2010 Tyler's Choice Television Awards

(Boldface = winner; Italics = runner-up)

Best Television Series - Drama

• Breaking Bad [AMC] (Vince Gilligan & Mark Johnson)
• Dexter [Showtime] (John Goldwyn, Sara Colleton, Clyde Phillips, Charles H. Eglee, Melissa Rosenberg & Scott Buck)
• The Good Wife [CBS] (Robert King, Michelle King, Ridley Scott, Tony Scott, David W. Zucker & Brooke Kennedy)
• Lost [ABC] (J.J. Abrams, Damon Lindelof, Carlton Cuse, Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz, Elizabeth Sarnoff, Jack Bender, Bryan Burk & Jean Higgins)
• Mad Men [AMC] (Matthew Weiner & Scott Hornbacher)
• True Blood [HBO] (Alan Ball & Gregg Fienberg)
  (Honourable Mentions: Damages, Friday Night Lights, Fringe, Sons of Anarchy)

Best Television Series - Comedy

• 30 Rock [NBC] (Lorne Michaels, Tina Fey, Marci Klein, David Miner, Robert Carlock, Jeff Richmond & John Riggi)
• Community [NBC] (Dan Harmon, Anthony Russo, Joe Russo, Neil Goldman, Garrett Donovan, Gary Foster & Russ Krasnoff) 
• Curb Your Enthusiasm [HBO] (Larry David, Jeff Garlin, Gavin Polone, Alec Berg, Jeff Schaffer, David Mandel, Tim Gibbons & Erin O'Malley)
• Glee [FOX] (Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk & Dante Di Loreto)
• Modern Family [ABC] (Steven Levitan & Christopher Lloyd)
• Nurse Jackie [Showtime] (Linda Wallem, John Melfi, Liz Brixius, Caryn Mandabach, Richie Jackson, Christine Zander & Mark Hudis)
• The Office [NBC] (Greg Daniels, Ricky Gervais, Howard Klein, Stephen Merchant, Ben Silverman & Paul Lieberstein)
  (Honourable Mentions: American Dad!, Cougar Town, Parks and Recreation)

Best Miniseries or Made for Television Movie

• Georgia O'Keeffe [Lifetime] (Joan Allen, Joshua D. Maurer & Alixandre Witlin, executive producers; Tony Mark, producer)
• The Pacific [HBO] (Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg & Gary Goertzen, executive producers; Cherylanne Martin, Todd London & Steven Shareshian, producers)
• The Special Relationship [HBO] (Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Andy Harries, Christine Langan & Peter Morgan, executive producers; Frank Doelger, Tracey Scoffield & Ann Wingate, producers)
• Temple Grandin [HBO] (Gil Bellows, Anthony Edwards, Dante Di Loreto, Paul Lister, Emily Gerson Saines & Alison Owen, executive producers; Scott Ferguson, producer)
• You Don't Know Jack [HBO] (Tom Fontana, Barry Levinson, Steve Lee Jones, Lydia Dean Pilcher & Glenn Rigberg, executive producers; Scott Ferguson, producer)

Best Variety Series

• The Colbert Report [Comedy Central] (Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart & Allison Silverman)
• The Daily Show with Jon Stewart [Comedy Central] (Jon Stewart, Rory Albanese & Josh Lieb)
• Late Show with David Letterman [CBS] (Barbara Gaines, Maria Pope, Rob Burnett & Jude Brennan)
• Saturday Night Live [NBC] (Lorne Michaels)
• The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien [NBC] (Jeff Ross)
  (Honourable Mentions: Chelsea Lately, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Real Time with Bill Maher, The Soup)

Best Variety Special

• The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert [HBO] (Tom Hanks, Gary Goertzen, Joel Gallen, Jann Wenner & Joel Peresman, executive producers)
• Aziz Ansari: Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening [Comedy Central] (Aziz Ansari, David Miner, Jason Woliner & Dave Becky, executive producers; Danny Harris, producer)
• Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief [MTV] (George Clooney & Joel Gallen, executive producers)
• Lost: The Final Journey [ABC] (Nancy Bordson, Kent Hodder & Steve Mulholland, executive producers; Mary O'Brien & Samantha Thomas, producers)
• Robin Williams: Weapons of Self-Destruction [HBO] (David Steinberg, executive producers; Robin Williams, Marty Callner, Randall Gladstein & Mason Steinberg, producers)
  (Honourable Mentions: 61st Primetime Emmy Awards, Aftermath: When the Earth Stopped Turning, Avatar: Enter the World of Pandora, Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony, Wanda Sykes: Imma Be Me)

