CMA Award nominees announced

The 46th annual CMA Awards will air live Nov. 1 on ABC from Nashville's Bridgestone Arena.

   By CHRIS TALBOTTNEW YORK -- Taylor Swift will go for her third entertainer of the year award at this year's Country Music Association Awards, but she'll have to share the spotlight.

There was little surprise as Swift, a two-time winner for the CMA's top award, was nominated in the category with previous winners Kenny Chesney and Brad Paisley and also Jason Aldean and Blake Shelton. There was a shake-up in other major categories, however, as rising stars Eric Church and Luke Bryan entered the mix for the first time.

Church is this year's top nominee with five, followed closely by Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton. The husband and wife have four nominations apiece. Swift, Aldean, Chesney, Dierks Bentley and Little Big Town have three apiece.

Bryan was clearly taken aback when his name popped up among the nominees as he and good friend Aldean announced the first five categories Wednesday morning on ABC's "Good Morning America."

Bryan entered this year's nominations with a splash, taking nods in two prestigious categories - male vocalist and album of the year. He and Eric Church helped knock longtime nominee and multiple winner Paisley off the list of male vocalist nominees, joining Aldean, Shelton and Keith Urban.

Bryan and Church also entered the list of album of the year nominees for the first time - Bryan for "Tailgates & Tanlines" and Church for "Chief." Other nominees in that category included Miranda Lambert's "Four the Record," Bentley's "Home" and Lady Antebellum's "Own the Night."

"Those are just really, really important categories and stuff that really anytime I get nominated and I look at the company that I'm in it's pretty amazing," Bryan said.

Kelly Clarkson broke through in the female vocalist category, joining previous nominees Swift, Lambert, Underwood and Martina McBride. It's Clarkson's first individual CMA nomination. She and Aldean won musical event last year for their duet "Don't You Wanna Stay."

Aldean said it was the surprise nomination of the day.

"I think that she kind of obviously opened up some eyes to some people and obviously they're taking notice of that and rewarding her for her contributions to country music over the last year, so I think it's great," Aldean said.

Lady Antebellum will go for their fourth straight vocal group of the year award against Zac Brown Band, The Band Perry, Little Big Town and Eli Young Band.

Bryan was a late replacement for Lady Antebellum, whose flight to New York was delayed. He filled in with Aldean on "GMA," then moved over to the B.B. King Blues Club to announce the rest of the field.

Church picked up two more nominations in the single and song of the year categories for his hit "Springsteen."

Vocal duo nominees include Sugarland, Big & Rich, Thompson Square and Love and Theft and The Civil Wars, which also scored a nomination with Swift for their "Safe & Sound" collaboration on "The Hunger Games" soundtrack.

New artist nominees are Lee Brice, Brantley Gilbert, Hunter Hayes, Love and Theft and Thompson Square.

The 46th annual CMA Awards will air live Nov. 1 on ABC from Nashville's Bridgestone Arena. Underwood and Paisley will host.

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Emmy Awards 2011: Full list of nominees

Joshua Jackson and Melissa McCarthy announced the 2011 Primetime Emmy Award nominations on Thursday, July 14.

The "Fringe" actor and "Mike & Molly" star were joined by John Shaffner, Chairman and CEO of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, which helms the annual event to honor excellence in television programming.

"Mad Men" earned 19 nods, including individual nods for its leading stars Jon Hamm and Elisabeth Moss and one for Outstanding Drama Series, while "Modern Family" garnered 17 nominations - including one for Outstanding Comedy Series.

The mini-series "Mildred Pierce" garnered 21 nominations - including individual nods for actresses Kate Winslet and Evan Rachel Wood and actor Guy Pearce.

"The Kennedys," a controversial mini-series about the famed Kennedy family, which almost never made to air before ReelzChannel picked it up, earned 10 nominations but lead actress Katie Holmes, who played Jacqueline Kennedy, was snubbed.

