63rd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
DateSeptember 10, 2011
Location
Presented byAcademy of Television Arts & Sciences
Most awardsBoardwalk Empire (7)
Television/radio coverage
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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.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold:

Governor's Award

Programs

Programs

Acting

Acting

Art Direction

Art Direction
Outstanding Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series
Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series
Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie
Outstanding Art Direction for Variety or Nonfiction Programming

Casting

Casting

Choreography

Programs
  • Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo – 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

Cinematography
  • 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)
Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie
  • 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)
Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming
  • Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (Episode: "Haiti") (Travel Channel)
Outstanding Cinematography for Reality Programming
  • Deadliest Catch (Episode: "Redemption Day") (Discovery Channel)

Commercial

Commercial
Outstanding Commercial

Costuming

Costuming
  • 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

Directing
Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming
Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Special

Hairstyling

Hairstyling
Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series
Outstanding Hairstyling for a Multi-Camera Series or Special
  • Dancing with the Stars (Episode: "Episode 1106") (ABC)
    • America's Got Talent (Episode: "Episode 529") (NBC)
    • iCarly (Episode; "iStart a Fan War") (Nickelodeon)
    • The Pee-Wee Herman Show on Broadway (HBO)
    • Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Anne Hathaway") (NBC)
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)

Hosting

Hosting

Interactive Media

Interactive Media
Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media

Lighting Design / Direction

Lighting Design / Direction
Outstanding Lighting Design / Lighting Direction for a Variety Series
  • 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)
Outstanding Lighting Design / Lighting Direction for a Variety Special
  • 53rd Grammy Awards (CBS)
    • 83rd Academy Awards (ABC)
    • Lady Gaga Presents the Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden (HBO)

Main Title Design

Programs

Make-up

Makeup
Outstanding Make-up for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic)
Outstanding Make-up for a Multi-Camera Series or Special (Non-Prosthetic)
  • 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") (Nickelodeon)
    • The Pee-Wee Herman Show on Broadway (HBO)
Outstanding Make-up for a Miniseries or Movie (Non-Prosthetic)
  • The Kennedys (ReelzChannel)
    • Cinema Verite (HBO)
    • Mildred Pierce (Episode: "Part Two") (HBO)
    • The Pillars of the Earth (Starz)
Outstanding Prosthetic Make-up for a Series, Miniseries, Movie, or Special
  • 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

Music
  • Mildred Pierce (Episode: "Part Five") (HBO)
Outstanding Music Direction
  • Harry Connick Jr.: In Concert on Broadway (PBS)
    • 83rd Academy Awards (ABC)
    • 2011 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (Fuse)
    • An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Chaka Khan (NBC)
    • Hitman Returns: David Foster and Friends (PBS)
    • The Kennedy Center Honors (CBS)
Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics
  • 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)
  • The Borgias (Showtime)
    • Any Human Heart (PBS)
    • Camelot (Starz)
    • Episodes (Showtime)
    • The Kennedys (ReelzChannel)
    • Mildred Pierce (HBO)

Picture Editing

Picture Editing
  • Boardwalk Empire (Episode: "Boardwalk Empire") (HBO)
    • Dexter (Episode: "Take It!") (Showtime)
    • The Killing (Episode: "Pilot") (AMC)
    • Mad Men (Episode: "Blowing Smoke") (AMC)
    • Mad Men (Episode: "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 (Episode: "Halloween") (ABC)
    • Modern Family (Episode: "Slow Down Your Neighbors") (ABC)
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or Movie
  • 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)
Outstanding Picture Editing for Reality Programming
  • 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

Sound
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series
  • 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)
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special
  • 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)
  • 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)
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour)
  • 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
  • The Kennedys (Episode: "Lancer and Lace") (ReelzChannel)
    • Cinema Verite (HBO)
    • Mildred Pierce (Episode: "Part Five") (HBO)
    • Too Big to Fail (HBO)
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special
  • American Idol (Episode: "Finale") (Fox)
    • 53rd Grammy Awards (CBS)
    • 83rd Academy Awards (ABC)
Outstanding Sound Mixing for Nonfiction Programming
  • Deadliest Catch (Episode: "Redemption Day") (Discovery Channel)
    • The Amazing Race (Episode: "You Don't Get Paid Unless You Win") (CBS)
    • American Idol (Episode: "Auditions No. 2: New Orleans") (Fox)
    • American Masters ("LENNONYC") (PBS)
    • Gettysburg (History)

Special Visual Effects

Special Visual Effects
  • 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)
Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries or Movie
  • Gettysburg (History)
    • Mildred Pierce (Episode: "Part Five") (HBO)
    • The Pillars of the Earth (Episode: "Witchcraft") (Starz)
    • Sherlock ("A Study in Pink") (PBS)

Stunt Coordination

Stunt Coordination
Outstanding Stunt Coordination

Technical Direction

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

Writing

Writing
Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming
  • Freedom Riders (PBS)
    • Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (Episode: "Haiti") (Travel Channel)
    • Gasland (HBO)
    • Gettysburg (History)
    • Moguls and Movie Stars (Episode: "The Birth of Hollywood") (TCM)
Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Special
  • 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)

Programs with multiple awards

By network [note 1]
By program
Note
  1. ^ Only includes categories above

References

  1. ^ Gorman, Bill (September 10, 2011). "2010-11 Creative Arts Primetime Emmy Awards Winners". Zap2It. Archived from the original on October 12, 2011. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
  2. ^ "Creative Arts Emmy Awards Winners" (PDF). Television Academy. Retrieved September 11, 2011.

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