Emmy nominees 2011

"Boardwalk Empire" (HBO)

Number of nominations: 18
Emmy stats: This is the show's first Emmy nomination in this category.

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Outstanding Drama Series

"Dexter" (Showtime)

Number of nominations: 5
Emmy stats: Nominated in this category four years in a row (2008-2011).

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Outstanding Drama Series

"Friday Night Lights" (NBC)

Number of nominations: 4
Emmy stats: This is the show's first Emmy nomination in this category.

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Outstanding Drama Series

"Game of Thrones" (NBC)

Number of nominations: 13
Emmy stats: This is the show's first Emmy nomination in this category.

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Outstanding Drama Series

"The Good Wife" (CBS)

Number of nominations: 9
Emmy stats: This is the show's second Emmy nomination in this category.

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Outstanding Drama Series

"Mad Men" (AMC)

Number of nominations: 19
Emmy stats: This is the show's fourth nomination in this category. It won the award the past three years in a row (2008-2010).

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Outstanding Comedy Series

"The Big Bang Theory" (CBS)

Number of nominations: 5
Emmy stats: This is the show's first Emmy nomination in this category.

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Outstanding Comedy Series

"Glee" (FOX)

Number of nominations: 12
Emmy stats: This is the show's second Emmy nomination in this category.

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Outstanding Comedy Series

"Modern Family" (ABC)

Number of nominations: 17
Emmy stats: This is the show's second Emmy nomination in this category (it won the award in 2010).

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Outstanding Comedy Series

"The Office" (NBC)

Number of nominations: 4
Emmy stats: This is the show's fifth Emmy nomination in this category (it won the award in 2006).

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Outstanding Comedy Series

"Parks and Recreation" (NBC)

Number of nominations: 3
Emmy stats: This is the show's first Emmy nomination in this category.

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Outstanding Comedy Series

"30 Rock" (NBC)

Number of nominations: 13
Emmy stats: This is the show's fifth Emmy nomination in this category. It won the award in 2007, 2008 and 2009.

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Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Steve Buscemi, "Boardwalk Empire"

Emmy stats: This is Buscemi's first Emmy nomination in this category for playing "Nucky" Thompson.

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Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Kyle Chandler, "Friday Night Lights"

Emmy stats: This is Chandler's second Emmy nomination in this category for playing Eric Taylor.

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Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Michael C. Hall, "Dexter"

Emmy stats: This is Hall's fourth Emmy nomination in this category for playing Dexter Morgan.

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Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Jon Hamm, "Mad Men"

Emmy stats: This is Hamm's fourth Emmy nomination in this category for playing Don Draper.

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Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Hugh Laruie, "House"

Emmy stats: This is Laurie's sixth Emmy nomination in this category for playing Dr. Gregory House.

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Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Timothy Olyphant, "Justified"

Emmy stats: This is Olyphant's first Emmy nomination.

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Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Kathy Bates, "Harry's Law"

Emmy stats: This is Bates' first Emmy nomination in this category for playing Harriet Korn.

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Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Connie Britton, "Harry's Law"

Emmy stats: This is Britton's second Emmy nomination in this category for playing Tami Taylor.

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Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Mireille Enos, "The Killing"

Emmy stats: This is Enos' first Emmy nomination in this category for playing Detective Sarah Linden.

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Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Mariska Hargitay, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"

Emmy stats: This is Hargitay's eighth Emmy nomination in this category for playing Detective Olivia Benson.

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Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Julianna Margulies, "The Good Wife"

Emmy stats: This is Margulies' second Emmy nomination in this category for playing Alicia Florrick.

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Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Elisabeth Moss, "Mad Men"

Emmy stats: This is Moss' third Emmy nomination for playing Peggy Olson. She was nominated in the lead actress category in 2009 and 2011, and in the supporting actress category in 2010.

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Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock"

Emmy stats: This is Baldwin's fifth Emmy nomination in this category for playing Jack Donaghy. He won the award in 2008 and 2009.

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Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Louis C.K., "Louie"

Emmy stats: This is the C.K.'s first Emmy nomination in this category.

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Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Steve Carell, "The Office"

Emmy stats: This is the Carell's fourth Emmy nomination in this category for playing Michael Scott. His character left "The Office" this year.

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Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Johnny Galecki, "The Big Bang Theory"

Emmy stats: This is Galecki's first Emmy nomination.

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Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Matt LeBlanc, "Episodes"

Emmy stats: This is LeBlanc's first Emmy nomination in this category for "Episodes." He plays a version of himself on the show.

