63rd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards

The 63rd Annual Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony was held on September 10, 2011 at the Nokia Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles.^[1][2]This is in conjunction with the annual Primetime Emmy awards and is presented in recognition of technical and other similar achievements in American television programming.

HBO's Boardwalk Empire won seven Emmys, while the Discovery Channel's Deadliest Catch and History's Gettysburg each won four.^[1]

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

Governor’s Award

• John Walsh

Programs

Outstanding Reality Program	Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special
Deadliest Catch (Discovery Channel) Hoarders (A&E) Antiques Roadshow (PBS) MythBusters (Discovery Channel) Undercover Boss (CBS) Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (Bravo)	Kennedy Center Honors (CBS) Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On (HBO) Carrie Fisher in Wishful Drinking (HBO) Lady GaGa Presents The Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden (HBO) The Pee-Wee Herman Show on Broadway (HBO)
Outstanding Nonfiction Series	Outstanding Nonfiction Special
American Masters (PBS) 30 for 30 (ESPN) Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (Travel Channel) Biography (bio.) Moguls & Movie Stars (TCM) Pioneers of Television (PBS)	Gettysburg (History) Becoming Chaz (OWN) His Way (HBO) Jaws: The Inside Story (bio.) Stand Up to Cancer (multi-networked)
Outstanding Animated Program	Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program
Futurama (Episode: "The Late Philip J. Fry") (Comedy Central) The Cleveland Show (Episode: "Murray Christmas") (Fox) Robot Chicken (Episode: "Star Wars Episode III") (Cartoon Network) The Simpsons (Episode: "Angry Dad: The Movie") (Fox) South Park (Episode: "Crack Baby Athletic Association") (Comedy Central)	Prep & Landing: Operation: Secret Santa (ABC) Adventure Time (Episode: "It Came from the Nightosphere") (Cartoon Network) Regular Show (Episode: "Mordecai and the Rigbys") (Cartoon Network) SpongeBob SquarePants (Episode: "That Sinking Feeling") (Nickelodeon) Robot Chicken (Episode: "Robot Chicken's DP Christmas Special") (Cartoon Network)
Outstanding Children's Program	Outstanding Children's Nonfiction, Reality, or Reality-Competition Program
A Child's Garden of Poetry (HBO) Degrassi (TeenNick) iCarly (Nickelodeon) Victorious (Nickelodeon) Wizards of Waverly Place (Disney Channel)	Nick News with Linda Ellerbee: Under The Influence: Kids of Alcoholics (Nickelodeon) Masterclass (HBO)
Outstanding Special Class Program	Outstanding Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program
64th Tony Awards (CBS) 53rd Grammy Awards (CBS) 68th Golden Globe Awards (NBC) 83rd Academy Awards (ABC)	The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Correspondents Explain (thedailyshow.com) 30 Rock: The Webisodes (NBC.com)
Outstanding Special Class – Short-Format Nonfiction Program	Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking
Jay Leno's Garage (jaylenosgarage.com) Writer's Draft (Fox Movie Channel)	Freedom Riders (PBS) Gasland (HBO) The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers (PBS)

