The 2011 Emmy Award Nominations

        It is now the time we have all been waiting for! The 63rd Primetime Emmy nominations were announced this morning by Melissa McCarthy (Mike & Molly) and Joshua Jackson (Fringe.) I have the results so let's not waste any more time and get straight to it.

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
        Boardwalk Empire
        The Good Wife
        Game of Thrones
        Mad Men
        Dexter
        Friday Night Lights

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
        Steve Buscemi - Boardwalk Empire
        Michael C. Hall - Dexter
        Kyle Chandler - Friday Night Lights
        Jon Hamm - Mad Men
        Hugh Laurie - House
        Timothy Olyphant - Justified

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
        Elisabeth Moss - Mad Men
        Connie Britton - Friday Night Lights
        Mariska Hargitay - Law & Order: SVU
        Mireille Enos - The Killing
        Julianna Margulies - The Good Wife
        Kathy Bates - Harry's Law

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
        John Slattery - Mad Men
        Andre Braugher - Men of a Certain Age
        Walton Goggins - Justified
        Peter Dinklage - Game of Thrones
        Josh Charles - The Good Wife
        Alan Cumming - The Good Wife

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
        Kelly Macdonald - Boardwalk Empire
        Christina Hendricks - Mad Men
        Michelle Forbes - The Killing
        Archie Panjabi - The Good Wife
        Margo Martindale - Justified
        Christine Baranski - The Good Wife

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
        Robert Morse - Mad Men
        Bruce Dern - Big Love
        Jeremy Davies - Justified
        Beau Bridges - Brothers & Sisters
        Paul McCrane - Harry's Law
        Michael J. Fox - The Good Wife

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
        Alfre Woodard - True Blood
        Randee Heller - Mad Men
        Cara Buono - Mad Men
        Joan Cusack - Shameless
        Julia Stiles - Dexter
        Mary McDonnell - The Closer
        Loretta Devine - Grey's Anatomy

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
        Mad Men - The Suitcase
        Mad Men - Blowing Smoke
        Friday Night Lights - Always
        The Killing - Pilot
        Game of Thrones - Baelor

OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
        Glee
        Parks & Recreation
        The Office
        Modern Family
        30 Rock
        The Big Bang Theory

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
        Matt LeBlanc - Episodes
        Jim Parsons - The Big Bang Theory
        Steve Carell - The Office
        Johnny Galecki - The Big Bang Theory
        Louis C.K. - Louie
        Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
        Laura Linney - The Big C
        Edie Falco - Nurse Jackie
        Amy Poehler - Parks & Recreation
        Melissa McCarthy - Mike & Molly
        Martha Plimpton - Raising Hope
        Tina Fey - 30 Rock

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
        Jon Cryer - Two and a Half Men
        Chris Colfer - Glee
        Jesse Tyler Ferguson - Modern Family
        Ed O'Neill - Modern Family
        Eric Stonestreet - Modern Family
        Ty Burrell - Modern Family

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
        Jane Lynch - Glee
        Betty White - Hot in Cleveland
        Julie Bowen - Modern Family
        Kristen Wiig - Saturday Night Live
        Jane Krakowski - 30 Rock
        Sofia Vergara - Modern Family

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
        Idris Elba - The Big C
        Zach Galifianakis - Saturday Night Live
        Matt Damon - 30 Rock
        Will Arnett - 30 Rock
        Nathan Lane - Modern Family
        Justin Timberlake - Saturday Night Live

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
        Kristin Chenoweth - Glee
        Dot-Marie Jones - Glee
        Gwyneth Paltrow - Glee
        Cloris Leachman - Raising Hope
        Elizabeth Banks - 30 Rock
        Tina Fey - Saturday Night Live

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
        Episodes - Episode 107
        The Office - Good-bye, Michael
        Modern Family - Caught in the Act
        Louie - Poker/Divorce
        30 Rock - Reaganing

OUTSTANDING REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM
        The Amazing Race
        American Idol
        Dancing with the Stars
        Project Runway
        So You Think You Can Dance
        Top Chef

OUTSTANDING REALITY PROGRAM
        Hoarders
        Antiques Roadshow
        Deadliest Catch
        MythBusters
        Undercover Boss
        Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List

OUTSTANDING HOST IN A REALITY/REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM
        Jeff Probst - Survivor
        Cat Deeley - So You Think You Can Dance
        Phil Keoghan - The Amazing Race
        Tom Bergeron - Dancing with the Stars
        Ryan Seacrest - American Idol

OUTSTANDING VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SERIES
        The Colbert Report
        Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
        Saturday Night Live
        Conan
        Real Time with Bill Maher
        The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

OUTSTANDING MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE
        Mildred Pierce
        Downton Abbey (Masterpiece)
        The Kennedys
        Cinema Verite
        Too Big To Fail
        The Pillars of the Earth

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
        Greg Kinnear - The Kennedys
        Barry Pepper - The Kennedys
        Edgar Ramirez - Carlos
        William Hurt - Too Big To Fail
        Idris Elba - Luther
        Laurence Fishburne - Thurgood

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
        Kate Winslet - Mildred Pierce
        Elizabeth McGovern - Downton Abbey (Masterpiece)
        Diane Lane - Cinema Verite
        Taraji P. Henson - Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story
        Jean Marsh - Upstairs Downstairs (Masterpiece)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
        Guy Pearce - Mildred Pierce
        Brian F. O'Bryne - Mildred Pierce
        Tom Wilkonson - The Kennedys
        Paul Giamatti - Too Big To Fail
        James Woods - Too Big To Fail

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
        Evan Rachel Wood - Mildred Pierce
        Melissa Leo - Mildred Pierce
        Mare Winningham - Mildred Pierce
        Maggie Smith - Downton Abbey (Masterpiece)
        Eileen Atkins - Upstairs Downstairs (Masterpiece)

        Congratulations to everyone who was nominated. All of you produced high quality work this last year and we are all proud for you! Good luck to everyone when the awards are announced September 18.