Kate Winslet and the 2011 Prime Time Emmy Awards Winners and Show Photos!

The 2011 Prime Time Emmy Awards were held last night and were hosted by Glee star Jane Lynch who managed to crack some thigh slapping gags during her night of presenttation including lines such as  Betty White‘s presence requiring an earlier start time for the show....ouch!. Just a slight bit of ageism there. Gays were also in the firing line and taking it on the chin amongst others. Grab the In Show photo highlights Photos

The Emmy's now in it's 63rd outing are said by many to be the Academy Awards for TV focusing on stateside shows and the actors and actresses within those shows. The stars were obviously out for this one see our seperate article on the 2011 Emmy Red Carpet Arrivals including who was there and obviously who was wearing what and who got it right and who......well.....................get it very wrong?.

The ceremony has suffered from a few glitches in the past with over runs and lack lustre hosting amongst other niggles but 2010 was the year that all that changed and was a tough act to follow but the general verdict for 2011 was "more of the same" as in a decent awards ceremony which it should be, considering it's status within the awards season.

A good distribution of awards throughout this event with the most prominent being Friday Night Lights, Modern Family and The DailyShow mopping up at least two gongs a piece.  Melissa McCarthy seems to be grabbing the headlines but Kate Winslet grabs the headline for us, as she was in the HBO produced Mildred Pierce and won the Best Actress in a  Miniseries or Movie Award. Nice to see such supreme acting talents also getting recognised in a leading TV awards ceremony as well as film!

Photo Credit: AliceAurion

2011 Emmy Awards Winners List:


— Drama Series: “Mad Men,” AMC.
— Actress, Drama Series: Julianna Margulies, “The Good Wife,” CBS.
— Actor, Drama Series: Kyle Chandler, “Friday Night Lights,” DirecTV/NBC.
— Supporting Actor, Drama Series: Peter Dinklage, “Game of Thrones,” HBO.
— Supporting Actress, Drama Series: Margo Martindale, “Justified,” FX.
— Writing, Drama Series: Jason Katims, “Friday Night Lights,” NBC.
— Directing, Drama Series: Martin Scorsese, “Boardwalk Empire,” HBO.
— Comedy Series: “Modern Family,” ABC.
— Actor, Comedy Series: Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS.
— Actress, Comedy Series: Melissa McCarthy, “Mike&Molly,” CBS.
— Supporting Actress, Comedy Series: Julie Bowen, “Modern Family,” ABC.
— Supporting Actor, Comedy Series: Ty Burrell, “Modern Family,” ABC.
— Writing, Comedy Series: Steven Levitan and Jeffrey Richman, “Modern Family,” ABC.
— Directing, Comedy Series: Michael Spiller, “Modern Family,” ABC.
— Miniseries or Movie: “Downton Abbey (Masterpiece),” PBS.
— Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Kate Winslet, “Mildred Pierce,” HBO.
— Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Barry Pepper, “The Kennedys,” ReelzChannel.
— Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Maggie Smith, “Downton Abbey (Masterpiece),” PBS.
— Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Guy Pearce, “Mildred Pierce,” HBO.
— Directing, Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special: Brian Percival, “Downton Abbey (Masterpiece),” PBS.
— Writing, Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special: Julian Fellowes, “Downton Abbey (Masterpiece),” PBS.
— Reality-Competition Program: “The Amazing Race,” CBS.
— Variety, Music or Comedy Series: “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart,” Comedy Central.
— Directing, Variety, Music or Comedy Series: Don Roy King, “Saturday Night Live,” NBC.
— Writing, Variety, Music or Comedy Series: “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart,” Comedy Central.