drama series

comedy series

tv movie/mini-series   Luther (BBC America) Nominees Game Change (HBO) Great Expectations (PBS) Page Eight (PBS) Sherlock (PBS) The Hour (BBC America)

variety program   Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) Nominees The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central) Inside Comedy (Showtime) Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC) Saturday Night Live (NBC) 65th Annual Tony Awards (CBS)

non-fiction program   Inside the Actors Studio (Bravo) Nominees An Idiot Abroad (Science Channel) Hoarders (A&E) Prophets of Science Fiction (Science Channel) Top Chef (Bravo) Who Do You Think You Are? (NBC)

australian program   The Slap (ABC1) Nominees Agony Uncles (ABC1) Four Corners (ABC1) The Gruen Transfer (ABC1) Hungry Beast (ABC1) Selling Houses Australia (Lifestyle Channel)

new series (series nominated as best series are ineligible)   Girls (HBO) Nominees Boss (Starz) New Girl (Fox) Suits (USA) Veep (HBO) Wilfred (FX)

performance, new series (performers nominated elsewhere are ineligible)   Callie Thorne Necessary Roughness Nominees Jeff Hephner Boss Noah Wyle Falling Skies Kerry Washington Scandal Sarah Rafferty Suits Christina Applegate Up All Night

youth performance   Maisie Williams Game of Thrones Nominees Sophie Turner Game of Thrones Kiernan Shipka Mad Men Nolan Gould Modern Family Max Burkholder Parenthood Chandler Riggs The Walking Dead

variety/non-fiction performer   Bill Hader Saturday Night Live Nominees David Steinberg Inside Comedy Bill Maher Real Time with Bill Maher Maya Rudolph Saturday Night Live Kristin Wiig Saturday Night Live Neil Patrick Harris 65th Annual Tony Awards

lead actor, drama series   Damian Lewis Homeland Nominees Kelsey Grammer Boss Bryan Cranston Breaking Bad Jon Hamm Mad Men Patrick J Adams Suits Gabriel Macht Suits

lead actress, drama series   Claire Danes Homeland Nominees Michelle Dockery Downton Abbey Anna Torv Fringe Julianna Margulies The Good Wife Mirielle Enos The Killing Elisabeth Moss Mad Men

supporting actor, drama series   Giancarlo Esposito Breaking Bad Nominees Aaron Paul Breaking Bad Peter Dinklage Game of Thrones Mandy Patinkin Homeland Neal McDonough Justified Joel Kinnaman The Killing

supporting actress, drama series   Christina Hendricks Mad Men Nominees Joanna Froggatt Downton Abbey Lena Headey Game of Thrones Morena Baccarin Homeland Lana Parrilla Once Upon a Time Lauren Graham Parenthood

guest actor, drama series   Mykelti Williamson Justified Nominees Chris Messina Damages Henry Ian Cusick Fringe Jere Burns Justified Ben Feldman Mad Men Dorian Missick Southland

guest actress, drama series   Carrie Preston The Good Wife Nominees Martha Plimpton The Good Wife Marin Ireland Homeland Julia Ormond Mad Men Barbara Hershey Once Upon a Time Lucy Liu Southland

directing, drama series   Phil Abraham Mad Men "The Other Woman" Nominees Michelle MacLaren Breaking Bad "Salud" Neil Marshall Game of Thrones "Blackwater" Michael Cuesta Homeland "Pilot" Patty Jenkins The Killing "What I Know" Tim Matheson Suits "Play the Man"

writing, drama series   Meredith Stiehm Homeland "The Weekend" Nominees Bradford Winters Boss "Stasis" George Mastras & Sam Catlin Breaking Bad "Crawl Space" Jeff Pinkner, J. H. Wyman & Akiva Goldsman Fringe "Brave New World (Part 2)" Courtney Kemp Agboh, Robert King & Michelle King The Good Wife "Blue Ribbon Panel" Semi Challas & Matthew Weiner Mad Men "The Other Woman"

lead actor, comedy series   Don Cheadle House of Lies Nominees Larry David Curb Your Enthusiasm Warwick Davis Life's Too Short Louis CK Louie Ed Helms The Office Elijah Wood Wilfred

lead actress, comedy series   Lena Dunham Girls Nominees Laura Linney The Big C Zooey Deschanel New Girl Edie Falco Nurse Jackie Amy Poehler Parks and Recreation Julia Louis-Dreyfus Veep

