2011 Emmy Award Nominations - Surprises and Snubs

Every year, on the morning of the Emmy nominations, television fans hope and pray that maybe, just maybe, this will be the year Emmy voters get it right. But, of course, with so many categories and so many potential nominees, it’s impossible for the Emmy Awards to make everybody happy, and the 2011 nominations were no different. There were several pleasant surprises, as the Academy took some risks with less mainstream shows, and a few unpleasant ones – and, as always, there were far too many quality TV shows and actors that were completely ignored. Take a look at some of the biggest upsets and oversights from the 2011 Primetime Emmy Award nominations.

Nominations for the 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced this morning, and Mad Men is leading the way with 19. Below is a list of the nominations in the major categories, and click here for our take on the biggest snubs and surprises.

Drama:

Boardwalk Empire

Mad Men

The Good Wife

Game of Thrones

Friday Night Lights

Dexter

Drama, actor:

Jon Hamm, Mad Men

Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire

Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights

Michael C. Hall, Dexter

Hugh Laurie, House

Timothy Olyphant, Justified

Drama, actress:

Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife

Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men

Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: SVU

Kathy Bates, Harry’s Law

Connie Britton, Friday Night Lights

Mireille Enos, The Killing

Drama, supporting actress:

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

Comedy:

Modern Family

30 Rock

Glee

The Office

Big Bang Theory

Parks and Recreation

Comedy, actor:

Steve Carell, The Office

Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock

Jim Parsons, Big Bang Theory

Matt LeBlanc, Episodes

Louise CK, Louis

Johnny Galecki, Big Bang Theory

Comedy, actress:

Tina Fey, 30 Rock

Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie

Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation

Laura Linney, The Big C

Martha Plimpton, Raising Hope

Melissa McCarthy, Mike and Molly

Comedy, supporting actress:

Jane Lynch, Glee

Betty White, Hot in Cleveland

Julie Bowen, Modern Family

Sofia Vergara, Modern Family

Kristen Wiig, SNL

Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock

Comedy, supporting actor:

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

Variety series:

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart

The Colbert Report

Saturday Night Live

Conan

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Real Time with Bill Maher

Reality competition:

Top Chef

The Amazing Race

American Idol

Dancing With the Stars

Project Runway

SYTYCD

The Emmy Awards will take place Sept. 18, 2011.


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