The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced the nominees for the 63rd annual Emmy Awards (for excellence in television) early this morning (the eligibility years is 1 June 2010 to 31 May 2011). The Primetime Emmy Awards will be handed out Sunday 18 September, in a ceremony in the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California, hosted by Jane Lynch.
We’ve dropped “Outstanding,” which precedes the names of all the awards (rather than “best”) in this list. Genre nominees (by show) include:
The Big Bang Theory
     * Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series (“The Love Car Displacement”, “The 21-Second Excitation”, and “The Agreement Dissection”)
     * Picture Editing for a Comedy Series (“The Agreement Dissection”)
     * Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper)
     * Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (Johnny Galecki as Leonard Hofstadter)
     * Comedy Series
The Cape:
     * Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special (“Razer”)
Disney Prep & Landing:
     * Short-format Animated Program (“Operation Secret Santa”)
Fringe: Division:
     * Creative Achievement in Interactive Media
Futurama:
     * Animated Program (“The Late Philip J. Fry”)
     * Voice-Over Performance (Maurice LaMarche as Lrrr & Orson Welles in “Lrreconcilable Ndndifferences”)
Game of Thrones:
     * Casting for a Drama Series
     * Costumes for a Series (“The Pointy End”)
     * Directing for a Drama Series (“Winter is Coming [Pilot]”)
     * Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series (“A Golden Crown”)
     * Main Title Design
     * Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (“Winter is Coming [Pilot]”)
     * Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special (“A Golden Crown”)
     * Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister)
     * Drama Series
     * Sound Editing for a Series (“A Golden Crown”)
     * Special Visual Effects for a Series (“Fire and Blood”)
     * Stunt Coordination (“The Wolf and the Lion”)
     * Writing for a Drama Series (“Baelor”)
The Looney Tunes Show:
     * Voice-Over Performance (Bob Bergen as Porky Pig in “Jailbird and Jailbunny”)
Robot Chicken:
     * Animated Program (“Star Wars Episode III”)
     * Short-format Animated Program (“Robot Chicken’s DP Christmas Special”)
     * Voice-Over Performance (Seth Green as Robot Chicken Nerd, Batman, Venger, Cobra Commander, Teenager, Judge, Newscaster, Light Cycle Driver in “Catch Me If You Kangaroo Jack”)
Stargate Universe:
     * Special Visual Effects for a Series (“Awakening”)
True Blood:
     * Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series (“Beautifully Broken”, “It Hurts Me Too”, and “Trouble”)
     * Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (“9 Crimes”)
     * Guest Actress in a Drama Series (Alfre Woodard as Ruby Jean Reynolds)
     * Sound Editing for a Series (“Hitting the Ground”)
The Walking Dead:
     * Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special (“Days Gone Bye”)
     * Sound Editing for a Series (“Days Gone Bye”)
     * Special Visual Effects for a Series (“Days Gone Bye”)
Wizards of Waverly Place:
     * Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series (“Dancing with Angels”)
     * Children’s Program (“Wizards Vs. Angels”)
The Big Bang Theory‘s five nominations bring it to 13 total in four years. Game of Thrones‘ 13 nominations in its first year of eligibility ties it for fifth place this year (Mad Men got 19 nominations, Boardwalk Empire 18, Modern Family 17, Saturday Night Live 16, and 30 Rock 13). True Blood‘s four nominations bring it to 12 total in three years.To compare these numbers to last year’s nominations, see this article.
The complete list of nominees is available in this 39-page pdf file.