Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Original Dramatic Score)
- Family Guy – Road to the Northpole – Ron Jones
- American Masters -J ohn Muir in the New World – Garth Neustadter
- The Simpsons – Treehouse of Horror XXI – Alf Clausen
- Family Guy – And Then There Were Fewer – Walter Murphy
- 30 Rock – 100 – Jeff Richmond
Outstanding Music Composition For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special (Original Dramatic Score)
- Mildred Pierce – Part Five – Carter Burwell
- The Pillars of the Earth – Anarchy – Trevor Morris
- Any Human Heart (Masterpiece) – Part 2 – Dan Jones
- Sherlock: A Study in Pink – David Arnold, Michael Price
- Thurgood – Rob Mathes
Outstanding Music Direction
- 83rd Annual Academy Awards – William Ross
- An Evening Of Stars: Tribute To Chaka Khan – Rickey Minor
- Harry Connick Jr., In Concert On Broadway (Great Performances) – Harry Connick Jr.
- Hitman Returns: David Foster and Friends (Great Performances) – David Foster
- The Kennedy Center Honors – Rob Mathes & Rob Berman
- 2011 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony – Paul Shaffer
Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics
- Family Guy – Road To The North Pole (Song Title: Christmastime Is Killing Us) – Ron Jones, Music & Lyrics by Seth MacFarlane and Lyrics by Danny Smith
- Robert Klein: Unfair & Unbalanced (Song Title: An American Prayer – Hymn II?) – Robert H. Stein and Robert Klein
- Saturday Night Live – Host: Jeff Bridges (Song Title: I Just Had Sex) – Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer &Jorma Taccone, Justin Franks & Jerrod Bettis
- Saturday Night Live – Host: Justin Timberlake (Song Title: Justin Timberlake Monologue) – Katreese Barnes, Seth Meyers, Justin Timberlake & John Mulaney
- Saturday Night Live – Host: Tina Fey (Song Title: Jack Sparrow) – Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer & Jorma Taccone, Mike Woods
- Saturday Night Live • Host: JustinTimberlake (Song Title: 3-Way (The Golden Rule)) – Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone & Justin Timberlake
Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
- The Borgias – Trevor Morris
- Mildred Pierce – Carter Burwell
- Episodes – Mark Thomas
- Any Human Heart (Masterpiece) – Dan Jones
- The Kennedys – Sean Callery
- Camelot – Mychael Danna & Jeff Danna
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