The 63rd Primetime Emmy Award nominations were released earlier today and the list of nominees included some of the usual suspects (something the Awards program is often criticized for), but also had its fair share of newminees including Parks and Recreation, Boardwalk Empire and The Big Bang Theory.
HBO dominated the field with 104 nominations (CBS was a distant second with 50) including 21 nods going to their original miniseries Mildred Pierce starring Kate Winslet and their drama series Boardwalk Empire starring Steve Buscemi garnering 18. (Also helping HBO in its domination were the critically acclaimed movies Cinema Verite and Too Big to Fail.)
But this article isn’t about those success stories – it’s about THE success story! My favorite new series Game of Thrones was a major player on Team HBO and took home 13 nominations, including nods for Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series and Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series.
^ The Iron Throne will be adding up to 13 Emmy Award statuettes!
The cast itself didn’t get a lot of individual recognition (the only actor nominated was Peter Dinklage for his verbose role as the diminutive Tyrion Lannister) but it did get nominated as a whole for Outstanding Casting For A Drama Series.
Here’s paragraph expressing my adulation over Game of Thrones from a previous article about the cast’s appearance at the Monte Carlo Television Festival:
In addition to the Hollywood film studio quality production (resulting in a medieval visual feast of fantastical landscapes, monumentally elaborate Lord of the Ringsian structures, and an utterly believable and diverse range of characters that includes sparkling knights, earthy peasants, tribal warriors, kings, queens and dwarf princes) the series is backed by an elaborate and wonderfully crafted script and period acting done so well that even the harshest of critics are forced to bite their tongues.
Those observations seem right in line with those on the nominating committe of the 2011 Emmy Awards because in addition to nominations for best series, directing, writing and cast GOT racked up in the “film making” categories like costumes, sound editing, makeup, visual effects and hairstyling.
But enough of all that. Here is a complete list of the Game of Thrones Primetime Emmy Awards nominations including their competition! (I was especially tickled to see GOT was up against Glee in no less than FOUR categories!)
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
BOARDWALK EMPIRE • HBO • Leverage, Closest to the Hole Productions, Sikelia Productions and Cold Front Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
DEXTER • Showtime • Showtime Presents, John Goldwyn Productions, The Colleton Company, Chip Johannessen Productions
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS • DirecTV • Imagine Entertainment in association with Universal Media Studios and Film 44
GAME OF THRONES • HBO • Bighead, Littlehead, 360 Television, Grok and Generator Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
THE GOOD WIFE • CBS • CBS Productions Mad Men • AMC • Lionsgate Television
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
BOARDWALK EMPIRE • Boardwalk Empire (Pilot) • HBO • Leverage, Closest to the Hole Productions, Sikelia Productions and Cold Front Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
Directed by Martin Scorsese
BOARDWALK EMPIRE • Anastasia • HBO • Leverage, Closest to the Hole Productions, Sikelia Productions and Cold Front Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
Directed by Jeremy Podeswa
THE BORGIAS • The Poisoned Chalice/The Assassin • Showtime • Showtime Presents in association with Take 5 Productions and Octagon Films
Directed by Neil Jordan
GAME OF THRONES • Winter Is Coming (Pilot) • HBO • Bighead, Littlehead, 360 Television, Grok and Generator Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
Directed by Tim Van Patten
THE KILLING • Pilot • AMC • Fox Television Studios
Directed by Patty Jenkins
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS • Always • DirecTV • Imagine Entertainment in association with Universal Media Studios and Film 44
Written By Jason Katims
GAME OF THRONES • Baelor • HBO • Bighead, Littlehead, 360 Television, Grok and Generator Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
Written By David Benioff and D.B. Weiss
THE KILLING • Pilot • AMC • Fox Television Studios
Written By Veena Sud
MAD MEN • The Suitcase • AMC • Lionsgate Television