Best Reality Series

• Antiques Roadshow [PBS] (Marsha Bemko)
• Dirty Jobs [Discovery] (Craig Piligian, Eddie Barbini, Tim Pastore & Mike Rowe)
• Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution [ABC] (Jamie Oliver, Ryan Seacrest, Craig Armstrong, Adam Sher & Roy Ackerman)
• MythBusters [Discovery] (John Luscombe & Dan Tapster)
• Undercover Boss [CBS] (Eli Holzman, Stephen Lambert, Shauna Minoprio & Stef Wagstaffe)

Best Reality-Competition Series

• The Amazing Race [CBS] (Jerry Bruckheimer, Bertram van Munster, Jonathan Littman, Elise Doganieri & Amy Nabseth Chacon)
• American Idol [FOX] (Ken Warwick, Cecile Frot-Coutaz & Simon Fuller)
• America's Got Talent [NBC] (Simon Cowell, Cecile Frot-Coutaz, Scott St. John, Jason Raff, Georgie Hurford-Jones & James Sunderland)
• Dancing with the Stars [ABC] (Conrad Green)
• Top Chef [Bravo] (Dan Cutforth, Jane Lipsitz, Casey Kriley, Andrew Cohen & Dave Serwatka)
  (Honourable Mentions: Cake Boss, Project Runway, So You Think You Can Dance?, Survivor)

Best Host - Reality Series

• Tom Bergeron - Dancing with the Stars
• Nick Cannon - America's Got Talent
• Jamie Oliver - Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution
• Jeff Probst - Survivor
• Ryan Seacrest - American Idol
  (Honourable Mentions: Tom Colicchio - Top Chef, Jamie Hyneman & Adam Savage - MythBusters, Phil Keoghan - The Amazing Race, Heidi Klum - Project Runway, Buddy Valastro - Cake Boss)

Best Animated Program

• American Dad! - "Rapture's Delight" [FOX] (Seth MacFarlane, Mike Barker, Matt Weitzman, Rick Wiener & Kenny Schwartz, executive producers; Joe Daniello, director; Chris McKenna & Matt McKenna, writers)
• Family Guy - "Road to the Multiverse" [FOX] (Seth MacFarlane, David A. Goodman, Chris Sheridan, Danny Smith, Mark Hentemann & Steve Callaghan, executive producers; Greg Colton, director; Wellesley Wild, producer)
• Prep and Landing [ABC] (John Lasseter & Chris Williams, executive producers; Dorothy McKim, producer; Kevin Deters & Stevie Wermers-Skelton, directors/writers)
• The Simpsons - "To Surveil with Love" [FOX] (Al Jean, James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Sam Simon, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Matt Selman & John Frink, executive producers; Lance Kramer, director; Michael Nobori, writer)
• South Park - "200/201" [Comedy Central] (Trey Parker, executive producer/director/writer; Matt Stone & Anne Garefino, executive producers)

Best Lead Actor - Drama

• Kyle Chandler - Friday Night Lights (Episode: "East of Dillon")
• Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad (Episode: "Full Measure")
• Matthew Fox - Lost (Episode: "The End")
• Michael C. Hall - Dexter (Episode: "The Getaway")
• Jon Hamm - Mad Men (Episode: "The Gypsy and the Hobo")
• Hugh Laurie - House (Episode: "Under the Skin")

Best Lead Actor - Comedy

• Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock (Episode: "Don Geiss, America and Hope")
• Steve Carell - The Office (Episode: "Niagara")
• Larry David - Curb Your Enthusiasm (Episode: "Seinfeld")
• Joel McHale - Community (Episode: "Spanish 101")
• Matthew Morrison - Glee (Episode: "Mash-Up")
• Jim Parsons - The Big Bang Theory (Episode: "The Pants Alternative")
  (Honourable Mentions: Johnny Galecki - The Big Bang Theory, Zachary Levi - Chuck, Seth MacFarlane - American Dad!, Jason Schwartzman - Bored to Death)

Best Lead Actor - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie

• James Badge Dale - The Pacific
• Ian McKellen - The Prisoner
• Al Pacino - You Don't Know Jack
• Dennis Quaid - The Special Relationship
• Michael Sheen - The Special Relationship
  (Honourable Mentions: Jeff Bridges - A Dog Year, Chiwetel Ejiofor - Endgame, Joe Mazzello - The Pacific, David Tennant - Einstein and Eddington, Tom Wilkinson - A Number)

