Emmy Awards Then & Now

The Emmy Awards officially announce this year's list of hotly-anticipated 2011 nominees on July 14th.

The 63rd Emmy Awards ceremony follows in September - later than the August airings of past years - with a live telecast scheduled on Sunday evening, September 18, 2011 at 8PM ET on FOX.

Hosting this year's awards show is popular TV star Jane Lynch who won an Emmy last year for her portrayal as Sue Slyvester on the FOX hit, Glee

Emmy Awards Then & Now

The Emmys have been known as the Oscars of the television industry ever since the first awards were given out by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in 1949.

In the 1950's, the name "Emmy" was a feminization of "immy", the nickname for image orthicon tubes used in early television cameras. Today, the annual broadcast is watched by more than 600 million viewers around the world.

The Emmys Around the Web

On the Web, check out more information on the the annual Primetime Emmy Awards - including news, video clips, pictures, a bit of television history, and lots more interesting fun facts & trivia about television's most coveted prize ...

Academy of Television Arts & Sciences - The Emmy's home on the Web with the official list of winners, news & photos, plus profiles of of television Hall of Fame honorees, Daytime Emmy Awards winners and nominees, Academy membership details and online subscription to the monthly Emmy Magazine.
IMBd : Emmy Awards - For the serious trivia buff with lists of winners and nominees dating back to 1949.
Emmy Award - Wikipedia - The online encyclopedia offering a complete list of Emmy categories for Primetime and Daytime, interesting factoids, related links.

2011 Emmy Nominees

Outstanding Drama Series Boardwalk Empire Dexter Friday Night Lights Game of Thrones The Good Wife Mad Men Outstanding Comedy Series Big Bang Theory Glee Modern Family The Office Parks and Recreation 30 Rock Outstanding Actress in a Drama Kathy Bates, Harry's Law Connie Britton, Friday Night Lights Mireille Enos, The Killing Mariska Harigtay, Law and Order: SVU Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men 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 Outstanding Actor in a Drama Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights Michael C. Hall, Dexter John Hamm, Mad Men Hugh Laurie, House Timothy Olyphant, Justified 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 Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie Tina Fey, 30 Rock Laurie Linney, The Big C Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly Martha Plimpton, Raising Hope Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation 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 Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock Louis C.K., Louie Steve Carrell, The Office Johnny Galecki, The Big Bang Theory Matt LeBlanc, Episodes Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory 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 Outstanding Variety, Comedy Or Musical Series The Colbert Report Conan The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Real Time With Bill Maher Saturday Night Live Outstanding Reality Show The Amazing Race American Idol Dancing With the Stars Project Runway So You Think You Can Dance Top Chef Outstanding TV Miniseries or Movie Cinema Verite Downton Abbey The Kennedys Mildred Pierce The Pillars of the Earth Too Big To Fail 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 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 Outstanding Leading Actress in a Mini-series or Movie Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce Elizabeth McGovern, Downton Abbey Diane Lane, Cinema Verite Taraji P. Henson, Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story Jean Marsh, Upstairs Downstairs Outstanding Leading Actor in an Mini-Series or Movie Greg Kinnear, The Kennedys Barry Pepper, The Kennedys Edgar Ramirez, Carlos William Hurt, Too Big To Fail Idris Elba, Luther Laurence Fishburne, Thurgood Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Mini-series or Movie Guy Pearce, Mildred Pierce Bryan F. O'Byrne, Mildred Pierce Tom Wilkinson, The Kennedys Paul Giamatti, Too Big to Fail James Woods, Too Big to Fail Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Mini-series or Movie Evan Rachel Wood, Mildred Pierce Melissa Leo, Mildred Pierce Mare Winningham, Mildred Pierce Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey Eileen Atkins, Upstairs Downstairs Outstanding Host for a Reality Series:Phil Keoghan, Host- The Amazing Race Ryan Seacrest, Host- American Idol Tom Bergeron, Host- Dancing with the Stars Cat Deeley, Host- So You Think You Can Dance Jeff Probst, Host- Survivor Outstanding Variety Show or Comedy Series:The Colbert Report Conan The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Real Time With Bill Maher Saturday Night Live