Newly-nominated actors include Josh Charles from "The Good Wife," Louis C.K., Greg Kinnear from the mini-series "The Kennedys," Dot Marie Jones and Gwyneth Paltrow from "Glee," Zach Galifianakis for his stint hosting "Saturday Night Live," Ed O'Neil from "Modern Family," Julie Styles for her guest role in "Dexter" and McCarthy herself for "Mike & Molly."

"Hey, that's my name!" she said, excitingly after the nominations were announced. "I don't understand what's happenning."

The 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards will air live from L.A. Live's Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, September 18 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT on FOX.

Jane Lynch, who won an Emmy last year for her role as Sue Sylvester on the FOX series "Glee," is hosting the ceremony, marking the third time a woman will host the event alone. Check out a full list of 2011 Emmy Award nominations below.

Outstanding Comedy Series
"The Big Bang Theory"
"Glee"
"Modern Family"
"The Office"
"Parks And Recreation"
"30 Rock"

Outstanding Drama Series
"Boardwalk Empire"
"Dexter"
"Friday Night Lights"
"Game Of Thrones"
"The Good Wife"
"Mad Men"

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series
"The Big Bang Theory" - Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper
"The Big Bang Theory" - Johnny Galecki as Leonard Hofstadter
"Episodes" - Matt LeBlanc as Matt LeBlanc
"Louie" -Louis C.K. as Louie
"The Office" - Steve Carell as Michael Scott
"30 Rock" - Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series
"Boardwalk Empire" - Steve Buscemi as Nucky Thompson
"Dexter" - Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan
"Friday Night Lights" - Kyle Chandler as Coach Eric Taylor
"House" - Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House
"Justified" - Timothy Olyphant as Raylan Givens
"Mad Men" - Jon Hamm as Don Draper

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie
"Carlos" - Edgar Ramirez as Carlos
"The Kennedys" - Greg Kinnear as John F. Kennedy
"The Kennedys" - Barry Pepper as Bobby Kennedy
"Luther - Idris Elba as John Luther
"Thurgood" - Laurence Fishburne as Thurgood Marshall
"Too Big To Fail" - William Hurt as Henry 'Hank' Paulson

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series
"The Big C" - Laura Linney as Cathy Jamison
"Mike & Molly" - Melissa McCarthy as Molly Flynn
"Nurse Jackie" - Edie Falco as Jackie Peyton
"Parks And Recreation" - Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope
"Raising Hope" - Martha Plimpton as Virginia Chance
"30 Rock" - Tina Fey as Liz Lemon

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series
"Friday Night Lights" - Connie Britton as Tami Taylor
"The Good Wife" - Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick
"Harry's Law" - Kathy Bates as Harriet "Harry" Korn
"The Killing" - Mireille Enos as Sarah Linden
"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" - Mariska Hargitay as Det. Olivia Benson
"Mad Men" - Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olson

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie
"Cinema Verite" - Diane Lane as Patricia Loud
"Downton Abbey (Masterpiece)" - Elizabeth McGovern as Cora, Countess of Grantham
"Mildred Pierce" - Kate Winslet as Mildred Pierce
"Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story" - Taraji P. Henson as Tiffany Rubin
"Upstairs Downstairs (Masterpiece)" - Jean Marsh as Rose Buck

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
"Glee" - Chris Colfer as Kurt Hummel
"Modern Family" - Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell
"Modern Family" - Ed O'Neill as Jay Pritchett
"Modern Family" - Eric Stonestreet as Cameron Tucker
"Modern Family" - Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy
"Two And A Half Men" - Jon Cryer as Alan Harper

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
"Game Of Thrones" - Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister
"The Good Wife" - Josh Charles as Will Gardner
"The Good Wife" - Alan Cumming as Eli Gold
"Justified" - Walton Goggins as Boyd Crowder
"Mad Men" - John Slattery as Roger Sterling
"Men Of A Certain Age" - Andre Braugher as Owen

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie
"The Kennedys" - Tom Wilkinson as Joe Kennedy
"Mildred Pierce" - Guy Pearce as Monty Beragon
"Mildred Pierce" - Brian F. O'Byrne as Bert Pierce
"Too Big To Fail" - Paul Giamatti as Ben Bernanke
"Too Big To Fail" - James Woods as Richard Fuld