Best Lead Actress - Drama

• Connie Britton - Friday Night Lights (Episode: "After the Fall")
• Glenn Close - Damages (Episode: "Your Secrets Are Safe")
• January Jones - Mad Men (Episode: "The Gypsy and the Hobo")
• Julianna Margulies - The Good Wife (Episode: "Pilot")
• Kyra Sedgwick - The Closer (Episode: "Maternal Instincts")
• Katey Segal - Sons of Anarchy (Episode: "Balm")
  (Honourable Mentions: Mariska Hargitay - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Stana Katic - Castle, Anna Paquin - True Blood, Anna Torv - Fringe)

Best Lead Actress - Comedy

• Toni Collette - The United States of Tara (Episode: "Tornado!")
• Edie Falco - Nurse Jackie (Episode: "Pilot")
• Tina Fey - 30 Rock (Episode: "Dealbreakers Talk Show #0001")
• Lea Michele - Glee (Episode: "Sectionals")
• Amy Poehler - Parks and Recreation (Episode: "Telethon")
• Wendy Schaal - American Dad! (Episode: "Shallow Vows")
  (Honourable Mentions: Courteney Cox - Cougar Town, Brooke Elliott - Drop Dead Diva, Julia Louis-Dreyfus - The New Adventures of Old Christine, Mary-Louise Parker - Weeds)

Best Lead Actress - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie

• Joan Allen - Georgia O'Keeffe
• Claire Danes - Temple Grandin
• Hope Davis - The Special Relationship
• Judi Dench - Return to Cranford
• Maggie Smith - Capturing Mary
  (Honourable Mentions: Romola Garai - Emma, Jennifer Love Hewitt - The Client List, Ellie Kendrick - The Diary of Anne Frank, Helen McCrory - The Special Relationship, Winona Ryder - When Love is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story)

Best Supporting Actor - Drama

• Michael Emerson - Lost (Episode: "Dr. Linus")
• John Noble - Fringe (Episode: "Peter")
• Terry O'Quinn - Lost (Episode: "The Substitute")
• Aaron Paul - Breaking Bad (Episode: "One Minute")
• Martin Short - Damages (Episode: "You Haven't Replaced Me")
• John Slattery - Mad Men (Episode: "The Gypsy and the Hobo")
  (Honourable Mentions: Andre Braugher - Men of a Certain Age, Josh Charles - The Good Wife, John Goodman - Treme, Campbell Scott - Damages)

Best Supporting Actor - Comedy

• Aziz Ansari - Parks and Recreation (Episode: "Tom's Divorce")
• Ty Burrell - Modern Family (Episode: "Up All Night")
• Chris Colfer - Glee (Episode: "Laryngitis")
• Scott Grimes - American Dad! (Episode: "Home Adrone")
• Neil Patrick Harris - How I Met Your Mother (Episode: "Girls Versus Suits")
• Nick Offerman - Parks and Recreation (Episode: "Ron and Tammy")
• Eric Stonestreet - Modern Family (Episode: "Fizbo")
  (Honourable Mentions: Peter Facinelli - Nurse Jackie, Ed O'Neill - Modern Family, Jeremy Piven - Entourage)

Best Supporting Actor - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie

• John Goodman - You Don't Know Jack
• Danny Huston - You Don't Know Jack
• Rami Malek - The Pacific
• Patrick Stewart - Hamlet
• David Straitharn - Temple Grandin
  (Honourable Mentions: Michael Gambon - Emma, Ashton Holmes - The Pacific, Jeremy Irons - Georgia O'Keeffe, Clarke Peters - Endgame, Jonathan Pryce - Return to Cranford)

Best Supporting Actress - Drama

• Christine Baranski - The Good Wife (Episode: "Bang")
• Rose Byrne - Damages (Episode: "Your Secrets Are Safe")
• Jennifer Carpenter - Dexter (Episode: "Hello, Dexter Morgan")
• Sharon Gless - Burn Notice (Episode: "Devil You Know")
• Christina Hendricks - Mad Men (Episode: "Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency")
• Elisabeth Moss - Mad Men (Episode: "Love Among the Ruins")
• Archie Panjabi - The Good Wife (Episode: "Hi")
  (Honourable Mentions: Khandi Alexander - Treme, Anna Gunn - Breaking Bad, Yunjin Kim - Lost)

