NOMINATIONS: 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards

The nominations were announced on Thursday for the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards which will air on September 18 on FOX. GLEE's Jane Lynch, nominated for her role as Sue Sylvester on GLEE, is hosting.

Below is a list of nominations in the major categories. We will dissect these nominations in another post.

Lead Actress In A Comedy Series
Laura Linney as Cathy Jamison - THE BIG C
Edie Falco as Jackie Peyton - NURSE JACKIE
Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope - PARKS AND RECREATION
Melissa McCarthy as Molly Flynn - MIKE & MOLLY
Martha Plimpton as Virginia Chance - RAISING HOPE
Tina Fey as Liz Lemon - 30 ROCK

Lead Actor In A Comedy Series
Matt LeBlanc as Matt LeBlanc - EPISODES
Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper - THE BIG BANG THEORY
Steve Carell as Michael Scott - THE OFFICE
Johnny Galecki as Leonard Hofstadter - THE BIG BANG THEORY
Louis C.K. as Louie - LOUIE
Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy - 30 ROCK

Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
Jane Lynch as Sue Sylvester - GLEE
Betty White as Elka Ostrosky - HOT IN CLEVELAND
Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy - MODERN FAMILY
Kristen Wiig as Various characters - SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE
Jane Krakowski as Jenna Maroney - 30 ROCK
Sofia Vergara as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett - MODERN FAMILY

Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
Jon Cryer as Alan Harper - TWO AND A HALF MEN
Chris Colfer as Kurt Hummel - GLEE
Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell Pritchett - MODERN FAMILY
Ed O'Neill as Jay Pritchett - MODERN FAMILY
Eric Stonestreet as Cameron Tucker - MODERN FAMILY
Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy - MODERN FAMILY

Comedy Series
GLEE (FOX)
PARKS AND RECREATION (NBC)
THE OFFICE (NBC)
MODERN FAMILY (ABC)
30 ROCK (NBC)
THE BIG BANG THEORY (CBS)

Lead Actress In A Drama Series
Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olson - MAD MEN
Connie Britton as Tami Taylor - FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
Mariska Hargitay as Detective Olivia Benson - LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT
Mireille Enos as Sarah Linden - THE KILLING
Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick - THE GOOD WIFE
Kathy Bates as Harriet "Harry" Korn - HARRY'S LAW

Lead Actor In A Drama Series
Steve Buscemi as Nucky Thompson - BOARDWALK EMPIRE
Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan - DEXTER
Kyle Chandler as Coach Eric Taylor - FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
Jon Hamm as Don Draper - MAD MEN
Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House - HOUSE
Timothy Olyphant as Raylan Givens - JUSTIFIED

Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
Kelly Macdonald as Margaret Schroeder - BOARDWALK EMPIRE
Christina Hendricks as Joan Harris - MAD MEN
Michelle Forbes as Mitch Larsen - THE KILLING
Archie Panjabi as Kalinda Sharma - THE GOOD WIFE
Margo Martindale as Mags Bennett - JUSTIFIED
Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart - THE GOOD WIFE

Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
John Slattery as Roger Sterling - MAD MEN
Andre Braugher as Owen - MEN OF A CERTAIN AGE
Walton Goggins as Boyd Crowder - JUSTIFIED
Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister - GAME OF THRONES
Josh Charles as Will Gardner - THE GOOD WIFE
Alan Cumming as Eli Gold - THE GOOD WIFE

Drama Series
BOARDWALK EMPIRE (HBO)
THE GOOD WIFE (CBS)
MAD MEN (AMC)
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS (DirecTV)
DEXTER (Showtime)
GAME OF THRONES (HBO)

Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie
Kate Winslet as Mildred Pierce - Mildred Pierce
Elizabeth McGovern as Cora/ Countess of Grantham - Downton Abbey (Masterpiece)
Diane Lane as Patricia Loud - Cinema Verite
Taraji P. Henson as Tiffany Rubin - Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story
Jean Marsh as Rose Buck - Upstairs Downstairs (Masterpiece)

Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie
Greg Kinnear as John F. Kennedy - The Kennedys
Barry Pepper as Bobby Kennedy - The Kennedys
Edgar Ramirez as Carlos - Carlos
William Hurt as Henry 'Hank' Paulson - Too Big To Fail
Idris Elba as John Luther - Luther
Laurence Fishburne as Thurgood Marshall - Thurgood

Supporting Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie
Guy Pearce as Monty Beragon - Mildred Pierce
Brian F. O'Byrne as Bert Pierce - Mildred Pierce
Tom Wilkinson as Joe Kennedy - The Kennedys
Paul Giamatti as Ben Bernanke - Too Big To Fail
James Woods as Richard Fuld - Too Big To Fail

Variety, Music Or Comedy Series
THE COLBERT REPORT (Comedy Central)
LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON (NBC)
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE (NBC)
CONAN (TBS)
REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER (HBO)
THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART (Comedy Central)

Reality - Competition Program
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (FOX)
THE AMAZING RACE (CBS)
PROJECT RUNWAY (Lifetime)
AMERICAN IDOL (FOX)
DANCING WITH THE STARS (ABC)
TOP CHEF (Bravo)

Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Program
Jeff Probst as Host - SURVIVOR
Cat Deeley as Host - SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE
Phil Keoghan as Host - THE AMAZING RACE
Tom Bergeron as Host - DANCING WITH THE STARS

FACTS & FIGURES

NON-CABLE NOMINATIONS 2011
ABC – 40 nominations
CBS – 50 nominations
FOX – 42 nominations
NBC – 46 nominations
PBS – 43 nominations

CABLE NOMINATIONS 2011
A&E – 2 nominations
AMC – 29 nominations
Animal Planet – 2 nominations
BBC America – 1 nomination
BIO – 2 nominations
Bravo – 5 nominations
Cartoon Network – 6 nominations
Comedy Central – 11 nominations
CW – 1 nomination
DirecTV – 4 nominations
Discovery Channel – 5 nominations
Disney Channel – 2 nominations
Disney XD – 1 nomination
EPIX – 2 nominations
ESPN – 2 nominations
Fox Movie Channel – 1 nomination
FUSE – 1 nomination
FX Networks – 6 nominations
HBO – 104 nominations
History – 7 nominations
Lifetime – 3 nominations
MTV – 1 nomination
Nickelodeon – 6 nominations
OWN – 3 nominations
ReelzChannel – 10 nominations
Showtime – 21 nominations
Starz – 9 nominations
Sundance Channel – 2 nominationsnominations, 0 wins
Syfy –1 nomination
TBS – 3 nominations
TCM – 3 nominations
TeenNick – 1 nomination
TNT – 3 nominations
Travel Channel – 4 nominations
TV Land – 3 nominations
USA – 1 nomination

BROADBAND NOMINATIONS 2011
ABC.com – 2 nominations
Fox.com – 1 nomination
JayLenosGarage.com – 1 nomination
NBC.com – 2 nominations
TBS.com – 1 nomination
thedailyshow.com – 1 nomination

