The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced the nominations for the 63rd annual Emmy Awards this morning. HBO led the field for the twelfth consecutive year with a whopping 104 bids, more than doubling its closet rival CBS with 50. HBO's miniseries "Mildred Pierce" earned 21 nods, the most of any program, followed by AMC's "Mad Men" with 19, HBO's new drama "Boardwalk Empire" with 18, and ABC's "Modern Family" with 17. Coming up close behind were NBC's "Saturday Night Live" with 16, HBO's new fantasy drama "Game of Thrones" and NBC's "30 Rock" tied with 13, and FOX's "Glee" with 12.

"Mad Men" is looking for a fourth straight win for drama series to match previous streaks by "Hill Street Blues" and "The West Wing," facing off with two new HBO dramas, "Boardwalk Empire" and "Game of Thrones," as well as "Dexter," "The Good Wife," and the final season of "Friday Night Lights."



NBC's Thursday night lineup takes three of the comedy series slots with "The Office," "30 Rock" and "Parks and Recreation," which go up against defending champ "Modern Family," as well as "Glee" and "The Big Bang Theory."

The main awards ceremony will be telecast on Sept. 18 on FOX, while the creative arts awards will be given out on Sept. 10.

The primetime 2011 Emmy nominations:

Drama Series
"Boardwalk Empire" (HBO)
"The Good Wife" (CBS)
"Mad Men" (AMC)
"Friday Night Lights" (DirecTV)
"Dexter" (Showtime)
"Game of Thrones" (HBO)

Comedy Series
"Glee" (FOX)
"Parks And Recreation" (NBC)
"The Office" (NBC)
"Modern Family" (ABC)
"30 Rock" (NBC)
"The Big Bang Theory" (CBS)

Miniseries/Made-for-Television Movie
"Cinema Verite" (HBO
"Downtown Abbey" (PBS)
"The Kennedys" (ReelzChannel)
"Mildred Pierce" (HBO)
"The Pillars of the Earth" (Starz)
"Too Big to Fail" (HBO)

Reality Program
"Antiques Roadshow" (PBS)
"Deadliest Catch" (Discovery)
"Hoarders" (A&E)
"Kathy Griffin: My Life On The D-List" (Bravo)
"MythBusters" (Discovery)

Reality - Competition Program
"So You Think You Can Dance" (FOX)
"The Amazing Race " (CBS)
"Project Runway" (Lifetime)
"American Idol" (FOX)
"Dancing with the Stars" (ABC)
"Top Chef" (Bravo)

Nonfiction Series
"American Masters" (PBS)
"Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations" (Travel Channel)
"Biography" (BIO)
"Moguls & Movie Stars" (TCM)
"Pioneers of Television" (PBS)
"30 for 30" (ESPN)

Variety, Music or Comedy Series
"The Colbert Report" (Comedy Central)
"Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" (NBC)
"Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
"Conan" (TBS)
"Real Time With Bill Maher" (HBO)
"The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" (Comedy Central)

Animated Program
"The Cleveland Show" - "Murray Christmas" (FOX)
"Futurama" - "The Late Philip J. Fry" (Comedy Central)
"Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III" (Cartoon Network)
"The Simpsons" - "Angry Dad - The Movie" (FOX)
"South Park" - "Crack Baby Athletic Association" (Comedy Central)

Children's Program
"A Child's Garden of Poetry" (HBO)
"Degrassi" - "My Body Is a Cage, Part 2" (TeenNick)
"iCarly" - "iGot a Hot Room" (Nickelodeon)
"Victorious" - "Freak the Freak Out" (Nickelodeon)
"Wizards of Waverly Place" - "Wizards Vs. Angels" (Disney Channel)

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Laura Linney as Cathy Jamison, "The Big C"
Edie Falco as Jackie Peyton, "Nurse Jackie"
Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope, "Parks and Recreation"
Melissa McCarthy as Molly Flynn, "Mike & Molly"
Martha Plimpton as Virginia Chance, "Raising Hope"
Tina Fey as Liz Lemon, "30 Rock"

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Matt LeBlanc as Matt LeBlanc, "Episodes"
Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper, "The Big Bang Theory"
Steve Carell as Michael Scott, "The Office"
Johnny Galecki as Leonard Hofstadter, "The Big Bang Theory"
Louis C.K. as Louie, "Louie"
Alec Baldwin a s Jack Donaghy, "30 Rock"

