneers Of Television"
"30 For 30"

Outstanding Reality Program
WINNER: "Deadliest Catch"
"Antiques Roadshow"
"Hoarders"
"Kathy Griffin: My Life On The D-List"
"MythBusters"
"Undercover Boss"

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

Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking
WINNER: "Freedom Riders"
"Gasland"
"The Most Dangerous Man In America: Daniel Ellsberg And The Pentagon Papers (POV)"

Outstanding Sound Editing For A Series
WINNER: "Boardwalk Empire"
"CSI: NY"
"Game Of Thrones"
"Nikita"
"True Blood"
"The Walking Dead"

Outstanding Sound Editing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special
WINNER: "The Pillars Of The Earth"
"Any Human Heart (Masterpiece)"
"Downton Abbey (Masterpiece)"
"Mildred Pierce"

Outstanding Sound Editing For Nonfiction Programming
WINNER: "Gettysburg"
"The Amazing Race"
"American Idol"
"American Masters"
"Baseball: The Tenth Inning"
"Whale Wars"

Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series
WINNER: "House"
"Boardwalk Empire"
"Burn Notice"
"Dexter"
"Glee"
"Mad Men"

Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Miniseries Or A Movie
WINNER: "The Kennedys"
"Cinema Verite"
"Mildred Pierce"
"Too Big To Fail"

Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series
WINNER: "Family Guy"
"Californication"
"Modern Family"
"The Office"
"Parks And Recreation"

Outstanding Sound Mixing For Nonfiction Programming
WINNER: "Deadliest Catch"
"The Amazing Race"
"American Idol"
"American Masters"
"Gettysburg"

Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Series
WINNER: "Boardwalk Empire"
"The Borgias"
"Game Of Thrones"
"Stargate Universe"
"The Walking Dead"

Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special
WINNER: "Gettysburg"
"Mildred Pierce"
"The Pillars Of The Earth"
"Sherlock: A Study In Pink (Masterpiece)"

Outstanding Stunt Coordination
WINNER: "Southland"
"Game Of Thrones"
"Hawaii Five-O"
"Spartacus: Gods Of The Arena"

Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control For A Series
WINNER: "American Idol"
"The Daily Show With Jon Stewart"
"Dancing With The Stars"
"Saturday Night Live"
"30 Rock"

Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special
WINNER: "Don Pasquale (Great Performances At The Met)"
83rd Annual Academy Awards
The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards
"The Kennedy Center Honors"
"Lady Gaga Presents The Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden"

Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series
"Episodes"
"Louie"
WINNER: "Modern Family"
"The Office"
"30 Rock"

Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series
WINNER: "Friday Night Lights"
"Game Of Thrones"
"The Killing"
"Mad Men" (2 nods)

Outstanding Writing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special
WINNER: "Downton Abbey (Masterpiece)"
"Mildred Pierce"
"Sherlock: A Study In Pink (Masterpiece)"
"Too Big To Fail"
"Upstairs Downstairs (Masterpiece)"

Outstanding Writing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Series
"The Colbert Report"
"Conan"
WINNER: "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart"
"Late Night With Jimmy Fallon"
"Saturday Night Live"

Outstanding Writing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Special
WINNER: 64th Annual Tony Awards
"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"

Outstanding Writing For Nonfiction Programming
WINNER: "Freedom Riders"
"Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations"
"Gasland"
"Gettysburg"
"Moguls & Movie Stars"