16th annual cadet tv awards 2011

 drama series

Winner:
Mad Men

Nominees:
Broadwalk Empire
Friday Night Lights
Fringe
The Good Wife
Game of Thrones

comedy series

Winner:
Modern Family

Nominees:
The Big Bang Theory
Community
Parks and Recreation
30 ROCK
United Stated of Tara

tv movie/mini-series

Winner:
Downton Abbey – PBS

Nominees:
Carlos – Sundance Channel
Luther – BBC America
Macbeth – PBS
Mildred Pierce – HBO
Spartacus: Gods of the Arena – Starz

variety series

Winner:
Saturday Night Live – NBC

Nominees:
Chelsea Lately – E!
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart – Comedy Central
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon – NBC
Portlandia – IFC
Real Time with Bill Maher – HBO

reality/non-fiction series

Winner:
Top Chef – Bravo

Nominees:
30 For 30 – ESPN
So You Think You Can Dance – Fox
Survivor – CBS
The Voice – NBC
Who Do You Think You Are? – NBC

variety/reality/non-fiction special

Winner:
Ricky Gervais: Out of England 2 – HBO

Nominees:
The 62nd Annual Emmy Awards – NBC
Carrie Fisher in Wishful Drinking – HBO
Lady Gaga Presents: The Monster Ball Tour – HBO
Pee Wee Herman Show on Broadway – HBO
Tina Fey: Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for Comedy – PBS

new comedy series (series nominated as best series are ineligible)

Winner:
Louie – FX

Nominees:
The Big C – Showtime
Episodes – Showtime
Happy Endings – ABC
Raising Hope – Fox

performance, new comedy series (performers nominated elsewhere are ineligible)

Winner:
Oliver Platt – The Big C

Nominees:
Tamsin Greig – Episodes
Jane Leeves – Hot in Cleveland
Adam Pally – Happy Endings
Lucas Neff – Raising Hope
Cloris Leachman – Raising Hope

new drama series (series nominated as best series are ineligible)

Winner:
The Walking Dead – AMC

Nominees:
Covert Affairs – USA
The Killing – AMC
Rubicon – AMC
Shameless – Showtime

performance, new drama series (performers nominated elsewhere are ineligible)

Winner:
Vincent Piazza – Boardwalk Empire

Nominees:
Donnie Wahlberg – Blue Bloods
Stephen Graham – Boardwalk Empire
Piper Perabo – Covert Affairs
Peter Dinklage – Game of Thrones
Lorraine Bracco – Rizzoli & Isles

performance, younger actor

Winner:
Keir Gilchrist – United States of Tara

Nominees:
Jack Gleeson – Game of Thrones
Max Burkholder – Parenthood
Cameron Monaghan – Shameless
Jeremy Allen White – Shameless

performance, younger actress

Winner:
Kiernan Shipka – Mad Men

Nominees:
Maisie Williams – Game of Thrones
Makenzie Vega – The Good Wife
Kaitlyn Dever – Justified
Ruby Jerins – Nurse Jackie

lead actor, drama series

Winner:
Jon Hamm – Mad Men

Nominees:
Steve Buscemi – Boardwalk Empire
Kyle Chandler – Friday Night Lights
Timothy Olyphant – Justified
Peter Krause – Parenthood
James Dadge Dale – Rubicon

lead actress, drama series

Winner:
Anna Torv – Fringe

Nominees:
Connie Britton – Friday Night Lights
Julianna Margulies – The Good Wife
Mireille Enos – The Killing
Elisabeth Moss – Mad Men
Lauren Graham  – Parenthood

supporting actor, drama series

Winner:
John Noble – Fringe

Nominees:
Michael B Jordan – Friday Night Lights
Michael Pitt – Boardwalk Empire
Josh Charles – The Good Wife
Shawn Hatosy – Southland
Denis O’Hare – True Blood

supporting actress, drama series

Winner:
Margo Martindale – Justified

Nominees:
Kelly Macdonald – Boardwalk Empire
Emilia Clarke – Game of Thrones
Sara Ramirez – Grey’s Anatomy
Christina Hendricks – Mad Men
Monica Potter – Parenthood

