63rd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards#Hosting

{{short description|2011 American television programming awards}}

{{For|the main ceremony|63rd Primetime Emmy Awards}}

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| name = 63rd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards

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| date = September 10, 2011

| location = {{unbulleted list

| Nokia Theatre

| Los Angeles, California}}

| presenter = Academy of Television Arts & Sciences

| most_awards = Boardwalk Empire (7)

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| network = ReelzChannel

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| previous = 62nd

| next = 64th

| main = Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards

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The 63rd Annual Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony was held on September 10, 2011 at the Nokia Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles.{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/09/10/2011-creative-arts-emmy-winners/103238/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111012164235/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/09/10/2011-creative-arts-emmy-winners/103238/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 12, 2011|title=2010-11 Creative Arts Primetime Emmy Awards Winners |work=Zap2It |author=Gorman, Bill |date=September 10, 2011|access-date=December 7, 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/sites/default/files/d6com/2011CreativeEmmyWinners.pdf|title=Creative Arts Emmy Awards Winners|publisher=Television Academy|access-date=September 11, 2011}} This is in conjunction with the annual Primetime Emmy Awards and is presented in recognition of technical and other similar achievements in American television programming.

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Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold:

=Governor's Award=

=Programs=

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|+ {{sronly|Programs}}

style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Reality Program}}

| style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special}}

style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Nonfiction Series}}
  • American Masters (PBS)
  • 30 for 30 (ESPN)
  • Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (Travel Channel)
  • Biography (Bio)
  • Moguls and Movie Stars (TCM)
  • Pioneers of Television (PBS)
  • | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Nonfiction Special}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Animated Program}}
  • Futurama: "The Late Philip J. Fry" (Comedy Central)
  • The Cleveland Show: "Murray Christmas" (Fox)
  • Robot Chicken: "Star Wars Episode III" (Adult Swim)
  • The Simpsons: "Angry Dad: The Movie" (Fox)
  • South Park: "Crack Baby Athletic Association" (Comedy Central)
  • | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Children's Program}}
  • A Child's Garden of Poetry (HBO)
  • Degrassi (TeenNick)
  • iCarly (Nickelodeon)
  • Victorious (Nickelodeon)
  • Wizards of Waverly Place (Disney Channel)
  • | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Children's Nonfiction, Reality, or Reality-Competition Program}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Special Class Program}}
  • 64th Tony Awards (CBS)
  • 53rd Grammy Awards (CBS)
  • 68th Golden Globe Awards (NBC)
  • 83rd Academy Awards (ABC)
  • | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Special Class – Short-Format Nonfiction Program}}
  • Jay Leno's Garage (jaylenosgarage.com)
  • Writer's Draft (Fox Movie Channel)
  • | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking}}

    =Acting=

    class="wikitable"

    |+ {{sronly|Acting}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series}}

    | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series}}
  • Justin Timberlake as Various Characters on Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Justin Timberlake") (NBC)
  • Will Arnett as Devin Banks on 30 Rock (Episode: "Plan B") (NBC)
  • Matt Damon as Carol Burnett on 30 Rock (Episode: "Double-Edged Sword") (NBC)
  • Idris Elba as Lenny on The Big C (Episode: "Blue-Eyed Iris") (Showtime)
  • Zach Galifianakis as Various Characters on Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Zach Galifianakis") (NBC)
  • Nathan Lane as Pepper Saltzman on Modern Family (Episode: "Boys' Night") (ABC)
  • | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" colspan="2" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Voice-Over Performance}}
  • Maurice LaMarche as Lrrr and Orson Welles on Futurama (Episode: "Lrrreconcilable Ndndifferences") (Comedy Central)
  • Bob Bergen as Porky Pig on The Looney Tunes Show (Episode: "Jailbird and Jailbunny") (Cartoon Network)
  • Dan Castellaneta as Homer Simpson, Krusty the Clown, Barney Gumble, and Louie on The Simpsons (Episode: "Donnie Fatso") (Fox)
  • Seth Green as Various Characters on Robot Chicken (Episode: "Catch Me If You Kangaroo Jack") (Adult Swim)
  • Christopher Plummer as Narrator on Moguls and Movie Stars (Episode: "The Birth of Hollywood") (TCM)
  • Brenda Strong as Mary Alice Young on Desperate Housewives (Episode: "Come on Over for Dinner") (ABC)
  • =Art Direction=

