Thursday, July 19, 2012

The Emmy Awards 2012 - The Nominations

        This morning Scandal's Kerry Washington and Jimmy Kimmel Live's Jimmy Kimmel announced the nominations for the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards - to be broadcast on ABC on September 23. The list of nominees in the series, acting, writing and directing categories can be found below.
        FX's American Horror Story and ABC's Modern Family led the total nominations with 17 each. PBS' Downton Abbey and History's Hatfields & McCoys followed with 16 each.

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
        Boardwalk Empire
        Breaking Bad
        Downton Abbey
        Mad Men
        Homeland
        Game of Thrones

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
        Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
        Michael C. Hall, Dexter
        Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
        Hugh Bonneville, Downton Abbey
        Jon Hamm, Mad Men
        Damien Lewis, Homeland

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
        Julianne Margulies, The Good Wife
        Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey
        Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
        Kathy Bates, Harry's Law
        Claire Danes, Homeland
        Glenn Close, Damages

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
        Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
        Giancarlo Esposito, Breaking Bad
        Brendan Coyle, Downton Abbey
        Jim Carter, Downton Abbey
        Jared Harris, Mad Men
        Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
        Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife
        Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad
        Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
        Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey
        Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
        Christine Baranski, The Good Wife

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
        Mark Margolis, Breaking Bad
        Jeremy Davies, Justified
        Jason Ritter, Parenthood
        Ben Feldman, Mad Men
        Dylan Baker, The Good Wife
        Michael J. Fox, The Good Wife

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
        Joan Cusack, Shameless
        Uma Thurman, Smash
        Julia Ormond, Mad Men
        Loretta Devine, Grey's Anatomy
        Jean Smart, Harry's Law
        Martha Plimpton, The Good Wife

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
        Julian Fellows, Downton Abbey - Episode 7
        Semi Chellas & Matthew Weiner, Mad Men - The Other Woman
        Maria & Andre Jacquemetton, Mad Men - Commissions and Fees
        Erin Levy & Matthew Weiner, Mad Men - Far Away Places
        Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon, & Gideon Raff, Homeland - Pilot

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
        Tim Van Patten, Boardwalk Empire - To The Lost
        Vince Gilligan, Breaking Bad - Face Off
        Brian Percival, Downton Abbey - Episode 7
        Phil Abraham, Mad Men - The Other Woman
        Michael Cuesta, Homeland - Pilot

OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
        Curb Your Enthusiasm
        Girls
        30 Rock
        Veep
        Modern Family
        The Big Bang Theory

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
        Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm
        Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
        Louis C.K., Louie
        Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
        Don Cheadle, House of Lies
        Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
        Zooey Deschanel, New Girl
        Lena Dunham, Girls
        Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
        Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
        Tina Fey, 30 Rock
        Julia Louis Dreyfus, Veep
        Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
        Ed O'Neill, Modern Family
        Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family
        Ty Burrell, Modern Family
        Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family
        Bill Hader, Saturday Night Live
        Max Greenfield, New Girl

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
        Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory
        Merritt Wever, Nurse Jackie
        Julie Bowen, Modern Family
        Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live
        Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
        Kathryn Joosten, Desperate Housewives

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
        Michael J. Fox, Curb Your Enthusiasm
        Bobby Cannavale, Nurse Jackie
        Jimmy Fallon, Saturday Night Live
        Will Arnett, 30 Rock
        Greg Kinnear, Modern Family
        Jon Hamm, 30 Rock

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
        Kathy Bates, Two and a Half Men
        Maya Rudolph, Saturday Night Live
        Elizabeth Banks, 30 Rock
        Dot-Marie Jones, Glee
        Melissa McCarthy, Saturday Night Live
        Margaret Cho, 30 Rock

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
        Louis C.K., Louie - Pregnant
        Lena Dunham, Girls - Pilot
        Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation - The Debate
        Michael Schur, Parks and Recreation - Win, Lose Or Draw
        Chris McKenna, Community - Remedial Chaos Theory

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
        Robert B. Weide, Curb Your Enthusiasm - Palestinian Chicken
        Lena Dunham, Girls - She Did
        Jake Kasdan, New Girl - Pilot
        Louis C.K., Louie - Duckling
        Jason Winer, Modern Family - Virgin Territory
        Steven Levitan, Modern Family - Baby On Board

OUTSTANDING REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM
        So You Think You Can Dance
        The Amazing Race
        Dancing with the Stars
        Top Chef
        Project Runway
        The Voice

OUTSTANDING REALITY PROGRAM
        Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution
        Antiques Roadshow
        Who Do You Think You Are?
        Undercover Boss
        MythBusters
        Shark Tank

OUTSTANDING HOST IN A REALITY OR REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM
        Cat Deeley, So You Think You Can Dance
        Phil Keoghan, The Amazing Race
        Ryan Seacrest, American Idol
        Betty White, Betty White's Off Their Rockers
        Tom Bergeron, Dancing with the Stars

OUTSTANDING VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SERIES
        The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
        The Colbert Report
        Real Time with Bill Maher
        Saturday Night Live
        Jimmy Kimmel Live
        Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SERIES
        Portlandia
        The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
        The Colbert Report
        Real Time with Bill Maher
        Saturday Night Live

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SERIES
        Chuck O'Neil, The Daily Show - Episode 17087
        Jonathan Krisel, Portlandia - One Moore Episode
        James Hoskinson, The Colbert Report - Episode 7121A
        Don Roy King, Saturday Night Live - Host: Mick Jagger
        Jerry Foley, Late Show with David Letterman - Episode 3602

OUTSTANDING MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE
        Game Change
        American Horror Story
        Hemingway & Gellhorn 
        Sherlock
        Luther
        Hatfields & McCoys

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE
        Woody Harrelson, Game Change
        Clive Owen, Hemingway & Gellhorn
        Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock
        Idris Elba, Luther
        Kevin Costner, Hatfields & McCoys

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE
        Julianne Moore, Game Change
        Connie Britton, American Horror Story
        Nicole Kidman, Hemingway & Gellhorn
        Emma Thompson, The Song of Lunch
        Ashley Judd, Missing

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE
        Ed Harris, Game Change
        Denis O'Hare, American Horror Story
        David Strathaim, Hemingway & Gellhorn
        Martin Freeman, Sherlock
        Tom Berenger, Hatfields & McCoys

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE
        Sarah Paulson, Game Change
        Frances Conroy, American Horror Story
        Jessica Lange, American Horror Story
        Judy Davis, Page Eight
        Mare Winningham, Hatfields & McCoys

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE
        Danny Strong, Game Change
        Steven Moffat, Sherlock
        Abi Morgan, The Hour
        Neil Cross, Luther
        Ted Mann, Ronald Parker & Bill Kerby, Hatfields & McCoys - Part 2

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE
        Jay Roach, Game Change
        Philip Kaufman, Hemingway & Gellhorn
        Paul McGuigan, Sherlock
        Kevin Reynolds, Hatfields & McCoys
        Sam Miller, Luther