This year's ceremony was watched by 12.4 million people, down 8% from last year's show. The ceremony received mixed reviews from critics, with many praising the performance of Lynch as the host but criticizing the overall quality of the production, particularly the presenters and the orchestra.
The nominees for the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards were announced live on Thursday July 14, 2011, at 5:40 a.m. PDT (12:40 UTC) at the Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre in North Hollywood, California. The nominees were announced by Melissa McCarthy of Mike & Molly and Joshua Jackson of Fringe.
The program with the most nominations was the HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce with 21 nominations. AMC's Mad Men led the drama series nominees with 19; ABC's Modern Family led the comedy series nominations with 17. Winners were announced at the Creative Arts ceremony held on September 10, 2011, and at the Primetime Telecast held eight days later.
A clip tribute to TV personalities was show along with The Canadian Tenors playing the song Hallelujah. In order of appearence: Cliff Robertson, Elizabeth Taylor, Anne Francis, James MacArthur, Peter Falk, Harold Gould, Stanley Frazen, James Arness, Janet MacLachlan, Madelyn Pugh Davis, Steve Landesberg, Blake Edwards, Betty Garrett, John Cossette, Bill Erwin, Barbara Billingsley, Leslie Nielsen, Tom Bosley, Reza Badiyi, Leonard B. Stern, Ryan Dunn, Denise Cramsey, Frank Potenza, Bob Banner, Andy Whitfield, Fred Steiner, Jill Clayburgh, John Dye, Jack LaLanne, Al Masini, Sada Thompson, Laura Ziskin, Don Meredith, Sherwood Schwartz, Bubba Smith, and Stephen J. Cannell.
The show opened with Jane Lynch performing a pre-taped opening number which showed the TV world as being contained inside of a large building. Lynch walked through the building and entered the universe of shows including The Big Bang Theory, Mad Men, Parks and Recreation and Glee (the show of which Lynch is a cast member) among others. The ceremony culminated with Lynch entering the theatre and performing a short dance number, which ended with a fireworks show. The opening number received a standing ovation.
Throughout the night, the "Emmytones" introduced each genre in the form of a short jingle. They consisted of Zachary Levi, Cobie Smulders, Kate Flannery, Wilmer Valderrama, Joel McHale and nominee Taraji P. Henson. The Emmytones received mixed to negative reviews, with many critics citing them as unimportant, and others calling them "time fillers."
For the presentation of the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, each of the nominees went up to the stage in the style of a beauty pageant. The orchestra played music similar to that of a pageant as the nominees went to the stage. The winner ended up being Melissa McCarthy, who mentioned that this was "her first and best pageant ever." Both the producers and the nominees in the category gave nominee Amy Poehler credit for conceiving the idea.
The presentation was well received critically with many critics regarding it to be the best part of the night. Once all the nominees reached the stage, they received a standing ovation. The pairing of Rob Lowe and Sofia Vergara, who presented the category, was also praised critically. Throughout the night, the orchestrations were panned critically. The band played musical and jazz renditions of popular pop songs as the winners walked to the stage, breaking the tradition of their respective program's theme song being played as they accepted their awards. The decision to do this was universally panned by critics and enraged Emmy Award enthusiasts, many of whom felt as though a tradition observed since the 1st Primetime Emmy Awards had been broken. 1949 · 1950 · 1951 · 1952 · 1953 · 1954 · 1955 · 1956 · 1957 · 1958 · 1959 · 1960 · 1961 · 1962 · 1963 · 1964 · 1965 · 1966 · 1967 · 1968 · 1969 · 1970 · 1971 · 1972 · 1973 · 1974 · 1975 · 1976 · 1977 · 1978 · 1979 · 1980 · 1981 · 1982 · 1983 · 1984 · 1985 · 1986 · 1987 · 1988 · 1989 · 1990 · 1991 · 1992 · 1993 · 1994 · 1995 · 1996 · 1997 · 1998 · 1999 · 2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009 · 2010 · 2011
The nominees for the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards were announced live on Thursday July 14, 2011, at 5:40 a.m. PDT (12:40 UTC) at the Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre in North Hollywood, California. The nominees were announced by Melissa McCarthy of Mike & Molly and Joshua Jackson of Fringe.
The program with the most nominations was the HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce with 21 nominations. AMC's Mad Men led the drama series nominees with 19; ABC's Modern Family led the comedy series nominations with 17. Winners were announced at the Creative Arts ceremony held on September 10, 2011, and at the Primetime Telecast held eight days later.
A clip tribute to TV personalities was show along with The Canadian Tenors playing the song Hallelujah. In order of appearence: Cliff Robertson, Elizabeth Taylor, Anne Francis, James MacArthur, Peter Falk, Harold Gould, Stanley Frazen, James Arness, Janet MacLachlan, Madelyn Pugh Davis, Steve Landesberg, Blake Edwards, Betty Garrett, John Cossette, Bill Erwin, Barbara Billingsley, Leslie Nielsen, Tom Bosley, Reza Badiyi, Leonard B. Stern, Ryan Dunn, Denise Cramsey, Frank Potenza, Bob Banner, Andy Whitfield, Fred Steiner, Jill Clayburgh, John Dye, Jack LaLanne, Al Masini, Sada Thompson, Laura Ziskin, Don Meredith, Sherwood Schwartz, Bubba Smith, and Stephen J. Cannell.
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For the presentation of the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, each of the nominees went up to the stage in the style of a beauty pageant. The orchestra played music similar to that of a pageant as the nominees went to the stage. The winner ended up being Melissa McCarthy, who mentioned that this was "her first and best pageant ever." Both the producers and the nominees in the category gave nominee Amy Poehler credit for conceiving the idea.
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