Jane Lynch of “Glee” hosted the 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on FOX. She became the third woman to host this awards show solo. Lynch was impressive from her opening number parodying many of the current TV programs to her intermittent appearances during the three-hour live telecast. Opening the awards presentation was a domination from the Comedy category for “Modern Family.” The first half hour was devoted to the ABC sitcom winning the Best Supporting Actress/Actor, Directing and Writing.
Some of the highlights that were hit or miss came from Charlie Sheen. The audience did not know how to react. He soley presented an award, but wanted to sincerely give his wishes for another successful season to “Two and A Half Men” and its new cast. A definite miss was the hideous musical number midway in the show. The successful digital short from “Saturday Night Live” featuring Michael Bolton did not translate well as a live performance. The other song made no sense and the last number by Akon was more appropriate for the MTV and VMA award shows.
As usual the Emmys is known for its repeated winners year in and year out such as “The Amazing Race” and “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.” It did not happen as much this time around. There were a number of surprised winners who did not dream of winning, so they hadn’t prepared an acceptance speech. “Friday Night Lights” was indeed a crowd favorite when it won not one, but two Emmys. Kyle Chandler won for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series beating out the heavily favorite, Jon Hamm in “Mad Men.”
Other first time winners were Barry Pepper for his role as Bobby Kennedy in the controversial “The Kennedys” miniseries. He beat out heavyweights such as William Hurt, Laurence Fisburne and his co-star, Greg Kinnear. Margo Martindale surprised everone for winning in the supporting acting drama category in FX’s “Justified.” As expected Kate Winslet won for her role in the miniseries “Mildred Pierce.” The big winners of the night were “Modern Family” for Best Comedy Series. “Mad Men” went four in a row for winning Best Drama Series and “Downton Abbey” won Best Miniseries or Movie. For all winners from the telecast and the Creative Arts ceremonies a week earlier here is the entire list of nominees and winners.
Complete List of Winners:
Outstanding Comedy Series
WINNER: “Modern Family”
“The Big Bang Theory”
“Glee”
“The Office”
“Parks And Recreation”
“30 Rock”
Outstanding Drama Series
WINNER: “Mad Men” (fourth year in a row)
“Dexter”
“Friday Night Lights”
“Game Of Thrones”
“The Good Wife”
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series
WINNER: “The Big Bang Theory” – Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper
“The Big Bang Theory” – Johnny Galecki as Leonard Hofstadter
“Episodes” – Matt LeBlanc as Matt LeBlanc
“Louie” -Louis C.K. as Louie
“The Office” – Steve Carell as Michael Scott
“30 Rock” – Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series
WINNER: “Friday Night Lights” – Kyle Chandler as Coach Eric Taylor
“Boardwalk Empire” – Steve Buscemi as Nucky Thompson
“Dexter” – Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan
“House” – Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House
“Justified” – Timothy Olyphant as Raylan Givens
“Mad Men” – Jon Hamm as Don Draper
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie
WINNER: “The Kennedys” – Barry Pepper as Bobby Kennedy
“Carlos” – Edgar Ramirez as Carlos
“The Kennedys” – Greg Kinnear as John F. Kennedy
“Luther – Idris Elba as John Luther
“Thurgood” – Laurence Fishburne as Thurgood Marshall
“Too Big To Fail” – William Hurt as Henry ‘Hank’ Paulson
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series
WINNER: “Mike & Molly” – Melissa McCarthy as Molly Flynn
“The Big C” – Laura Linney as Cathy Jamison
“Nurse Jackie” – Edie Falco as Jackie Peyton
“Parks And Recreation” – Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope
