Emmy Awards 2011 Winners: Top Outstanding Actors and Actresses (PHOTOS)

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences awarded the 2010-2011 Primetime Emmys for programs and individual achievements at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday.

Here’s the list of the top actors and actresses who won the television production award for their “outstanding” roles in three categories: Miniseries or a movie, drama series and comedy series.
1. Kate Winslet – Outstanding lead actress in a miniseries or a movie for “Mildred Pierce”

Kate Winslet accepts the award for outstanding lead actress in a miniseries or movie for "Mildred Pierce," at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles September 18, 2011. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

2. Barry Pepper – Outstanding lead actor in a miniseries or a movie for “The Kennedys”

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Cast member Barry Pepper poses at the premiere of the television series "The Kennedys" at the Samuel Goldwyn theatre in Beverly Hills, California March 28, 2011. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

3. Guy Pearce – Outstanding supporting actor in a miniseries or a movie for “Mildred Pierce”

Australian actor Guy Pearce holds his Emmy award for best supporting actor in a miniseries or a movie for "Mildred Pierce," at the Governors Ball following the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles September 18, 2011. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok

4. Maggie Smith – Outstanding supporting actress in a miniseries or a movie for “Downton Abbey”

British actress Maggie Smith won the outstanding supporting actress award in a miniseries or a movie category at Emmy Awards 2011. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

5. Julianna Margulies – Outstanding lead actress in a drama series for “The Good Wife”

Actress Julianna Margulies holds her Emmy award after winning for outstanding lead actress in a drama series for "The Good Wife," at the Governors Ball after the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles September 18, 2011. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok

6. Kyle Chandler – Outstanding lead actor in a drama series for “Friday Night Lights”

Kyle Chandler accepts the award for outstanding lead actor in a drama series for "Friday Night Lights" at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles September 18, 2011. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

7. Margo Martindale – Outstanding supporting actress in a drama series for “Justified”

Actress Margo Martindale holds her Emmy award for outstanding supporting actress in a drama series for "Justified" at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles September 18, 2011. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

8. Peter Dinklage – Outstanding supporting actor in a drama series for “Game Of Thrones”

Actor Peter Dinklage holds his Emmy award after winning outstanding supporting actor in a drama series for "Game Of Thrones" at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles September 18, 2011.

9. Melissa Mccarthy – Outstanding lead actress in a comedy series for “Mike & Molly”
10. Jim Parsons – Outstanding lead actor in a comedy series for “The Big Bang Theory”
11. Ty Burrell – Outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series for “Modern Family”

Actor Ty Burrell from television series "Modern Family" accepts the award for outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series, at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles September 18, 2011.

12. Julie Bowen – Outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series for “Modern Family”

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Winners at 2011 MTV VMAs: Stars Who Shone, Rocked and Emerged [Photos]

It was a breakout night for Odd Future's Tyler, the Creator,
who nabbed the best new artist award at the MTV 2011
Video Music Awards for his music video Yonkers, but it
was Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, and Adele who grabbed
maximum number of awards at the show.
Katy Perry's "Fireworks" was named the Video of the Year,
while her sci-fi fantasia "E.T." with Kanye West won the
Best Collaboration. Lady Gaga's "Born This Way"
brought her two Moon Men, one as the Best Female Video
and the other one as the Best Video with a Message.
During the whole event, Gaga dressed as Jo Calderone, her "male alter ego."
Adele's "Rolling in the Deep," directed by Sam Brown, won maximum number
of behind-the-scene awards including direction, editing, art direction, and
cinematography.
The winners' list also featured popular names like Britney Spears, Nicki Minaj,
Justin Bieber and Foo Fighters.
Here is the full list of winners:
VIDEO OF THE YEAR: Katy Perry, "Fireworks"
BEST FEMALE VIDEO: Lady Gaga, "Born This Way"
BEST NEW ARTIST: Tyler, The Creator, "Yonkers"
BEST MALE VIDEO: Justin Bieber, "U Smile"
BEST COLLABORATION: Katy Perry featuring Kanye West, "E.T."
BEST HIP-HOP VIDEO: Nicki Minaj, "Super Bass"
BEST ROCK VIDEO: Foo Fighters, "Walk"
BEST POP VIDEO: Britney Spears, "Till the World Ends"
BEST VIDEO WITH A MESSAGE: Lady Gaga, "Born This Way"
BEST DIRECTOR: Adele, "Rolling in the Deep" (Director: Sam Brown)
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY: Beyoncé, "Run the World (Girls)"
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS: Katy Perry featuring Kanye West, "E.T."
BEST ART DIRECTION: Adele, "Rolling in the Deep"
BEST EDITING: Adele, "Rolling in the Deep"
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Adele, "Rolling in the Deep"
Check out photos of the stars below.

Singer Katy Perry poses for photographers after winning video of the year for

"Firework", Best Collaboration, and Best Special Effects at the 2011 MTV Video

Music Awards in Los Angeles August 28, 2011.

Source: REUTERS/Danny Moloshok

Singer Lady Gaga, dressed as a man, performs "You and I" at the 2011 MTV 

Video Music Awards in Los Angeles August 28, 2011.

