Emmy Awards 2012: nominees
Downton Abbey, Homeland, Modern Family, Game of Thrones & Breaking Bad are amongst the 2012 nominees.
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Downton Abbey, Homeland, Modern Family, Game of Thrones and Breaking Bad are amongst the nominees for the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards.
The nominations were announced early on Thursday morning in Los Angeles.
Amongst the new nominees are Veep, American Horror Story, Girls and New Girl.
Vying for Outstanding Drama are Boardwalk Empire, Breaking Bad, Downton Abbey, Game Of Thrones, Homeland and Mad Men.
In Comedy the battle is between The Big Bang Theory, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Girls, Modern Family, 30 Rock and Veep.
Acting nominees include Bryan Cranston, Glenn Close, Julianna Margulies,  Claire Danes, Michael C. Hall, Hugh Bonneville and Damian Lewis.
Nicole Kidman has been nominated for the telemovie Hemingway & Gellhorn while Judy Davis is again nominated, this time for the telemovie Page Eight.
The awards will be held on September 23, 2012 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.
Nominees include:
Outstanding Drama Series
Boardwalk EmpireÂ
Breaking BadÂ
Downton AbbeyÂ
Game Of ThronesÂ
HomelandÂ
Mad Men
Outstanding Comedy Series
The Big Bang TheoryÂ
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Girls
Modern Family
30 Rock
Veep
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series
DamagesÂ
Glenn Close as Patty Hewes
Downton AbbeyÂ
Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary Crawley
The Good WifeÂ
Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick
Harry’s LawÂ
Kathy Bates as Harriet Korn
HomelandÂ
Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison
Mad MenÂ
Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olson
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series
Boardwalk EmpireÂ
Steve Buscemi as Nucky Thompson
Breaking BadÂ
Bryan Cranston as Walter White
DexterÂ
Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan
Downton AbbeyÂ
Hugh Bonneville as Robert, Earl of Grantham
HomelandÂ
Damian Lewis as Nicholas Brody
Mad MenÂ
Jon Hamm as Don Draper
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
Breaking BadÂ
Anna Gunn as Skyler White
Downton AbbeyÂ
Maggie Smith as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham
Downton AbbeyÂ
Joanne Froggatt as Anna
The Good WifeÂ
Archie Panjabi as Kalinda Sharma
The Good WifeÂ
Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart
Mad Men
Christina Hendricks as Joan Holloway Harris
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
Breaking BadÂ
Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman
Breaking BadÂ
Giancarlo Esposito as Gustavo ‘Gus’ Fring
Downton AbbeyÂ
Brendan Coyle as John Bates
Downton AbbeyÂ
Jim Carter as Mr. Carson
Game Of Thrones
Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister
Mad MenÂ
Jared Harris as Lane Pryce
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series
Girls
Lena Dunham as Hannah Horvath
Mike & Molly
Melissa McCarthy as Molly Flynn
New Girl
Zooey Deschanel as Jess Day
Nurse Jackie
Edie Falco as Jackie Peyton
Parks And Recreation
Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope
30 Rock
Tina Fey as Liz Lemon
Veep
Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series
The Big Bang Theory
Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Larry David as Himself
House Of Lies
Don Cheadle as Marty Kaan
Louie
Louis C.K. as Louie
30 Rock
Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy
Two And A Half Men
Jon Cryer as Alan Harper
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
The Big Bang Theory
Mayim Bialik as Amy Farrah Fowler
Desperate Housewives
Kathryn Joosten as Karen McCluskey
Modern Family
Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy
Modern Family
Sofia Vergara as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett
Nurse Jackie
Merritt Wever as Zoey Barkow
Saturday Night Live
Kristen Wiig as various characters
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
Modern Family
Ed O’Neill as Jay Pritchett
Modern Family
Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell Pritchett
Modern Family
Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy
Modern Family
Eric Stonestreet as Cameron Tucker
New Girl
Max Greenfield as Schmidt
Saturday Night Live
Bill Hader as various characters
Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series
Glee
Dot-Marie Jones as Coach Shannon Beiste
Saturday Night Live
Maya Rudolph, Host
Saturday Night Live
Melissa McCarthy, Host
30 Rock
Elizabeth Banks as Avery Jessup
30 Rock
Margaret Cho as Kim Jong-il
Two And A Half Men
Kathy Bates as Charlie Harper
Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Michael J. Fox as Himself
Modern Family
Greg Kinnear as Tad
Nurse Jackie
Bobby Cannavale as Dr. Mike Cruz
Saturday Night Live
Jimmy Fallon, Host
30 Rock
Will Arnett as Devon Banks
30 Rock
Jon Hamm as Abner and David Brinkley
Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series
