Emmys 2011: And the Winners Are…

Tonight is the big night, as Jane Lynch hosts the 63rd annual Primetime Emmy Awards, the ultimate and final say in what constitutes good television. The ceremony kicks off at 8pm Eastern/5pm Pacific is live right now on Fox, but if you can’t make it to a TV, don’t worry: We’ll be updating the winners right here. Several members of the TV.com armada will be live-tweeting the event as well; for more details and a collection of our tweets, head over to our Emmys Tweetfest HQ. And don’t forget to check out our printable Emmys ballot and peruse our staff picks!

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
Jane Lynch, Glee
Betty White, Hot in Cleveland
Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live
Julie Bowen, Modern Family WINNER!
Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Chris Colfer, Glee
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family
Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
Ed O’Neill, Modern Family
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family
Ty Burrell, Modern Family WINNER!

Outstanding Directing For a Comedy Series

How I Met Your Mother – “Subway Wars,” Pamela Fryman
Modern Family – “Halloween,” Michael Alan Spiller WINNER!
Modern Family – “Slow Down Your Neighbors,” Gail Mancuso
Modern Family – “See You Next Fall,” Steven Levitan
30 Rock – “Live Show,” Beth McCarthy-Miller

Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series

Episodes – “Episode Seven”
Louie – “Poker/Divorce”
Modern Family – “Caught in the Act” WINNER!
The Office – “Goodbye Michael”
30 Rock – “Reaganing”

Best Actor in a Comedy Series

Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Steve Carell, The Office
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory WINNER!
Louis C.K., Louie
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
Johnny Galecki, The Big Bang Theory

Best Actress in a Comedy Series

Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Laura Linney, The Big C
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly WINNER!
Martha Plimpton, Raising Hope

Best Reality Competition Program

So You Think You Can Dance
The Amazing Race WINNER!
Project Runway
American Idol
Dancing With the Stars
Top Chef

Outstanding Directing For a Variety, Music Or Comedy Series

American Idol – “Episode 1024/1025A,” Gregg Gelfand
The Colbert Report – “Episode 6112,” James Hoskinson
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart – “Episode 16048,” Chuck O’Neill
Late Show With David Letterman – “Show 3333,” Jerry Foley
Saturday Night Live – “Host: Justin Timberlake,” Don Roy King WINNER!

Outstanding Writing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Series

The Colbert Report
Conan
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart WINNER!
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Directing For a Variety, Music Or Comedy Series

American Idol – “Episode 1024/1025A,” Gregg Gelfand
The Colbert Report – “Episode 6112,” James Hoskinson
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart – “Episode 16048,” Chuck O’Neill
Late Show With David Letterman – “Show 3333,” Jerry Foley
Saturday Night Live – “Host: Justin Timberlake,” Don Roy King WINNERS!

Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series

The Colbert Report
Conan
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart WINNER!
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
Real Time With Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series

Friday Night Lights – “Always” WINNER!
Game of Thrones – “Baelor”
The Killing – “Pilot”
Mad Men – “The Suitcase”
Mad Men – “Blowing Smoke”

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Kelly MacDonald, Boardwalk Empire
Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife
Margo Martindale, Justified WINNER!
Christine Baranski, The Good Wife
Michelle Forbes, The Killing
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men

Outstanding Directing For a Drama Series

Boardwalk Empire – “Pilot,” some guy named Martin Scorsese WINNER!
Boardwalk Empire – “Anastasia,” Jeremy Podeswa
The Borgias – “The Poisoned Chalice/The Assassin,” Neil Jordan
Game of Thrones – “Winter is Coming,” Tim Van Patten
The Killing – “Pilot,” Patty Jenkins

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones WINNER!
Josh Charles, The Good Wife
Alan Cumming, The Good Wife
Walton Goggins, Justified
John Slattery, Mad Men
Andre Braugher, Men of a Certain Age

Best Actress in a Drama Series

Connie Britton, Friday Night Lights
Mireille Enos, The Killing
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: SVU
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife WINNER!
Kathy Bates, Harry’s Law

Best Actor in a Drama Series

Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights WINNER!
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Timothy Olyphant, Justified
Hugh Laurie, House

Outstanding Writing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special

Downton Abbey (Masterpiece) WINNER!
Mildred Pierce
Sherlock: A Study In Pink (Masterpiece)
Too Big To Fail
Upstairs Downstairs (Masterpiece)

Best Actor in a Miniseries or Movie

Greg Kinnear, The Kennedys
Barry Pepper, The Kennedys WINNER!
Edgar Ramirez, Carlos
William Hurt, Too Big To Fail
Idris Elba, Luther
Laurence Fishburne, Thurgood

Best Actress in a Miniseries of Movie

Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce WINNER!
Elizabeth McGovern, Downton Abbey
Diane Lane, Cinema Verite
Taraji P. Henson, Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story
Jean Marsh, Upstairs Downstairs

Best Miniseries or Movie

Mildred Pierce, HBO
Downton Abbey, PBS WINNER!
The Kennedys, ReelzChannel
Cinema Verite, HBO
Too Big To Fail, HBO
The Pillars of Earth, Starz

Best Drama Series

Boardwalk Empire
Friday Night Lights
Game of Thrones
The Good Wife
Mad Men WINNER!
Dexter

Best Comedy Series

30 Rock
Modern Family WINNER!
The Big Bang Theory
Parks and Recreation
Glee
The Office