63rd Primetime Emmy Awards
{{Short description|2011 American television programming awards}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2012}}
{{Infobox award
| name = 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards
| image = 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards.jpg
| caption = Promotional poster
| date = {{unbulleted list
| September 18, 2011 (Ceremony)
| September 10, 2011 (Creative Arts Awards)
}}
| location = {{unbulleted list|Nokia Theatre|Los Angeles, California}}
| presenter = Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
| host = Jane Lynch{{cite web|title=Jane Lynch to host 2011 Emmys|publisher=MTV|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1665014/jane-lynch-host-2011-emmys.jhtml|date=June 2, 2011|access-date=June 2, 2011|archive-date=June 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120624075421/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1665014/jane-lynch-host-2011-emmys.jhtml|url-status=dead}}
| most_awards = {{unbulleted list
|Major: Modern Family (5)
|All: Boardwalk Empire (7)}}
| most_nominations = Modern Family (11)
| award1_type = Comedy Series
| award1_winner = Modern Family
| award2_type = Drama Series
| award2_winner = Mad Men
| award3_type = Miniseries or Movie
| award3_winner = Downton Abbey
| award4_type = Reality-Competition Program
| award4_winner = The Amazing Race
| award5_type = Variety, Music or Comedy Series
| award5_winner = The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
| network = Fox
| producer = {{unbulleted list|Mark Burnett|Audrey Morrisey{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUS401152620420110728 |title=Mark Burnett Picks MTV, People's Choice Vets for Emmy Production Team |last=Pond |first=Steve |date=July 28, 2011 |publisher=Reuters |access-date=March 19, 2023}}}}
| director = Joe DeMaio{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2011/tv/reviews/63rd-primetime-emmy-awards-1117946142/ |title=63rd Primetime Emmy Awards |last=Wallenstein |first=Andrew |date=September 18, 2011 |website=Variety |access-date=March 19, 2023}}
| previous = 62nd
| main = {{nowrap|Primetime Emmy Awards}}
| next = 64th
}}
The 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards, honoring the best in prime time television programming from June 1, 2010, until May 31, 2011, were held on Sunday, September 18, 2011, at the Nokia Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles, California.{{cite web|title=2011 Primetime Emmy Awards Calendar |publisher=ATAS |url=http://www.emmys.tv/sites/emmys.tv/files/2011_PRIMETIME_CALENDAR1.pdf|date=January 26, 2011|access-date=June 2, 2011}} Fox televised the ceremony within the United States. Jane Lynch hosted the Emmys for the first time. The Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony was held on September 10.{{cite web | url=http://www.emmys.tv/sites/emmys.com/files/2011CreativeEmmyWinners.pdf | title=Official 2011 Primetime Creative Emmy Awards Winners | publisher=ATAS | date=September 10, 2011 | access-date=September 13, 2011}}
The nominations 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, Los Angeles. The nominations were announced by Melissa McCarthy of Mike & Molly and Joshua Jackson of Fringe.
The biggest winner of the night was ABC's Modern Family. The series ended the event with five wins, including Outstanding Comedy Series for the second consecutive year. For the fourth time in history, the Outstanding Drama Series category was won for a fourth time, by AMC's Mad Men. It is also the third series to win four times consecutively in that category. Downton Abbey walked away with the award for Outstanding Miniseries or Movie, with four wins overall.
This year's ceremony was watched by 12.4 million people, down 8% from last year's show.[http://www.goldderby.com/television/news/1945/emmy-telecast-down-in-overall-ratings-but-up-in-key-demos.html Emmy telecast down in overall ratings but up in key demos]. Goldderby.com (2011-09-19). Retrieved on 2012-04-10. The ceremony received mixed reviews from critics, with many praising the performance of Lynch as the host but criticizing the overall quality of the production, particularly the presenters and the orchestra.[http://www.goldderby.com/television/news/1944/critics-give-mixed-reviews-to-the-emmy-telecast.html Critics give mixed reviews to the Emmy telecast]. Goldderby.com (2011-09-19). Retrieved on 2012-04-10.{{cite web|url=http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/44574010/ns/today-entertainment/t/emmy-awards-show-felt-rerun/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926164516/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/44574010/ns/today-entertainment/t/emmy-awards-show-felt-rerun|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 26, 2011|title=Emmy Awards show felt like a rerun |date= September 18, 2011|work=MSNBC|access-date=September 21, 2011}}
Beginning this year, the Outstanding Miniseries and Outstanding Television Movie categories were merged. This was due to the continuing decline in the number of miniseries being produced; the previous two ceremonies only had two miniseries nominated. The merge was short-lived however when the separate categories returned, beginning in 2014.