Best Supporting Actress - Comedy

• Julie Bowen - Modern Family (Episode: "My Funky Valentine")
• Alison Brie - Community (Episode: "Introduction to Statistics")
• Jane Krakowski - 30 Rock (Episode: "Black Light Attack")
• Jane Lynch - Glee (Episode: "The Power of Madonna")
• Merritt Wever - Nurse Jackie (Episode: "Twitter")
• Kristen Wiig - Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: James Franco")
  (Honourable Mentions: Jane Adams - Hung, Anna Deveare-Smith - Nurse Jackie, Brie Larson - The United States of Tara, Sofía Vergara - Modern Family)

Best Supporting Actress - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie

• Kathy Bates - Alice
• Catherine O'Hara - Temple Grandin
• Julia Ormond - Temple Grandin
• Susan Sarandon - You Don't Know Jack
• Brenda Vaccaro - You Don't Know Jack

Best Guest Actor - Drama

• Andre Braugher - House (Episode: "Broken")
• Alan Cumming - The Good Wife (Episode: "Fleas")
• Ted Danson - Damages (Episode: "The Next One's Gonna Go In Your Throat")
• Gregory Itzin - 24 (Episode: "Day 8: 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.")
• John Lithgow - Dexter (Episode: "Road Kill")
• Robert Morse - Mad Men (Episode: "Shut the Door. Have a Seat")
  (Honourable Mentions: Dylan Baker - The Good Wife, Beau Bridges - The Closer, Nestor Carbonell - Lost, Zach Gilford - Friday Night Lights)

Best Guest Actor - Comedy

• Jason Alexander - Curb Your Enthusiasm (Episode: "Seinfeld")
• Will Arnett - 30 Rock (Episode: "Into the Crevasse")
• Jon Hamm - 30 Rock (Episode: "Emmanuelle Goes to Dinosaur Land")
• Neil Patrick Harris - Glee (Episode: "Dream On")
• Mike O'Malley - Glee (Episode: "Wheels")
• Fred Willard - Modern Family (Episode: "Travels with Scout")
  (Honourable Mentions: Benjamin Bratt - Modern Family, Steve Guttenberg - Party Down, Michael Sheen - 30 Rock, Eli Wallach - Nurse Jackie)

Best Guest Actress - Drama

• Ann-Margret - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (Episode: "Bedtime")
• Allison Janney - Lost (Episode: "Across the Sea")
• Elizabeth Mitchell - Lost (Episode: "The End")
• Martha Plimpton - The Good Wife (Episode: "Heart")
• Sissy Spacek - Big Love (Episode: "End of Days")
• Lily Tomlin - Damages (Episode: "Your Secrets Are Safe")
  (Honourable Mentions: Courtney Ford - Dexter, Sara Gilbert - Grey's Anatomy, Shirley Jones - The Cleaner, Kiernan Shipka - Mad Men)

Best Guest Actress - Comedy

• Kristin Chenoweth - Glee (Episode: "The Rhodes Not Taken")
• Kathryn Joosten - Desperate Housewives (Episode: "The Chase")
• Lisa Kudrow - Cougar Town (Episode: "Rhino Skin")
  
• Sarah Silverman - The Simpsons (Episode: "Stealing First Base")
• Elaine Stritch - 30 Rock (Episode: "The Moms")
• Betty White - Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Betty White")
  (Honourable Mentions: Elizabeth Banks - 30 Rock, Christine Baranski - The Big Bang Theory, Tina Fey - Saturday Night Live, Jennifer Jason Leigh - Weeds)

Best Directing - Drama

• Jack Bender - Lost (Episode: "The End")
• Lesli Linka Glatter - Mad Men (Episode: "Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency")
• Michelle MacLaren - Breaking Bad (Episode: "One Minute")
• Charles McDougall - The Good Wife (Episode: "Pilot")
• Steve Shill - Dexter (Episode: "The Getaway")
• Matthew Weiner - Mad Men (Episode: "Shut the Door. Have a Seat")
  (Honourable Mentions: Jennifer Getzinger - Mad Men, Agnieszka Holland - Treme, Todd A. Kessler - Damages, John Shiban - Breaking Bad)

