The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences awarded the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards September 18, 2011, for the best in television, from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, hosted by actress Jane Lynch :
And the winners are :
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy in "Modern Family," ABC
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy in "Modern Family," ABC
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
Michael Alan Spiller, Halloween, "Modern Family," ABC
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
Steven Levitan and Jeffrey Richman, Caught in the Act, "Modern Family," ABC
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper, "The Big Bang Theory," CBS
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Melissa McCarthy as Molly Flynn, "Mike & Molly," CBS
OUTSTANDING REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM
"The Amazing Race," CBS
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SERIES
"The Daily Show with John Stewart," Comedy Central
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SERIES
Don Roy King, "Saturday Night Live" hosted by Justin Timberlake, NBC
OUTSTANDING VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SERIES
"The Daily Show with John Stewart," Comedy Central
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
Jason Katims, Always, "Friday Night Lights," DIRECTV
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIESM
Margo Martindale as Mags Bennett, "Justified," FX Networks
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
Martin Scorsese, "Boardwalk Empire" pilot, HBO
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister, "Game of Thrones," HBO
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick, "The Good Wife," CBS
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Kyle Chandler as Coach Eric Taylor, "Friday Night Lights," DIRECTV
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Julian Fellowes, "Downtown Abbey (Masterpiece)," PBS
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
Maggie Smith as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham, "Downtown Abbey (Masterpiece)," PBS
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
Barry Pepper as Bobby Kennedy, "The Kennedys," REELZCHANNEL
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Brian Percival, "Downtown Abbey (Masterpiece)" Part I, PBS
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
Guy Pearce as Monty Beragon, "Mildred Pierce," HBO
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
Kate Winslet as Mildred Pierce, "Mildred Pierce," HBO
OUTSTANDING MINISERIES OR MOVIE
"Downtown Abbey (Masterpiece)," PBS
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
"Mad Men," AMC
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