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By: Sep. 10, 2011
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The Creative Arts portion of the 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were distributed in a ceremony held at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles on Sept. 10. An edited version of the show will air on ReelzChannel on Sept. 17, the night before the Primetime Emmys air on FOX.


Gwyneth Paltrow won the award for best comedy guest actress for her role on GLEE while the 64th Annual Tony Awards won the award for best special class program. "Great Performances: Harry Connick Jr., in Concert on Broadway" took home the award for best music direction.

The winner of the best variety special direction was Lonny Price for Sondheim! The Birthday Concert while "The Kennedy Center Honors" took home the prize for the best variety special.

The full list of winners is as follows:

DRAMA

BEST DRAMA GUEST ACTOR
Beau Bridges, "Brothers and Sisters"
JEREMY DAVIES, "Justified"
Bruce Dern, "Big Love"
X-Paul McCrane, "Harry's Law"
Michael J. Fox, "The Good Wife"
Robert Morse, "Mad Men"

BEST DRAMA GUEST ACTRESS
Cara Buono, "Mad Men"
Joan Cusack, "Shameless"
X - LorEtta Devine, "Grey's Anatomy"
Randee Heller, "Mad Men"
Mary McDonnell, "The Closer"
Julia Stiles, "Dexter"
Alfre Woodard, "True Blood"

COMEDY

BEST COMEDY GUEST ACTOR
Will Arnett, "30 Rock"
Matt Damon, "30 Rock "
Idris Elba, "The Big C"
Zach Galifianakis, "Saturday Night Live"
Nathan Lane, "Modern Family"
X - Justin Timberlake, "Saturday Night Live"

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

REALITY

BEST REALITY SERIES
"Antiques Roadshow"
X-"Deadliest Catch"
"Hoarders"
"Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List"
"MythBusters"
"Undercover Boss"

BEST REALITY HOST
Tom Bergeron, "Dancing With The Stars"
Cat Deeley, "So You Think You Can Dance"
Phil Keoghan, "The Amazing Race"
X-Jeff Probst, "Survivor"
Ryan Seacrest, "American Idol"

VARIETY

BEST VARIETY SPECIAL
"Carrie Fisher in Wishful Drinking"
"Lady Gaga Presents The Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden"
X-"The Kennedy Center Honors"
"Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On"
"The Pee-Wee Herman Show on Broadway"

BEST VARIETY SPECIAL DIRECTING
Don Mischer, "83rd Annual Academy Awards"
Louis J. Horvitz, "The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards"
Laurieann Gibson, "Lady Gaga Presents the Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden"
X-Lonny Price, "Sondheim! The Birthday Concert"
Glenn Weiss, "64th Annual Tony Awards"

BEST VARIETY SPECIAL WRITING
Colin Quinn, "Colin Quinn: Long Story Short"
Louis C.K., "Louis C.K.: Hilarious"
Erick Slovin, "Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Benefit For Autism Education"
Paula Pell, Seth Meyers, Emily Spivey and John Solomon, "The Real Women of SNL"
X-Dave Boone, Matt Roberts and Mo Rocca, "64th Annual Tony Awards"

ANIMATED

BEST ANIMATED PROGRAM
"The Cleveland Show"
X - "Futurama"
"Robot Chicken"
"The Simpsons"
"South Park"

BEST SHORT-FORM ANIMATED PROGRAM
"Adventure Time"
X - "Disney Prep & Landing: Operation Secret Santa"
"Regular Show"
"Robot Chicken"
"SpongeBob SquarePants

CHILDREN'S

BEST CHILDREN'S PROGRAM
X- "A Child's Garden of Poetry"
"Degrassi"
"iCarly"
"Victorious"
"Wizards of Waverly Place"

BEST CHILDREN'S NONFICTION REALITY OR REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM
"Masterclass"
X-"Nick News With Linda Ellerbee: Under the Influence: Kids of Alcoholics"

NONFICTION

BEST NONFICTION SPECIAL
"Becoming Chaz"
X - "Gettysburg"
"His Way"
"Jaws: The Inside Story"
"Stand Up to Cancer"

BEST NONFICTION SERIES
X - "American Masters"
"Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations"
"Biography"
"Moguls & Movie Stars"
"Pioneers of Television"
"30 for 30"

EXCEPTIONAL MERIT IN NONFICTION FILMMAKING
X - "Freedom Riders"
"Gasland"
"The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers"