Acting

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series	Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Paul McCrane as Josh Peyton on Harry's Law (Episode: "With Friends Like These") (NBC) Beau Bridges as Nick Brody on Brothers and Sisters (Episode: "Brody") (ABC) Bruce Dern as Frank Harlow on Big Love (Episode: "D.I.V.O.R.C.E.") (HBO) Jeremy Davies as Dickie Bennett on Justified (Episode: "Reckoning") (FX) Michael J. Fox as Louis Canning on The Good Wife (Episode: "Real Deal") (CBS) Robert Morse as Bert Cooper on Mad Men (Episode: "Blowing Smoke") (AMC)	Loretta Devine as Adele Webber on Grey's Anatomy (Episode: "This is How We Do It") (ABC) Cara Buono as Faye Miller on Mad Men (Episode: "Chinese Wall") (AMC) Joan Cusack as Sheila Jackson on Shameless (Episode: "Frank Gallagher: Loving Husband, Devoted Father") (Showtime) Randee Heller as Ida Blankenship on Mad Men (Episode: "The Beautiful Girls") (AMC) Mary McDonnell as Capt. Sharon Raydor on The Closer (Episode: "Help Wanted") (TNT) Julia Stiles as Lumen Pierce on Dexter (Episode: "In the Beginning") (Showtime) Alfre Woodard as Ruby Jean Reynolds on True Blood (Episode: "Night on the Sun") (HBO)
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series	Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Justin Timberlake as Various Characters on Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Justin Timberlake") (NBC) Will Arnett as Devin Banks on 30 Rock (Episode: "Plan B") (NBC) Matt Damon as Carol Burnett on 30 Rock (Episode: "Double-Edged Sword") (NBC) Idris Elba as Lenny on The Big C (Episode: "Blue-Eyed Iris") (Showtime) Zach Galifianakis as Various Characters on Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Zach Galifianakis") (NBC) Nathan Lane as Pepper Saltzman on Modern Family (Episode: "Boys' Night") (ABC)	Gwyneth Paltrow as Holly Holliday on Glee (Episode: "The Substitute") (Fox) Elizabeth Banks as Avery Jessup on 30 Rock (Episode: "Double-Edged Sword") (NBC) Kristin Chenoweth as April Rhodes on Glee (Episode: "Rumours") (Fox) Tina Fey as Various Characters on Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Tina Fey") (NBC) Dot-Marie Jones as Coach Beiste on Glee (Episode: "Never Been Kissed") (Fox) Cloris Leachman as Maw Maw on Raising Hope (Episode: "Don't Vote for this Episode") (Fox)
Outstanding Voice-Over Performance
Maurice LaMarche as Lrrr and Orson Welles on Futurama (Episode: "Lrrreconcilable Ndndifferences") (Comedy Central) Bob Bergen as Porky Pig on The Looney Tunes Show (Episode: "Jailbird and Jailbunny") (Fox) Dan Castellaneta as Homer Simpson, Krusty the Clown, Barney Gumble, and Louie on The Simpsons (Episode: "Donnie Fatso") (Fox) Seth Green as Various Characters on Robot Chicken (Episode: "Catch Me If You Kangaroo Jack") (Cartoon Network) Christopher Plummer as Narrator on Moguls & Movie Stars (Episode: "The Birth of Hollywood") (TCM) Brenda Strong as Mary Alice Young on Desperate Housewives (Episode: "Come on Over for Dinner") (ABC)

Art Direction

Outstanding Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series	Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series
Hot in Cleveland (Episodes: "Sisterhood Of The Traveling SPANX", "I Love Lucci: Part Two", "LeBron Is Le Gone") (TV Land) The Big Bang Theory (Episodes: "The Love Car Displacement", "The 21-Second Excitation", "The Agreement Dissection") (Fox) How I Met Your Mother (Episodes: "Subway Wars", "Natural History") (CBS) Mike & Molly (Episode: "Pilot") (CBS) Rules of Engagement (Episodes: "Last of the Red Hat Lovers", "Singing and Dancing", "The Set Up") (CBS)	Boardwalk Empire (Episode: "Boardwalk Empire") (HBO) The Borgias (Episode: "Lucrezia's Wedding") (Showtime) Mad Men (Episode: "Public Relations") (AMC) Modern Family (Episode: "Halloween") (ABC) True Blood (Episode: "Beautifully Broken") (HBO)
Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie	Outstanding Art Direction for Variety or Nonfiction Programming
Mildred Pierce (HBO) Downton Abbey (PBS) The Kennedys (ReelzChannel) Upstairs Downstairs (PBS)	2010 MTV Video Music Awards (MTV) 83rd Academy Awards (ABC) American Idol (Episode: "Episode 1018") (Fox) Gettysburg (History) Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Russell Brand") (NBC)

Casting

Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series	Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series
Glee (Fox) 30 Rock (NBC) The Big C (Showtime) Modern Family (ABC) Nurse Jackie (Showtime)	Boardwalk Empire (HBO) Game of Thrones (HBO) The Good Wife (CBS) The Killing (AMC) Mad Men (AMC)
Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special
Mildred Pierce (HBO) Cinema Verite (HBO) Downton Abbey (PBS) Too Big to Fail (HBO) Upstairs Downstairs (PBS)