Written By Matthew Weiner
MAD MEN • Blowing Smoke • AMC • Lionsgate Television
Written By Andre Jacquemetton and Maria Jacquemetton
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
GAME OF THRONES • HBO • Bighead, Littlehead, 360 Television, Grok and Generator Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister
THE GOOD WIFE • CBS • CBS Productions
Josh Charles as Will Gardner
THE GOOD WIFE • CBS • CBS Productions
Alan Cumming as Eli Gold
JUSTIFIED • FX Networks • Sony Pictures Television and FX Productions
Walton Goggins as Boyd Crowder
MAD MEN • AMC • Lionsgate Television
John Slattery as Roger Sterling
MEN OF A CERTAIN AGE • TNT • TNT Original Production
Andre Braugher as Owen
OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
BOARDWALK EMPIRE • HBO • Leverage, Closest to the Hole Productions, Sikelia Productions and Cold Front Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
Ellen Lewis, Casting Director Meredith Tucker, Casting Director
GAME OF THRONES • HBO • Bighead, Littlehead, 360 Television, Grok and Generator Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
Nina Gold, Casting Director Robert Sterne, Casting Director
THE GOOD WIFE • CBS • CBS Productions
Mark Saks, CSA, Casting Director
THE KILLING • AMC • Fox Television Studios
Junie Lowry Johnson, Casting Director Libby Goldstein, Casting Director Stuart Aikins, Casting Director – Canada Corrine Clark, Casting Director – Canada Jennifer Page, Casting Director – Canada
MAD MEN • AMC • Lionsgate Television
Laura Schiff, CSA, Casting Director Carrie Audino, CSA, Casting Director
OUTSTANDING COSTUMES FOR A SERIES
BOARDWALK EMPIRE • Anastasia • HBO • Leverage, Closest to the Hole Productions, Sikelia Productions and Cold Front Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
John Dunn, Costume Designer Courtney McClain, Assistant Costume Designer Chris Peterson, Assistant Costume Designer
THE BORGIAS • Lucrezia’s Wedding • Showtime • Showtime Presents in association with Take 5 Productions and Octagon Films
Gabriella Pescucci, Costume Designer Uliva Pizzetti, Costume Supervisor
GAME OF THRONES • The Pointy End • HBO • Bighead, Littlehead, 360 Television, Grok and Generator Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
Michelle Clapton, Costume Designer Rachael Webb-Crozier, Costume Supervisor
GLEE • New York • FOX • Ryan Murphy Productions in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television
Lou A. Eyrich, Costume Designer Marisa Aboitiz, Costume Supervisor
MAD MEN • The Beautiful Girls • AMC • Lionsgate Television
Janie Bryant, Costume Designer Le Dawson, Costume Supervisor
OUTSTANDING SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS FOR A SERIES
BOARDWALK EMPIRE • Boardwalk Empire (Pilot) • HBO • Leverage, Closest to the Hole Productions, Sikelia Productions and Cold Front Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
Justin Ball, Visual Effects Supervisor Paul Graff, Visual Effects Supervisor David Taritero, Visual Effects Producer Richard Friedlander, Visual Effects Producer
Robert Stromberg, Visual Effects Designer Steve Kirshoff, Special Effects Coordinator J. John Corbett, Lead Compositor Brian Sales, Lead Compositor
Ah Dee, Lead Compositor
THE BORGIAS • The Poisoned Chalice/The Assassin • Showtime • Showtime Presents in association with Take 5 Productions and Octagon Films
Bob Munroe, Lead Visual Effects Supervisor Doug Campbell, Visual Effects Supervisor Bill Halliday, Visual Effects Producer Juan Jesus Garcia, Visual Effects Art Director Luke Groves, Visual Effects Technical Producer Seth Martiniuk, Lead Visual Effects Compositor Blair Tennessy, CGI Supervisor
GAME OF THRONES • Fire And Blood • HBO • Bighead, Littlehead, 360 Television, Grok and Generator Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
Adam McInnes, Lead Visual Effects Supervisor
Angela Barson, 2nd Lead Visual Effects Supervisor & Visual Effects Supervisor Lucy Ainsworth-Taylor, Lead Visual Effects Producer
Raf Morant, CGI Supervisor Henry Badgett, Lead Visual Effects Compositor Damien Mace, Lead Matte Artist Stuart Brisdon, Special Effects Supervisor Graham Hills, Special Effects Supervisor
STARGATE UNIVERSE • Awakening • Syfy • MGM Television
Mark David Savela, Visual Effects Supervisor Krista McLean, Digital Effects Supervisor Craig VandenBiggelaar, Digital Effects Supervisor Adam de Bosch Kemper, Lead Animator