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    |+ {{sronly|Art Direction}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series}}

    | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie}}
  • Mildred Pierce (HBO)
  • Downton Abbey (PBS)
  • The Kennedys (ReelzChannel)
  • Upstairs Downstairs (PBS)
  • | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Art Direction for Variety or Nonfiction Programming}}

    =Casting=

    class="wikitable"

    |+ {{sronly|Casting}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series}}

    | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" colspan="2" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special}}
  • Mildred Pierce – Laura Rosenthal (HBO)
  • Cinema Verite – Randi Hiller (HBO)
  • Downton Abbey – Jill Trevellick (PBS)
  • Too Big to Fail – Alexa L. Fogel and Christine Kromer (HBO)
  • Upstairs Downstairs – Andy Pryor (PBS)
  • =Choreography=

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    |+ {{sronly|Programs}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Choreography}}

    • Tabitha and Napoleon D'umoSo You Think You Can Dance (Routines: "Scars", "Fallin", "Outta Your Mind") (Fox) (TIE)
    • Mia MichaelsSo You Think You Can Dance (Routines: "Alice in Mia-Land 'Every Little Thing She Does is Magic'", "When We Dance", "This Bitter Earth – On the Nature of Daylight") (Fox) (TIE)
    • Mark BallasDancing with the Stars (Routines: "Jive I Write Sins Not Tragedies", "Viennese Waltz 'Hedwigs Theme (Theme from Harry Potter)'", "Slow Waltz 'My Love'") (ABC)
    • Stacey TookeySo You Think You Can Dance (Routines: "Mad World", "Sundrenched World", "Heaven is a Place on Earth") (Fox)
    • Travis WallSo You Think You Can Dance (Routines: "Collide", "How it Ends", "Fix You") (Fox)

    =Cinematography=

    class="wikitable"

    |+ {{sronly|Cinematography}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series}}

    • Two and a Half Men (Episode: "Hookers, Hookers, Hookers") (CBS)
    • How I Met Your Mother (Episode: "Hopeless") (CBS)
    • Pair of Kings (Episode: "Return of the Kings") (Disney Channel)
    • Retired at 35 (Episode: "Rocket Man") (TV Land)
    • Rules of Engagement (Episode: "Uh Oh, It's Magic") (CBS)
    • Wizards of Waverly Place (Episode: "Dancing with Angels") (Disney Channel)

    | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie}}
  • Downton Abbey (Episode: "Part One") (PBS)
  • The Kennedys (Episode: "Life Sentences") (ReelzChannel)
  • Mildred Pierce (Episode: "Part Five") (HBO)
  • The Pillars of the Earth (Episode: "Legacy") (HBO)
  • Too Big to Fail (HBO)
  • | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming}}

    • Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (Episode: "Haiti") (Travel Channel)
    • American Masters (Episode: "Troubadours: Carole King / James Taylor and the Rise of the Singer-Songwriter") (PBS)
    • Gasland (HBO)
    • Gettysburg (History)
    • If God Is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise (HBO)
    • Whale Wars (Episode: "To the Ends of the Earth") (Animal Planet)
    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" colspan="2" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Cinematography for Reality Programming}}
  • Deadliest Catch (Episode: "Redemption Day") (Discovery Channel)
  • The Amazing Race (Episode: "You Don't Get Paid Unless You Win") (CBS)
  • Intervention (Episode: "Rachel") (A&E)
  • Survivor (Episode: "Rice Wars") (CBS)
  • Top Chef (Episode: "Give Me Your Huddled Masses") (Bravo)
  • =Commercial=

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    |+ {{sronly|Commercial}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Commercial}}