Choreography

Outstanding Choreography

Tabitha & Napoleon Dumo – So You Think You Can Dance (Routines: "Scars", "Fallin", "Outta Your Mind") (Fox) (tie) Mia Michaels – So You Think You Can Dance (Routines: "Alice in Mia-Land 'Every Little Thing She Does is Magic'", "When We Dance", "This Bitter Earth – On the Nature of Daylight") (Fox) (tie) Mark Ballas – Dancing with the Stars (Routines: "Jive I Write Sins Not Tragedies", "Viennese Waltz 'Hedwigs Theme (Theme from Harry Potter)'", "Slow Waltz 'My Love') (ABC) Stacey Tookey – So You Think You Can Dance (Routines: "Mad World", "Sundrenched World", "Heaven is a Place on Earth") (Fox) Travis Wall – So You Think You Can Dance (Routines: "Collide", "How it Ends", "Fix You") (Fox)

Cinematography

Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series	Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series
Two and a Half Men (Episode: "Hookers, Hookers, Hookers") (CBS) How I Met Your Mother (Episode: "Hopeless") (CBS) Pair of Kings (Episode: "Return of the Kings") (Disney Channel) Retired at 35 (Episode: "Rocket Man") (TV Land) Rules of Engagement (Episode: "Uh Oh, It's Magic") (CBS) Wizards Of Waverly Place (Episode: "Dancing with Angels") (Disney Channel)	Boardwalk Empire (Episode: "Home") (HBO) Boardwalk Empire (Episode: "Boardwalk Empire") (HBO) Boardwalk Empire (Episode: "A Return To Normalcy") (HBO) The Borgias (Episodes: "The Poisoned Chalice" / "The Assassin") (Showtime) The Good Wife (Episode: "Double Jeopardy") (CBS)
Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie	Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming
Downton Abbey (Episode: "Part One") (PBS) The Kennedys (Episode: "Life Sentences") (ReelzChannel) Mildred Pierce (Episode: "Part Five") (HBO) The Pillars of the Earth (Episode: "Legacy") (HBO) Too Big to Fail (HBO)	Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (Episode: "Haiti") (Travel Channel) American Masters (Episode: "Troubadours: Carole King / James Taylor and the Rise of the Singer-Songwriter") (PBS) Gasland (HBO) Gettysburg (History) If God is Willing and Da Creek Don't Rise (HBO) Whale Wars (Episode: "To the Ends of the Earth") (Animal Planet)
Outstanding Cinematography for Reality Programming
Deadliest Catch (Episode: "Redemption Day") (Discovery Channel) The Amazing Race (Episode: "You Don't Get Paid Unless You Win") (CBS) Intervention (Episode: "Rachel") (A&E) Survivor (Episode: "Rice Wars") (CBS) Top Chef (Episode: "Give Me Your Huddled Masses ") (Bravo)

Commercial

Outstanding Commercial
"Born of Fire" (Chrysler) "Baby" (McDonald's) "Baby Driver" (Subaru) "Conan" (American Express) "Polar Bear" (Nissan) "Questions" (Old Spice Body Wash)

Costuming

Outstanding Costumes for a Series	Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special
The Borgias (Episode: "Lucrezia's Wedding") (Showtime) Game of Thrones (Episode: "The Pointy End") (HBO) Boardwalk Empire (Episode: "Anastasia") (HBO) Glee (Episode: "New York") (Fox) Mad Men (Episode: "The Beautiful Girls") (AMC)	Downton Abbey (Episode: "Part One") (PBS) Cinema Verite (HBO) Mildred Pierce (Episode: "Part Two") (HBO) Upstairs Downstairs (PBS)
Outstanding Costumes for a Variety, Music Program, or Special
Gettysburg (History) (tie) Portlandia (Episode: "Farm") (IFC) (tie)