Erica Henderson, Lead Compositor Michael Lowes, Lead 3D Artists Wes Sargent, Key 3D Artist Luke Vallee, Key Visual Effects Compositor Kodie MacKenzie, Key Visual Effects Compositor
THE WALKING DEAD • Days Gone Bye • AMC • AMC Productions
Sam Nicholson, Lead Visual Effects Supervisor Jason Sperling, Visual Effects Supervisor Kent Johnson, Visual Effects Producer Kristin Johnson, Lead Matte Artist
Christopher Martin, Lead Visual Effects Compositor Michael Enriquez, Lead Model Maker
Anthony Ocampo, Lead Visual Effects Animator Michael Cook, Lead CGI Artist Gregory Nicotero, Lead Special Effects Artist
OUTSTANDING MAIN TITLE DESIGN
ANY HUMAN HEART (Masterpiece) • PBS • A Carnival/Channel 4/Masterpiece co-production
Paul McDonnell, Designer Hugo Moss, Art Director Justin Lowings, Animator
BOARDWALK EMPIRE • HBO • Leverage, Closest to the Hole Productions, Sikelia Productions and Cold Front Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
Karin Fong, Designer/Director Michelle Dougherty, Designer/Director Lauren Hartstone, Designer/Art Director Cara McKenney, Producer/Art Director
GAME OF THRONES • HBO • Bighead, Littlehead, 360 Television, Grok and Generator Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
Angus Wall, Creative Director Robert Feng, Art Director Kirk H. Shintani, Animator Hameed Shaukat, Designer
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RUBICON • AMC • Warner Horizon Television
Karin Fong, Creative Director Jeremy Cox, Designer/Animator Theodore Daley, Designer Cara McKenney, Producer/Art Director
TOO BIG TO FAIL • HBO • A Spring Creek and A Deuce Three Production in association with HBO Films
Michael Riley, Creative Director Bob Swenson, Creative Lead Adam Bluming, Editor Cory Shaw, Designer/Animator
OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A SERIES
BOARDWALK EMPIRE • Boardwalk Empire (Pilot) • HBO • Leverage, Closest to the Hole Productions, Sikelia Productions and Cold Front Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
Philip Stockton, Supervising Sound Editor Eugene Gearty, Sound Effects Editor Fred Rosenberg, Dialogue Editor Marissa Littlefield, ADR Editor
Steve Visscher, Foley Editor Jennifer Dunnington, Music Editor Marko Costanzo, Foley Artist
CSI: NY • Life Sentence • CBS • CBS Television Studios/Jerry Bruckheimer Television
Mark Relyea, Supervising Sound Editor Edmund Lachmann, Dialogue Editor David Barbee, Sound Editor Ruth Adelman, ADR Editor
Kevin McCullough, Foley Editor Joshua Winget, Music Editor Joseph T. Sabella, Foley Artist James M. Bailey, Foley Artist
GAME OF THRONES • A Golden Crown • HBO • Bighead, Littlehead, 360 Television, Grok and Generator Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
Stefan Hendrix, Supervising Sound Editor Tim Hands, ADR Editor/Supervisor Michelle McCormack, Dialogue Editor Steve Fanagan, Sound Effects Editor Andy Kennedy, Sound Effects Editor/Designer Jon Stevenson, Sound Effects Editor
Robin Whittaker, Music Editor Caoimhe Doyle, Foley Artist Eoghan McDonnell, Foley Artist
NIKITA • Pandora • CW • Warner Bros. Television in association with Wonderland Sound and Vision
George Haddad, Sound Supervisor Dale Chaloukian, Dialogue Editor Ruth Adelman, ADR Editor Chad J. Hughes, Sound Effects Editor Ashley Revell, Music Editor
James Bailey, Foley Artist Joseph T. Sabella, Foley Artist
TRUE BLOOD • Hitting The Ground • HBO • Your Face Goes Here Entertainment in association with HBO Entertainment
John Benson, Supervising Sound Editor Jason Krane, Dialogue and ADR Editor Christian Buenaventura, Dialogue Editor Steve Stuhr, Dialogue Editor
Stuart Martin, Sound Effects Editor Fred Judkins, Foley Editor Eduardo Ponsdomenech, Music Editor Zane Bruce, Foley Artist
Jeff Gunn, Foley Artist
THE WALKING DEAD • Days Gone Bye • AMC • AMC Productions
Walter Newman, Supervising Sound Editor Kenneth Young, Co-Supervisor/Sound Editor Darleen Stoker, Supervising Dialogue Editor Jerry Edemann, Supervising Foley Editor Michael Baber, Music Editor
Hilda Hodges, Foley Artist David Lee Fein, Foley Artist
OUTSTANDING STUNT COORDINATION
GAME OF THRONES • The Wolf And The Lion • HBO • Bighead, Littlehead, 360 Television, Grok and Generator Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
Paul Jennings, Stunt Coordinator
HAWAII FIVE-0 • Ua Hiki Mai Kapalena Pau • CBS • CBS Television Production
Jeff David Cadiente, Stunt Coordinator
SOUTHLAND • Graduation Day • TNT • John Wells Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television
PeeWee Piemonte, Stunt Coordinator
SPARTACUS: GODS OF THE ARENA • The Bitter End • Starz • Starz Entertainment