Best Directing - Comedy

• Allen Coulter - Nurse Jackie (Episode: "Pilot")
• Ryan Murphy - Glee (Episode: "Pilot - Director's Cut")
• Don Scardino - 30 Rock (Episode: "I Do Do")
• Jeff Schaffer & Andy Ackerman - Curb Your Enthusiasm (Episode: "Seinfeld")
• Jason Winer - Modern Family (Episode: "Pilot")
• Brent Woods - American Dad! (Episode: "Home Adrone")
  (Honourable Mentions: Paris Barclay - Glee, Larry Charles - Curb Your Enthusiasm, Paul Feig - The Office, Justin Lin - Community, )

Best Directing - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie

• Bob Balaban - Georgia O'Keeffe
• Mick Jackson - Temple Grandin
• Barry Levinson - You Don't Know Jack
• Jeremy Podeswa - The Pacific (Episode: "Home")
• Tim Van Patten - The Pacific (Episode: "Okinawa")
  (Honourable Mentions: Simon Curtis - Return to Cranford, Nick Hurran - The Prisoner, Pete Travis - Endgame, Nick Willing - Alice, Graham Yost - The Pacific)

Best Writing - Drama

• Carlton Cuse & Damon Lindelof - Lost (Episode: "The End")
• Rolin Jones - Friday Night Lights (Episode: "The Son")
• Robert & Michelle King - The Good Wife (Episode: "Pilot")
• Erin Levy & Matthew Weiner - Mad Men (Episode: "Shut the Door. Have a Seat")
• Thomas Schnauz - Breaking Bad (Episode: "One Minute")
• Graham Yost - Justified (Episode: "Fire in the Hole")
  (Honourable Mentions: Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner, David Foster & David Shore - House, John Shiban - Breaking Bad, Robin Veith & Matthew Weiner - Mad Men, J.H. Wyman & Jeff Vlaming - Fringe)

Best Writing - Comedy

• Greg Daniels & Mindy Kaling - The Office (Episode: "Niagara")
• Doug Ellin & Ally Musika - Entourage (Episode: "The Sorkin Notes")
• Jonathan Fener - American Dad! (Episode: "Great Space Roaster")
• Tina Fey & Kay Cannon - 30 Rock (Episode: "Lee Marvin vs. Derek Jeter")
• Steven Levitan & Christopher Lloyd - Modern Family (Episode: "Pilot")
• Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk & Ian Brennan - Glee (Episode: "Pilot - Director's Cut")
  (Honourable Mentions: Dan Goor - Parks and Recreation, Matt Hubbard - 30 Rock, Paul Lieberstein - The Office, Erik Sommers - American Dad!)

Best Writing - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie

• Michelle Ashford & Robert Schenkkan - The Pacific
• William Merritt Johnson & Christopher Monger - Temple Grandin
• Adam Mazer - You Don't Know Jack
• Bruce C. McKenna & Robert Schenkkan - The Pacific
• Peter Morgan - The Special Relationship

Best Casting - Drama

• Big Love (Libby Goldstein, Junie Lowry-Johnson & Lisa Soltau)
• Friday Night Lights (Linda Lowy, John Brace & Beth Sepko)
• The Good Wife (Mark Saks)
• Mad Men (Laura Schiff & Carrie Audino)
• True Blood (Libby Goldstein & Junie Lowry-Johnson)
  (Honourable Mentions: Breaking Bad, Dexter, Justified, Lost, Sons of Anarchy)

Best Casting - Comedy

• 30 Rock (Jennifer McNamara-Shroff)
• American Dad! (Linda Lamontagne)
• Glee (Robert J. Ulrich, Eric Dawson & Jim Carnahan)
• Modern Family (Jeff Greenberg)
• Nurse Jackie (Julie Tucker & Ross Meyerson)
  (Honourable Mentions: Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Office, Parks and Recreation, The United States of Tara)

Best Casting - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie

• Emma (Gemma Hancock & Sam Stevenson)
• Georgia O'Keeffe (David Rubin, Richard Hicks & Angelique Midthunder)
• The Pacific (Meg Liberman, Cami Patton, Jennifer Euston & Suzanne Smith)
• Temple Grandin (David Rubin, Richard Hicks & Beth Sepko)
• You Don't Know Jack (Ellen Chenoweth)

Best Cinematography - Series

• 30 Rock - Matthew Clark (Episode: "Season 4")
• Breaking Bad - Michael Slovis (Episode: "No Mas")
• Dexter - Romeo Tirone (Episode: "The Getaway")
• Mad Men - Christopher Manley (Episode: "Shut the Door. Have a Seat")
• The Tudors - Ousama Rawi (Episode: "Death of a Monarchy")
  (Honourable Mentions: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Christian Sebaldt, FlashForward - Kramer Morgenthau, Lost - John Bartley, Smallville - Glen Winter, Weeds - Michael Trim)