guest actor, drama series

Winner:
Jack Huston – Boardwalk Empire

Nominees:
Bruce Dern – Big Love
Jonny Lee Miller – Dexter
Michael J Fox – The Good Wife
Jeremy Davies – Justified
Michael Cristofer – Rubicon

guest actress, drama series

Winner:
Jessica Pare – Mad Men

Nominees:
Mia Soteriou – Game of Thrones
Martha Plimpton – The Good Wife
Shohreh Aghdashloo – Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Joan Cusack – Shameless
Jenny Gago – Southland

directing, drama series

Winner:
Robert King – The Good Wife – “Closing Arguments”

Nominees:
Martin Scorsese – Boardwalk Empire – “Boardwalk Empire”
Alan Taylor – Game of Thrones – “Baelor”
Michael Slovis – Rubicon – “Wayward Sons”
Felix Alcala – Southland – “Code Four”
Frank Darabont – The Walking Dead – “Days Gone Bye”

writing, drama series

Winner:
Jeff Pinkner & JH Wyman – Fringe – “Entrada”

Nominees:
Rolin Jones – Friday Night Lights – “Kingdom”
Dan Benioff & DB Weiss – Game of Thrones – “Fire and Blood”
Robert King & Michelle King – The Good Wife – “Closing Arguments”
Taylor Elmore – Justified – “Brother’s Keeper”
Matthew Weiner – Mad Men – “The Suitcase”

lead actor, comedy series

Winner:
Steve Carell – The Office

Nominees:
Johnny Galecki – The Big Bang Theory
Jim Parsons – The Big Bang Theory
Jason Schwartzman – Bored To Death
Joel McHale – Community
Louis CK – Louie

lead actress, comedy series

Winner:
Toni Collette – United States of Tara

Nominees:
Laura Linney The Big C
Melissa McCarthy Mike & Molly
Amy Poehler Parks and Recreation
Martha Plimpton Raising Hope
Tina Fey 30 Rock

supporting actor, comedy series

Winner:
Nick Offerman – Parks and Recreation

Nominees:
Donald Glover – Community
Ty Burrell – Modern Family
Jesse Tyler Ferguson – Modern Family
Ed O’Neill – Modern Family
Eric Stonestreet – Modern Family

supporting actress, comedy series

Winner:
Betty White – Hot in Cleveland

Nominees:
Wendie Malick – Hot in Cleveland
Julie Bowen – Modern Family
Sofia Vergara – Modern Family
Anna Deavere – Smith Nurse Jackie
Merritt Wever – Nurse Jackie

guest actor, comedy series

Winner:
Nathan Lane – Modern Family

Nominees:
Idris Elba – The Big C
Darren Criss – Glee
Will Ferrell – The Office
Matt Damon – 30 Rock
Eddie Izzard – United States of Tara

guest actress, comedy series

Winner:
Gwyneth Paltrow – Glee

Nominees:
Jessica Walter The Big Bang Theory
Cynthia Nixon The Big C
Gabourey Sidibe The Big C
Ashley Fink Glee
Elaine Stritch 30 Rock

directing, comedy series

Winner:
Steve Levitan – Modern Family – “See You Next Fall”

Nominees:
Bill Condon – The Big C – “Pilot”
Paul Feig – The Office – “Goodbye Michael, Part 2”
Eyal Gordin – Raising Hope – “Say Cheese”
John Riggi – 30 Rock – “Christmas Attack Zone”
Craig Zisk – United States of Tara – “The Good Parts”

writing, comedy series

Winner:
Andrew Guest – Community – “Advanced Dungeons & Dragons”

Nominees:
David Crane & Jeffrey Klarik – Episodes – “Episode 7”
Brad Falchuk – Glee – “Born This Way”
Louis CK – Louie – “Bully”
Louis CK – Louie – “Poker/Divorce”
Norm Hiscock – Parks and Recreation – “Flu Season”

