Mad Men led all dramas with seven major nominations.
In 2010, there were 1,115 books nominated for the four award categories, led by the Nonfiction category with 435 nominations.
Freshman series The Sopranos led all shows with 11 major nominations.
"Gladiator" and "Traffic" had led the film field with five nominations each.
Meanwhile Alan Jackson led the way with seven nominations for awards.
It led all comedies with four major wins and ten major nominations.
Silent film "The Artist" led the list with six nominations.
It led all dramas with 12 major nominations, and four major wins.
ABC News led with 29 nominations, 9 more than the previous year.
Beyonce, who led all artists with 10 nominations, has a good chance of winning five awards.