Directing

Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming	Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Special
Josh Fox for Gasland (HBO) Fenton Bailey & Randy Barbato for Becoming Chaz (OWN) Ken Jones & Martin Scorsese for American Masters (Episodes: "A Letter to Elia", "Reflecting on Kazan") (PBS) Paul Starkman for Top Chef (Bravo) Bertram van Munster for The Amazing Race (CBS)	Lonny Price for Sondheim! The Birthday Concert (PBS) Louis J. Horvitz for 53rd Grammy Awards (CBS) Laurie-Ann Gibson for Lady GaGa Presents The Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden (HBO) Glenn Weiss for 64th Tony Awards (CBS) Don Mischer for 83rd Academy Awards (ABC)

Hairstyling

Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series	Outstanding Hairstyling for a Multi-Camera Series or Special
Mad Men (Episode: "Christmas Comes But Once a Year") (AMC) Mad Men (Episode: "Hands and Knees") (AMC) Boardwalk Empire (Episode: "Boardwalk Empire") (HBO) Glee (Episode: "The Sue Sylvester Shuffle") (Fox) Game of Thrones (Episode: "A Golden Crown") (HBO)	Dancing with the Stars (Episode: "Episode 1106") (ABC) Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Anne Hathaway") (NBC) America's Got Talent (Episode: "Episode 529") (NBC) iCarly (Episode; "iStart a Fan War") (Nickelodeon) The Pee-Wee Herman Show on Broadway (HBO)
Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries or Movie
The Kennedys (ReelzChannel) Cinema Verite (HBO) Mildred Pierce (Episode: "Part Two") (HBO) The Pillars of the Earth (Starz)

Interactive Media

Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media
Oscar Digital Experience (ABC) Conan O'Brien Presents: Team Coco (TBS) Fringe: Division (Fox) Grey's Anatomy Sync (ABC) Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (NBC)

Lighting Design / Direction

Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Variety Series	Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Variety Special
So You Think You Can Dance (Episode: "Season 7 Finale (Part 2)") (Fox) American Idol (Episode: "Finale") (Fox) Conan (Episode: "Love Gets Liposuctioned") (TBS) Dancing With The Stars (Episode: "Episode 1204A") (ABC) Jimmy Kimmel Live! (Episode: "Michel Gondry Directs") (ABC)	53rd Grammy Awards (CBS) 83rd Academy Awards (ABC) Lady GaGa Presents The Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden (HBO)

Main Title Design

Outstanding Main Title Design
Game of Thrones (HBO) Any Human Heart (PBS) Boardwalk Empire (HBO) Rubicon (AMC) Too Big To Fail (HBO)

Make-up

Outstanding Make-up for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic)	Outstanding Make-up for a Multi-Camera Series or Special (Non-Prosthetic)
Boardwalk Empire (Episode: "Boardwalk Empire") (HBO) Game of Thrones (Episode: "Winter is Coming") (HBO) Glee (Episode: "The Rocky Horror Glee Show") (Fox) Mad Men (Episode: "The Rejected") (AMC) True Blood (Episode: "9 Crimes") (HBO)	Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Jon Hamm") (NBC) Dancing with the Stars (Episode: "Episode 1205") (ABC) How I Met Your Mother (Episode: "Bad News") (CBS) iCarly (Episode: "iStart a Fan War") (TV Land) The Pee-Wee Herman Show on Broadway (HBO)
Outstanding Make-up for a Miniseries or Movie (Non-Prosthetic)	Outstanding Prosthetic Make-up for a Series, Miniseries, Movie, or Special
The Kennedys (ReelzChannel) Mildred Pierce (Episode: "Part Two") (HBO) Cinema Verite (HBO) The Pillars of the Earth (Starz)	The Walking Dead (Episode: "Days Gone Bye") (AMC) The Cape (Episode: "Razer") (NBC) Game of Thrones (Episode: "A Golden Crown") (HBO) Glee (Episode: "The Sue Sylvester Shuffle") (Fox) Grey's Anatomy (Episode: "Superfreak") (ABC)

