List of Emmy Award nominations in major categories

Nominees in major categories for the 2011 Emmy Awards announced Thursday by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

Drama Series: "Boardwalk Empire," HBO; "Dexter," Showtime; "Friday Night Lights," DirecTV; "Game of Thrones," HBO; "The Good Wife," CBS; "Mad Men," AMC.

Comedy Series: "The Big Bang Theory," CBS; "Glee," Fox; "Modern Family," ABC; "The Office," NBC; "Parks and Recreation," NBC; "30 Rock," NBC.

Miniseries or Made-for-TV Movie: "Cinema Verite," HBO; "Downton Abbey (Masterpiece)," PBS; "The Kennedys," ReelzChannel; "Mildred Pierce," HBO; "The Pillars of the Earth," Starz; "Too Big to Fail," HBO.

Actor, Drama Series: Steve Buscemi, "Boardwalk Empire," HBO; Michael C. Hall, "Dexter," Showtime; Kyle Chandler, "Friday Night Lights," DirecTV; Hugh Laurie, "House," Fox; Timothy Olyphant, "Justified," FX Networks; Jon Hamm, "Mad Men," AMC.

Actress, Drama Series: Connie Britton, "Friday Night Lights," DirecTV; Julianna Margulies, "The Good Wife," CBS; Kathy Bates, "Harry's Law," NBC; Mireille Enos, "The Killing," AMC; Mariska Hargitay, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," NBC; Elisabeth Moss, "Mad Men," AMC.

Supporting Actor, Drama Series: Peter Dinklage, "Game of Thrones," HBO; Josh Charles, "The Good Wife," CBS; Alan Cumming, "The Good Wife," CBS; Walton Goggins, "Justified," FX Networks; John Slattery, "Mad Men," AMC; Andre Braugher, "Men of a Certain Age," TNT.

Supporting Actress, Drama Series: Kelly Macdonald, "Boardwalk Empire," HBO; Archie Panjabi, "The Good Wife," CBS; Christine Baranski, "The Good Wife," CBS; Margo Martindale, "Justified," FX Networks; Michelle Forbes, "The Killing," AMC; Christina Hendricks, "Mad Men," AMC.

Actor, Comedy Series: Jim Parsons, "The Big Bang Theory," CBS; Johnny Galecki, "The Big Bang Theory," CBS; Matt LeBlanc, "Episodes," Showtime; Louis C.K., "Louie," FX Networks; Steve Carell, "The Office," NBC; Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock," NBC.

Actress, Comedy Series: Laura Linney, "The Big C," Showtime; Melissa McCarthy, "Mike & Molly," CBS; Edie Falco, "Nurse Jackie," Showtime; Amy Poehler, "Parks and Recreation," NBC; Martha Plimpton, "Raising Hope," Fox; Tina Fey, "30 Rock," NBC.

Supporting Actor, Comedy Series: Chris Colfer, "Glee," Fox; Jesse Tyler Ferguson, "Modern Family," ABC; Ed O'Neill, "Modern Family," ABC; Eric Stonestreet, "Modern Family," ABC; Ty Burrell, "Modern Family," ABC; Jon Cryer, "Two and a Half Men," CBS.

Supporting Actress, Comedy Series: Jane Lynch, "Glee," Fox; Betty White, "Hot in Cleveland," TV Land; Julie Bowen, "Modern Family," ABC; Sofia Vergara, "Modern Family," ABC; Kristen Wiig, "Saturday Night Live," NBC; Jane Krakowski, "30 Rock," NBC.

Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Edgar Ramirez, "Carlos," Sundance Channel; Greg Kinnear, "The Kennedys," ReelzChannel; Barry Pepper, "The Kennedys," ReelzChannel; Idris Elba, "Luther," BBC America; Laurence Fishburne, "Thurgood," HBO; William Hurt, "Too Big to Fail," HBO.