    =Costuming=

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    |+ {{sronly|Costuming}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Costumes for a Series}}

    | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special}}

    • Downton Abbey (Episode: "Part One") (PBS)
    • Cinema Verite (HBO)
    • Mildred Pierce (Episode: "Part Two") (HBO)
    • Upstairs Downstairs (PBS)
    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" colspan="2" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Costumes for a Variety, Music Program, or Special}}
  • Gettysburg (History) (TIE)
  • Portlandia (Episode: "Farm") (IFC) (TIE)
  • =Directing=

    class="wikitable"

    |+ {{sronly|Directing}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming}}

    | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Special}}

    =Hairstyling=

    class="wikitable"

    |+ {{sronly|Hairstyling}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series}}

    | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Hairstyling for a Multi-Camera Series or Special}}

    • Dancing with the Stars (Episode: "Episode 1106") (ABC)
    • America's Got Talent (Episode: "Episode 529") (NBC)
    • iCarly (Episode; "iStart a Fan War") (Nickelodeon)
    • The Pee-Wee Herman Show on Broadway (HBO)
    • Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Anne Hathaway") (NBC)
    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" colspan="2" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries or Movie}}
  • The Kennedys (ReelzChannel)
  • Cinema Verite (HBO)
  • Mildred Pierce (Episode: "Part Two") (HBO)
  • The Pillars of the Earth (Starz)
  • =Hosting=

    class="wikitable"

    |+ {{sronly|Hosting}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program}}

    =Interactive Media=

    class="wikitable"

    |+ {{sronly|Interactive Media}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media}}

    =Lighting Design / Direction=

    class="wikitable"

    |+ {{sronly|Lighting Design / Direction}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Lighting Design / Lighting Direction for a Variety Series}}

    • So You Think You Can Dance (Episode: "Season 7 Finale: Part 2") (Fox)
    • American Idol (Episode: "Finale") (Fox)
    • Conan (Episode: "Love Gets Liposuctioned") (TBS)
    • Dancing with the Stars (Episode: "Episode 1204A") (ABC)
    • Jimmy Kimmel Live! (Episode: "Michel Gondry Directs") (ABC)

    | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Lighting Design / Lighting Direction for a Variety Special}}

    • 53rd Grammy Awards (CBS)
    • 83rd Academy Awards (ABC)
    • Lady Gaga Presents the Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden (HBO)

    =Main Title Design=

    class="wikitable"

    |+ {{sronly|Programs}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Main Title Design}}

    =Make-up=

    class="wikitable"

    |+ {{sronly|Makeup}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Make-up for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic)}}

    | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Make-up for a Multi-Camera Series or Special (Non-Prosthetic)}}

    • Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Jon Hamm") (NBC)
    • Dancing with the Stars (Episode: "Episode 1205") (ABC)
    • How I Met Your Mother (Episode: "Bad News") (CBS)
    • iCarly (Episode: "iStart a Fan War") (Nickelodeon)
    • The Pee-Wee Herman Show on Broadway (HBO)
    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Make-up for a Miniseries or Movie (Non-Prosthetic)}}
  • The Kennedys (ReelzChannel)
  • Cinema Verite (HBO)
  • Mildred Pierce (Episode: "Part Two") (HBO)
  • The Pillars of the Earth (Starz)
  • | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Prosthetic Make-up for a Series, Miniseries, Movie, or Special}}

    • The Walking Dead (Episode: "Days Gone Bye") (AMC)
    • The Cape (Episode: "Razer") (NBC)
    • Game of Thrones (Episode: "A Golden Crown") (HBO)
    • Glee (Episode: "The Sue Sylvester Shuffle") (Fox)
    • Grey's Anatomy (Episode: "Superfreak") (ABC)

    =Music=

    class="wikitable"

    |+ {{sronly|Music}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)}}

    | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special (Original Dramatic Score)}}