 

lead actor, tv movie/mini-series

Winner:
Idris Elba – Luther

Nominees:
Edgar Ramirez Carlos
Hugh Bonneville Downton Abbey
Patrick Stewart Macbeth
Ian McShane The Pillars of the Earth
William Hurt Too Big To Fail

lead actress, tv movie/mini-series

Winner:
Kate Winslet – Mildred Pierce

Nominees:
Elizabeth McGovern Downton Abbey
Kate Fleetwood Macbeth
Lucy Lawless Spartacus: Gods of the Arena
Taraji P. Henson Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story
Jean Marsh Upstairs, Downstairs

supporting actor, tv movie/mini-series

Winner:
James Woods – Too Big to Fail

Nominees:
James Gandolfini Cinema Verite
Brendan Coyle Downton Abbey
Steven Mackintosh Luther
Guy Pearce Mildred Pierce
Donald Sutherland The Pillars of the Earth

supporting actress, tv movie/mini-series

Winner:
Maggie Smith – Downton Abbey

Nominees:
Gillian Anderson Any Human Heart
Kim Cattrall Any Human Heart
Ruth Wilson Luther
Evan Rachel Wood Mildred Pierce
Allison Pill The Pillars of the Earth

directing, tv movie/mini-series

Winner:
Carlos – Sundance Channel

Nominees:
Downton Abbey – PBS
Luther – BBC America
Macbeth – PBS
Mildred Pierce – HBO
The Pillars of the Earth – Starz

writing, tv movie/mini-series

Winner:
Downton Abbey – PBS

Nominees:
Carlos – PBS
Cinema Verite – HBO
Luther – BBC America
Mildred Pierce – HBO
Upstairs, Downstairs – PBS

variety/music performer

Winner:
Kristin Wiig – Saturday Night Live

Nominees:
Fred Armisen Portlandia
Bill Maher Real Time with Bill Maher
Ricky Gervais Ricky Gervais: Out of Engald 2
Amy Poehler Saturday Night Live
Justin Timberlake Saturday Night Live

reality/non-fiction performer

Winner:
Padma Lakshmi – Top Chef

Nominees:
Jennifer Lopez American Idol
Anthony Bourdain Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
Mike Rowe Dirty Jobs
Cat Deeley So You Think You Can Dance
Jeff Probst Survivor

directing, variety/music or reality/non-fiction program

Winner:
Saturday Night Live – “Host: Amy Poehler” – NBC

Nominees:
Portlandia “A Song for Portland” (IFC)
Stand Up to Cancer
Survivor “Seems Like a No Brainer” (CBS)
Top Chef “Give Me Your Huddled Masses” (Bravo)
Who Do You Think You Are? “Steve Buscemi” (NBC)

writing, variety/music or reality/non-fiction program

Winner:
Portlandia – “A Song for Portland” – IFC

Nominees:
30 For 30 – “Once Brothers” – ESPN
Penn & Teller: Bullshit! – “The Vatican” – Showtime
Real Time with Bill Maher – “216” – HBO
Ricky Gervais: Out of England 2 – HBO
Saturday Night Live – “Host: Justin Timberlake” – NBC

ensemble, drama series

Winner:
Boardwalk Empire – HBO – Greg Antonacci, Steve Buscemi, Dabney Coleman, Paz de la Huerta, Stephen Graham, Anthony Lacuira, Kelly Macdonald, Gretchen Mol, Aleksa Palladino, Vincent Piazza, Michael Pitt, Michael Shannon, Paul Sparks, Michael Stuhlbarg, Erik Weiner, Shea Whigham, Michael K Williams.

Nominees:
Friday Night Lights – DirecTV – Connie Britton, Madison Burge, Kyle Chandler, Grey Damon, Michael B. Jordan, Matt Lauria, Jurnee Smollett, Aimee Teegarden.
Game of Thrones – HBO – Mark Addy, Alfie Allen, Sean Bean, Emilia Clarke, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Fairley, Aiden Gillen, Iain Glen, Kit Harrington, Lena Headey, Jack Gleeson, Isaac Hempstead Wright, Harry Lloyd, Richard Madden, Rory McCann, Jason Momoa, Sophie Turner, Maisie Williams.
The Good Wife – CBS – Christine Baranski, Josh Charles, Alan Cumming, Matt Czuchry, Julianna Margulies, Chris Noth, Archie Panjabi, Mary Beth Peil, Graham Phillips, Makenzie Vega.
Mad Men – AMC – Cara Buono, Jon Hamm, Jared Harris, Christina Hendricks, January Jones, Vincent Kartheiser, Matt Long, Robert Morse, Elisabeth Moss, Kiernan Shipka, John Slattery, Rich Sommer, Christopher Stanley, Aaron Staton.
Rubicon (AMC – Jessica Collins, James Badge Dale, Lauren Hodges, Arliss Howard, Dallas Roberts, Miranda Richardson, Christopher Evan Welch.

