Emmy Awards September 18, 2011

63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, honoring the best in primetime television programming from June 1, 2010 until May 31, 2011, was held on September 18, 2011, at the Nokia Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles, California. Fox televised the ceremony within the United States. Actress Jane Lynch hosted the Emmys for the first time.
The Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony was held on September 10.


Nominees and winners


The nominees for the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards were announced live on Thursday July 14, 2011, at 5:40 a.m. PDT (12:40 UTC) at the Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre in North Hollywood, California. The nominees were announced by Melissa McCarthy of Mike & Molly and Joshua Jackson of Fringe.
The winners for some of the categories were presented at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony held at Nokia Theatre on September 10. The rest were presented at the main ceremony on September 18.


Awards


Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.


Presenters


Will Arnett
Drew Barrymore
Maria Bello
David Boreanaz
Scott Caan
Don Cheadle
Bryan Cranston
Jon Cryer
Kaley Cuoco
Claire Danes
Zooey Deschanel
Loretta Devine
Jimmy Fallon
Katie Holmes
Annie Ilonzeh
Minka Kelly
Jimmy Kimmel
Ashton Kutcher
Hugh Laurie
Rob Lowe
William H. Macy
Julianna Margulies
Melissa McCarthy
Paul McCrane
Lea Michele
Jason O'Mara
Gwyneth Paltrow
Anna Paquin
Amy Poehler
Charlie Sheen
Ian Somerhalder
David Spade
Rachael Taylor
Anna Torv
Sofia Vergara
Kerry Washington




Most wins


5: Modern Family (ABC)
4: Downton Abbey (Masterpiece)
2: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central), Friday Night Lights (NBC), Mildred Pierce (HBO), Saturday Night Live (NBC), Futurama (Comedy Central)
1: The Amazing Race, The Big Bang Theory (CBS), Boardwalk Empire (HBO), A Child's Garden of Poetry (HBO), Deadliest Catch (Discovery Channel), Freedom Riders (-), Gasland (-), Game of Thrones (HBO), Glee (Fox), The Good Wife (CBS), Grey's Anatomy (ABC), Harry's Law (NBC), Justified (FX), The Kennedy Center Honors (CBS), The Kennedys (ReelzChannel), Mad Men (AMC), Mike and Molly (CBS), Sondheim (-), Survivor (CBS), Tony Awards (-).




Most nominated shows


21: Mildred Pierce (HBO)
19: Mad Men (AMC)
18: Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
17: Modern Family (ABC)
16: Saturday Night Live (NBC)
13: Game of Thrones (HBO), 30 Rock (NBC)
12: Glee (Fox)
11: Downton Abbey (PBS), Too Big to Fail (HBO)
9: Cinema Verite (HBO), The Good Wife (CBS), The Kennedys (ReelzChannel)
6: The Killing (AMC), Upstairs, Downstairs (BBC)
5: The Big Bang Theory (CBS), Dexter (Showtime), Lady Gaga Presents the Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden (HBO)
4: Friday Night Lights (The 101 Network/NBC), Justified (FX), The Office (NBC)
3: The Big C (Showtime), The Colbert Report (Comedy Central), The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central), Parks and Recreation (NBC), The Simpsons (Fox)
2: American Idol (Fox), Conan (TBS), Dancing with the Stars (ABC), Episodes (Showtime), Harry's Law (NBC), Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (NBC), Louie (FX), Raising Hope (Fox), So You Think You Can Dance (Fox), The Amazing Race (CBS), Wizards of Waverly Place (Disney Channel), Futurama (Comedy Central)