Winners and nominees
{{see also|63rd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards}}
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold:{{cite web |url=http://www.emmys.com/sites/emmys.com/files/63rdPrimetimeEmmyWinners.pdf |title=63rd Primetime Emmy Awards Winners |date=September 18, 2011 |publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |access-date=March 19, 2023 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111019080115/http://www.emmys.com/sites/emmys.com/files/63rdPrimetimeEmmyWinners.pdf |archive-date=October 19, 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://www.emmys.com/sites/emmys.com/files/PressReleaseNoms2011emmys_7.pdf |title=2011 Primetime Emmy Nominations |publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |access-date=March 19, 2023 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111019171640/http://www.emmys.com/sites/emmys.com/files/PressReleaseNoms2011emmys_7.pdf |archive-date=October 19, 2011}}
File:Jim Parsons at PaleyFest 2013.jpg, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series winner]]
File:Melissa McCarthy Emmy Week Celebration - 2012.jpg, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series winner]]
File:Kyle Chandler-Nov2009.jpg, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series winner]]
File:Julianna Margulies at 2015 PaleyFest.jpg, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series winner]]
File:BarryPepperByPhilKonstantin.jpg, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie winner]]
File:Kate Winslet César 2012 (cropped).jpg, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie winner]]
File:Ty Burrell 2014.jpg, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series winner]]
File:Julie Bowen Oct 2014 (cropped).jpg, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series winner]]
File:Peter Dinklage by Gage Skidmore.jpg, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series winner]]
File:Margo Martindale MFF 2016.jpg, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series winner]]
File:Guy Pearce Cannes 2012 (revised).jpg, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie winner]]
File:Dame Maggie Smith-cropped.jpg, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie winner]]
=Programs=
=Acting=
==Lead performances==
==Supporting performances==
| class="wikitable"
|+ {{sronly|Supporting performances}} |
style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series}}
| style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series}}
|
| style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series}}
| style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series}}
|
| style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie}}
| style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie}}
|
=Directing=
=Writing=
Most major nominations
| class="wikitable"
|+ Networks with multiple major nominations"Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories. |
| Network
! No. of |
|---|
| style="text-align:center"
| HBO | 29 |
| style="text-align:center"
| NBC | 19 |
| style="text-align:center"
| CBS | 14 |
| style="text-align:center"
| ABC | 12 |
| style="text-align:center"
| AMC | 11 |
| style="text-align:center"
| Fox | 8 |
| style="text-align:center"
| Showtime | 7 |
| class="wikitable"
|+ Programs with multiple major nominations |
| Program
! Category ! Network ! No. of |
|---|
| style="text-align:center"
| Modern Family | Comedy | ABC | 11 |
| style="text-align:center"
| Mildred Pierce | Miniseries | HBO | 9 |
| style="text-align:center"
| Mad Men | Drama | AMC | 7 |
| style="text-align:center"
| 30 Rock | Comedy | NBC | rowspan="3"|6 |
| style="text-align:center"
| The Good Wife | Drama | CBS |
| style="text-align:center"
| Too Big to Fail | Movie | rowspan="2"|HBO |
| style="text-align:center"
| Boardwalk Empire | Drama | rowspan="2"|5 |
| style="text-align:center"
| Downton Abbey | Miniseries | PBS |
| style="text-align:center"
| Friday Night Lights | rowspan="2"|Drama | DirecTV | rowspan="5"|4 |
| style="text-align:center"
| Game of Thrones | HBO |
| style="text-align:center"
| The Kennedys | Miniseries | ReelzChannel |
| style="text-align:center"
| The Killing | Drama | AMC |
| style="text-align:center"
| Saturday Night Live | Variety | NBC |
| style="text-align:center"
| The Big Bang Theory | Comedy | CBS | rowspan="8"|3 |
| style="text-align:center"
| Cinema Verite | Movie | HBO |
| style="text-align:center"
| The Colbert Report | rowspan="2"|Variety | rowspan="2"|Comedy Central |
| style="text-align:center"
| The Daily Show with Jon Stewart |
| style="text-align:center"
| Glee | Comedy | Fox |
| style="text-align:center"
| Justified | Drama | FX |
| style="text-align:center"
| The Office | Comedy | NBC |
| style="text-align:center"
| Upstairs Downstairs | Miniseries | PBS |
| style="text-align:center"
| American Idol | Competition | Fox | rowspan="8"|2 |
| style="text-align:center"
| Carlos | Miniseries | Sundance Channel |
| style="text-align:center"
| Conan | Variety | TBS |
| style="text-align:center"
| Dexter | Drama | rowspan="2"|Showtime |
| style="text-align:center"
| Episodes | Comedy |
| style="text-align:center"
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Variety | NBC |
| style="text-align:center"
| Louie | rowspan="2"|Comedy | FX |
| style="text-align:center"
| Parks and Recreation | NBC |
Most major awards
| class="wikitable" |
| Network
! No. of |
|---|
| style="text-align:center"
| ABC | 5 |
| style="text-align:center"
| CBS | rowspan="3"|4 |
| style="text-align:center"
| HBO |
| style="text-align:center"
| PBS |
