2011 Emmy Nominatons Reactions

And the nominees of the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards are out! Here's a list of the nominations for major categories, for the full list click here:

63rd Primetime Emmy Awards Nominations

OUTSTANDING DRAMA
Boardwalk Empire
Dexter
Friday Night Lights
Game of Thrones
The Good Wife
Mad Men
I got 6/6 with my predictions and glad to see underdog "Friday Night Lights" finally getting a series nod it makes me hope that someday my other ignored favorites will get their recognition.

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Kathy Bates, Harry’s Law
Connie Britton, Friday Night Lights
Mireille Enos, The Killing
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: SVU
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men

5/6 for me I was surprised Kyra Sedgwick was snubbed this year after winning the last time. I underestimated "The Killing"

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Hugh Laurie, House
Timothy Olyphant, Justified
4/6. The Emmys chose the younger guys this time than Irons and Macy. Glad to see Hugh Laurie still hanging on despite House not getting the rave reviews it used to have.

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Josh Charles, The Good Wife
Alan Cumming, The Good Wife
Walton Goggins, Justified
John Slattery, Mad Men
Andrew Braugher, Men of a Certain Age

5/6 I'm very surprised no "Boardwalk" Empire actor made it

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Kelly Macdonald, Boardwalk Empire
Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife
Christine Baranski, The Good Wife
Margo Martindale, Justified
Michelle Forbes, The Killing
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men

5/6. Again, I underestimated "The Killing" but my gutsy prediction that Alfre Woodard will be nominated just because of her name came true but not in this category (I'll discuss it later on)

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Bruce Dern, Big Love
Beau Bridges, Brothers & Sisters
Michael J. Fox, The Good Wife
Paul McCrane, Harry’s Law
Jeremy Davies, Justified
Robert Morse, Mad Men

Beau Bridges earns another guest actor nomination and this is the only nod for Brothers & Sisters final season

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Mary McDonnell, The Closer
Julia Stiles, Dexter
Loretta Devine, Grey’s Anatomy
Randee Heller, Man Men
Cara Buono, Mad Men
Joan Cusack, Shameless
Alfre Woodard, True Blood

You see Alfre Woodard is nominated, haha! I just predicted in the wrong category haha. Totally shocked that on Law & Order: SVU guest actress made it
OUTSTANDING COMEDY
The Big Bang Theory
Glee
Modern Family
The Office
Parks and Recreation
30 Rock
5/6 and I'm so glad Nurse Jackie was not nominated! So happy to see The Big Bang Theory finally cracking a comedy series nod! And I was right that NBC's agrresive campaigh for Parks and Recreation paid off!
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Laura Linney, The Big C
Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly
Martha Plimpton, Raising Hope
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation

5/6. I have residual love for anything Gilmore Girls so I'm very happy Melissa McCarthy (Sookie!) was nominated! I underestimated Martha Plimpton but it was good to see a new face in the mix.
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Louis C.K., Louie
Steve Carell, The Office
Johnny Galecki, The Big Bang Theory
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
5/6. No Matthew Morrison, yes! Was surprised to see Galecki nominated but I'm okay with it, he's a good straight man and foil to Sheldon!

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Chris Colfer, Glee
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family
Ed O’Neill, Modern Family
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men

4/6. I'm so happy all four Modern Family actors made it! But I'm so sad Neil Patrick Harris was snubbed. I know NPH already won two emmys last year for hosting the Tonys and his guest role with Glee but I wanted him to win something for Barney, looks like it will never happen

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Jane Lynch, Glee
Betty White, Hot In Cleveland
Julie Bowen, Modern Family
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live
Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock

6/6. Predictable category but I hope one of of the Modern Family gals wins!

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Idris Elba, The Big C
Nathan Lane, Modern Family
Zach Galifianakis, Saturday Night Live
Justin Timberlake, Saturday Night Live
Matt Damon, 30 Rock
Will Arnett, 30 Rock

Will Justin Timberlake win again? I think Matt Damon has a shot. I'm sad John Lithgow's guest stint at HIMYM was not recognized

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Kristin Chenoweth, Glee
Dot-Marie Jones, Glee
Gwyneth Paltrow, Glee
Cloris Leachman, Raising Hope
Tina Fey, Saturday Night Live
Elizabeth Banks, 30 Rock

Cloris Leachman should have been submitted for supporting actress, it would have an epic battle between her and Betty White. This is Paltrow's award to lose

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A COMEDY SERIES
Modern Family - Halloween
Modern Family - Slow Down Your Neighbors
Modern Family - See You Next Fall
30 Rock - Live Show
How I Met Your Mother - Subway Wars

Wow, 3 Modern Family nods didn't expect that. I'm glad HIMYM got a surprise nod here, that was a well directed episode.

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A DRAMA SERIES
Boardwalk Empire - Boardwalk Empire
Boardwalk Empire - Anastasia
The Borgias - The Poisoned Chalice/The Assassin
The Killing - Pilot
Game of Thrones - Winter is Coming

Martin Scorsese directed Boardwalk Empire's pilot. The race is over

OUTSTANDING WRITING IN A COMEDY SERIES

Episodes - Episodes 107
Louie - Poker/Divorce
Modern Family - Caught in the Act
The Office - Goodbye Michael
30 Rock - Reaganing
Surprised to see Episodes here. This is an exciting race, I have no idea which show will win.

OUTSTANDING WRITING IN A DRAMA SERIES

Friday Night Lights - Always
Game of Thrones - Daelor
The Killing - Pilot
Mad Men - The Suitcase
Mad Men - Blowing Smoke

I was surprised neither The Good Wife nor Boardwalk Empire episode made it. With these nods, Mad Men will likely take the outstanding drama award for the 4th straight year.

OUTSTANDING REALITY SHOW HOST
Phil Keoghan, The Amazing Race
Ryan Seacrest, American Idol
Tom Bergeron, Dancing With the Stars
Cat Deeley, So You Think You Can Dance
Jeff Probst, Survivor

Cat Deeley replaces Heidi Klum, can she beat three-time winner Probst?

OUTSTANDING REALITY SHOW COMPETITION
The Amazing Race, CBS
American Idol, Fox
Dancing With the Stars, ABC
Project Runway, Lifetime
So You Think You Can Dance, Fox
Top Chef, Bravo
They expanded the categories from 5 to 6 this year and Survivor is still missing! I don't understand how Probst can win for hosting the show but the show itself has been ignored for the past four years!

OUTSTANDING VARIETY, MUSIC, OR COMEDY SERIES
The Colbert Report, Comedy Central
Conan, TBS
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, Comedy Central
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, NBC
Real Time With Bill Maher, HBO
Saturday Night Live, NBC

I like Jon Stewart but he has been for the past 8 years, Amazing Race winning streak ended last year so I hope someone else wins this year (rooting for Colbert)

OUTSTANDING TV MINISERIES OR MOVIE
Cinema Verite, HBO
Downton Abbey, PBS
The Kennedys, ReelzChannel
Mildred Pierce, HBO
The Pillars of the Earth, Starz
Too Big To Fail, HBO
I'm just glad they finally merged Miniseries and TV Movie into one category.

OUTSTANDING VOICE-OVER PERFORMANCE

Brenda Strong, Desperate Housewives
Maurice Lamarche, Futurama
Bob Borgen, Looney Tunes
Christopher Plummer, Moguls and Movie Stars
Seth Green, Robot Chicken

This award is dominated by animated programs so I'm quite surprised Brenda Strong finally made it after all these years of being Mary Alice, the dead narrator of Desperate Housewives!