Allen Popleton, Key Stunt and Fight Supervisor
OUTSTANDING MAKEUP FOR A SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES (NON-PROSTHETIC)
BOARDWALK EMPIRE • Boardwalk Empire (Pilot) • HBO • Leverage, Closest to the Hole Productions, Sikelia Productions and Cold Front Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
Nicki Ledermann, Department Head Makeup Artist Evelyn Noraz, Key Makeup Artist
GAME OF THRONES • Winter Is Coming (Pilot) • HBO • Bighead, Littlehead, 360 Television, Grok and Generator Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
Paul Engelen, Department Head Makeup Artist Melissa Lackersteen, Key Makeup Artist
GLEE • The Rocky Horror Glee Show • FOX • Ryan Murphy Productions in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television
Eryn Krueger Mekash, Department Head Makeup Artist Jen Greenberg, Key Makeup Artist
Robin Luce, Additional Makeup Artist Mike Mekash, Additional Makeup Artist
MAD MEN • The Rejected • AMC • Lionsgate Television
Lana Horchowski, Department Head Makeup Artist Ron Pipes, Key Makeup Artist
Maurine Schlenz Burke, Makeup Artist
Mary Kay Morse Witt, Additional Makeup Artist Tricia Sawyer, Additional Makeup Artist
TRUE BLOOD • 9 Crimes • HBO • Your Face Goes Here Entertainment in association with HBO Entertainment
Brigette Myre Ellis, Department Head Makeup Artist Lana Horochowski, Key Makeup Artist
OUTSTANDING PROSTHETIC MAKEUP FOR A SERIES, MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A SPECIAL
THE CAPE • Razer • NBC • Produced by Universal Media Studios and BermanBraun
Camille Della Santina, Department Head Makeup Artist Karen Iverson, Special Makeup Effects Artist
Mary Kay Witt, Special Makeup Effects Artist Suzanne Diaz, Special Makeup Effects Artist Chris Nelson, Special Makeup Effects Artist Greg Nelson, Special Makeup Effects Artist Matthew Mungle, Prosthetic Designer
GAME OF THRONES • A Golden Crown • HBO • Bighead, Littlehead, 360 Television, Grok and Generator Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
Paul Engelen, Department Head Makeup Artist Conor O’Sullivan, Special Makeup Effects Artist
GLEE • The Sue Sylvester Shuffle • FOX • Ryan Murphy Productions in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television
Eryn Krueger Mekash, Department Head Makeup Artist Jen Greenberg, Key Makeup Artist
Kelley Mitchell, Makeup Artist Robin Luce, Makeup Artist Mike Mekash, Makeup Artist Melissa Buell, Makeup Artist Christien Tinsley, Prosthetic Designer Hiroshi Yada, Prosthetic Designer
GREY’S ANATOMY • Superfreak • ABC • ABC Studios
Norman Leavitt, Department Head Makeup Artist
Thom Floutz, Special Makeup Effects Department Head Bari Dreiband-Burman, Special Makeup Effects Artist
Sue LaPrelle, Makeup Effects Artist Ed French, Makeup Effects Artist Vincent Van Dyke, Prosthetic Designer Tom Burman, Prosthetic Designer
THE WALKING DEAD • Days Gone Bye • AMC • AMC Productions
Greg Nicotero, Special Makeup Effects Department Head Andy Schoneberg, Special Makeup Effects Artist
Garrett Immel, Special Makeup Effects Artist Jake Garber, Special Makeup Effects Artist Howard Berger, Prosthetic Designer Jaremy Aiello, Prosthetic Designer
OUTSTANDING HAIRSTYLING FOR A SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES
BOARDWALK EMPIRE • Boardwalk Empire (Pilot) • HBO • Leverage, Closest to the Hole Productions, Sikelia Productions and Cold Front Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
Michael Kriston, Department Head Hairstylist Jerry DeCarlo, Key Hairstylist
GAME OF THRONES • A Golden Crown • HBO • Bighead, Littlehead, 360 Television, Grok and Generator Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
Kevin Alexander, Department Head Hairstylist Candice Banks, Key Hairstylist
GLEE • The Sue Sylvester Shuffle • FOX • Ryan Murphy Productions in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television
Janis Clark, Department Head Hairstylist Sterfon Demings, Key Hairstylist Monte Haught, Additional Hairstylist Susan Zietlow-Maust, Additional Hairstylist Stacy Black, Additional Hairstylist
MAD MEN • Hands And Knees • AMC • Lionsgate Television
Lucia Mace, Department Head Hairstylist Theraesa Rivers, Key Hairstylist Terrie Owen, Additional Hairstylist
MAD MEN • Christmas Comes But Once A Year • AMC • Lionsgate Television
Sean Flanigan, Department Head Hairstylist Gloria Casny, Key Hairstylist Lucia Mace, Key Hairstylist Theraesa Rivers, Additional Hairstylist
Jules Holdren, Additional Hairstylist
