'Mad Men' picks up 19 Emmy nominations

LOS ANGELES – Stylish 1960s drama Mad Men and comedy Modern Family were among the regular series leading nominations yesterday…

LOS ANGELES – Stylish 1960s drama Mad Menand comedy Modern Familywere among the regular series leading nominations yesterday for the 2011 Primetime Emmy Awards, the highest honours in the television industry.

Mad Men

, the three-time Emmy winner for best dramatic show, scored 19 nominations. ABC’s

Modern Family

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, which took the top comedy prize last year, earned 17.

Other contenders in the best drama series race were HBO prohibition-era series

Boardwalk Empire

, CBS legal series

The Good Wife,

fantasy series

Game of Thrones, Dexter

and

Friday Night Lights

. – (Reuters)