supporting actor, comedy series   Damon Wayans Jr Happy Endings Nominees Oliver Platt The Big C Adam Pally Happy Endings Ed O'Neill Modern Family Eric Stonestreet Modern Family Max Greenfield New Girl

supporting actress, comedy series   Maya Rudolph Up All Night Nominees Zosia Mamet Girls Casey Wilson Happy Endings Anna Deavere-Smith Nurse Jackie Merritt Wever Nurse Jackie Jane Krakowski 30 Rock

guest actor, comedy series   Greg Kinnear Modern Family Nominees Hugh Dancy The Big C Christopher Abbott Girls Matthew Bomer Glee Doug Stanhope Louie Justin Long New Girl

guest actress, comedy series   Megan Mullally Happy Endings Nominees Ana Gasteyer Curb Your Enthusiasm Becky Ann Baker Girls Ellen Barkin Modern FamilyC Kristin Schaal 30 Rock Jane Kaczmarek Wilfred

directing, comedy series   Robert B Weide Curb Your Enthusiasm "Palestinian Chicken" Nominees Alec Berg Curb Your Enthusiasm "Larry vs Michael J Fox" Adam Bernstein House of Lies "Utah" Louis CK Louie "Duckling" Jake Kasdan New Girl "Pilot" Randall Einhorn Nurse Jackie "Handle Your Scandal"

writing, comedy series   Louis CK Louie "Subway/Pamela" Nominees Lena Dunham & Judd Apatow Girls "The Return" Lena Dunham & Bruce Eric Kaplan Girls "Leave Me Alone" Louis CK & Pamela Adlon Louie "Bummer/Blueberries" Louis CK Louie "Moving" Jesse Armstrong & Armando Ianucci Veep "Tears"

actor, tv movie/mini-series   Benedict Cumberbatch Sherlock Nominees Woody Harrelson Game Change Ed Harris Game Change Idris Elba Luther Martin Freeman Sherlock Mekhi Phifer Torchwood: Miracle Day

actress, tv movie/mini-series   Julianna Moore Game Change Nominees Jessica Lange American Horror Story Sarah Paulson Game Change Gillian Anderson Great Expectations Judy Davis Page Eight Lauren Ambrose Torchwood: Miracle Day

directing, movie/mini-series   Paul McGuigan & Toby Haynes Sherlock Nominees Jay Roach Game Change Brian Birk Great Expectations Sam Miller Luther David Hare Page Eight

writing, movie/mini-series   Neil Cross Luther Nominees Danny Strong Game Change Abi Morgan The Hour David Hare Page Eight Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss & Steve Thompson Sherlock

directing, variety/non-fiction   65th Annual Tony Awards Nominees An Idiot Abroad Inside Comedy Real Time with Bill Maher Saturday Night Live Top Chef

writing, variety/non-fiction   Real Time with Bill Maher Nominees The Daily Show with Jon Stewart 84th Annual Academy Awards Louis CK Live at the Beacon Theatre Portlandia Saturday Night Live

dramatic ensemble   The Good Wife (CBS) Christine Baranski, Josh Charles, Alan Cumming, Matt Czuchry, Julianna Margulies, Chris Noth, Archie Panjabi, Graham Phillips, Makenzie Vega. Nominees Boardwalk Empire (HBO) Greg Antonacci, Steve Buscemi, Dabney Coleman, Paz de la Huerta, Stephen Graham, Jack Huston, Anthony Laciura, Kelly Macdonald, Gretchen Mol, Aleksa Palladino, Vincent Piazza, Michael Pitt, Michael Shannon, Paul Sparks, Michael Stuhlbarg, Shea Whigham, Michael K Williams. Breaking Bad (AMC) Jonathan Banks, Betsy Brandt, Bryan Cranston, Giancarlo Esposito, Anna Gunn, RJ Mitte, Dean Norris, Bob Odenkirk, Aaron Paul. Homeland (Showtime) Morena Baccarin, Claire Danes, David Harewood, Diego Klattenhoff, Damian Lewis, Jackson Pace, Mandy Patinkin, Morgan Saylor. Parenthood (NBC) Bonnie Bedelia, Tyree Brown, Joy Bryant, Max Burkholder, Erika Christensen, Lauren Graham, Miles Heizer, Sam Jaeger, Peter Krause, Craig T. Nelson, Monica Potter, Savannah Paige Rae, Sarah Ramos, Dax Shepard, Mae Whitman. Sherlock (PBS) Jonathan Aris, Louise Brealey, Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Mark Gatiss, Rupert Graves, Lara Pulver, Vinette Robinson, Andrew Scott, Una Stubbs, Russell Tovey.