BEST NONFICTION PROGRAMMING DIRECTING
Bertram van Munster, "The Amazing Race"
Martin Scorsese and Kent Jones, "American Masters - A Letter to Elia/Reflecting on Kazan"
Fenton Baily and Randy Barbato, "Becoming Chaz"
X - Josh Fox, "Gasland"
Paul Starkman, "Top Chef"

BEST NONFICTION PROGRAMMING WRITING
Anthony Bourdain, "Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations"
X - Stanley Nelson, "Freedom Riders"
Josh Fox, "Gasland"
Richard Bedser and Ed Fields "Gettysburg"
Jon Wilkman, "Moguls & Movie Stars"

SPECIAL CLASS

BEST SPECIAL CLASS PROGRAM
"83rd Annual Academy Awards"
"68th AnnuAl Golden Globe Awards"
"53rd Annual Grammy Awards"
X - "64th Annual Tony Awards"

BEST SPECIAL CLASS SHORT FORMAT - LIVE ACTION ENTERTAINMENT
X - "The Daily Show Correspondents Explain"
"30 Rock: The Webisodes"

BEST SPECIAL CLASS SHORT FORMAT - NONFICTION
X - "Jay Leno's Garage"
"Writer's Draft: Kazuo Ishiguro and Alex Garland of 'Never Let Me Go'"

CHOREOGRAPHY/COMMERCIAL/INTERACTIVE/STUNTS/TITLES/VOICE-OVER

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Mark Ballas, "Dancing With the Stars"
X - Mia Michaels, "So You Think You Can Dance"
Stacey Tookey, "So You Think You Can Dance"
Travis Wall, "So You Think You Can Dance"
X - Tabitha Dumo and Napoleon Dumo, "So You Think You Can Dance"
Mandy Jo Moore, "So You Think You Can Dance"

BEST COMMERCIAL
Baby - McDonald's
Baby Driver - Subaru
X-Born of Fire - Chrysler 200
Conan - American Express
Polar Bear - Nissan LEAF
Questions - Old Spice Body Wash

BEST INTERACTIVE MEDIA
"ABC's Grey's Anatomy Sync"
"Conan O'Brien Presents: Team Coco"
"Fringe: Division"
"Late Night With Jimmy Fallon"
X-"Oscar Digital Experience"

BEST MAIN TITLE DESIGN
"Any Human Heart"
"Boardwalk Empire"
X - "Game Of Thrones"
"Rubicon"
"Too Big to Fail"

BEST STUNT COORDINATION
"Game of Thrones"
"Hawaii Five-0"
X - "Southland"
"Spartacus: Gods of the Arena"

BEST VOICE-OVER PERFORMANCE
Brenda Strong, "Desperate Housewives"
X - Maurice LaMarche, "Futurama"
Bob Bergen, "The Looney Tunes Show"
Christopher Plummer, "Moguls & Movie Stars"
Seth Green, "Robot Chicken"
Dan Castellaneta, "The Simpsons"

ART DIRECTION

BEST ART DIRECTION - MULTI-CAMERA SERIES
"The Big Bang Theory"
X - "Hot in Cleveland"
"How I Met Your Mother"
"Mike & Molly"
"Rules of Engagement"

BEST ART DIRECTION - SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES
X - "Boardwalk Empire"
"The Borgias"
"Mad Men"
"Modern Family"
"True Blood"

BEST ART DIRECTION - MINISERIES OR MOVIE
"Downton Abbey"
"The Kennedys
X - "MildrEd Pierce
"Upstairs, Downstairs"

BEST ART DIRECTION - VARIETY, MUSIC, OR NONFICTION PROGRAMMING
"83rd Annual Academy Awards"
"American Idol"
"Gettysburg"
X - "2010 MTV Video Music Awards"
"Saturday Night Live"

CASTING

BEST CASTING - COMEDY SERIES
"The Big C"
X - "Glee"
"Modern Family"
"Nurse Jackie"
"30 Rock"

BEST CASTING - DRAMA SERIES
X - "Boardwalk Empire"
"Game of Thrones"
"The Good Wife"
"The Killing"
"Mad Men"

BEST CASTING - TV MOVIE/MINISERIES
"Cinema Verite"
"Downton Abbey"
X - "MildrEd Pierce"
"Too Big to Fail"
"Upstairs, Downstairs"

