The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced the nominations for the 2011 Primetime Emmy Awards this morning. Animated favorites like ADVENTURE TIME, THE SIMPSONS and ROBOT CHICKEN all received nods. VFX-filled drama such as BOARDWALK EMPIRE and GAME OF THRONES lands nods in the top categories.

The 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards will air live on Sunday, September 18 (8pm ET / 5pm PT) on Fox from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.

Below is a selection of animation and vfx relevant categories. Check out the full list of nominees at: http://www.emmys.tv/awards/primetime-emmy-awards.

Outstanding Drama Series
Boardwalk Empire • HBO • Leverage, Closest to the Hole Productions, Sikelia Productions and Cold Front Productions in association with HBO Entertainment

Dexter • Showtime • Showtime Presents, John Goldwyn Productions, The Colleton Company, Chip Johannessen Productions

Friday Night Lights • DirecTV • Imagine Entertainment in association with Universal Media Studios and Film 44

Game Of Thrones • HBO • Bighead, Littlehead, 360 Television, Grok and
Generator Productions in association with HBO Entertainment

The Good Wife • CBS • CBS Productions

Mad Men • AMC • Lionsgate Television


Outstanding Miniseries Or Movie
Cinema Verite • HBO • A Pariah Production in association with HBO Films

Downton Abbey (Masterpiece) • PBS • A co-production of Carnival and Masterpiece

The Kennedys • ReelzChannel • A Muse Entertainment Production in association with Asylum Entertainment

Mildred Pierce • HBO • A Killer Films/John Wells Production in association with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and HBO Miniseries

The Pillars Of The Earth • Starz • Tandem Communications and Muse Entertainment in association with Scott Free Films

Too Big To Fail • HBO • A Spring Creek and A Deuce Three Production in association with HBO Films


Outstanding Voice-Over Performance
Desperate Housewives • Come On Over For Dinner • ABC • ABC Studios
Brenda Strong as Mary-Alice Young

Futurama • Lrrreconcilable Ndndifferences • Comedy Central • Twentieth Century Fox Television
Maurice LaMarche as Lrrr & Orson Welles

The Looney Tunes Show • Jailbird And Jailbunny • Cartoon Network • Warner Bros. Animation
Bob Bergen as Porky Pig

Moguls & Movie Stars • The Birth Of Hollywood • TCM • Produced by TCM in association with Ostar Productions
Christopher Plummer, Narrator

Robot Chicken • Catch Me If You Kangaroo Jack • Cartoon Network • ShadowMachine and Stoopid Monkey in association with Adult Swim
Seth Green as Robot Chicken Nerd, Batman, Venger, Cobra Commander, Teenager, Judge, Newscaster, Light Cycle Driver

The Simpsons • Donnie Fatso • FOX • Gracie Films in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television
Dan Castellaneta as Homer Simpson, Krusty the Clown, Barney Gumble, Louie


Outstanding Animated Program
The Cleveland Show • Murray Christmas • FOX • Fox Television Animation

Futurama • The Late Philip J. Fry • Comedy Central • Twentieth Century Fox Television

Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III • Cartoon Network • ShadowMachine and Stoopid Monkey in association with Adult Swim

The Simpsons • Angry Dad - The Movie • FOX • Gracie Films in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television

South Park • Crack Baby Athletic Association • Comedy Central • Central Productions, LLC


Outstanding Short-format Animated Program
Adventure Time • It Came From The Nightosphere • Cartoon Network • Cartoon Network Studios

Disney Prep & Landing: Operation Secret Santa • ABC • Walt Disney Studios

Regular Show • Mordecai And The Rigbys • Cartoon Network • Cartoon Network Studios

Robot Chicken • Robot Chicken's DP Christmas Special • Cartoon Network • ShadowMachine and Stoopid Monkey in association with Adult Swim

SpongeBob SquarePants • That Sinking Feeling • Nickelodeon • Nickelodeon