| style="text-align:center"
| Comedy Central | rowspan="2"|2 |
| style="text-align:center"
| DirecTV |
| class="wikitable"
|+ Programs with multiple major awards |
| Program
! Category ! Network ! No. of |
|---|
| style="text-align:center"
| Modern Family | Comedy | ABC | 5 |
| style="text-align:center"
| Downton Abbey | Miniseries | PBS | 4 |
| style="text-align:center"
| The Daily Show with Jon Stewart | Variety | Comedy Central | rowspan="3"|2 |
| style="text-align:center"
| Friday Night Lights | Drama | DirecTV |
| style="text-align:center"
| Mildred Pierce | Miniseries | HBO |
;Notes
{{reflist|group="note"}}
Presenters
The awards were presented by the following:{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/television/televisionawards/emmys/story/2011-09-06/Kutcher-Vergara-Arnett-among-Emmy-presenters/50282998/1 |title=Kutcher, Vergara, Arnett among Emmy presenters |agency=Associated Press |work=USA Today |access-date=September 13, 2011 |date=September 6, 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://www.emmys.com/articles/more-presenters-63rd-primetime-emmys-announced-%E2%80%94-drew-barrymore-gwyneth-paltrow-jimmy-fallo |title=More Presenters for 63rd Primetime Emmys Announced – Drew Barrymore, Jimmy Fallon, Gwyneth Paltrow and Many More |publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |date=September 15, 2011 |access-date=September 17, 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://www.emmys.com/articles/scott-caan-bryan-cranston-jon-cryer-claire-danes-jason-o%E2%80%99mara-and-kerry-washington-announce |title=Scott Caan, Bryan Cranston, Jon Cryer, Claire Danes, Jason O'Mara, and Kerry Washington to Present at 63rd Primetime Emmys |publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |date=September 13, 2011 |access-date=September 17, 2011}}{{cite magazine |url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/09/12/emmy-presenters/ |title=Emmy presenters: Lea Michele, Ian Somerhalder, Kaley Cuoco in second wave |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=September 12, 2011 |access-date=September 13, 2011 |archive-date=November 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111122065720/http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/09/12/emmy-presenters/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/awards-tracker/story/2011-09-16/emmys-order-of-category-presentations |title=Emmys: Order of category presentations |date=September 16, 2011 |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=March 19, 2023 |url-access=limited}}
In Memoriam
The annual In Memoriam segment was presented by John Shaffner and featured the Canadian Tenors performing the song "Hallelujah".{{cite web |url=https://www.emmys.com/news/night/memoriam-primetime-emmys-2011-season |title=In Memoriam: Primetime Emmys 2011 Season |date=September 19, 2011 |publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |access-date=March 19, 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.vulture.com/2011/09/canadian_tenors.html |title=Who Were Those Guys Singing 'Hallelujah' at the Emmys? |last=Dobbins |first=Amanda |date=September 19, 2011 |website=Vulture |access-date=March 19, 2023}} The segment was extended for this ceremony, as executive producer Mark Burnett stated that "it [didn't] need to be a bummer... It can be a celebration".{{cite web |url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/jane-lynch-emmys-1036148/ |title=Jane Lynch on Hosting the Emmys: We're Leaving Sue Sylvester's Tracksuit at Home |last=Bryant |first=Adam |date=August 5, 2011 |website=TV Guide |access-date=March 19, 2023}}{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2011/09/18/emmy-death-reel/ |title=Emmy death reel: Was it not 'a bummer'? |last=Hibberd |first=James |date=September 18, 2011 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=March 19, 2023}}
{{div col}}
- Cliff Robertson – performer
- Elizabeth Taylor – performer
- Anne Francis – performer
- James MacArthur – performer
- Peter Falk – performer
- Harold Gould – performer
- Stanley Frazen – editor
- James Arness – performer
- Janet MacLachlan – performer
- Madelyn Pugh Davis – writer
- Steve Landesberg – performer
- Blake Edwards – creator, producer
- Betty Garrett – performer
- John Cossette – producer
- Bill Erwin – performer
- Barbara Billingsley – performer
- Leslie Nielsen – performer
- Tom Bosley – performer
- Reza Badiyi – director
- Leonard Stern – director, producer, writer
- Ryan Dunn – performer
- Denise Cramsey – producer
- Frank Potenza – performer
- Bob Banner – director, producer
- Andy Whitfield – performer
- Fred Steiner – composer
- Jill Clayburgh – performer
- John Dye – performer
- Jack LaLanne – performer
- Al Masini – producer, creator
- Sada Thompson – performer
- Laura Ziskin – producer
- Don Meredith – performer
- Sherwood Schwartz – creator, writer
- Bubba Smith – performer
- Stephen J. Cannell – performer
{{div col end}}
Memorable moments
=Opening number=
The show opened with Jane Lynch performing a pre-taped opening number which showed the TV world as being contained inside of a large building, parodying Rear Window. Lynch walked through the building and entered the universe of shows including The Big Bang Theory, Mad Men, Parks and Recreation, MythBusters and Glee (the show of which Lynch is a cast member) among others. Lynch's lyrics satirized elements of each show and television in general. The ceremony culminated with Lynch entering the theatre and performing a short dance number, which ended with a fireworks show. The opening number received a standing ovation.
