Emmy Nominations 2011: The Complete List of Nominees and Predictions

The 2011 Primetime Emmy Awards will air live on Fox Sunday, September 18 from 8-11 p.m. ET and we've got the complete list of nominees along with our predictions for who will win and, more importantly, who should win!

This year's list of nominees for the 63^rd annual Emmy Awards is stocked largely with the same series as previous years (Mad Men, Dexter, The Office, 30 Rock, etc.). However, there are some notable newcomers, including HBO's Game of Thrones and Boardwalk Empire and NBC's long-snubbed Friday Night Lights.

Here's a look at the complete list of nominees and our predictions for who will win Sunday night, as well as who really deserves the award. Our predictions for the win will appear in bold, while who we think deserves the prize will appear underlined.

Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments below!

Outstanding Drama Series

Boardwalk Empire

Dexter

Friday Night Lights

Game of Thrones

The Good Wife

Mad Men

AMC's Mad Men has a monopoly on this award, and just about every critic predicts it will win again this year. Mad Men, is fantastic, don't get me wrong, but the completely underrated and under-watched Friday Night Lights deserves every bit of its nomination after four seasons going unrecognized by the Emmys. One can hope, right?

Outstanding Comedy Series

Big Bang Theory

Glee

Modern Family

The Office

Parks and Recreation

30 Rock

30 Rock or Modern Family - that is the question. NBC's 30 Rock ruled this category until ABC's Modern Family swept in during the 2010 awards and snatched it up. Season Two of Modern Family kept the laugh-o-meter pretty darn high and we're predicting another win in 2011.

Outstanding Actress in a Drama

Kathy Bates, Harry's Law

Connie Britton, Friday Night Lights

Mireille Enos, The Killing

Mariska Hargitay, Law and Order: SVU

Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife

Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men

CBS's The Good Wife is right up the Academy's alley, and the voters love Margulies. While she will likely win, we vote for Connie Britton who's dramatic decision in the final episodes of NBC's Friday Night Lights brought women across America to tears.

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama

Kelly Macdonald, Boardwalk Empire

Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife

Christine Baranski, The Good Wife

Margo Martindale, Justified

Michelle Forbes, The Killing

Christina Hendricks, Mad Men

Critics are unanimous that Margo Martindale's riveting portrayal of Mags Bennett, the matriarch of a crime family in FX's Justified, is a shoe-in for the win. We couldn't agree more.

Outstanding Actor in a Drama

Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire

Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights

Michael C. Hall, Dexter

John Hamm, Mad Men

Hugh Laurie, House

Timothy Olyphant, Justified

It looks like 2011 may finally be the year that John Hamm gets his long awaited Emmy for Outstanding Actor in a Drama. Why this year? Due to the show's timing, three-time winner Bryan Cranston, of Breaking Bad, is not in the running.

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama

Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones

Josh Charles, The Good Wife

Alan Cumming, The Good Wife

Walton Goggins, Justified

John Slattery, Mad Men

Andrew Braugher, Men of a Certain Age

This one is always tough, as it's a category that favors variety. There have been no repeat winners since 1996 and none of this year's nominees have ever won this category. While John Slattery may win after four nominations, he didn't have the strongest plot line on the last season of AMC's Mad Men. Our vote's on Peter Dinklage of HBO's Game of Thrones.

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy

Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie

Tina Fey, 30 Rock

Laura Linney, The Big C

Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly

Martha Plimpton, Raising Hope

Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation

The Academy loves to choose actresses in shows that tiptoe across the Comedy/Drama line. This year it looks to be Laura Linney's turn for her role in Showtime's The Big C. Fair enough, but we're still in love with Edie Falco's neurotic, pill-popping performance in Showtime's other dramedy, Nurse Jackie.

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy

Jane Lynch, Glee

Betty White, Hot In Cleveland

Julie Bowen, Modern Family

Sofia Vergara, Modern Family

Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live

Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock

Betty White is red hot in her golden years, and she looks primed to win for her turn in TV Land's Hot in Cleveland. White's an Emmy legend with five previous primetime victories, but our vote's on the night's presenter, Jane Lynch, of Fox's Glee.

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy

Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock

Louis C.K., Louie

Steve Carrell, The Office

Johnny Galecki, The Big Bang Theory

Matt LeBlanc, Episodes

Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory

After six straight nominations and no more chances (since he's off the show), this is without a doubt Steve Carrell's year for his role in NBC's The Office. However, no actor was more fearless and fascinating to watch last year than Louis C.K.

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy

Chris Colfer, Glee

Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family

Ed O'Neill, Modern Family

Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family

Ty Burrell, Modern Family

Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men

After winning the Golden Globe in January, it looks like Chris Coffer of Fox's Glee may take the prize. However, in our book, this one pretty much boils down to which supporting actor in ABC's Modern Family is the funniest. Eric Stonestreet won last year, but if anyone deserves the award in 2011, it'd be the impeccably funny Ty Burrell.

Outstanding Variety, Comedy Or Musical Series

The Colbert Report

Conan

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart

Late Night With Jimmy Fallon

Real Time With Bill Maher

Saturday Night Live

Let's start by noting that Conan was nominated for an Emmy, while Jay Leno's The Tonight Show was not. Does that mean he will win? Probably not. Our vote is on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart as it has taken to top prize for eight years running.

Outstanding Reality Show

The Amazing Race

American Idol

Dancing With the Stars

Project Runway

So You Think You Can Dance

Top Chef

Will ABC's the Amazing Race reclaim its seven-year run on top, or will last year's surprise upset, Bravo's Top Chef come out on top again? Our bet's on Top Chef, which totally deserved the recognition it got in 2010.

Other nominations - which we will not speculate on at this time - include:

Outstanding TV Miniseries or Movie

Cinema Verite

Downton Abbey

The Kennedys

Mildred Pierce

The Pillars of the Earth

Too Big To Fail

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy

Idris Elba, The Big C

Nathan Lane, Modern Family

Zach Galifianakis, Saturday Night Live