“Mad Men,” “Modern Family” Lead 2011 Emmy Nominations
As expected, 'Mad Men' and 'Modern Family' were among the top series nominated for the 2011 Primetime Emmys, announced early Thursday morning.
'Mad Men' picked up an impressive 19 nominations, the most of any drama series, including Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Leading Actor (Jon Hamm), Outstanding Leading Actress (Elisabeth Moss) and Outstanding Supporting Actress (Christina Hendricks).
Meanwhile, last year's Outstanding Comedy Series winner, 'Modern Family,' earned an additional 17 nominations this morning. Better yet: All six of its principle actors were nominated in the acting categories, including Ed O'Neill, who was the only major cast member not to receive a nomination last year.
Among the surprise nominations were Mireille Enos, who earned a Outstanding Leading Actress in a Drama Series nomination for her performance on AMC's 'The Killing,' and Johnny Galecki, who joins his 'Big Bang Theory' co-star Jim Parsons in the category of Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series.
But perhaps most surprising were the multiple nominations for the much-maligned miniseries 'The Kennedys,' starring Greg Kinnear, Barry Pepper and Katie Holmes. In addition to Kinnear and Pepper, the ReelzChannel miniseries earned a jaw-dropping nomination in the Best Miniseires or Movie category.
Notable snubs included Lea Michele, nominated last year for her performance on 'Glee,' and Kyra Sedgwick, who last year won a surprise Emmy for 'The Closer.'
The nominations were announced by Melissa McCarthy, nominated this year for 'Mike and Molly,' and Joshua Jackson of 'Fringe.' HBO led the field with 104 nominations, due in part to great showings by 'Boardwalk Empire,' 'Game of Thrones' and 'Mildred Pierce,' the year's most-nominated program, with 21 nominations.
The 2011 Primetime Emmys air Sept. 18 on Fox.
Get a rundown of all the major nominations below:
Outstanding Drama Series
'Boardwalk Empire'
'Dexter'
'Friday Night Lights'
'Game of Thrones'
'The Good Wife'
'Mad Men'
Outstanding Comedy Series
'30 Rock'
'The Big Bang Theory'
'Glee'
'Modern Family'
'The Office'
'Parks and Recreation'
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Kathy Bates, 'Harry's Law'
Connie Britton, 'Friday Night Lights'
Mireille Enos, 'The Killing'
Mariska Hargitay, 'Law & Order: 'Special Victims Unit'
Julianna Margulies, 'The Good Wife'
Elisabeth Moss, 'Mad Men'
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Steve Buscemi, 'Boardwalk Empire'
Kyle Chandler, 'Friday Night Lights'
Michael C. Hall, 'Dexter'
Jon Hamm, 'Mad Men'
Hugh Laurie, 'House'
Timothy Olyphant, 'Justified'
Outstanding Miniseries or Movie
'Cinema Verite'
'Downton Abbey'
'The Kennedys'
'Mildred Pierce'
'The Pillars of the Earth'
'Too Big to Fail'
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Edie Falco, 'Nurse Jackie'
Tina Fey, '30 Rock'
Laura Linney, 'The Big C'
Melissa McCarthy, 'Mike and Molly'
Martha Plimpton, 'Raising Hope'
Amy Poehler, 'Parks and Recreation'
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin, '30 Rock'
Louis CK, 'Louie'
Steve Carell, 'The Office'
Johnny Galecki, 'The Big Bang Theory'
Matt LeBlanc, 'Episodes'
Jim Parsons, 'The Big Bang Theory'