=Emmytones=
Throughout the night, the "Emmytones" introduced each genre in the form of a short jingle. They consisted of Zachary Levi ("Chuck"), Cobie Smulders ("How I Met Your Mother"), Kate Flannery ("The Office"), Wilmer Valderrama ("Royal Pains"), Joel McHale ("Community") and nominee Taraji P. Henson ("Person of Interest"). The Emmytones received mixed to negative reviews, with many critics citing them as unimportant and others calling them "time fillers."{{cite magazine| url=http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20300978_20529404,00.html#21055741 | magazine=Entertainment Weekly | first=Jeff | last=Labrecque | title=Emmys 2011: 14 Memorable Moments | date=October 11, 2011}}
=Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series=
For the presentation of the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, each of the nominees went up to the stage in the style of a beauty pageant. The orchestra played music similar to that of a pageant as the nominees went to the stage. The winner ended up being Melissa McCarthy, who mentioned that this was "her first and best pageant ever." Both the producers and the nominees in the category gave nominee Amy Poehler credit for conceiving the idea. Nominee Martha Plimpton was also credited.
The presentation was well received critically with many critics regarding it to be the best part of the night. Once all the nominees reached the stage, they received a standing ovation.{{cite news| url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2011-sep-19-la-et-emmys-comedy-actress-20110919-story.html | work=Los Angeles Times | first=T.L. | last=Stanley | title=Emmys 2011: Comedy actress nominees group hug | date=September 19, 2011}} The pairing of Rob Lowe and Sofía Vergara, who presented the category, was also praised critically.
=Criticism about the orchestra=
For the 2011 ceremony, the producers enlisted Hype Music to provide the orchestrations.[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/63rd-primetime-emmy-awards-enlists-hype-music-to-bring-an-adventurous-new-soundtrack-to-this-years-telecast-129791143.html 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards Enlists Hype Music to Bring an Adventurous New... – LOS ANGELES, Sept. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/]. Prnewswire.com. Retrieved on 2012-04-10. These orchestrations were universally hated by reviewers. The band played music from the Hype Music roster of artists as the winners walked to the stage, breaking the tradition of their respective program's theme song being played as they accepted their awards. The decision to do this received an overwhelmingly negative response from critics and enraged Emmy Award enthusiasts, many of whom felt as though a tradition observed since the 1st Primetime Emmy Awards had been broken.Weaver, Joshua R. (2011-09-19) [http://www.theroot.com/views/2011-emmy-awards-recap Emmy Awards 2011 Recap: No Surprises] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925095610/http://www.theroot.com/views/2011-emmy-awards-recap |date=September 25, 2011 }}. Theroot.com. Retrieved on 2012-04-10. One reviewer even called this decision "one of the biggest mistakes in the ceremony's history."[http://www.metacritic.com/feature/2011-emmy-award-winners-and-reviews 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards: Winners and Reactions]. Metacritic. Retrieved on 2012-04-10.
References
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External links
- [http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2011 Emmys.com list of 2011 Nominees & Winners]
- [http://www.emmys.com Academy of Television Arts and Sciences website]
- {{IMDb event|0000223/2011}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110621012308/http://www.emmys.tv/news/2011/ballot-listings-63rd-primetime-emmy-awards-now-available 2011 Emmy Nomination Ballots]
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