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
"Glee" - Jane Lynch as Sue Sylvester
"Hot In Cleveland" - Betty White as Elka Ostrosky
"Modern Family" - Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy
"Modern Family" - Sofia Vergara as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett
"Saturday Night Live" - Kristen Wiig as Various Characters
"30 Rock" - Jane Krakowski as Jenna Maroney

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
"Boardwalk Empire" - Kelly Macdonald as Margaret Schroeder
"The Good Wife" - Archie Panjabi as Kalinda Sharma
"The Good Wife" - Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart
"Justified" - Margo Martindale as Mags Bennett
"The Killing" - Michelle Forbes as Mitch Larsen
"Mad Men" - Christina Hendricks as Joan Harris

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
"Downton Abbey (Masterpiece)" - Maggie Smith as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham
"Mildred Pierce" - Evan Rachel Wood as Veda Pierce
"Mildred Pierce" - Melissa Leo as Lucy Gessler
"Mildred Pierce" - Mare Winningham as Ida
"Upstairs Downstairs (Masterpiece)" - Eileen Atkins as Lady Maud Holland

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series
"The Big C" - Idris Elba as Lenny
"Modern Family" - Nathan Lane as Pepper Saltzman
"Saturday Night Live" - Zach Galifianakis, Host
"Saturday Night Live" - Justin Timberlake, Host
"30 Rock" - Matt Damon as Carol
"30 Rock" - Will Arnett as Devin Banks

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series
"Big Love" - Bruce Dern as Frank Harlow
"Brothers & Sisters" - Beau Bridges as Nick Brody
"The Good Wife" - Michael J. Fox as Louis Canning
"Harry's Law" - Paul McCrane as Josh Peyton
"Justified" - Jeremy Davies as Dickie Bennett
"Mad Men" - Robert Morse as Bertram Cooper

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series
"Glee" - Kristin Chenoweth as April Rhodes
"Glee" - Dot-Marie Jones as Coach Beiste
"Glee" - Gwyneth Paltrow as Holly Holliday
"Raising Hope" - Cloris Leachman as Maw Maw
"Saturday Night Live" - Tina Fey, Host
"30 Rock" - Elizabeth Banks as Avery

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series
"The Closer" - Mary McDonnell as Capt. Sharon Raydor
"Dexter" - Julia Stiles as Lumen Pierce
"Grey's Anatomy" - Loretta Devine as Adele Webber
"Mad Men" - Randee Heller as Miss Blankenship
"Mad Men" - Cara Buono as Faye Miller
"Shameless" - Joan Cusack as Sheila Jackson
"True Blood" - Alfre Woodard as Ruby Jean Reynolds

Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Program
"The Amazing Race" - Phil Keoghan as Host
"American Idol" - Ryan Seacrest as Host
"Dancing With The Stars" - Tom Bergeron as Host
"So You Think You Can Dance" - Cat Deeley, Host
"Survivor" - Jeff Probst as Host

Outstanding Miniseries Or Movie
"Cinema Verite"
"Downton Abbey"
"The Kennedys"
"Mildred Pierce"
"The Pillars Of The Earth"
"Too Big To Fail"

Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series
"The Colbert Report"
"Conan"
"The Daily Show With Jon Stewart"
"Late Night With Jimmy Fallon"
"Real Time With Bill Maher"
"Saturday Night Live"

Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Special
"Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On"
"Carrie Fisher In Wishful Drinking"
"The Kennedy Center Honors"
"Lady Gaga Presents The Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden"
"The Pee-Wee Herman Show On Broadway"

Outstanding Special Class Programs
83rd Annual Academy Awards
The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards
The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards
64th Annual Tony Awards

Outstanding Special Class - Short-format Live-Action Entertainment Programs
"The Daily Show Correspondents Explain"
"30 Rock: The Webisodes"

Outstanding Special Class - Short-format Nonfiction Programs
"Jay Leno's Garage"
"Writer's Draft"

Outstanding Children's Program
"A Child's Garden Of Poetry"
"Degrassi"
"iCarly"
"Victorious"
"Wizards Of Waverly Place"