comedic ensemble   Saturday Night Live (NBC) Fred Armisen, Vanessa Bayer, Paul Brittain, Abby Elliott, Bill Hader, Taran Killam, Kate McKinnon, Seth Meyers, Bobby Moynihan, Nasim Pedrad, Jay Pharoah, Andy Samberg, Jason Sudeikis, Kenan Thompson, Kristen Wiig.   Nominees Family Guy (Fox) Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mike Henry, Mila Kunis, Seth MacFarlane, Patrick Warburton. Girls (HBO) Adam Driver, Lena Dunham, Jemima Kirke, Zosia Mamet, Allison Williams. Happy Endings (ABC) Eliza Coupe, Elisha Cuthbert, Zachary Knighton, Adam Pally, Damon Wayans Jr., Casey Wilson. Parks and Recreation (NBC) Aziz Ansari, Rashida Jones, Rob Lowe, Nick Offerman, Jim O’Heir, Aubrey Plaza, Amy Poehler, Chris Pratt, Retta, Adam Scott. Veep (HBO) Sufe Bradshaw, Anna Chlumsky, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Tony Hale, Reid Scott, Timothy Simons, Matt Walsh.

animated program   Family Guy (Fox) Nominees Futurama (Fox) ThunderCats (Cartoon Network)

music composition/score   Downton Abbey "Episode 7" Nominees The Killing "What I Know" (AMC) Mad Men "The Other Woman" (AMC) Sherlock "A Scandal in Belgravia" (PBS) The Walking Dead "Beside the Dying Fire" (AMC)

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film editing   Breaking Bad "End Times" (AMC) Nominees Homeland "The Weekend” (Showtime) Luther "Episode 1” (BBC America) Southland "Wednesday” (TNT) Suits "Dog Fight” (USA)

cinematography   Game of Thrones "Winter is Coming" (HBO) Nominees Boss "Choose” (Starz) Downton Abbey "Episode 7” (PBS) Hell on Wheels "Revelations” (AMC) Homeland "Pilot” (Showtime)

production design   Game of Thrones "Valar Morghulis" (HBO) Nominees Great Expectations "Part 1” (PBS) Hell on Wheels "Pilot” (AMC) Once Upon a Time "Pilot” (ABC) Scandal "CRash and Burn” (ABC)

costume design   Once Upon a Time "True North" (ABC) Nominees Great Expectations "Part 1” (PBS) Hell on Wheels "Revelations” (AMC) Pan Am "Pilot” (NBC) Mad Men "At the Codfish Ball” (AMC)

makeup/hairstyling   Mad Men "Tea Leaves" (AMC) Nominees Game of Thrones "Valar Morghulis” (HBO) Once Upon a Time "Dreamy” (ABC) Fringe "Brave New World (Part 2)” (Fox) The Walking Dead "What Lies Behind” (AMC)

sound mixing   Homeland "Marine One" (Showtime) Nominees Downton Abbey "Episode 1” (PBS) Game of Thrones "Blackwater” (HBO) The Killing "Off the Reservation” (AMC) True Blood "Soul of Fire” (HBO)

sound editing   Fringe "Letters of Transit" (Fox) Nominees Breaking Bad "Face Off” (AMC) Covert Affairs "Half a World Away” (USA) Game of Thrones "Blackwater” (HBO) Spartacus: Vengeance "Libertus” (Starz)

visual effects   Game of Thrones "Valar Morghulis" (Fox) Nominees Falling Skies "Prisoner of War” (TNT) Fringe "Letters of Transit” (Fox) Terra Nova "Occupation/Resistance” (Fox) Torchwood: Miracle Day "The Blood Line” (Starz)

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top 10 scenes of the 2010-2011 television season
(alphabetical order)

Breaking Bad "Face Off" The Death of Gus and Tio

Fringe "Brave New World (Part 2)" "I'm Pregnant"

Game of Thrones "Blackwater" The Seige

Homeland "Marine One" Vest Malfunction

House of Lies "Amsterdam" Getting Cat Deeley

The Killing "What I Know" Rosie's Goodbye

Louie "Oh Louie/Tickets" Dane Cook Confrontation

Louie "Subway/Pamela" Violins

Mad Men "The Phantom" A New Level

Saturday Night Live "Host: Mick Jagger" Lawrence Welk Show with Jonny Prosciutto