    • Mildred Pierce (Episode: "Part Five") (HBO)
    • Any Human Heart (Episode: "Part Two") (PBS)
    • The Pillars of the Earth (Episode: "Anarchy") (Starz)
    • Sherlock ("A Study in Pink") (PBS)
    • Thurgood (HBO)
    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Music Direction}}
  • Harry Connick Jr.: In Concert on Broadway (PBS)
  • 83rd Academy Awards (ABC)
  • 2011 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (Fuse)
  • An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Chaka Khan (NBC)
  • Hitman Returns: David Foster and Friends (PBS)
  • The Kennedy Center Honors (CBS)
  • | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics}}

    • Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Justin Timberlake", Song: "Justin Timberlake Monologue") (NBC)
    • Family Guy (Episode: "Road to the North Pole", Song: "Christmastime is Killing Us") (Fox)
    • Robert Klein: Unfair & Unbalanced (Song: "An American Prayer - Hymn II?") (HBO)
    • Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Tina Fey", Song: "Jack Sparrow") (NBC)
    • Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Justin Timberlake", Song: "3-Way (The Golden Rule)") (NBC)
    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" colspan="2" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music}}
  • The Borgias (Showtime)
  • Any Human Heart (PBS)
  • Camelot (Starz)
  • Episodes (Showtime)
  • The Kennedys (ReelzChannel)
  • Mildred Pierce (HBO)
  • =Picture Editing=

    class="wikitable"

    |+ {{sronly|Picture Editing}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series}}

    • Boardwalk Empire (Episode: "Boardwalk Empire") (HBO)
    • Dexter (Episode: "Take It!") (Showtime)
    • The Killing (Episode: "Pilot") (AMC)
    • Mad Men (Episode: "Blowing Smoke") (AMC)
    • Mad Men (Episode: "The Suitcase") (AMC)

    | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Single-or Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series}}

    • How I Met Your Mother (Episode: "Subway Wars") (CBS)
    • 30 Rock (Episode: "100") (NBC)
    • The Big Bang Theory (Episode: "The Agreement Dissection") (CBS)
    • Modern Family (Episode: "Halloween") (ABC)
    • Modern Family (Episode: "Slow Down Your Neighbors") (ABC)
    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or Movie}}
  • Cinema Verite (HBO)
  • Downton Abbey (Episode: "Part One") (PBS)
  • Mildred Pierce (Episode: "Part Four") (HBO)
  • Sherlock ("A Study in Pink")
  • Too Big to Fail (HBO)
  • | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Picture Editing for Reality Programming}}

    • Deadliest Catch (Episode: "Redemption Day") (Discovery Channel)
    • The Amazing Race (Episode: "You Don't Get Paid Unless You Win") (CBS)
    • Project Runway (Episode: "There is an 'I' in Team") (Lifetime)
    • Survivor (Episode: "Don't You Work for Me?") (CBS)
    • Top Chef (Episode: "Give Me Your Huddled Masses") (Bravo)
    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" colspan="2" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming}}
  • Freedom Riders (PBS)
  • American Masters ("LENNONYC") (PBS)
  • Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (Episode: "Haiti") (Travel Channel)
  • Becoming Chaz (OWN)
  • If God Is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise (HBO)
  • =Sound=

    class="wikitable"

    |+ {{sronly|Sound}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series}}

    • Boardwalk Empire (Episode: "Boardwalk Empire") (HBO)
    • Game of Thrones (Episode: "A Golden Crown") (HBO)
    • Nikita (Episode: "Pandora") (The CW)
    • True Blood (Episode: "Hitting The Ground") (HBO)
    • The Walking Dead (Episode: "Days Gone Bye") (AMC)

    | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special}}

    • The Pillars of the Earth (Starz)
    • Cinema Verite (HBO)
    • Mildred Pierce (Episode: "Part Five") (HBO)
    • Too Big to Fail (HBO)
    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Sound Editing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera)}}
  • Gettysburg (History)
  • The Amazing Race (Episode: "You Don't Get Paid Unless You Win") (CBS)
  • American Idol (Episode: "Auditions No. 2: New Orleans") (Fox)
  • American Masters (Episode: "Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides") (PBS)
  • Baseball: The Tenth Inning (Episode: "Top of the Tenth") (PBS)
  • Whale Wars (Episode: "To the Ends of the Earth") (Animal Planet)
  • | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour)}}