Best Cinematography - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie

• The Pacific (Remi Adefarasin)
• The Pacific (Stephen F. Windon)
• Return to Cranford (Ben Smithard)
• Temple Grandin (Ivan Strasburg)
• You Don't Know Jack (Eigil Bryld)

Best Costume Design - Series

• 30 Rock - Tom Broecker (Episode: "I Do Do")
• Glee - Lou Eyrich (Episode: "The Power of Madonna")
• The Good Wife - Daniel Lawson (Episode: "Hi")
• Mad Men - Janie Bryant (Episode: "Souvenir")
• Spartacus: Blood and Sand - Barbara Darragh (Episode: "The Red Serpent")
• The Tudors - Joan Bergin (Episode: "As It Should Be")
  (Honourable Mentions: Big Love, Lost, Modern Family, True Blood)

Best Costume Design - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie

• Emma (Rosalind Ebbutt)
• Georgia O'Keeffe (Michael Dennison)
• Return to Cranford (Jenny Beavan)
• Temple Grandin (Cindy Evans)
• You Don't Know Jack (Rita Ryack)
  

Best Editing - Series

• American Dad! - Kirk Benson & Rob DeSales (Episode: "Rapture's Delight")
• Breaking Bad - Skip MacDonald (Episode: "No Mas")
• Curb Your Enthusiasm - Jon Corn & Roger Nygard (Episode: "The Table Read")
• Dexter - Matthew V. Colonna (Episode: "The Getaway")
• Lost - Henk Van Eeghen, Mark Goldman, Christopher Nelson & Stephen Semel (Episode: "The End")
• Mad Men - Tom Wilson (Episode: "Guy Walks Into An Advertising Agency")
  (Honourable Mentions: 30 Rock - Ken Eluto, Friday Night Lights - Ron Rosen, Modern Family - Ryan Case, Parenthood - Rob Seidenglanz)

Best Editing - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie

• The Pacific (Alan Cody)
• The Pacific (Edward A. Warschilka)
• The Special Relationship (Melanie Oliver)
• Temple Grandin (Leo Trombetta)
• You Don't Know Jack (Aaron Yanes)

Best Ensemble - Drama

• Friday Night Lights (Kyle Chandler, Connie Britton, Taylor Kitsch, Jesse Plemons, Aimee Teegarden, Michael B. Jordan, Jurnee Smollett, Zach Gilford, Matt Lauria & Kim Dickens, et. al.)
• The Good Wife (Julianna Margulies, Christine Baranski, Josh Charles, Matt Czuchry, Chris North, Mary Beth Peil, Graham Phillips, Makenzie Vega & Archie Panjabi, et. al.)
• Lost (Matthew Fox, Evangeline Lilly, Naveen Andrews, Michael Emerson, Jorge Garcia, Josh Holloway, Daniel Dae Kim, Yunjin Kim, Zuleikha Robinson & Terry O’Quinn, et. al.)
• Mad Men (Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, John Slattery, Christina Hendricks, January Jones, Vincent Kartheiser, Rich Sommer, Aaron Staton, Bryan Batt & Maggie Siff, et. al.)
• Parenthood (Peter Krause, Lauren Graham, Max Burkholder, Erika Christensen, Craig T. Nelson, Monica Potter, Dax Shepard, Sam Jaeger, Joy Bryant & Mae Whitman, et. al.)
  (Honourable Mentions: Big Love, Damages, Fringe, True Blood, The Tudors)

Best Ensemble - Comedy

• 30 Rock (Alec Baldwin, Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, Jane Krakowski, Jack McBrayer, Scott Adsit, Kevin Brown, Keith Powell, John Lutz & Judah Friedlander, et. al.)
• American Dad! (Seth MacFarlane, Wendy Schaal, Scott Grimes, Rachael MacFarlane & Dee Bradley Baker, et. al.)
• Community (Joel McHale, Alison Brie, Yvette Nicole Brown, Donald Glover, Gillian Jacobs, Ken Jeong, Danny Pudi & Chevy Chase, et. al.)
• Glee (Matthew Morrison, Lea Michele, Chris Colfer, Dianna Agron, Jayma Mays, Kevin McHale, Cory Monteith, Amber Riley, Mark Salling & Jane Lynch, et. al.)
• Parks and Recreation (Amy Poehler, Nick Offerman, Aziz Ansari, Paul Schneider, Rashida Jones, Jim O’Heir, Aubrey Plaza, Retta & Chris Pratt, et. al.)
  (Honourable Mentions: Entourage, Modern Family, Nurse Jackie, The Office, The Simpsons)