Outstanding Children's Nonfiction, Reality or Reality-Competition Program
"Masterclass"
"Nick News With Linda Ellerbee: Under The Influence: Kids Of Alcoholics"

Outstanding Nonfiction Special
"Becoming Chaz"
"Gettysburg"
"His Way"
"Jaws: The Inside Story"
"Stand Up To Cancer"

Outstanding Nonfiction Series
"American Masters"
"Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations"
"Biography"
"Moguls & Movie Stars"
"Pioneers Of Television"
"30 For 30"

Outstanding Reality Program
"Antiques Roadshow"
"Deadliest Catch"
"Hoarders"
"Kathy Griffin: My Life On The D-List"
"MythBusters"
"Undercover Boss"

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program "The Amazing Race"
"American Idol"
"Dancing With The Stars"
"Project Runway"
"So You Think You Can Dance"
"Top Chef"

Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking
"Freedom Riders"
"Gasland"
"The Most Dangerous Man In America: Daniel Ellsberg And The Pentagon Papers (POV)"

Outstanding Sound Editing For A Series
"Boardwalk Empire"
"CSI: NY"
"Game Of Thrones"
"Nikita"
"True Blood"
"The Walking Dead"

Outstanding Sound Editing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special
"Any Human Heart (Masterpiece)"
"Downton Abbey (Masterpiece)"
"Mildred Pierce"
"The Pillars Of The Earth"

Outstanding Sound Editing For Nonfiction Programming (Single Or Multi-Camera)
"The Amazing Race"
"American Idol"
"American Masters"
"Baseball: The Tenth Inning"
"Gettysburg"
"Whale Wars"

Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (One Hour)
"Boardwalk Empire"
"Burn Notice"
"Dexter"
"Glee"
"House"
"Mad Men"

Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Miniseries Or A Movie "Cinema Verite"
"The Kennedys"
"Mildred Pierce"
"Too Big To Fail"

Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (Half-Hour) And Animation "Californication"
"Family Guy"
"Modern Family"
"The Office"
"Parks And Recreation"

Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Or Music Series Or Special
83rd Annual Academy Awards
"American Idol" finale
The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards

Outstanding Sound Mixing For Nonfiction Programming
"The Amazing Race"
"American Idol"
"American Masters"
"Deadliest Catch"
"Gettysburg"

Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Series
"Boardwalk Empire" "The Borgias" "Game Of Thrones" "Stargate Universe" "The Walking Dead"

Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special
"Gettysburg"
"Mildred Pierce"
"The Pillars Of The Earth"
"Sherlock: A Study In Pink (Masterpiece)"

Outstanding Stunt Coordination
"Game Of Thrones"
"Hawaii Five-O"
"Southland"
"Spartacus: Gods Of The Arena"

Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control For A Series
"American Idol"
"The Daily Show With Jon Stewart"
"Dancing With The Stars"
"Saturday Night Live"
"30 Rock"

Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special
83rd Annual Academy Awards
"Don Pasquale (Great Performances At The Met)"
The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards
"The Kennedy Center Honors"
"Lady Gaga Presents The Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden"

Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series
"Episodes"
"Louie"
"Modern Family"
"The Office"
"30 Rock"

Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series
"Friday Night Lights"
"Game Of Thrones"
"The Killing"
"Mad Men" (2 nods)

Outstanding Writing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special
"Downton Abbey (Masterpiece)"
"Mildred Pierce"
"Sherlock: A Study In Pink (Masterpiece)"
"Too Big To Fail"
"Upstairs Downstairs (Masterpiece)"

Outstanding Writing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Series
"The Colbert Report"
"Conan"
"The Daily Show With Jon Stewart"
"Late Night With Jimmy Fallon"
"Saturday Night Live"

Outstanding Writing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Special
"Colin Quinn: Long Story Short"
"Louis C.K.: Hilarious"
"Night Of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Benefit For Autism Education"
"The Real Women Of SNL"
64th Annual Tony Awards

Outstanding Writing For Nonfiction Programming
"Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations"
"Freedom Riders"
"Gasland"
"Gettysburg"
"Moguls & Movie Stars"

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