Music

Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)	Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special (Original Dramatic Score)
American Masters (Episode: "John Muir in the New World") (PBS) 30 Rock (Episode: "100") (NBC) Family Guy (Episode: "And Then There Were Fewer") (Fox) Family Guy (Episode: "Road to the North Pole") (Fox) The Simpsons (Episode: "Treehouse of Horror XXI") (Fox)	Mildred Pierce (Episode: "Part Five") (HBO) Any Human Heart (Episode: "Part Two") (PBS) The Pillars of the Earth (Episode: "Anarchy") (Starz) Sherlock ("A Study in Pink") (PBS) Thurgood (HBO)
Outstanding Music Direction	Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics
Harry Connick Jr.: In Concert on Broadway (PBS) 83rd Academy Awards (ABC) An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Chaka Khan (NBC) Hitman Returns: David Foster and Friends (PBS) The Kennedy Center Honors (CBS) 2011 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (Fuse)	Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Justin Timberlake", Song: "Justin Timberlake Monologue") (NBC) Family Guy (Episode: "Road to the North Pole", Song: "Christmastime is Killing Us") (Fox) Robert Klein: Unfair & Unbalanced (Song: "An American Prayer - Hymn II?") (HBO) Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Tina Fey", Song: "Jack Sparrow") (NBC) Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Justin Timberlake", Song: "3-Way (The Golden Rule)") (NBC)
Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
The Borgias (Showtime) Any Human Heart (PBS) Camelot (Starz) Episodes (Showtime) The Kennedys (ReelzChannel) Mildred Pierce (HBO)

Picture Editing

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series	Outstanding Single- or Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series
Boardwalk Empire (Episode: "Boardwalk Empire") (HBO) Dexter (Episodes: "Take It!") (Showtime) The Killing (Episode: "Pilot") (AMC) Mad Men (Episodes: "Blowing Smoke", "The Suitcase") (AMC)	How I Met Your Mother (Episode: "Subway Wars") (CBS) 30 Rock (Episode: "100") (NBC) The Big Bang Theory (Episode: "The Agreement Dissection") (CBS) Modern Family (Episodes: "Halloween", "Slow Down Your Neighbors") (ABC)
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or Movie	Outstanding Picture Editing for Reality Programming
Cinema Verite (HBO) Downton Abbey (Episode: "Part One") (PBS) Mildred Pierce (Episode: "Part Four") (HBO) Sherlock ("A Study in Pink") Too Big to Fail (HBO)	Deadliest Catch (Episode: "Redemption Day") (Discovery Channel) The Amazing Race (Episode: "You Don't Get Paid Unless You Win") (CBS) Project Runway (Episode: "There is an 'I' in Team") (Lifetime) Survivor (Episode: "Don't You Work for Me?") (CBS) Top Chef (Episode: "Give Me Your Huddled Masses") (Bravo)
Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming
Freedom Riders (PBS) American Masters ("LENNONYC") (PBS) Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (Episode: "Haiti") (Travel Channel) Becoming Chaz (OWN) If God is Willing and Da Creek Don't Rise (HBO)

