The 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards, honoring the best in prime time television programming from June 1, 2010, until May 31, 2011, were held on Sunday, September 18, 2011, at the Nokia Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles, California.

[1] The nominations were announced live on Thursday, July 14, 2011, at 5:40 a.m. PDT (12:40 UTC) at the Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre in North Hollywood, Los Angeles.

The nominations were announced by Melissa McCarthy of Mike & Molly and Joshua Jackson of Fringe.

[44][45] The segment was extended for this ceremony, as executive producer Mark Burnett stated that "it [didn't] need to be a bummer...

The ceremony culminated with Lynch entering the theatre and performing a short dance number, which ended with a fireworks show.

They consisted of Zachary Levi ("Chuck"), Cobie Smulders ("How I Met Your Mother"), Kate Flannery ("The Office"), Wilmer Valderrama ("Royal Pains"), Joel McHale ("Community") and nominee Taraji P. Henson ("Person of Interest").

The Emmytones received mixed to negative reviews, with many critics citing them as unimportant and others calling them "time fillers.

"[48] For the presentation of the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, each of the nominees went up to the stage in the style of a beauty pageant.