A&E’s popular 1960s ad drama “Mad Men” and ABC’s comedy-mockumentary “Modern Family” will again defend for the top prizes at the 2011 Primetime Emmy Awards. The Winners will be announced Sunday, 9/18 at 8PM ET on Fox. It’ll be hosted by “Glee” star Jane Lynch. Meanwhile, the full list of nominees has been unveiled.
“Mad Men,” the three-time Emmy winner for best dramatic show, scored 19 nominations, including best drama series and acting nods for its stars Jon Hamm and Elisabeth Moss.
HBO’s new prohibition era series “Boardwalk Empire” scored a total of 18 nods; “Modern Family,” which took the top comedy prize last year, earned a total of 17 nominations, including mentions for stars Ty Burrell, Julie Bowen and Sofia Vergara.
“Modern Family” will face off for best program against “30 Rock,” first time nominee “Parks and Recreation,” “The Big Bang Theory” and “The Office.”
Fox’s musical comedy “Glee”, which dominated last year’s Emmy nominations, got just 12 mentions this year, including best comedy and supporting acting nods for Chris Colfer and Jane Lynch.
HBO’s miniseries “Mildred Pierce” had the largest number of nominations with a total of 21, including nods for its stars Kate Winslet and Evan Rachel Wood.
First time nominees in the acting categories included Melissa McCarthy in freshman comedy “Mike & Molly,” Martha Plimpton for “Raising Hope,” Mireille Enos in the AMC crime drama “The Killing” and Timothy Olyphant in the modern Western drama “Justified” on FX.
The Nominees:
Outstanding Drama Series
Boardwalk Empire
Dexter
Friday Night Lights
Game of Thrones
The Good Wife
Mad Men
Outstanding Comedy Series
The Big Bang Theory
Glee
Modern Family
The Office
Parks and Recreation
30 Rock
Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Steve Buscemi – Boardwalk Empire
Kyle Chandler – Friday Night Lights
Michael C. Hall – Dexter
Jon Hamm – Mad Men
Hugh Laurie – House
Timothy Olyphant – Justified
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
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
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin – 30 Rock
Louis C.K. – Louie
Steve Carell – The Office
Johnny Galecki – The Big Bang Theory
Matt LeBlanc – Episodes
Jim Parsons – The Big Bang Theory
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Edie Falco – Nurse Jackie
Tina Fey – 30 Rock
Laura Linney – The Big C
Melissa McCarthy – Mike & Molly
Martha Plimpton – Raising Hope
Amy Poehler – Parks and Recreation
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
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
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
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
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Chris Colfer – Glee
Jesse Tyler Ferguson – Modern Family
Ed O’Neill – Modern Family
Eric Stonestreet – Modern Family
Ty Burrell – Modern Family
Jon Cryer – Two and a Half Men
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Jane Lynch – Glee
Betty White – Hot in Cleveland
Julie Bowen – Modern Family
Sofia Vergara – Modern Family
Kristen Wiig – Saturday Night Live
Jane Krakowski – 30 Rock
Outstanding Reality Program
Antiques Roadshow
Deadliest Catch
Hoarders
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
MythBusters
Undercover Boss
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
The Amazing Race
American Idol
Dancing With the Stars
Project Runway
So You Think You Can Dance
Top Chef
Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program
Phil Keoghan – The Amazing Race
Ryan Seacrest – American Idol
Tom Bergeron – Dancing With the Stars
Cat Deeley – So You Think You Can Dance
Jeff Probst – Survivor
Outstanding Nonfiction Series
American Masters
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
Biography
Moguls & Movie Stars
Pioneers of Television
30 for 30
Outstanding Animated Program
The Cleveland Show
Futurama
Robot Chicken
The Simpsons
South Park
Outstanding Children’s Program
A Child’s Garden of Poetry
Degrassi
iCarly
Victorious
Wizards of Waverly Place
Outstanding Miniseries or Movie
Cinema Verite
Downton Abbey
The Kennedys
Mildred Pierce
The Pillars of the Earth
Too Big to Fail
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Edgar Ramirez – Carlos
Greg Kinnear – The Kennedys
Barry Pepper – The Kennedys
Idris Elba – Luther
Laurence Fishburne – Thurgood
William Hurt – Too Big to Fail
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
Diane Lane – Cinema Verite
Elizabeth McGovern – Downton Abbey
Kate Winslet – Mildred Pierce
Taraji P. Henson – Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story
Jean Marsh – Upstairs Downstairs
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Tom Wilkinson – The Kennedys
Guy Pearce – Mildred Pierce
Brian F. O’Byrne – Mildred Pierce
Paul Giamatti – Too Big to Fail
James Woods – Too Big to Fail
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
Maggie Smith – Downton Abbey
Evan Rachel Wood – Mildred Pierce
Melissa Leo – Mildred Pierce
Mare Winningham – Mildred Pierce
Eileen Atkins – Upstairs Downstairs
Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series
The Colbert Report
Conan
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
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
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
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
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
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
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
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
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Kristin Chenoweth – Glee
Dot-Marie Jones – Glee
Gwyneth Paltrow – Glee
Cloris Leachman – Raising Hope
Tina Fey – Saturday Night Live
Elizabeth Banks – 30 Rock