The academy recognizes three great actors in its 2011 nominations.

All-black shows are still too rare in prime-time, but on any night you can find African-American actors playing rich, complex characters. That's progress, and we should acknowledge it.

Not much color at the Primetime Emmy Awards this year, and the Tweeps had plenty to say about it. That, plus Laurence Fishburne, Al Pacino, Jimmy Fallon's 40-ounce "tribute" to Law and Order, and more ...