Curb Your Enthusiasm • Palestinian Chicken
Robert B. Weide, Director
Girls • She Did
Lena Dunham, Director
Louie • Duckling
Louis C.K., Director
Modern Family • Virgin Territory
Jason Winer, Director
Modern Family • Baby On Board
Steven Levitan, Director
New Girl • Pilot
Jake Kasdan, Director
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Community • Remedial Chaos Theory
Chris McKenna
Girls • Pilot
Lena Dunham
Louie • Pregnant
Louis C.K
Parks And Recreation • The Debate
Amy Poehler
Parks And Recreation • Win, Lose, Or Draw
Michael Schur
Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series
The Good Wife
Martha Plimpton as Patti Nyholm
Grey’s Anatomy
Loretta Devine as Adele Webber
Harry’s Law
Jean Smart as D.A. Roseanna Remmick
Mad Men
Julia Ormond as Marie Calvet
Shameless
Joan Cusack as Sheila Jackson
Smash
Uma Thurman as Rebecca Duvall
Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series
Breaking Bad
Mark Margolis as Tio Salamanca
The Good Wife
Dylan Baker as Colin Sweeney
The Good Wife
Michael J. Fox as Louis Canning
Justified
Jeremy Davies as Dickie Bennett
Mad Men
Ben Feldman as Michael Ginsberg
Parenthood
Jason Ritter as Mark Cyr
Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series
Boardwalk Empire • To The Lost
Tim Van Patten, Director
Breaking Bad • Face Off
Vince Gilligan, Director
Downton Abbey • Episode 7
Brian Percival, Director
Homeland • Pilot
Michael Cuesta, Director
Mad Men • The Other Woman
Phil Abraham, Director
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Downton Abbey • Episode 7
Julian Fellowes
Homeland • Pilot
Alex Gansa
Howard Gordon
Gideon Raff
Mad Men • The Other Woman
Semi Chellas
Matthew Weiner
Mad Men • Commissions And Fees
Andre Jacquemetton
Maria Jacquemetton
Mad Men • Far Away Places
Erin Levy
Matthew Weiner
Outstanding Miniseries or Movie
American Horror Story
Game Change
Hatfields & McCoys
Hemingway & Gellhorn
Luther
Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia (Masterpiece)
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie
American Horror Story
Connie Britton as Vivien Harmon
Game Change
Julianne Moore as Sarah Palin
Hemingway & Gellhorn
Nicole Kidman as Martha Gellhorn
Missing
Ashley Judd as Rebecca Winstone
The Song Of Lunch (Masterpiece)
Emma Thompson as She
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie
Game Change
Woody Harrelson as Steve Schmidt
Hatfields & McCoys
Kevin Costner as ‘Devil’ Anse Hatfield
Hatfields & McCoys
Bill Paxton as Randall McCoy
Hemingway & Gellhorn
Clive Owen as Ernest Hemingway
Luther
Idris Elba as John Luther
Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia (Masterpiece)
Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or A Movie
American Horror Story
Frances Conroy as Moira
American Horror Story
Jessica Lange as Constance Langdon
Game Change
Sarah Paulson as Nicolle Wallace
Hatfields & McCoys
Mare Winningham as Sally McCoy
Page Eight (Masterpiece)
Judy Davis as Jill Tankard
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie
American Horror Story
Denis O’Hare as Larry Harvey
Game Change
Ed Harris as John McCain
Hatfields & McCoys
Tom Berenger as Jim Vance
Hemingway & Gellhorn
David Strathairn as John Dos Passos
Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia (Masterpiece)
Martin Freeman as Dr. John Watson
Outstanding Directing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special
Game Change
Jay Roach, Director
Hatfields & McCoys
Kevin Reynolds, Director
Hemingway & Gellhorn
Philip Kaufman, Director
Luther
Sam Miller, Director
Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia (Masterpiece)
Paul McGuigan, Director
Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
Game Change • HBO
Danny Strong
Hatfields & McCoys • Part 2
Ted Mann
Ronald Parker
Bill Kerby
The Hour
Abi Morgan
Luther
Neil Cross
Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia (Masterpiece)
Steven Moffat
Outstanding Variety Series
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
Real Time With Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
The Amazing Race
Dancing With The Stars
Project Runway
So You Think You Can Dance
Top Chef
The Voice
Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Program
The Amazing Race
Phil Keoghan
American Idol
Ryan Seacrest
Betty White’s Off Their Rockers
Betty White
Dancing With The Stars
Tom Bergeron
So You Think You Can Dance
Cat Deeley
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18 Responses
The Americans are far too easily dazzled by British accents and stately homes. The second series of Downton Abbey was soapy, uneven, packed with drama cliches – and in no way worthy of so many nominations. It’s nominations should have gone to The Good Wife or Justified, both unfairly overlooked. It’s
I hope Downton and especially everyone nominated for Sherlock wins. Of course no Fringe and John Noble nominations. Love everyone making that show including all the actors.
Steve – Episodes was not eligable this year.
No actresses have a chance over Claire Danes!!!!
Why isnt Revenge nominated?