ensemble, comedy series

Winner:
Parks and Recreation – NBC – Aziz Ansari, Rashida Jones, Rob Lowe, Nick Offerman, Jim O’Heir, Aubrey Plaza, Amy Poehler, Chris Pratt, Retta, Adam Scott.

Nominees:
The Big Bang Theory – CBS – Mayim Bialik, Kaley Cuoco, Johnny Galceki, Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar, Jim Parsons, Melissa Rauch.
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia – FX – Charlie day, Danny DeVito, Glenn Howerton, Rob McElhenney, Kaitlin Olson.
Modern Family – ABC – Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Nolan Gould, Sarah Hyland, Ed O’Neill, Rico Rodriguez, Eric Stonestreet, Sofia Vergara, Ariel Winter.
The Office – NBC – Leslie David Baker, Brian Baumgartner, Creed Bratton, Steve Carell, Jenna Fischer, Kate Flannery, Ed Helms, Mindy Kaling, Ellie Kemper, Angela Kinsey, John Krasinski, Paul Lieberstein, B.J. Novak, Oscar Nuñez, Craig Robinson, Phyllis Smith, Rainn Wilson, Zach Woods.
Weeds – Showtime – Alexander Gould, Justin Kirk, Kevin Nealon, Mary-Louise Parker, Hunter Parrish.

ensemble, tv movie/mini-series

Winner:
Downton Abbey – PBS

Nominees:
Carlos – Sundance Channel
Luther – BBC America
Mildred Pierce – HBO
The Pillars of the Earth (Starz)
Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (Starz)

ensemble, variety/music or reality/non-fiction program

Winner:
Top Chef – Bravo

Nominees:
Children’s Hospital – Adult Swim
Portlandia – IFC
Saturday Night Live – NBC
So You Think You Can Dance – Fox
Stand Up To Cancer

voiceover performance

Winner:
Alex Borstein – Family Guy – Fox

Nominees:
H. Jon Benjamin Archer – FX
Seth McFarlane Family Guy – Fox
Karl Pilkington The Ricky Gervais Show – HBO
Dan Castellaneta The Simpsons – Fox

casting

Winner:
Friday Night Lights – DirecTV 

Nominees:
Boardwalk Empire – HBO
Downton Abbey – PBS
Game of Thrones – HBO
The Good Wife – CBS
Mildred Pierce – HBO

song (original or adapted)

Winner:
“All I Really Want for Chirtsmas” – Family Guy – “Road to the North Pole”

Nominees:
“Christmastime is Killing Us” – Family Guy – “Road to the North Pole”
“Get it Right” – Glee – “Original Song”
“Dream of the NIneties” – Portlandia – “The Farm”
“Opening Monologue” – Saturday Night Live – “Host: Justin Timbelrake”
“3-Way (The Golden Rule)” – Saturday Night Live – “Host: Justin Timbelrake”

 

music composition/score

Winner:
John Lunn – Downton Abbey – “Part 4”

Nominees:
Walter Murphy – Family Guy – “Road to the North Pole”
Chris Tilton – Fringe – “Marionette”
Ramin Djawadi – Game of Thrones – “Winter is Coming”
Frans Bak – The Killing – “Pilot”
Peter Nashel – Rubicon – “Wayward Sons”

main title theme

Winner:
Game of Thrones – HBO

Nominees:
The Borgias – Showtime
Camelot – Starz
Downton Abbey – PBS
Rubicon – AMC
The Walking Dead – AMC

titles sequence

Winner:
Game of Thrones – HBO

Nominees:
The Borgias – Showtime
Fairly Legal – USA
The Killing – AMC
Rubicon – AMC
Too Big to Fail – HBO