CINEMATOGRAPHY

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - MULTI-CAMERA SERIES
"How I Met Your Mother"
"Pair of Kings"
"Retired at 35"
"Rules of Engagement"
X - "Two and a Half Men"
"Wizards of Waverly Place"

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES
"Boardwalk Empire", "Pilot"
X - "Boardwalk Empire", "Home"
"Boardwalk Empire", "A Return to Normalcy"
"The Borgias"
"The Good Wife"

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY- TV MOVIE/MINISERIES
X - "Downton Abbey"
"The Kennedys"
"MildrEd Pierce"
"The Pillars of the Earth"
"Cinema Verite"
"Too Big to Fail"

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - NONFICTION
"American Masters - Troubadours: Carole King / James Taylor & the Rise of the Singer-Songwriter"
X - "Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations"
"Gasland"
"Gettysburg"
"If God Is Willing and Da Creek Don't Rise"
"Whale Wars: To the Ends of the Earth"

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - REALITY
"The Amazing Race"
X - "Deadliest Catch"
"Intervention"
"Survivor"
"Top Chef"

COSTUMES

BEST COSTUMES - SERIES
"Boardwalk Empire"
X-"The Borgias"
"Game of Thrones"
"Glee"
"Mad Men"

BEST COSTUMES - TV MOVIE/MINISERIES
"Cinema Verite"
X-"Downton Abbey"
"MildrEd Pierce"
"Upstairs, Downstairs"

EDITING

BEST SINGLE-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING - DRAMA SERIES
X - "Boardwalk Empire"
"Dexter"
"The Killing"
"Mad Men", "The Suitcase"
"Mad Men", "Blowing Smoke"

BEST PICTURE EDITING - COMEDY SERIES
"The Big Bang Theory"
X - "How I Met Your Mother"
"Modern Family" - "Halloween"
"Modern Family" - "Slow Down Your Neighbors"
"30 Rock"

BEST SINGLE-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING - TV MOVIE/MINISERIES
X - "Cinema Verite"
"Downton Abbey"
"MildrEd Pierce"
"Sherlock: A Study in Pink"
"Too Big to Fail"

BEST SHORT-FORM PICTURE EDITING
"83rd Annual Academy Awards - Opening"
"83rd Annual Academy Awards - This Year's Unintentional Musicals"
"American Idol"
X - "2010 ESPY Awards"
"Jimmy Kimmel Live - After the Academy Awards"

BEST PICTURE EDITING - SPECIAL
"Carrie Fisher in Wishful Drinking"
X - "Lady Gaga Presents the Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden
"Louis C.K.: Hilarious"
"Ricky Gervais: Out of England 2 - The Stand-Up Special"
"Thurgood"

BEST PICTURE EDITING - NONFICTION
"American Masters: LENNONYC"
"Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations"
"Becoming Chaz"
X - "Freedom Riders"
"If God Is Willing and Da Creek Don't Rise"

BEST PICTURE EDITING - REALITY
"The Amazing Race"
X - "Deadliest Catch"
"Project Runway"
"Survivor"
"Top Chef"

HAIRSTYLING

BEST HAIRSTYLING - SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES
"Boardwalk Empire"
"Game of Thrones"
"Glee"
"Mad Men", "Hands and Knees"
X - "Mad Men", "Christmas Comes but Once a Year"

BEST HAIRSTYLING - MULTI-CAMERA SERIES OR SPECIAL
"America's Got Talent"
X - "Dancing With the Stars"
"iCarly"
"The Pee-Wee Herman Show on Broadway"
"Saturday Night Live"

BEST HAIRSTYLING - TV MOVIE/MINISERIES
"Cinema Verite"
X - "The Kennedys"
"MildrEd Pierce"
"The Pillars of the Earth"

LIGHTING

BEST LIGHTING DIRECTION - VARIETY SERIES
"American Idol"
"Conan"
"Dancing With the Stars"
"Jimmy Kimmel Live"
"Saturday Night Live"
X - "So You Think You Can Dance"

BEST LIGHTING DIRECTION - VARIETY SPECIAL
"83rd Annual Academy Awards"
X - "53rd Annual Grammy Awards"
"Lady Gaga Presents the Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden"

MAKEUP

BEST MAKEUP - SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES (NON-PROSTHETIC)
X - "Boardwalk Empire"
"Game of Thrones"
"Glee"
"Mad Men"
"True Blood"