Source: REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

Rapper 'Tyler, The Creator' announces singer Nicki Minaj as winner of the Best

Hip Hop video, at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles August 28,

2011.

Source: REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

Singer Britney Spears arrives at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards in 

Los Angeles August 28, 2011.

Source: REUTERS/Danny Moloshok

Beyonce shows her baby bump after performing "Love On Top" at the 

2011 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles August 28, 2011. 

Beyonce and her husband, rapper Jay-Z, will be expecting their first 

child next spring.

Source: REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

Singer Bruno Mars performs during a Amy Winehouse tribute at the 2011

MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles August 28, 2011.

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Singer Nicki Manaj poses at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards in 

Los Angeles August 28, 2011.

Source: REUTERS/Danny Moloshok

Singer Justin Bieber, holding a snake in his hand, kisses Selena Gomez as 

they arrive at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles, August 28, 2011.

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Singer Katy Perry and husband, actor Russell Brand, arrive at the 2011

MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles, August 28, 2011.

Source: REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

MTV reality series "Jersey Shore" star Jenni "JWOww" Farley poses 

with her boyfriend Roger at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards in 

Los Angeles August 28, 2011.

Source: REUTERS/Danny Moloshok

Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi from the MTV reality series "Jersey Shore", 

poses at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles August 28, 2011.

Source: REUTERS/Danny Moloshok

Socialite and television personality Kim Kardashian presents the

best male video award at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards in 

Los Angeles, August 28, 2011.

Source: REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

Singer Miley Cyrus arrives at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards in

Los Angeles August 28, 2011.

Source: REUTERS/Danny Moloshok

Actress Katie Holmes smiles as she arrives at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards in 

Los Angeles August 28, 2011.

Source: REUTERS

Actor Taylor Lautner arrives at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles

August 28, 2011.

Source: REUTERS/Danny Moloshok

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Gabrielle Giffords Photos: First Images Of Congresswoman Since Arizona Shooting

PHOENIX (Associated Press) -- The first photos of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords since she was shot in the head in a mass shooting in Tucson about five months ago were released early Sunday.
The photos appeared on her Facebook page.

The Facebook photos, taken May 17 outside her Houston hospital, are the first clear snapshots of Giffords since the shooting five months ago during a constituent meet-and-greet in a Safeway parking lot in Tucson.
The photos showed how far she has come since she was wounded in the left side of her forehead, but her spokeswoman, Pia Carusone, has cautioned that Giffords still has a long way to go in her recovery.
They show the congresswoman outside, the greenery of the hospital lawn in the background. She smiled directly into the camera in one, while in the other she smiled downward as she sat next to her mother, Gloria Giffords.

Giffords has been in a Houston rehab facility since two weeks after the Jan. 8 shooting. Six people were killed and 13 were injured, including Giffords.

Carusone said Friday that Giffords could be released sometime this month.
She said doctors and family are considering "many factors" while making the critical next-step decision to release Giffords from TIRR Memorial Hermann, the hospital where she has been undergoing intensive daily rehabilitation since late January.
"We're looking at before the end of the month. We're looking at early July," Carusone said. "We don't have a date."
But in an interview published this week in the Arizona Republic, Carusone made clear that Giffords remains a shadow of her former self as she has difficulty stringing together sentences and relies heavily on gestures and facial expressions to communicate. She also faces some difficulty in expressing bigger, more complex thoughts, Carusone said.
While Giffords' release from the hospital after five months of intensive inpatient therapy will mark an important step in her recovery, she still must undergo months of outpatient rehabilitation that will include speech, occupational and physical therapy.
Since the shooting, the only time the public has gotten a glimpse of Giffords was April 27 as she boarded a plane to Florida to watch astronaut husband Mark Kelly launch into space. The grainy footage, taken from afar, showed Giffords slowly but purposefully walk up the airplane's stairs.
The newly released photos, shot by Tucson photographer P.K. Weis just before surgery on her skull, provide a much clearer image.
Last month as Kelly was orbiting Earth, doctors repaired Giffords' skull, finally freeing her from wearing a cumbersome protective helmet that her staff members say she hated.
Since the shooting, Giffords has made remarkable strides, requesting her favorite foods, singing her favorite songs, and relearning how to walk and talk, although she struggles to string sentences together.
In an interview with The Arizona Republic published Thursday, Giffords' Chief of Staff Pia Carusone said Giffords' limited speaking ability has led her to rely primarily on facial expressions and hand gestures to communicate.
"She is borrowing upon other ways of communicating. Her words are back more and more now, but she's still using facial expressions as a way to express. Pointing. Gesturing," Carusone said. "Add it all together and she's able to express the basics of what she wants or needs. But, when it comes to a bigger and more complex thought that requires words, that's where she's had the trouble."
Carusone also said that if Giffords' recovery were to plateau now, "it would not be nearly the quality of life she had before."
"All that we can hope for is that she won't plateau today and that she'll keep going and that when she does plateau, it will be at a place far away from here," she said.
Jared Lee Loughner, 22, has pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from the shooting and is being held at a Missouri facility. A judge declared him incompetent to stand trial, but prosecutors hope his competency can be restored so he can answer for the charges.

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