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Jane Lynch as Sue Sylvester, "Glee"
Betty White as Elka Ostrosky, "Hot In Cleveland"
Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy, "Modern Family"
Kristen Wiig as various characters, "Saturday Night Live"
Jane Krakowski as Jenna Maroney, "30 Rock"
Sofia Vergara as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett, "Modern Family"

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Jon Cryer as Alan Harper, "Two and a Half Men"
Chris Colfer as Kurt Hummel, "Glee"
Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell Pritchett, "Modern Family"
Ed O'Neill as Jay Pritchett, "Modern Family"
Eric Stonestreet as Cameron Tucker, "Modern Family"
Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy, "Modern Family"

Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olson, "Mad Men"
Connie Britton as Tami Taylor, "Friday Night Lights"
Mariska Hargitay as Detective Olivia Benson, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"
Mireille Enos as Sarah Linden, "The Killing"
Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick, "The Good Wife"
Kathy Bates as Harriet "Harry" Korn, "Harry's Law"

Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Steve Buscemi as Nucky Thompson, "Boardwalk Empire"
Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan, "Dexter"
Kyle Chandler as Coach Eric Taylor, "Friday Night Lights"
Jon Hamm as Don Draper, "Mad Men"
Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House, "House"
Timothy Olyphant as Raylan Givens, "Justified"

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Kelly Macdonald as Margaret Schroeder, "Boardwalk Empire"
Christina Hendricks as Joan Harris, "Mad Men"
Michelle Forbes as Mitch Larsen, "The Killing"
Archie Panjabi as Kalinda Sharma, "The Good Wife"
Margo Martindale as Mags Bennett, "Justified"
Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart, "The Good Wife"

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
John Slattery as Roger Sterling, "Mad Men"
Andre Braugher as Owen, "Men of a Certain Age"
Walton Goggins as Boyd Crowder, "Justified"
Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister, "Game Of Thrones"
Josh Charles as Will Gardner, "The Good Wife"
Alan Cumming as Eli Gold, /;The Good Wife/;


Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
Kate Winslet as Mildred Pierce, "Mildred Pierce"
Elizabeth McGovern as Cora/ Countess of Grantham, "Downton Abbey" (Masterpiece)
Diane Lane as Patricia Loud, "Cinema Verite"
Taraji P. Henson as Tiffany Rubin, "Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story"
Jean Marsh as Rose Buck, "Upstairs Downstairs" (Masterpiece)

Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Greg Kinnear as John F. Kennedy, "The Kennedys"
Barry Pepper as Bobby Kennedy, "The Kennedys"
Edgar Ramirez as Carlos, "Carlos"
William Hurt as Henry "Hank" Paulson, "Too Big To Fail"
Idris Elba as John Luther, "Luther"
Laurence Fishburne as Thurgood Marshall, "Thurgood"

Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Guy Pearce as Monty Beragon, "Mildred Pierce"
Brian F. O'Byrne as Bert Pierce, "Mildred Pierce"
Tom Wilkinson as Joe Kennedy, "The Kennedys"
Paul Giamatti as Ben Bernanke, "Too Big To Fail"
James Woods as Richard Fuld, "Too Big To Fail"

Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Maggie Smith as Violet, "Downtown Abbey" (Masterpiece)
Evan Rachel Wood as Veda Pierce, "Mildred Pierce"
Melissa Leo as Lucy Gessler, "Mildred Pierce"
Mare Winningham as Ida, "Mildred Pierce"
Eileen Atkins as Lady Maud Holland, "Upstairs, Downstairs" (Masterpiece)

Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program
Jeff Probst, "Survivor"
Cat Deeley, "So You Think You Can Dance"
Phil Keoghan, "The Amazing Race"
Tom Bergeron, "Dancing with the Stars"
Ryan Seacrest, "American Idol"

Guest Actor in a Comedy
Idris Elba as Lenny, "The Big C"
Nathan Lane as Pepper Saltzman, "Modern Family"
Zach Galifianakis as host, "Saturday Night Live"
Justin Timberlake as host, "Saturday Night Live"
Matt Damon as Carol, "30 Rock"
Will Arnett as Devin Banks, "30 Rock"

Guest Actress in a Comedy
Kristin Chenoweth as April Rhodes, "Glee"
Dot-Marie Jones as Coach Beiste, "Glee"
Gwyenth Paltrow as Holly Holliday, "Glee"
Cloris Leachman as Maw Maw, "Raising Hope"
Tina Fey as host, "Saturday Night Live"
Elizabeth Banks as Avery, "30 Rock"