I seriously hope Michael J. Fox wins for ‘Outstanding Guest Actor – Drama’ as his role and acting were amazing and seriously an inspiration to all. When he quit Spin City all those years ago it was such a tragedy as he is an amazing actor, and for The Good Wife to write a role for a man with Parkinsons so he can act with his condition, instead of acting while hiding his condition, is truely terrific.
I would also like to see Kathy Bates win for ‘Outstanding Actress – Drama’ as she does an amazing job of Harry (Harry’s Law) which is a complete contrast to her more recent roles (movies such as Failure to Launch, The Family That Preys, etc.)/
Wilfred and Episodes not getting a mention is a shame. Both great comedies.
How did American Horror Story make it into the Mini-Series category??
I agree with Kirk – 7 nominees for Lead Actress Comedy, but no Laura Linney or Laura Dern? No Kelsey Grammar, no Hugh Laurie. I guess it is a sign that on the whole there is a lot of quality cable shows that still dominate the Emmys – but they are slow to progress in some categories. My hope is that Maggie Smith wins and Larry David – but unlikely!
Love that Jason Ritter has a nomination for Parenthood, just a shame the rest of the cast and the show didn’t!
Will Lauren Graham ever be nominated?
would have loved to see Stana Katic get recognition for her outstanding fourth season work on Castle.
So far I am happy with these nominations. Except for all the downton Abbey, alot of good actors got kicked out! And Game of Thrones got know writing or directing nods (I though “Blackwater” was a winner). At least Anna Gunn got her first nomination for Breaking Bad.
My predictions are Breaking Bad – Drama, Byran Cranston – Actor, Claire Danes – Actress, Giancarlo Esposito- supp actor and Christina Hendricks – supp actress
Disappointing not to see Michael Pitt in the nominees for ‘Most Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series’, as he was brilliant in Season 2 of ‘Boardwalk Empire’.
Comedy is always a disapointing one. 30 Rock gets nominated by default. It’s good but it’s so hit and miss. Girls.. not my thing at all. However I understand girls like it. Veep.. this simple is a good premise but is kind of shit. I wanted to liked it. It’s no In the Thick of It. Amazingly funny Show’s like It’s Always Sunny in Philedelphia, The League get snubbed.
Breaking Bad.. no writing noms but Mad Men gets three? I’m sorry they need to stick with one per show. For a good show like Mad Men it splits votes. Then it’s not fair on other good shows. There’s a bunch of worthy stuff nominated. There’s also the same problems the Emmys have every year.
The toughest call. Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series. Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman or Giancarlo Esposito as Gustavo ‘Gus’ Fring Both from Breaking Bad. I hope it goes to Gus. Aaron Paul has won it, so has Dinklage.
Great line up for the drama catergory, I watch them all, but hard to go past Breaking Bad’s amazing 4th season, but the Emmy’s will manage to. They will probably play it safe and go with Mad Men. Cranston is simply a lock for best actor, he has 3 Emmy’s for the last 3 seasons, and his work in the 4th season took television acting to a new level. Tough call between Dinklage and Paul, but Aaron Paul’s performance showed so much versatility and range, Dinklage has become a little on-note.
Comedy is something the Emmy’s struggle with most, Modern Family had a pretty poor 3rd season, playing it safe, and have made the characters into caricatures. Girls is a strange one, it’s interesting but more a dramedy, not a lot of laughs. Veep, Curb and 30 Rock all deserving. The Big Bang Theory is…well it’s awful, and is embarassing to have it nominated. Louie should not only have been nominated, it should have won, at least Lois CK is nominated for acting, directing and writing. But most likely Modern Family will win an undeserved award. Speaking of undeserving, if Jim Parsons wins again it will be a crime, Larry David, Baldwin or CK are the only ones who deserve it. Cheadle and especially Cryer should have never even been thought of. Great to see Comminuty get a nom for writing, “Remidial Chaoes Theory” was one of the best scripts in sitcom history. And finally if anyone but Poehler wins best comedy actress, the awards are a joke.
Really hoping Mad Men takes out their fifth win for Drama, although Homeland was fantastic also.
Overall it really is all the usual suspects which overlooks many great performers, especially in the comedy fields.
Also, seven noms for Lead Actress in a Comedy? Really??
My choices would be: Breaking Bad, 30 Rock, Claire Danes, Bryan Cranston, Maggie Smith, Jared Harris, Amy Poehler, Alec Baldwin, Kathryn Jooster, Max Greenfield, Dot-Marie Jones, Will Arnett, Loretta Devine, Jason Ritter, AHS, Julianne Moore, Idris Elba, Jessica Lange, Martin Freeman, TAR
& Betty White because well, she really should have more Emmys.
Bummed about Good Wife not getting a best drama series nomination, in my opinion season three was one of its best
not too bad of a list for the Drama catergories.
But for the comedy catergory (that’s more what i’m into), the nominations are okay. Good to see 30 Rock there with various nominations, but it is a shame that The Big C isn’t nominated anywhere, and Community is only nominated for Writing (should have more!). Glad Ashton Kutcher isn’t there for Two and a Half Men.