BEST MAKEUP - MULTI-CAMERA SERIES OR SPECIAL (NON-PROSTHETIC)
"Dancing With the Stars"
"How I Met Your Mother"
"iCarly"
"The Pee-Wee Herman Show on Broadway"
X - "Saturday Night Live"

BEST MAKEUP - TV MOVIE/MINISERIES (NON-PROSTHETIC)
"Cinema Verite"
X - "The Kennedys"
"MildrEd Pierce"
"The Pillars of the Earth"

BEST PROSTHETIC MAKEUP
"The Cape"
"Game of Thrones"
"Glee"
"Grey's Anatomy"
X - "The Walking Dead"

MUSIC

BEST MUSIC COMPOSITION - TV MOVIE/MINISERIES
"Any Human Heart"
X - "MildrEd Pierce"
"The Pillars of the Earth"
"Sherlock: A Study in Pink"
"Thurgood"

BEST MUSIC DIRECTION
"83rd Annual Academy Awards"
"An Evening Of Stars: Tribute to Chaka Khan"
"Celtic Woman: Songs From The Heart"
X - "Great Performances: Harry Connick Jr., in Concert on Broadway"
"Great Performances: Hitman Returns: David Foster and Friends"
"The Kennedy Center Honors"
"2011 Rock And Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony"

BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC AND LYRICS
"Family Guy" - Christmastime Is Killing Us"
"Robert Klein: Unfair & Unbalanced" - "An American Prayer - Hymn II?"
"Saturday Night Live" - "I Just Had Sex"
X - "Saturday Night Live" - "Justin Timberlake Monologue"
"Saturday Night Live" - "Jack Sparrow"
"Saturday Night Live" - "3-Way (Golden Rule)"

BEST ORIGINAL MAIN TITLE THEME MUSIC
"Any Human Heart"
X - "The Borgias"
"Camelot"
"Episodes"
"The Kennedys"
"MildrEd Pierce"
SOUND

BEST SOUND EDITING - SERIES
X - "Boardwalk Empire"
"CSI: NY"
"Game of Thrones"
"Nikita"
"True Blood"
"The Walking Dead"

BEST SOUND EDITING - TV MOVIE/MINISERIES
"Any Human Heart"
"Downton Abbey"
"MildrEd Pierce"
X - "The Pillars Of The Earth"

BEST SOUND EDITING - NONFICTION
"The Amazing Race"
"American Idol"
"American Masters"
"Baseball: The Tenth Inning"
X - "Gettysburg"
"Whale Wars"

BEST SOUND MIXING - HALF-HOUR COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES AND ANIMATION
"Californication"
X - "Family Guy"
"Modern Family"
"The Office"
"Parks and Recreation"

BEST SOUND MIXING - ONE-HOUR COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES
"Boardwalk Empire"
"Burn Notice"
"Dexter"
"Glee"
X - "House"
"Mad Men"

BEST SOUND MIXING - TV MOVIE/MINISERIES
"Cinema Verite"
X - "The Kennedys"
"MildrEd Pierce"
"Too Big to Fail"

BEST SOUND MIXING - VARIETY SERIES OR SPECIAL
"83rd Annual Academy Awards"
X - "American Idol"
"53rd Annual Grammy Awards"

BEST SOUND MIXING - NONFICTION
"The Amazing Race"
"American Idol"
"American Masters: LENNONYC"
X - "Deadliest Catch"
"Gettysburg"

TECHNICAL DIRECTION

BEST TECHNICAL DIRECTION, CAMERAWORK, VIDEO CONTROL - SERIES
X - "American Idol"
"The Daily Show With Jon Stewart"
"Dancing With The Stars"
"Saturday Night Live"
"30 Rock"

BEST TECHNICAL DIRECTION, CAMERAWORK, VIDEO CONTROL - TV MOVIE/MINISERIES OR SPECIAL
"83rd Annual Academy Awards"
X - "Don Pasquale - Great Performances At The Met"
"53rd Annual Grammy Awards"
"The Kennedy Center Honors"
"Lady Gaga Presents The Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden

VISUAL EFFECTS

BEST SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS - SERIES
X - "Boardwalk Empire"
"The Borgias"
"Game of Thrones"
"Stargate Universe"
"The Walking Dead"

BEST SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS - TV MOVIE/MINISERIES OR SPECIAL
X - "Gettysburg"
"MildrEd Pierce"
"The Pillars of the Earth"
"Sherlock: A Study in Pink"

 







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