“Raising Hope” – Martha Plimpton as Virginia Chance
“30 Rock” – Tina Fey as Liz Lemon
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series
WINNER: “The Good Wife” – Julianna Marguiles as Alicia Florrick
“Friday Night Lights” – Connie Britton as Tami Taylor
“Harry’s Law” – Kathy Bates as Harriet “Harry” Korn
“The Killing” – Mireille Enos as Sarah Linden
“Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” – Mariska Hargitay as Det. Olivia Benson
“Mad Men” – Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olson
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie
WINNER: “Mildred Pierce” – Kate Winslet as Mildred Pierce
“Cinema Verite” – Diane Lane as Patricia Loud
“Downton Abbey (Masterpiece)” – Elizabeth McGovern as Cora, Countess of Grantham
“Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story” – Taraji P. Henson as Tiffany Rubin
“Upstairs Downstairs (Masterpiece)” – Jean Marsh as Rose Buck
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
WINNER: “Modern Family” – Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy
“Glee” – Chris Colfer as Kurt Hummel
“Modern Family” – Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell
“Modern Family” – Ed O’Neill as Jay Pritchett
“Modern Family” – Eric Stonestreet as Cameron Tucker
“Two And A Half Men” – Jon Cryer as Alan Harper
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
WINNER: “Game of Thrones” – Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister
“The Good Wife” – Josh Charles as Will Gardner
“The Good Wife” – Alan Cumming as Eli Gold
“Justified” – Walton Goggins as Boyd Crowder
“Mad Men” – John Slattery as Roger Sterling
“Men Of A Certain Age” – Andre Braugher as Owen
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie
WINNER: “Mildred Pierce” – Guy Pearce as Monty Beragon
“Mildred Pierce” – Brian F. O’Byrne as Bert Pierce
“Too Big To Fail” – Paul Giamatti as Ben Bernanke
“Too Big To Fail” – James Woods as Richard Fuld
“The Kennedys” – Tom Wilkinson as Joe Kennedy
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
WINNER: “Modern Family” – Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy
“Glee” – Jane Lynch as Sue Sylvester
“Hot In Cleveland” – Betty White as Elka Ostrosky
“Modern Family” – Sofia Vergara as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett
“Saturday Night Live” – Kristen Wiig as Various Characters
“30 Rock” – Jane Krakowski as Jenna Maroney
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
WINNER: “Justified” – Margo Martindale as Mags Bennett
“Boardwalk Empire” – Kelly Macdonald as Margaret Schroeder
“The Good Wife” – Archie Panjabi as Kalinda Sharma
“The Good Wife” – Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart
“The Killing” – Michelle Forbes as Mitch Larsen
“Mad Men” – Christina Hendricks as Joan Harris
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
WINNER: “Downton Abbey (Masterpiece)” – Maggie Smith as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham
“Mildred Pierce” – Evan Rachel Wood as Veda Pierce
“Mildred Pierce” – Melissa Leo as Lucy Gessler
“Mildred Pierce” – Mare Winningham as Ida
“Upstairs Downstairs (Masterpiece)” – Eileen Atkins as Lady Maud Holland
Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series
WINNER: “Saturday Night Live” – Justin Timberlake, Host
“The Big C” – Idris Elba as Lenny
“Modern Family” – Nathan Lane as Pepper Saltzman
“Saturday Night Live” – Zach Galifianakis, Host
“30 Rock” – Matt Damon as Carol
“30 Rock” – Will Arnett as Devin Banks
Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series
WINNER: “Harry’s Law” – Paul McCrane as Josh Peyton
“Big Love” – Bruce Dern as Frank Harlow
“Brothers & Sisters” – Beau Bridges as Nick Brody
“The Good Wife” – Michael J. Fox as Louis Canning
“Justified” – Jeremy Davies as Dickie Bennett
“Mad Men” – Robert Morse as Bertram Cooper
Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series
WINNER: “Glee” – Gwyneth Paltrow as Holly Holliday
“Glee” – Kristin Chenoweth as April Rhodes