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Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Jim Parsons, "The Big Bang Theory"

Emmy stats: This is Parsons' third Emmy nomination in this category for playing Sheldon Cooper. He won the award in 2010.

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Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Edie Falco, "Nurse Jackie"

Emmy stats: This is Falco's second Emmy nomination in this category for playing Jackie Peyton. She won the award in 2010.

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Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Tina Fey, "30 Rock"

Emmy stats: This is Fey's fourth Emmy nomination in this category for playing Liz Lemon. She won the award in 2008.

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Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Laura Linney, "The Big C"

Emmy stats: This is Linney's first Emmy nomination in this category for playing Cathy Jamison.

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Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Melissa McCarthy, "Mike & Molly"

Emmy stats: This is McCarthy's first Emmy nomination.

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Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Martha Plimpton, "Raising Hope"

Emmy stats: This is Plimpton's first Emmy nomination in this category for playing Virginia Chance.

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Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Amy Poehler, "Parks and Recreation"

Emmy stats: This is Poehler's second Emmy nomination in this category for playing Leslie Knope.

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Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Peter Dinklage, "Game of Thrones"

Emmy stats: This is Dinklage's first Emmy nomination.

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Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Josh Charles, "The Good Wife"

Emmy stats: This is Charles' first Emmy nomination.

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Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Alan Cumming, "The Good Wife"

Emmy stats: This is Cumming's second Emmy nomination for playing Eli Gold. He was nominated in the guest actor category in 2010.

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Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Walton Goggins, "Justified"

Emmy stats: This is Goggins' first Emmy nomination.

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Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

John Slattery, "Mad Men"

Emmy stats: This is Slattery's fourth Emmy nomination in this category for playing Roger Sterling.

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Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Andre Braugher, "Men of a Certain Age"

Emmy stats: This is Braugher's second Emmy nomination in this category for playing Owen Thoreau Jr.

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Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Kelly Macdonald, "Boardwalk Empire"

Emmy stats: This is Macdonald's first Emmy nomination in this category for playing Margaret Schroeder.

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Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Archie Panjabi, "The Good Wife"

Emmy stats: This is Panjabi's second Emmy nomination in this category for playing Kalinda Sharma. She won the award in 2010.

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Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Christine Baranski, "The Good Wife"

Emmy stats: This is Baranski's second Emmy nomination in this category for playing Diane Lockhart.

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Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Margo Martindale, "Justified"

Emmy stats: This is Martindale's first Emmy nomination.

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Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Michelle Forbes, "The Killing"

Emmy stats: This is Forbes' first Emmy nomination in this category for playing Mitch Larsen.

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Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Christina Hendricks, "Mad Men"

Emmy stats: This is Hendricks' second Emmy nomination in this category for playing Joan Harris (nee Holloway).

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Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Chris Colfer, "Glee"

Emmy stats: This is Colfer's second Emmy nomination in this category for playing Kurt Hummel.

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Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Jesse Tyler Ferguson, "Modern Family"

Emmy stats: This is Ferguson's second Emmy nomination in this category for playing Mitchell Pritchett.

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Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Ed O'Neill, "Modern Family"

Emmy stats: This is O'Neill's first Emmy nomination.

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Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Eric Stonestreet, "Modern Family"

Emmy stats: This is Stonestreet's second Emmy nomination in this category for playing Cameron Tucker. He won the award in 2010.

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Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Ty Burrell, "Modern Family"

Emmy stats: This is Burrell's second Emmy nomination in this category for playing Phil Dunphy.

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Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Jon Cryer, "Two and a Half Men"

Emmy stats: This is Hendricks' sixth Emmy nomination in this category for playing Alan Harper. He won the award in 2009.

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Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Jane Lynch, "Glee"

Emmy stats: This is Lynch's second Emmy nomination in this category for playing Sue Sylvester. She won the award in 2010.

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Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Betty White, "Hot in Cleveland"

Emmy stats: This is White's first Emmy nomination in this category for playing Elka Ostrovsky.

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Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Julie Bowen, "Modern Family"

Emmy stats: This is Bowen's second Emmy nomination in this category for playing Claire Dunphy.

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Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Sofia Vergara, "Modern Family"

Emmy stats: This is Vergara's second Emmy nomination in this category for playing Gloria Pritchett.

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Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Kristen Wiig, "Saturday Night Live"

Emmy stats: This is Wiig's third Emmy nomination in this category for her role on "SNL."

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Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Jane Krakowski, "30 Rock"

Emmy stats: This is Krakowski's third Emmy nomination in this category for playing Jenna Maroney.

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