Chenoweth, GLEE, Plimpton, Falco, Lane & More Up for 2011 Primetime Emmys; Complete List!

By: Jul. 14, 2011
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The nominations were released this morning for the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences 2011 Primetime Emmy Awards. Mad Men topped the list with 19 nominations, followed by Boardwalk Empire with 18, Modern Family with 17, Saturday Night Live with 16, Game of Thrones and 30 Rock with 13 and GLEE with 12. Lots of theatre stars received nominations this year as well as did the Tony Awards, check out the complete list below!

2011 nominations for outstanding...

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

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

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

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

Comedy Series
Glee FOX
Parks And Recreation NBC
The Office NBC
Modern Family ABC
30 Rock NBC
The Big Bang Theory CBS

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

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

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

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

Drama Series
Boardwalk Empire HBO
The Good Wife CBS
Mad Men AMC
Friday Night Lights DirecTV
Dexter Showtime
Game Of Thrones HBO

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series
Glee - Kristin Chenoweth as April Rhodes
Glee - Dot-Marie Jones as Coach Beiste
Glee - Gwyneth Paltrow as Holly Holliday
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
The Closer - Mary McDonnell as Capt. Sharon Raydor
Dexter - Julia Stiles as Lumen Pierce
Grey's Anatomy - Loretta Devine as Adele Webber
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 Variety, Music Or Comedy Series
The Colbert Report - Comedy Central
Conan - TBS
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart - Late Night With Jimmy Fallon - NBC
Real Time With Bill Maher - HBO
Saturday Night Live - NBC

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

Outstanding Special Class Programs
83rd Annual Academy Awards - ABC
The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards - NBC
The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards - CBS
64th Annual Tony Awards - CBS - Ricky Kirshner, Executive Producer, Glenn Weiss Executive Producer and Sean Hayes, Host;

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

Outstanding Writing For A 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

Outstanding Directing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Special
83rd Annual Academy Awards - Don Mischer, Directed by

The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards - Louis J. Horvitz, Directed by

Lady GaGa Presents The Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden - Laurieann Gibson, Directed by

Sondheim! The Birthday Concert (Great Performances) • PBS • Ellen M. Krass Productions and Thirteen in association with WNET.org
Lonny Price, Directed by

64th Annual Tony Awards • CBS • White Cherry Entertainment in association with Tony Award Productions
Glenn Weiss, Directed by

 



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