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The 16th annual
cadet television awards 2011

drama series
 
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Nominees

   

   

comedy series
 
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Nominees

   

   

tv movie/mini-series
 

Downton Abbey
(PBS)

Nominees
Carlos (Sundance Channel)
Luther (BBC America)
Macbeth (PBS)
Mildred Pierce (HBO)
Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (Starz)
variety series
 

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
 

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
 

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)
 

Louie
(FX)

Nominees
The Big C (Showtime)
Episodes (Showtime)
Happy Endings (ABC)
Raising Hope (Fox)
performance, new comedy series
(performers nominated elsewhere are ineligible)
 

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)
 

The Walking Dead
(AMC)

Nominees
Covert Affairs (USA)
The Killing (AMC)
Rubicon (AMC)
Shameless (Showtime)
performance, new drama series
(performers nominated elsewhere are ineligible)
 

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
 

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
 

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
 

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
 

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
 

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
 

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
 

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
 

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
 

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
 

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
 

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
 

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
 

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
 

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
 

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
 

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
 

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
 

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
 

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
 

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
 

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
 

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
 

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
 

Downton Abbey (PBS)

Nominees
Carlos (PBS)
Cinema Verite (HBO)
Luther (BBC America)
Mildred Pierce (HBO)
Upstairs, Downstairs (PBS)
variety/music performer
 

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
 

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
 

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
 

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
 

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
 

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
 

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
 

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
 

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
 

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)
 

"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
 

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
 

Game of Thrones
(HBO)

Nominees

The Borgias (Showtime)
Camelot (Starz)
Downton Abbey (PBS)
Rubicon (AMC)
The Walking Dead (AMC)

titles sequence
 

Game of Thrones
(HBO)

Nominees

The Borgias (Showtime)
Fairly Legal (USA)
The Killing (AMC)
Rubicon (AMC)
Too Big to Fail (HBO)

film editing
 

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
 

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
 

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
 

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
 

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
 

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
 

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
 

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
 

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
 

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.