PERFORMER NOMINATION HISTORY (includes all category nominations for 2011 as of 7/14/2011)
(PERFORMER NOMINEES WITH 2011 NOMINATED PROGRAM)
WILL ARNETT (30 ROCK) - 4 nominations, 0 wins
EILEEN ATKINS (UPSTAIRS DOWNSTAIRS (MASTERPIECE)) – 2 nominations, 1 win
ALEC BALDWIN (30 ROCK) - 11 nominations, 2 wins
ELIZABETH BANKS (30 ROCK) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
CHRISTINE BARANSKI (THE GOOD WIFE) - 9 nominations, 1 win
KATHY BATES (ALICE) - 9 nominations, 0 wins
BOB BERGEN (THE LOONEY TUNES SHOW) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
TOM BERGERON (DANCING WITH THE STARS) - 6 nominations, 0 wins
JULIE BOWEN (MODERN FAMILY) - 2 nominations, 0 wins
ANDRE BRAUGHER (MEN OF A CERTAIN AGE) - 7 nominations, 2 wins
BEAU BRIDGES (BROTHERS & SISTERS) - 14 nominations, 3 wins
CONNIE BRITTON (FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS) - 2 nomination, 0 wins
CARA BUONO (MAD MEN) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
TY BURRELL (MODERN FAMILY) - 2 nominations, 0 wins
STEVE BUSCEMI (BOARDWALK EMPIRE) – 4 nominations, 0 wins
STEVE CARELL (THE OFFICE) - 9 nominations, 0 wins
DAN CASTELLANETA (THE SIMPSONS) – 3 nominations, 4 wins (includes juried wins)
KYLE CHANDLER (FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS) - 3 nominations, 0 wins
JOSH CHARLES (THE GOOD WIFE) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
KRISTIN CHENOWETH (GLEE) - 4 nominations, 1 win
LOUIS C.K. (LOUIE & LOUIS C.K. HILARIOUS) – 4 nominations, 0 wins
CHRIS COLFER (GLEE) - 2 nominations, 0 wins
JON CRYER (TWO AND A HALF MEN) - 6 nominations, 1 win
ALAN CUMMING (THE GOOD WIFE) - 2 nominations, 0 wins
JOAN CUSACK (SHAMELESS) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
MATT DAMON (30 ROCK) – 4 nominations, 0 wins
JEREMY DAVIES (JUSTIFIED) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
CAT DEELEY (SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
BRUCE DERN (BIG LOVE) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
LORETTA DEVINE (GREY’S ANATOMY) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
PETER DINKLAGE (GAME OF THRONES) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
IDRIS ELBA (LUTHER & THE BIG C) – 2 nominations, 0 wins
MIREILLE ENOS (THE KILLING) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
EDIE FALCO (NURSE JACKIE) – 9 nominations, 4 wins
JESSE TYLER FERGUSON (MODERN FAMILY) - 2 nominations, 0 wins
TINA FEY (30 ROCK & SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE) - 19 nominations, 7 wins
LAURENCE FISHBURNE (THURGOOD) – 5 nominations, 2 wins
MICHELLE FORBES (THE KILLING) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
MICHAEL J. FOX (THE GOOD WIFE) -13 nominations, 5 wins
JOHNNY GALECKI (THE BIG BANG THEORY) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
ZACH GALIFANAKIS (SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
PAUL GIAMATTI (TOO BIG TO FAIL) – 2 nominations, 1 win
WALTON GOGGINS (JUSTIFIED) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
SETH GREEN (ROBOT CHICKEN) – 7 nominations, 1 win
MICHAEL C. HALL (DEXTER) – 5 nominations, 0 wins
JON HAMM (MAD MEN) - 6 nominations, 0 wins
MARISKA HARGITAY (LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT) - 8 nominations, 1 win
RANDEE HELLER (MAD MEN) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
CHRISTINA HENDRICKS (MAD MEN) - 2 nominations, 0 wins
TARAJI P. HENSON (TAKEN FROM ME: THE TIFFANY RUBIN STORY) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
WILLIAM HURT (TOO BIG TO FAIL) – 2 nominations, 0 wins
DOT-MARIE JONES (GLEE) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
PHIL KEOGHAN (THE AMAZING RACE) – 12 nominations, 7 wins
GREG KINNEAR (THE KENNEDYS) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
JANE KRAKOWSKI (30 ROCK) – 3 nominations, 0 wins
MAURICE LAMARCHE (FUTURAMA) – 2 nominations, 0 wins
DIANE LANE (CINEMA VERITE) – 2 nominations, 0 wins
NATHAN LANE (MODERN FAMILY) – 3 nominations, 0 wins
HUGH LAURIE (HOUSE) – 7 nominations, 0 wins
CLORIS LEACHMAN (RAISING HOPE) – 22 nominations, 8 wins
MATT LEBLANC (EPISODES) – 4 nominations, 0 wins
MELISSA LEO (MILDRED PIERCE) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
LAURA LINNEY (THE BIG C) – 4 nominations, 3 wins
JANE LYNCH (GLEE) – 3 nominations, 1 win
KELLY MACDONALD (BOARDWALK EMPIRE) – 2 nominations, 1 win
JULIANNA MARGULIES (THE GOOD WIFE) - 8 nominations, 1 win
JEAN MARSH (UPSTAIRS DOWNSTAIRS (MASTERPIECE)) – 4 nominations, 1 win
MARGO MARTINDALE (JUSTIFIED) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
MELISSA MCCARTHY (MIKE & MOLLY) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
PAUL MCCRANE (HARRY’S LAW) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
MARY MCDONNELL (THE CLOSER) – 2 nominations, 0 wins
ELIZABETH MCGOVERN (DOWNTON ABBEY (MASTERPIECE)) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
ROBERT MORSE (MAD MEN) – 5 nominations, 1 win
ELISABETH MOSS (MAD MEN) – 3 nominations, 0 wins
BRIAN F. O’BYRNE (MILDRED PIERCE) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
TIMOTHY OLYPHANT (JUSTIFIED) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
ED O’NEILL (MODERN FAMILY) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
GWYNETH PALTROW (GLEE) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
ARCHIE PANJABI (THE GOOD WIFE) – 2 nominations, 1 win
JIM PARSONS (THE BIG BANG THEORY) – 3 nominations, 1 win
GUY PEARCE (MILDRED PIERCE) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
BARRY PEPPER (THE KENNEDYS) – 2 nominations, 0 wins
MARTHA PLIMPTON (RAISING HOPE) – 2 nominations, 0 wins
CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER (MOGULS & MOVIE STARS) – 7 nominations, 2 wins
AMY POEHLER (PARKS AND RECREATION) - 4 nominations, 0 wins
JEFF PROBST (SURVIVOR) – 10 nominations, 4 wins
EDGAR RAMIREZ (CARLOS) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
RYAN SEACREST (AMERICAN IDOL) – 10 nominations, 1 win
JOHN SLATTERY (MAD MEN) - 4 nominations, 0 wins
MAGGIE SMITH (DOWNTON ABBEY (MASTERPIECE)) – 5 nominations, 1 win
JULIA STILES (DEXTER) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
ERIC STONESTREET (MODERN FAMILY) – 2 nominations, 1 win
BRENDA STRONG (DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE (SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE) – 7 nominations, 2 wins
SOFIA VERGARA (MODERN FAMILY) – 2 nominations, 0 wins
BETTY WHITE (HOT IN CLEVELAND) – 17 nominations, 5 wins
KRISTEN WIIG (SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE) – 3 nominations, 0 wins
TOM WILKINSON (THE KENNEDYS) – 4 nominations, 1 win
MARE WINNINGHAM (MILDRED PIERCE) – 6 nominations, 2 wins
KATE WINSLET (MILDRED PIERCE) – 2 nominations, 0 wins
EVAN RACHEL WOOD (MILDRED PIERCE) – 1 nomination, 0 wins
ALFRE WOODARD (TRUE BLOOD) – 16 nominations, 4 wins
JAMES WOODS (TOO BIG TO FAIL) – 8 nominations, 2 wins