Emmy Nods
The nominations for the 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards have been announced. Leading all contenders is Mildred Pierce, with 21 nods, while “Mad Men” tops all series with 19, including nods for Best Drama, Actor for Jon Hamm, Actress for Elisabeth Moss, and Supporting nods for Christina Hendricks and John Slattery. “Boardwalk Empire” and “Modern Family” followed with 18 and 17 nods, respectively. Jane Lynch hosts the awards, airing September 18th on Fox. Nominees include:

Drama Series: “Boardwalk Empire,” “Dexter,” “Friday Night Lights,” “Game of Thrones,” “The Good Wife” and “Mad Men."

Drama Series – Actor: Steve Buscemi – “Boardwalk Empire,” Kyle Chandler – “Friday Night Lights,” Michael C. Hall – “Dexter,” Jon Hamm – “Mad Men,” Hugh Laurie – “House” and Timothy Olyphant – “Justified.”

Drama Series – Actress: Kathy Bates – “Harry’s Law,” Connie Britton – “Friday Night Lights,” Mireille Enos – “The Killing,” Mariska Hargitay – “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” Julianna Margulies – “The Good Wife” and Elisabeth Moss – “Mad Men.”

Supporting Actor – Drama: Peter Dinklage – “Game of Thrones,” Josh Charles – “The Good Wife,” Alan Cumming – “The Good Wife,” Walton Goggins – “Justified,” John Slattery – “Mad Men” and Andre Braugher – “Men of a Certain Age.”

Supporting Actress – Drama: Kelly Macdonald – “Boardwalk Empire,” Archie Panjabi – “The Good Wife,” Christine Baranski – “The Good Wife,” Margo Martindale – “Justified,” Michelle Forbes – “The Killing” and Christina Hendricks – “Mad Men.”

Comedy Series: “The Big Bang Theory,” “Glee,” “Modern Family,” “The Office,” “Parks and Recreation” and “30 Rock.”

Actor – Comedy Series: Steve Carell – “The Office,” Alec Baldwin – “30 Rock,” Jim Parsons – “The Big Bang Theory,” Johnny Galecki – “The Big Bang Theory,” Louie C.K. – “Louie” and Matt LeBlanc – “Episodes.”

Supporting Actor – Comedy: Ty Burrell – “Modern Family,” Chris Colfer – “Glee,” Jon Cryer – “Two and a Half Men,” Ed O’Neill – “Modern Family,” Eric Stonestreet – “Modern Family” and Jesse Tyler Ferguson – “Modern Family.”

Actress – Comedy Series: Tina Fey – “30 Rock,” Edie Falco – “Nurse Jackie,” Laura Linney – “The Big C,” Melissa McCarthy – “Mike and Molly,” Martha Plimpton – “Raising Hope” and Amy Poehler – “Parks and Recreation.”

Supporting Actress – Comedy Series: Julie Bowen – “Modern Family,” Jane Krakowski – “30 Rock,” Jane Lynch – “Glee,” Sofia Vergara – “Modern Family,” Betty White – “Hot in Cleveland,” Kristen Wiig – “Saturday Night Live.”

Miniseries or Movie: “Cinema Verité,” “Downton Abbey,” “The Kennedys,” “Mildred Pierce,” “Pillars of the Earth” and “Too Big to Fail.”

Actor – Miniseries or Movie: Idris Elba – “Luther,” Laurence Fishburne – “Thurgood,” William Hurt – “Too Big to Fail,” Greg Kinnear – “The Kennedys,” Barry Pepper – “The Kennedys” and Edgar Ramirez – “Carlos.”

Actress – Miniseries or Movie: Taraji P. Henson – “Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story,” Diane Lane – “Cinema Verité,” Jean Marsh – “Upstairs Downstairs,” Elizabeth McGovern – “Downton Abbey” and Kate Winslet – “Mildred Pierce.”

Supporting Actor – Miniseries or Movie: Paul Giamatti – “Too Big to Fail,” Brian F. O’Byrne – “Mildred Pierce,” Guy Pearce – “Mildred Pierce,” Tom Wilkinson – “The Kennedys” and James Woods – “Too Big to Fail.”

Supporting Actress – Miniseries or Movie: Maggie Smith – “Downton Abbey,” Evan Rachel Wood – “Mildred Pierce,” Melissa Leo – “Mildred Pierce,” Mare Winningham – “Mildred Pierce” and Eileen Atkins – “Downton Abbey.”

Guest Actor – Comedy: Idris Elba – “The Big C,” Nathan Lane – “Modern Family,” Zach Galifianakis – “Saturday Night Live,” Justin Timberlake – “Saturday Night Live,” Matt Damon – “30 Rock” and Will Arnett – “30 Rock.”

Guest Actor – Drama: Bruce Dern – “Big Love,” Beau Bridges – “Brothers & Sisters,” Michael J. Fox – “The Good Wife,” Paul McCrane – “Harry’s Law,” Jeremy Davies – “Justified” and Robert Morse – “Mad Men.”

Guest Actress – Comedy: Kristin Chenoweth – “Glee,” Dot-Marie Jones – “Glee,” Gwyneth Paltrow – “Glee,” Cloris Leachman – “Raising Hope,” Tina Fey – “Saturday Night Live” and Elizabeth Banks – “30 Rock.”

Guest Actress – Drama: Mary McDonnell – “The Closer,” Julia Stiles – “Dexter,” Loretta Devine – “Grey’s Anatomy,” Randee Heller – “Mad Men,” Cara Buono – “Mad Men,” Joan Cusack – “Shameless” and Alfre Woodard – “True Blood.”

Host – Reality or Reality-Competition Program: Tom Bergeron – “Dancing With the Stars,” Cat Deeley – “So You Think You Can Dance,” Phil Keoghan – “The Amazing Race,” Jeff Probst – “Survivor” and Ryan Seacrest – “American Idol.”

Reality-Competition Program: “The Amazing Race,” “American Idol,” “Dancing With the Stars,” “So You Think You Can Dance” and “Top Chef.”

Reality Program: “Antiques Roadshow,” “Deadliest Catch,” “Hoarders,” “Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List,” “MythBusters” and “Undercover Boss.”

Variety, Comedy or Musical Series: “The Colbert Report,” “Conan,” “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart,” “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon,” “Real Time With Bill Maher” and “Saturday Night Live.”

Variety, Comedy or Music Special: “Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On,” “Carrie Fisher In Wishful Drinking,” “The Kennedy Center Honors,” “Lady Gaga Presents The Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden” and “The Pee-Wee Herman Show on Broadway.”

Animated Program: “The Cleveland Show,” “Futurama,” “Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III,” “The Simpsons” and “South Park.”