Sound

Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series	Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special
Boardwalk Empire (Episode: "Boardwalk Empire") (HBO) Game of Thrones (Episode: "A Golden Crown") (HBO) Nikita (Episode: "Pandora") (The CW) True Blood (Episode: "Hitting The Ground") (HBO) The Walking Dead (Episode: "Days Gone Bye") (AMC)	The Pillars of the Earth (Starz) Cinema Verite (HBO) Mildred Pierce (Episode: "Part Five") (HBO) Too Big to Fail (HBO)
Outstanding Sound Editing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera)	Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour)
Gettysburg (History) The Amazing Race (Episode: "You Don't Get Paid Unless You Win") (CBS) American Idol (Episode: "Auditions No. 2: New Orleans") (Fox) American Masters (Episode: "Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides") (PBS) Baseball: The Tenth Inning (Episode: "Top of the Tenth") (PBS) Whale Wars (Episode: "To the Ends of the Earth") (Animal Planet)	House (Episode: "Bombshells") (Fox) Boardwalk Empire (Episode: "Boardwalk Empire") (HBO) Burn Notice (Episode: "Last Stand") (USA) Dexter (Episode: "Take It!") (Showtime) Glee (Episode: "The Substitute") (Fox) Mad Men (Episode: "The Suitcase") (AMC)
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or Movie	Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation
The Kennedys (Episode: "Lancer and Lace") (ReelzChannel) Cinema Verite (HBO) Mildred Pierce (Episode: "Part Five") (HBO) Too Big to Fail (HBO)	Family Guy (Episode: "Road to the North Pole") (Fox) Californication (Episode: "The Last Supper") (Showtime) Entourage (Episode: "The End") (HBO) Modern Family (Episode: "Halloween") (ABC) The Office (Episode: "Andy's Play") (NBC) Parks and Recreation (Episode: "Andy and April's Fancy Party") (NBC)
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special	Outstanding Sound Mixing for Nonfiction Programming
American Idol ("Episode: Finale") (Fox) 53rd Grammy Awards (CBS) 83rd Academy Awards (ABC)	Deadliest Catch (Episode: "Redemption Day") (Discovery Channel) American Masters ("LENNONYC") (PBS) The Amazing Race (Episode: "You Don't Get Paid Unless You Win") (CBS) American Idol (Episode: "Auditions No. 2: New Orleans") (Fox) Gettysburg (History)

Special Visual Effects

Outstanding Special Visual Effects	Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries or Movie
Boardwalk Empire (Episode: "Boardwalk Empire") (HBO) The Borgias (Episode: "The Poisoned Chalice" / "The Assassin") (Showtime) Game of Thrones (Episode: "Fire and Blood") (HBO) Stargate Universe (Episode: "Awakening") (Syfy) The Walking Dead (Episode: "Days Gone Bye") (AMC)	Gettysburg (History) Mildred Pierce (Episode: "Part Five") (HBO) Sherlock ("A Study in Pink") The Pillars of the Earth (Episode: "Witchcraft") (Starz)

Stunt Coordination

Outstanding Stunt Coordination
Southland (Episode: "Graduation Day") (TNT) Game of Thrones (Episode: "The Wolf and the Lion") (HBO) Hawaii Five-0 (Episode: "Ua Hiki Mai Kapalena Pau (Until the End is Near)") (CBS) Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (Episode: "The Bitter End") (Starz)

Technical Direction

Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Series	Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special
American Idol (Episode: "Finale") (Fox) 30 Rock (Episode: "Live Show (West Coast") (NBC) Dancing with the Stars (Episode: "Episode 1104A") (ABC) The Daily Show (Episode: "Episode 15135") (Comedy Central) Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Justin Timberlake") (NBC)	Great Performances: Don Pasquale (PBS) 53rd Grammy Awards (CBS) 83rd Academy Awards (ABC) Kennedy Center Honors (CBS) Lady GaGa Presents The Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden (HBO)

Writing

Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming	Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Special
Freedom Riders (PBS) Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (Episode: "Haiti") (Travel Channel) Gasland (HBO) Gettysburg (History) Moguls & Movie Stars (Episode: "The Birth of Hollywood") (TCM)	64th Tony Awards (CBS) Colin Quinn: Long Story Short (HBO) Louis C.K.: Hilarious (Epix) Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Benefit for Autism Education (Comedy Central) The Real Women of SNL (NBC)

Hosting

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

Most awards

By network^{[note 1]}

• HBO – 15
• PBS – 10
• Fox – 9
• CBS – 7
• NBC – 5
• Discovery / History Channel – 4
• ABC / Cartoon Network / ReelzChannel – 3

By program

• Boardwalk Empire (HBO) – 6
• Deadliest Catch (Discovery) / Gettysburg (PBS) – 4

Note

1. Only includes categories above

References

1. Gorman, Bill (September 10, 2011). "2010-11 Creative Arts Primetime Emmy Awards Winners". Zap2It. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
2. "Creative Arts Emmy Awards Winners" (PDF). emmys.com. Retrieved 2011-09-11.

External links

• Academy of Television Arts and Sciences website