    • House (Episode: "Bombshells") (Fox)
    • Boardwalk Empire (Episode: "Boardwalk Empire") (HBO)
    • Burn Notice (Episode: "Last Stand") (USA)
    • Dexter (Episode: "Take It!") (Showtime)
    • Glee (Episode: "The Substitute") (Fox)
    • Mad Men (Episode: "The Suitcase") (AMC)
    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or Movie}}
  • The Kennedys (Episode: "Lancer and Lace") (ReelzChannel)
  • Cinema Verite (HBO)
  • Mildred Pierce (Episode: "Part Five") (HBO)
  • Too Big to Fail (HBO)
  • | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special}}
  • American Idol (Episode: "Finale") (Fox)
  • 53rd Grammy Awards (CBS)
  • 83rd Academy Awards (ABC)
  • | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Sound Mixing for Nonfiction Programming}}

    • Deadliest Catch (Episode: "Redemption Day") (Discovery Channel)
    • The Amazing Race (Episode: "You Don't Get Paid Unless You Win") (CBS)
    • American Idol (Episode: "Auditions No. 2: New Orleans") (Fox)
    • American Masters ("LENNONYC") (PBS)
    • Gettysburg (History)

    =Special Visual Effects=

    class="wikitable"

    |+ {{sronly|Special Visual Effects}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Special Visual Effects}}

    • Boardwalk Empire (Episode: "Boardwalk Empire") (HBO)
    • The Borgias (Episode: "The Poisoned Chalice" / "The Assassin") (Showtime)
    • Game of Thrones (Episode: "Fire and Blood") (HBO)
    • Stargate Universe (Episode: "Awakening") (Syfy)
    • The Walking Dead (Episode: "Days Gone Bye") (AMC)

    | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries or Movie}}

    • Gettysburg (History)
    • Mildred Pierce (Episode: "Part Five") (HBO)
    • The Pillars of the Earth (Episode: "Witchcraft") (Starz)
    • Sherlock ("A Study in Pink") (PBS)

    =Stunt Coordination=

    class="wikitable"

    |+ {{sronly|Stunt Coordination}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Stunt Coordination}}

    =Technical Direction=

    class="wikitable"

    |+ {{sronly|Technical Direction}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Series}}

    • American Idol (Episode: "Finale") (Fox)
    • 30 Rock (Episode: "Live Show (West Coast") (NBC)
    • The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Episode: "Episode 15135") (Comedy Central)
    • Dancing with the Stars (Episode: "Episode 1104A") (ABC)
    • Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Justin Timberlake") (NBC)

    | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special}}

    • Great Performances: Don Pasquale (PBS)
    • 53rd Grammy Awards (CBS)
    • 83rd Academy Awards (ABC)
    • The Kennedy Center Honors (CBS)
    • Lady Gaga Presents the Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden (HBO)

    =Writing=

    class="wikitable"

    |+ {{sronly|Writing}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming}}

    • Freedom Riders (PBS)
    • Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (Episode: "Haiti") (Travel Channel)
    • Gasland (HBO)
    • Gettysburg (History)
    • Moguls and Movie Stars (Episode: "The Birth of Hollywood") (TCM)

    | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Special}}

    • 64th Tony Awards (CBS)
    • Colin Quinn: Long Story Short (HBO)
    • Louis C.K.: Hilarious (Epix)
    • Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Benefit for Autism Education (Comedy Central)
    • The Real Women of SNL (NBC)

    Programs with multiple awards

    ;By network Only includes categories above

    • HBO – 15
    • PBS – 10
    • Fox – 9
    • CBS – 7
    • NBC – 5
    • Discovery Channel / History – 4
    • ABC / Cartoon Network / ReelzChannel – 3

    ; By program

    • Boardwalk Empire – 7
    • Deadliest Catch / Gettysburg – 4

    ;Note

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    References

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