Guest Actor in a Drama
Bruce Dern as Frank Harlow, "Big Love"
Beau Bridges as Nick Brody, "Brothers & Sisters"
Michael J. Fox as Louis Canning, "The Good Wife"
Paul McCrane as Josh Peyton, "Harry's Law"
Jeremy Davies as Dickie Bennett, "Justified"
Robert Morse as Bertram Cooper, "Mad Men"

Guest Actress in a Drama
Mary McDonnell as Capt. Sharon Raydor, "The Closer"
Julia Stiles as Lumen Pierce, "Dexter"
Loretta Devine as Adele Webber, "Grey's Anatomy"
Randee Heller as Miss Blankenship, "Mad Men"
Cara Buono as Faye Miller, "Mad Men"
Joan Cusack as Sheila Jackson, "Shameless"
Alfre Woodard as Ruby Jean Reynolds, "True Blood"

Variety, Music or Comedy Special
"Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On" (HBO)
"Wishful Drinking" (HBO)
"The Kennedy Center Honors" (CBS)
"Lady Gaga Presents The Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden" (HBO)
"Pee Wee Herman Show on Broadway" (HBO)

Short-Format Animated Program
"Adventure Time" - "It Came From The Nightosphere" (Cartoon Network)
"Disney Prep & Landing: Operation Secret Santa" (ABC)
"Regular Show" - "Mordecai And The Rigbys" (Cartoon Network)
"Robot Chicken" - "Robot Chicken's DP Christmas Special" (Cartoon Network)
"SpongeBob SquarePants" - "That Sinking Feeling" (Nickelodeon)

Special Class Programs
"83rd Annual Academy Awards" (ABC)
"The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards" (NBC)
"The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards" (CBS)
"64th Annual Tony Awards" (CBS)

Nonfiction Special
"Becoming Chaz" (OWN)
"Gettysburg" (History)
"His Way" (HBO)
"Jaws: The Inside Story" (Bio)
"Stand Up to Cancer"

Children's Nonfiction Program
"Masterclass" (HBO)
"Nick News with Linda Ellerbee: Under the Influence: Kids of Alcoholics" (Nickelodeon)

Writing for a Comedy
David Crane, Jeffrey Klarik, "Episodes" - "Episode 107" (Showtime)
Louis C.K., "Louie" - "Poker/Divorce" (FX)
Steve Levitan, Jeffrey Richman, "Modern Family" - "Caught In The Act" (AMC)
Greg Daniels, "The Office" - "Good-Bye Michael" (NBC)
Matt Hubbard, "30 Rock" - "Reaganing" (NBC)

Writing for a Drama
Jason Katims, "Game Of Thrones" - "Baelor" (HBO)
Veena Sud, "The Killing" - Pilot (AMC)
Matthew Weiner, "Mad Men" - "The Suitcase" (AMC)
Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, "Mad Men" - "Blowing Smoke" (AMC)

Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
Julian Fellowes, "Downton Abbey" (PBS)
Todd Haynes, Jon Raymond, "Mildred Pierce" (HBO)
Steven Moffat, "Sherlock: A Study In Pink" (PBS)
Peter Gould, "Too Big To Fail" (HBO)
Heidi Thomas, "Upstairs Downstairs" (PBS)

Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series
• Barry Julien (head writer), Stephen Colbert, Tom Purcell, Richard Dahm, Michael Brumm, Rob Dubbin, Opus Moreschi, Peter Gwinn, Jay Katsir, Frank Lesser, Glenn Eichler, Meredith Scardino, Max Werner, Eric Drysdale, Scott Sherman, Dan Guterman, Paul Dinello - "The Colbert Report" (Comedy Central)

• Mike Sweeney (head writer) Conan O'Brien, Andy Richter, Frank Smiley, Jose Arroyo, Andres du Bouchet, Deon Cole, Josh Comers, Dan Cronin, Michael Gordon, Berkley Johnson, Brian Kiley, Laurie Kilmartin, Rob Kutner, Todd Levin, Brian McCann, Matt O'Brien, Brian Stack - "Conan" (TBS)

• Steve Bodow (head writer), Tim Carvell (head writer), Rory Albanese, Kevin Bleyer, Rich Blomquist, Wyatt Cenac, Hallie Haglund, JR Havlan, Elliott Kalan, Josh Lieb, Sam Means, Jo Miller, John Oliver, Daniel Radosh, Jason Ross, Jon Stewart - "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" (Comedy Central)

