Glee‘s queen of mean, Jane Lynch, hosted the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, September 18, 2011 and while she was nominated for her supporting performance as Sue Sylvester, it was a Modern Family night when it came to the comedy categories.
The Modern Family group claimed 5 Emmys, including Outstanding Comedy Series, Supporting Actress (Julie Bowen), and Supporting Actor (Ty Burrell – winning over his co-stars Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Ed O’Neill, and Eric Stonestreet).
Modern Family was the clear comedy winner, but Emmy voters spread the wealth around in the dramatic categories. Game of Thrones, Justified, The Good Wife, Friday Night Lights, and Boardwalk Empire all felt a little Emmy love, while Mad Men was shut out in the acting and writing categories but still emerged with the Outstanding Drama Series Emmy. Mad Men‘s win moved it into a tie with Hill Street Blues, L.A Law, and The West Wing as the only shows who’ve earned four consecutive Emmys in that category.
2011 PRIMETIME EMMY NOMINEES AND WINNERS
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Winner: Julie Bowen – Modern Family
Jane Lynch – Glee
Betty White – Hot In Cleveland
Sofia Vergara – Modern Family
Kristen Wiig – Saturday Night Live
Jane Krakowski – 30 Rock
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Winner: Ty Burrell – Modern Family
Chris Colfer – Glee
Jesse Tyler Ferguson – Modern Family
Ed O’Neill – Modern Family
Eric Stonestreet – Modern Family
Jon Cryer – Two And A Half Men
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
Winner: Michael Alan Spiller – Modern Family – “Halloween”
Pamela Fryman – How I Met Your Mother – “Subway Wars”
Gail Mancuso – Modern Family – “Slow Down Your Neighbors”
Steven Levitan – Modern Family – “See You Next Fall”
Beth McCarthy-Miller – 30 Rock – “Live Show”
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
Winner: Steven Levitan and Jeffrey Richman – Modern Family – “Caught In The Act”
David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik – Episodes – “Episode Seven”
Louis C.K. – Louie – “Poker/Divorce”
Greg Daniels – The Office – “Goodbye Michael”
Matt Hubbard – 30 Rock – ‘Reaganing”
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Winner: Jim Parsons – The Big Bang Theory
Johnny Galecki – The Big Bang Theory
Matt LeBlanc – Episodes
Louis C.K – Louie
Steve Carell – The Office
Alec Baldwin – 30 Rock
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Winner: Melissa McCarthy – Mike & Molly
Laura Linney – The Big C
Edie Falco – Nurse Jackie
Amy Poehler – Parks And Recreation
Martha Plimpton – Raising Hope
Tina Fey – 30 Rock
OUTSTANDING REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM
Winner: The Amazing Race
American Idol
Dancing With The Stars
Project Runway
So You Think You Can Dance
Top Chef
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SERIES
Winner: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
The Colbert Report
Conan
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
Saturday Night Live
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SERIES
Winner: Don Roy King – Saturday Night Live – “Host: Justin Timberlake”
Gregg Gelfand – American Idol – “Episode 1024/1025A”
James Hoskinson – The Colbert Report – “Episode 6112”
Chuck O’Neil – The Daily Show With Jon Stewart – “Episode 16048”
Jerry Foley – Late Show With David Letterman – “Show 3333”
OUTSTANDING VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SERIES
Winner: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
The Colbert Report
Conan
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
Real Time With Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
Winner: Jason Katims – Friday Night Lights – “Always”
David Benioff and D.B. Weiss – Game Of Thrones – “Baelor”
Veena Sud – The Killing – “Pilot”
Matthew Weiner – Mad Men – “The Suitcase”
Andre Jacquemetton and Maria Jacquemetton – Mad Men – “Blowing Smoke”
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Winner: Margo Martindale – Justified
Kelly Macdonald – Boardwalk Empire
Archie Panjabi – The Good Wife
Christine Baranski – The Good Wife
Michelle Forbes – The Killing
Christina Hendricks – Mad Men
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
Winner: Martin Scorsese – Boardwalk Empire – “Pilot”
Jeremy Podeswa – Boardwalk Empire – “Anastasia”
Neil Jordan – The Borgias – “The Poisoned Chalice/The Assassin”
Tim Van Patten – Game Of Thrones – “Winter Is Coming (Pilot)”
Patty Jenkins – The Killing – “Pilot”
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Winner: 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 LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Winner: Julianna Margulies – The Good Wife
Connie Britton – Friday Night Lights
Kathy Bates – Harry’s Law
Mireille Enos – The Killing
Mariska Hargitay – Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Elisabeth Moss – Mad Men
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Winner: Kyle Chandler – Friday Night Lights
Steve Buscemi – Boardwalk Empire
Michael C. Hall – Dexter
Hugh Laurie – House
Timothy Olyphant – Justified
Jon Hamm – Mad Men
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Winner: Julian Fellowes – Downton Abbey
Todd Haynes and Jon Raymond – Mildred Pierce
Steven Moffat – Sherlock: A Study In Pink
Peter Gould – Too Big To Fail
Heidi Thomas – Upstairs Downstairs
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
Winner: Maggie Smith – Downton Abbey
Evan Rachel Wood – Mildred Pierce
Melissa Leo – Mildred Pierce
Mare Winningham – Mildred Pierce
Eileen Atkins – Upstairs Downstairs
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
Winner: Barry Pepper – The Kennedys
Edgar Ramirez – Carlos
Greg Kinnear – The Kennedys
Idris Elba – Luther
Laurence Fishburne – Thurgood
William Hurt – Too Big To Fail
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Winner: Brian Percival – Downton Abbey
Olivier Assayas – Carlos
Robert Pulcini – Cinema Verite
Todd Haynes – Mildred Pierce
Curtis Hanson – Too Big To Fail
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
Winner: Guy Pearce – Mildred Pierce
Tom Wilkinson – The Kennedys
Brian F. O’Byrne – Mildred Pierce
Paul Giamatti – Too Big To Fail
James Woods – Too Big To Fail
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
Winner: Kate Winslet – Mildred Pierce
Diane Lane – Cinema Verite
Elizabeth McGovern – Downton Abbey
Taraji P. Henson – Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story
Jean Marsh – Upstairs Downstairs
OUTSTANDING MINISERIES OR MOVIE
Winner: Downton Abbey
Cinema Verite
The Kennedys
Mildred Pierce
The Pillars Of The Earth
Too Big To Fail
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
Winner: Mad Men
Boardwalk Empire
Dexter
Friday Night Lights
Game Of Thrones
The Good Wife
OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
Winner: Modern Family
The Big Bang Theory
Glee
The Office
Parks And Recreation
30 Rock
