Below is a complete list of the 43 nominations PBS received for the 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, announced July 14, 2011. PBS congratulates all of our nominees.
MASTERPIECE CLASSIC “Downton Abbey” – 11 Nominations
- Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie
- Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
- Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie (for Part 1)
- Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (for Part 1)
- Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special (for Part 1)
- Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or a Movie (for Part 1)
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie (for Elizabeth McGovern as Cora, Countess of Grantham)
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie (for Maggie Smith as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham)
- Outstanding Miniseries or Movie
- Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (for Part 1)
- Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
MASTERPIECE CLASSIC “Upstairs Downstairs” – 6 Nominations
- Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie
- Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
- Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (for Part 1)
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie (for Jean Marsh as Rose Buck)
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie (for Eileen Atkins as Lady Maud Holland)
- Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
MASTERPIECE CLASSIC “Any Human Heart” – 4 Nominations
- Outstanding Main Title Design
- Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score) (for Part 2)
- Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
- Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (for Part 2)
MASTERPIECE MYSTERY! “Sherlock: A Study In Pink” – 4 Nominations
- Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or a Movie
- Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score)
- Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
- Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE “Freedom Riders” – 3 Nominations
- Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming
- Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking
- Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming
AMERICAN MASTERS “LennoNYC” – 2 Nominations
- Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming
- Outstanding Sound Mixing for Nonfiction Programming
THE TENTH INNING “Top of the Tenth” -
Outstanding Sound Editing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera)
- Outstanding Nonfiction Series
- Outstanding Nonfiction Series
AMERICAN MASTERS “Troubadours: Carole King / James Taylor & the Rise of the Singer-Songwriter”
- Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming
AMERICAN MASTERS “A Letter to Elia”
- Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming
AMERICAN MASTERS “John Muir in the New World”
- Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
AMERICAN MASTERS “Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides”
- Outstanding Sound Editing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera)
GREAT PERFORMANCES “Sondheim! The Birthday Concert”
- Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special
GREAT PERFORMANCES “Harry Connick Jr., In Concert on Broadway”
- Outstanding Music Direction
GREAT PERFORMANCES “Hitman Returns: David Foster and Friends”
- Outstanding Music Direction
GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET “Don Pasquale”
- Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
POV “The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers”
- Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking
- Outstanding Reality Program