Best Main Title Design

• Community (Erin Sarofsky, Rob Schrab & Matthew Crnich, et. al.)
• Human Target (Karin Fong, Jeremy Cox & Cara McKenney)
• Nurse Jackie (Steve Fuller, Mark Gardner, Corey Weisz & Cara McKenney)
• The Pacific (Steve Fuller, Ahmet Ahmet, Peter Frankfurt & Lauren Hartstone)
• Temple Grandin (Michael Riley, Zee Nederlander, Dru Nget & Bob Swensen)
  (Honourable Mentions: Big Love, Bored to Death, How To Make It in America, Justified, Modern Family)

Best Main Title Theme Music

• The Cleveland Show (Walter Murphy)
• Human Target (Bear McCreary)
• Justified (Jason Keaton & Oscar Owens)
• Nurse Jackie (Lisa Coleman & Wendy Melvoin)
• Treme (John Boutté)
  (Honourable Mentions: The Good Wife, How to Make It in America, Legend of the Seeker, Royal Pains, Spartacus: Blood and Sand)

Best Makeup - Series

• Castle - Debbie Zoller, Todd McIntosh & Debra Schey (Episode: "Vampire Weekend")
• Glee - Eryn Krueger Mekash & Kelley Mitchell (Episode: "The Power of Madonna")
• Grey's Anatomy - Norman T. Leavitt, Thomas R. Burman & Bari Dreiband-Burman (Episode: "Suicide is Painless")
• Mad Men - Lana Grossman, Ron Pipes & Maggie Fung (Episode: "Souvenir")
• True Blood - Lana Grossman, Todd Masters & Brigitte A. Myre (Episode: "Scratches")
  (Honourable Mentions: Breaking Bad, Fringe, Nip/Tuck, Tracey Ullman's State of the Union, The Tudors)

Best Makeup - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie

• Alice (Glenn Martin, Benson Musav & Lisa Love)
• Georgia O'Keeffe (Tarra Day, Dorothy Pearl & Kelley Jefferson)
• The Pacific (Jason Baird, Gregory Nicotero & Chiara Tripodi)
• Temple Grandin (Tarra Day & Meredith Johns)
• You Don't Know Jack (John Caglione Jr., Dorothy J. Pearl & Kymbra Kelley)

Best Music Composition - Series

• 24 - Sean Callery (Episode: "Day 8: 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.")
• American Dad! - Walter Murphy (Episode: "Rapture's Delight")
  
• FlashForward - Ramin Djawadi (Episode: "No Moore Good Days")
• Fringe - Michael Giacchino & Chris Tilton (Episode: "A New Day in the Old Town")
• Lost - Michael Giacchino (Episode: "The End")
• True Blood - Nathan Barr (Episode: "I Will Rise Up")
  (Honourable Mentions: Dexter - Daniel Licht, Mad Men - David Carbonara, The Simpsons - Alf Clausen, The Tudors - Trevor Morris)

Best Music Composition - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie

• Georgia O'Keeffe (Jeff Beal)
• The Pacific (Blake Neely, Geoff Zanelli & Hans Zimmer)
• The Special Relationship (Alexandre Desplat)
• Temple Grandin (Alex Wurman)
• You Don't Know Jack (Marcelo Zavros)

Best Original Music and Lyrics

• 61st Primetime Emmy Awards - "Put Down the Remote" (Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman)
• How I Met Your Mother - "Nothing Suits Me Like a Suit" (Carter Bays & Craig Thomas)
• Monk - "When I'm Gone" (Randy Newman)
• Saturday Night Live - "Shy Ronnie" (Aleric Banks, Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer & Jorma Taccone)
• Treme - "This City" (Steve Earle)

Best Production Design - Series

• Glee - Mark Hutman & Barbara Munch (Episode: "Pilot")
• Lost - Zack Grobler & Carol Bayne Kelley (Episode: "Ab Aeterno")
• Mad Men - Dan Bishop & Amy Wells (Episode: "Souvenir")
• True Blood - Suzuki Ingerslev & Laura Richarz (Episode: "Never Let Me Go")
• The Tudors - Tom Conroy, Carmel Nugent & Crispian Sallis (Episode: "Sixth and Final Wife")
  (Honourable Mentions: Fringe, Heroes, Modern Family, Spartacus: Blood and Sand, Treme)

