63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards

The 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony was organised on 18 September 2011 at the Nokia Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles, California. The awards ceremony to honour the best in primetime television programming from 1 June 2010 to 31 May 2011 was hosted by actress Jane Lynch, who hosted the Emmys for the first time.
British shows triumphed at the annual Hollywood show, the Oscars of the small screen, with Kate Winslet leading a string of British performers.

Mad Men took the best drama Emmy. Mad Men took best drama for the fourth year in a row and Modern Family won the best comedy prize for the second year. Mad Men is an American dramatic television series created and produced by Matthew Weiner. It completed its fourth season on 17 October 17 2010. Each season has consisted of 13 episodes.

Winslet won the Best Actress in a mini-series Emmy for her role in period drama Mildred Pierce.

The list of awardess for the 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards are as follows:

Best drama: Mad Men
Best comedy: Modern Family
Best miniseries: Downton Abbey
Best variety or comedy show: The Daily Show
Best actress, drama: Julianne Margulies, The Good Wife
Best actor, drama: Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights
Best actress, miniseries: Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce
Best actor, miniseries: Barry Pepper, The Kennedys
Best lead actress in a comedy: Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly
Best lead actor comedy: Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Supporting actress in a comedy: Julie Bowen, Modern Family
Supporting actor in a comedy: Ty Burrell, Modern Family.
Best direction in a comedy: Michael Spiller, Modern Family.
Best reality competition: The Amazing Race