“Glee” – Dot-Marie Jones as Coach Beiste
“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
WINNER: “Grey’s Anatomy” – Loretta Devine as Adele Webber
“The Closer” – Mary McDonnell as Capt. Sharon Raydor
“Dexter” – Julia Stiles as Lumen Pierce
“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 Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Program
WINNER: “Survivor” – Jeff Probst as Host
“The Amazing Race” – Phil Keoghan as Host
“American Idol” – Ryan Seacrest as Host
“Dancing With The Stars” – Tom Bergeron as Host
“So You Think You Can Dance” – Cat Deeley, Host
Outstanding Miniseries Or Movie
WINNER: “Downton Abbey”
“Cinema Verite”
“The Kennedys”
“Mildred Pierce”
“The Pillars Of The Earth”
“Too Big To Fail”
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 Variety, Music Or Comedy Special
WINNER: “The Kennedy Center Honors”
“Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On”
“Carrie Fisher In Wishful Drinking”
“Lady Gaga Presents The Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden”
“The Pee-Wee Herman Show On Broadway”
Outstanding Special Class Programs
WINNER: 64th Annual Tony Awards
83rd Annual Academy Awards
The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards
The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards
Outstanding Special Class – Short-format Live-Action Entertainment Programs
WINNER: “The Daily Show Correspondents Explain”
“30 Rock: The Webisodes”
Outstanding Special Class – Short-format Nonfiction Programs
WINNER: “Jay Leno’s Garage”
“Writer’s Draft”
Outstanding Children’s Program
WINNER: “A Child’s Garden Of Poetry”
“Degrassi”
“iCarly”
“Victorious”
“Wizards Of Waverly Place”
Outstanding Children’s Nonfiction, Reality or Reality-Competition Program
WINNER: “Nick News With Linda Ellerbee: Under The Influence: Kids Of Alcoholics”
“Masterclass”
Outstanding Nonfiction Special
WINNER: “Gettysburg”
“Becoming Chaz”
“His Way”
“Jaws: The Inside Story”
“Stand Up To Cancer”
Outstanding Nonfiction Series
WINNER: “American Masters”
“Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations”
“Biography”
“Moguls & Movie Stars”
“Pioneers Of Television”
“30 For 30″
Outstanding Reality Program
WINNER: “Deadliest Catch”
“Antiques Roadshow”
“Hoarders”
“Kathy Griffin: My Life On The D-List”
“MythBusters”
“Undercover Boss”
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
WINNER: “The Amazing Race”
“American Idol”
“Dancing With The Stars”
“Project Runway”
“So You Think You Can Dance”
“Top Chef”
Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking
WINNER: “Freedom Riders”
“Gasland”
“The Most Dangerous Man In America: Daniel Ellsberg And The Pentagon Papers (POV)”
Outstanding Sound Editing For A Series
WINNER: “Boardwalk Empire”
“CSI: NY”
“Game Of Thrones”
“Nikita”
“True Blood”
“The Walking Dead”
Outstanding Sound Editing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special
WINNER: “The Pillars Of The Earth”
“Any Human Heart (Masterpiece)”
“Downton Abbey (Masterpiece)”
“Mildred Pierce”
Outstanding Sound Editing For Nonfiction Programming (Single Or Multi-Camera)
WINNER: “Gettysburg”
“The Amazing Race”
“American Idol”
“American Masters”
“Baseball: The Tenth Inning”
“Whale Wars”
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (One Hour)
WINNER: “House”
“Boardwalk Empire”
“Burn Notice”
“Dexter”
“Glee”
“Mad Men”
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Miniseries Or A Movie
WINNER: “The Kennedys”
“Cinema Verite”
“Mildred Pierce”
“Too Big To Fail”
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (Half-Hour) And Animation
WINNER: “Family Guy”
“Californication”
“Modern Family”
“The Office”
“Parks And Recreation”
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Or Music Series Or Special
WINNER: “American Idol” finale
83rd Annual Academy Awards
The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards
Outstanding Sound Mixing For Nonfiction Programming
WINNER: “Deadliest Catch”
“The Amazing Race”
“American Idol”
“American Masters”
“Gettysburg”
Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Series
WINNER: “Boardwalk Empire”
“The Borgias”
“Game Of Thrones”
“Stargate Universe”
“The Walking Dead”
Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special
WINNER: “Gettysburg”
“Mildred Pierce”
“The Pillars Of The Earth”
“Sherlock: A Study In Pink (Masterpiece)”
Outstanding Stunt Coordination
WINNER: “Southland”
“Game Of Thrones”
“Hawaii Five-O”
“Spartacus: Gods Of The Arena”
Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control For A Series
WINNER: “American Idol”
“The Daily Show With Jon Stewart”
“Dancing With The Stars”
“Saturday Night Live”
“30 Rock”
Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special
WINNER: “Don Pasquale (Great Performances At The Met)”
83rd Annual Academy Awards
The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards
“The Kennedy Center Honors”
“Lady Gaga Presents The Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden”
Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series
WINNER: “Modern Family” – Michael Alan Spiller
“How I Met Your Mother, Pamela Fryman
“Modern Family” – Gail Mancuso
“Modern Family” – Steve Levitan
“30 Rock” – Beth McCarthy-Miller
Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series
WINNER: “Boardwalk Empire” – Martin Scorsese (This is his first Emmy and eighth nomination.)
“Boardwalk Empire” – Jeremy Podeswa
“The Borgias” – Neil Jordan
“Game of Thrones” -Tim Van Patten
“The Killing” – Patty Jenkins
Outstanding Directing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special
WINNER: “Downton Abbey (Masterpiece)” – Brian Percival
“Carlos” – Olivier Assayas
“Cinema Verite” – Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini
“Mildred Pierce” – Todd Haynes
“Too Big To Fail” – Curtis Hanson
Outstanding Directing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Series
WINNER: “Saturday Night Live” – Don Roy King
“American Idol” – Gregg Gelfand
“The Colbert Report” – James Hoskinson
“The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” – Chuck O’Neil
“Late Show With David Letterman, Jerry Foley
Outstanding Directing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Special
WINNER: “Sondheim! The Birthday Concert (Great Performances)” – Lonny Price
83rd Annual Academy Awards, Don Mischer
The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards – Louis J. Horvitz
“Lady GaGa Presents The Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden” – Laurieann Gibson
64th Annual Tony Awards – Glenn Weiss
Outstanding Directing For Nonfiction Programming
WINNER: “Gasland” – Josh Fox
“The Amazing Race” – Bertram van Munster
“American Masters” – Martin Scorsese, Kent Jones
“Becoming Chaz” – Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato
“Top Chef” – Paul Starkman
Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series
WINNER: “Modern Family”
“Episodes”
“Louie”
“The Office”
“30 Rock”
Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series
WINNER: “Friday Night Lights”
“Game Of Thrones”
“The Killing”
“Mad Men” (2 nods)
Outstanding Writing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special
WINNER: “Downton Abbey (Masterpiece)”
“Mildred Pierce”
“Sherlock: A Study In Pink (Masterpiece)”
“Too Big To Fail”
“Upstairs Downstairs (Masterpiece)”
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 Writing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Special
WINNER: 64th Annual Tony Awards
“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”
Outstanding Writing For Nonfiction Programming
WINNER: “Freedom Riders”
“Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations”
“Gasland”
“Gettysburg”
“Moguls & Movie Stars”
NOTE: Several winning categories, including the guest actor nods, were announced a week earlier at the 2011 Creative Arts Emmy Awards on September 10.
SOURCES:
Emmys, FOX.com
63rd Primetime Emmy Awards, Emmy.com
Kelly Lynch, “2011 Emmy Awards – The Winners & The Recap”, Socialitelife.com
“Emmy Awards 2011: Full list of winners”, OTRC-OnTheRedCarpet.com