Best Production Design - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie

• Georgia O'Keeffe (Stephen Altman, Helen Britten & Elaine O'Donnell)
• The Pacific (Anthony Pratt & Lisa Thompson)
• Reutrn to Cranford (Donal Woods & Trisha Edwards)
• Temple Grandin (Richard Hoover & Gabriella Villarreal) 
• You Don't Know Jack (Mark Ricker & Rena DeAngelo)

Best Short-Format Animated Program

• Adventure Time - "Slumber Party Panic" [Cartoon Network] (Derek Drymon, Brian A. Miller, Jennifer Pelphrey, Curtis Lelash, Fred Seibert & Rob Sorcher, executive producers; Larry Leichliter, supervising director; Elizabeth Ito & Adam Muto, writers)
• Chowder - "The Toots" [Cartoon Network] (C.H. Greenblatt & Brian A. Miller, executive producers; Eddy Houchins, director; Kevin A. Kramer, William Reiss & Ian Wasseluk, writers)
• Kick Buttowski - "Dead Man's Drop" [Disney Channel] (Chris Savino, executive producers/director/writer; Nathan Knetchel, writer)
• The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack - "Tee Hee Tummy Tums" [Cartoon Network] (Thurop Van Orman & Brian A. Miller, executive producers; John McIntyre, supervising director; Patrick McHale & Somvilay Xayaphone, writers)
• Robot Chicken - "Full-Assed Christmas Special" [Adult Swim] (Seth Green & Matthew Senreich, executive producers/writers; Keith Crofford & Mike Lazzo, executive producers; Chris McKay, director; Tom Root & Douglas Goldstein, head writers; Hugh Davidson, Mike Fasolo, Kevin Shinick & Zeb Wells, writers)

Best Sound Design - Series

• 24 - William Dotson, Kenneth Kobett & Michael Olman (Episode: "Day 8: 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.")
• Breaking Bad - Nick Forshager, Eric Justen & Jeffrey Perkins (Episode: "One Minute")
• Glee - Todd Murakami, Doug Andham & Joe Earle (Episode: "The Power of Madonna")
• Lost - Thomas deGorter, Frank Morrone & Scott Weber (Episode: "The End")
• True Blood - John Benson, Elmo Ponsdomenech & Kevin Roache (Episode: "Beyond Here Lies Nothin'")
  (Honourable Mentions: American Dad!, Dexter, FlashForward, Fringe, Mad Men)

Best Sound Design - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie

• Alice (James Wallace, Paul Sharpe & Graeme Hughes)
• Moonshot (Peter Baldock, Thomas Paisley & Tim White)
• The Pacific (Tom Bellfort, Marc Fishman & Michael Minkler)
• Temple Grandin (Bryan Bowen, Chris David & Rick Ash)
• You Don't Know Jack (Wyatt Sprague, Paul Urmson & Dominick Tavella)

Best Visual Effects

• Caprica - Gary Hutzel, Michael Gibson, Doug Drexler & Greg Behrens (Episode: "There is Another Sky")
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Sabrina Arnold, Mark Byers, Rik Shorten & Derek Smith (Episode: "Family Affair")
• Fringe - Robert Habros, Jay Worth, Scott Kingston & Bob Comer (Episode: "Over There")
• The Pacific - John E. Sullivan, Joss Williams, David Goldberg & Dave Taritero (Episode: "Guadalcanal/Leckie")
• V - Andrew Orloff, Karen Czukerberg, Chris Zapara & Steve Graves (Episode: "Pilot")
  (Honourable Mentions: Breaking Bad, Lost, Spartacus: Blood and Sand, Stargate Universe, True Blood)

Best Voice-Over Performance

• H. Jon Benjamin - Archer for voicing Sterling Archer in "Mole Hunt"
• Dan Castellaneta - The Simpsons for voicing Grampa Simpson (and others) in "Tuesdays with Abie"
• Seth Green - Robot Chicken for voicing various characters in "Cannot Be Erased, So Sorry"
• Anne Hathaway - The Simpsons for voicing Princess Penelope in "Once Upon a Time in Springfield"
• Mike Henry - The Cleveland Show for voicing Cleveland Brown in "Pilot"