• AD Miles (head writer), David Angelo, Patrick Borelli, Michael Blieden, Gerard Bradford, Jeremy Bronson, Michael Dicenzo, Jimmy Fallon, Eric Ledgin, Morgan Murphy, Robert Patton, Gavin Purcell, Amy Ozols, Diallo Riddle, Bashir Salahuddin, Justin Shanes, Michael Shoemaker, Jon Rineman, Bobby Tisdale - "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" (NBC)

• Doug Abeles, James Anderson, Alex Baze, Heather Anne Campbell, Jessica Conrad, Matt Craig, James Downey, Tom Flanigan, Shelly Gossman, Steve Higgins, Erik Kenward, Rob Klein, Seth Meyers, Lorne Michaels, John Mulaney, Christine Nangle, Michael Patrick O'Brien, Paula Pell, Simon Rich, Marika Sawyer, Akiva Schaffer, Sarah Schneider, John Solomon, Kent Sublette, Bryan Tucker, Jorma Taccone, Colin Jost - "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)

Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special
• Colin Quinn, "Colin Quinn: Long Story Short" (HBO)

• Louis C.K., "Louis C.K.: Hilarious" (EPIX)

• Eric Slovin (head writer), Russ Armstrong, Andrew Blitz, RJ Fried, Brian Huskey, Anthony King, Dan Mintz, Jason Reich, Craig Rowin, Andy Secunda, Robert Smigel, Anthony Jeselnik (additional material), Adam Moerder (additional material) - "Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Benefit For Autism Education" (Comedy Central)

• Paula Pell, Seth Meyers, Emily Spivey, John Solomon - "The Real Women of SNL" (NBC)

• Dave Boone, Matt Roberts (special material), Mo Rocca (special material) - "64th Annual Tony Awards" (CBS)

Writing for Nonfiction Programming
Anthony Bourdain, "Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations" (Travel Channel)
Stanley Nelson, "Freedom Riders" (PBS)
Josh Fox, "Gasland" (HBO)
Ed Fields, "Gettysburg" (History)
Jon Wilkman, "Moguls & Movie Stars" - "The Birth of Hollywood" (TCM)

Directing for a Comedy
Pamela Fryman, "How I Met Your Mother" - "Subway Wars" (CBS)
Michael Alan Spiller, "Modern Family" - "Halloween" (ABC)
Gail Mancuso, "Modern Family" - "Slow Down Your Neighbors" (ABC)
Steve Levitan, "Modern Family" - "See You Next Fall" (ABC)
Beth McCarthy-Miller, "30 Rock" - "Live Show" (NBC)

Directing for a Drama
Martin Scorsese, "Boardwalk Empire" - Pilot (HBO)
Jeremy Podeswa, "Boardwalk Empire" - "Anastasia" (HBO)
Neil Jordan, "The Borgias" - "The Poisoned Chalice/The Assassin (Showtime)
Tim Van Patten, "Game Of Thrones" - "Winter Is Coming" - Pilot (HBO)
Patty Jenkins, "The Killing" - Pilot (AMC)

Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special
Olivier Assayas, "Carlos" (Sundance Channel)
Robert Pulcini, "Cinema Verite" (HBO)
Brian Percival, "Downton Abbey" - Part I (PBS)
Todd Haynes, "Mildred Pierce" (HBO)
Curtis Hanson, "Too Big To Fail" (HBO)

Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series
Gregg Gelfand, "American Idol" - Episode 1024/1025A (FOX)
James Hoskinson, "The Colbert Report" - Episode 6112 (Comedy Central)
Chuck O'Neil, "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" - Episode 16048 (Comedy Central)
Jerry Foley, "Late Show With David Letterman" - Show 3333 (CBS)
Don Roy King, "Saturday Night Live" - Host: Justin Timberlake (NBC)

Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special
Don Mischer, "83rd Annual Academy Awards" (ABC)
Louis J. Horvitz, "The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards" (CBS)
Laurieann Gibson, "Lady GaGa Presents The Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden" (HBO)
Lonny Price, "Sondheim! The Birthday Concert (Great Performances)" (PBS)
Glenn Weiss, "64th Annual Tony Awards" (CBS)

Directing for Nonfiction Programming
Bertram van Munster, "The Amazing Race" - "You Don't Get Paid Unless You Win" (CBS)
Martin Scorsese, Kent Jones, "American Masters" - "A Letter To Elia/Reflecting On Kazan" (PBS)
Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, "Becoming Chaz" (OWN)
Josh Fox, "Gasland" (HBO)
Paul Starkman, "Top Chef" - "Give Me Your Huddled Masses" (Bravo)