film editing

Winner:
Friday Night Lights – “Always” – DirecTV

Nominees:
Big Love – “Where Men and Mountains Meet” – HBO
Fringe – “Entrada” – Fox
Mad Men – “The Summer Man” – AMC
Southland – “The Winds” – TNT
The Walking Dead – “Days Gone Bye” – AMC

cinematography

Winner:
Game of Thrones – “Winter is Coming” – HBO

Nominees:
Boardwalk Empire – “Home” – HBO
Downton Abbey – “Part 3” – PBS
The Killing – “Pilot” – AMC
Mad Men – “The Summer Man” – AMC
The Walking Dead – “Days Gone Bye” – AMC

production design

Winner:
Mad Men – “Public Relations” – AMC

Nominees:
Boardwalk Empire – “Boardwalk Empire” – HBO
Carlos – “Part 2” – Sundance Channel
Game of Thrones – “Fire and Blood” – HBO
The Pillars of the Earth – “Part 8” – Starz
The Walking Dead – “Days Gone Bye” – AMC

costume design

Winner:
Downton Abbey – “Part 1” – PBS

Nominees:
Boardwalk Empire – “Anastasia” – HBO
The Borgias – “The Poisoned Chalice” – Showtime
Game of Thrones – “The Pointy End” – HBO
Glee – “New York” – Fox
Mad Men “The Beautiful Girls” – AMC

makeup/hairstyling

Winner:
The Walking Dead – “Days Gone Bye” – AMC

Nominees:
The Cape – “Razer” – NBC
Community – “Advanced Dungeons & Dragons” – NBC
Game of Thrones – “Winter is Coming” – HBO
Private Practice – “Just Lose It” – ABC
True Blood – “It Hurts Me Too” – HBO

sound mixing

Winner:
Game of Thrones – “Fire and Blood” – HBO

Nominees:
Covert Affairs – “Pilot” – USA
Family Guy – “Road to the North Pole” – Fox
Friday Night Lights – “Always” – DirecTV
Grey’s Anatomy – “Song Beneath the Song” – ABC
The Walking Dead – “Days Gone Bye” – AMC

sound editing

Winner:
Boardwalk Empire – “Paris Green” – HBO

Nominees:
Fringe – “Lysergic Acid Diethylamide” – Fox
Justified – “Bloody Harlan” – FX
Southland – “Code Four” – TNT
True Blood – “Hitting the Ground” – HBO
The Walking Dead – “TS-19” – AMC

visual effects

Winner:
Game of Thrones – “Fire and Blood” – Fox

Nominees:
Fringe “The Last Sam Weiss” – Fox
Fringe “Olivia” – Fox
Spartacus: Gods of the Arena “The Bitter End” – Starz
True Blood “It Hurts Me Too” – HBO
The Walking Dead “Days Gone Bye” – AMC

stunt co-ordination/ensemble

Winner:
Fringe – “Olivia” – Fox

Nominees:
Covert Affairs “Pilot” – USA
Fringe “Olivia” – Fox
Southland “The Winds” – TNT
Spartacus: Gods of the Arena “The Bitter End” – Starz
True Blood “It Hurts Me Too” – HBO

animated program

Winner:
Family Guy – Fox

Nominees:
Archer – FX
Community “Abed’s Uncontrollable Christmas” – NBC
The Simpsons – Fox
South Park – Fox

 

————SPOILER WARNING————

top 10 scenes of the 2010-2011 television season
(alphabetical order)

Friday Night Lights – “Always” – Final montage.
Fringe – “Entrada” – Fauxlivia exposed.
Game of Thrones – “Fire and Blood” – Rebirth.
The Good Wife – “Closing Arguments” – The elevator.
The Killing – “Beau Soleil” – You’ve got mail.
Luther – “Episode 1” – Interview room.
Mad Men – “The Beautiful Girls” – RIP Mrs Blankenship.
The Office – “Goodbye Michael” – Airport goodbye. 
Southland – “Code Four” – Bryant and Moretta ambushed.
United States of Tara – “Wheels” – Meeting.