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Cablers get big Emmy love; Full list of 2012 Emmy nominees
By April MacIntyre Jul 19, 2012, 14:57 GMT
When Portlandia, American Horror Story, Downton Abbey, Mad Men and Breaking Bad are the big Emmy stories, networks need to take note at what kind of programming the American public prefers over what formulaic procedural tripe is traditionally served up.
When Portlandia, American Horror Story, Downton Abbey, Mad Men and Breaking Bad are the big Emmy stories, networks need to take note at what kind of programming the American public prefers over what formulaic procedural tripe is traditionally served up.
Jimmy Kimmel subbed for a rain delayed Nick Offerman to reveal the nominations for the 64th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, unveiled in Los Angeles this morning, with American Horror Story and Mad Men earning 17 nominations each.
The excellent ensemble drama PBS Masterpiece's Downton Abbey and Hatfields & McCoys each earned 16 nominations, and despite lukewarm critical reviews, HBO's Hemingway & Gellhorn grabbed 15 nominations.
PBS' Masterpiece's Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia grabbed 13, HBO's Boardwalk Empire and miniseries Game Change got 12, and their epic fantasy drama Game of Thrones nabbed 11 nominations.
Once again, HBO led the pack with 81 nominations.
CBS earned 60, PBS earned 58 and NBC came in at 51.
The 2012 Emmys happen on Sept. 15.
The 2012 List (starred entries indicate our favorites)
Drama Series
Boardwalk Empire
Breaking Bad*
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
Homeland
Mad Men
Drama Series, Actor
Hugh Bonneville, Downton Abbey
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Damian Lewis, Homeland*
Drama Series, Actress
Kathy Bates, Harry's Law
Glenn Close, Damages
Claire Danes, Homeland*
Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey
Julianna Marguiles, The Good Wife
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
Supporting Actor, Drama
Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
Giancarlo Esposito, Breaking Bad*
Brendan Coyle, Downton Abbey
Jim Carter, Downton Abbey
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Jared Harris, Mad Men
Supporting Actress, Drama
Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey*
Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife
Christine Baranski, The Good Wife
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
Comedy Series
The Big Bang Theory
Curb Your Enthusiasm*
Girls
Modern Family
30 Rock
Veep
Actor, Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Don Cheadle, House of Lies
Louis C.K., Louie*
Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Supporting Actor, Comedy
Ed O'Neill, Modern Family
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family*
Max Greenfield, New Girl
Actress, Comedy Series
Lena Dunham, Girls
Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly
Zooey Deschanel, New Girl
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Tine Fey, 30 Rock
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep*
Supporting Actress, Comedy Series
Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory
Kathryn Joosten, Desperate Housewives
Julie Bowen, Modern Family
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
Merrit Wever, Nurse Jackie*
Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live
Miniseries or Movie
American Horror Story
Game Change
Hatfields & McCoys
Hemingway & Gelhorn
Luther*
Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia
Actor, Miniseries or Movie
Woody Harrelson, Game Change
Kevin Costner, Hatfields & McCoys
Bill Paxton, Hatfields & McCoys
Clive Owen, Hemingway & Gelhorn
Idris Elba, Luther
Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia*
Actress, Miniseries or Movie
Connie Britton, American Horror Story*
Julianne Moore, Game Change
Nicole Kidman, Hemingway & Gelhorn
Ashley Judd, Missing
Emma Thompson, The Song of Lunch
Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie
Denis O'Hare, American Horror Story*
Ed Harris, Game Change
Tom Berenger, Hatfields & McCoys
David Strathairn, Hemingway & Gelhorn
Martin Freeman, Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia
Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie
Frances Conroy, American Horror Story
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story*
Sarah Paulson, Game Change
Mare Winningham, Hatfields & McCoys
Judy Davis, Page Eight
Billy Gardell, Melissa McCarthy, Mike and Molly Richard Cartwright/CBS
Guest Actor, Comedy
Michael J. Fox, Curb Your Enthusiasm*
Greg Kinnear, Modern Family
Bobby Cannavale, Nurse Jackie
Jimmy Fallon, Saturday Night Live
Will Arnett, 30 Rock
Jon Hamm, 30 Rock
Guest Actor, Drama
Mark Margolis, Breaking Bad*
Dylan Baker, The Good Wife
Michael J. Fox, The Good Wife
Jeremy Davis, Justified
Ben Feldman, Mad Men
Jason Ritter, Parenthood
Guest Actress, Comedy
Dot-Marie Jones, Glee
Maya Rudolph, Saturday Night Live
Melissa McCarthy, Saturday Night Live
Elizabeth Banks, 30 Rock
Margaret Cho, 30 Rock*
Kathy Bates, Two and a Half Men
Guest Actress, Drama
Martha Plimpton, The Good Wife
Loretta Devine, Grey's Anatomy
Jena Smart, Harry's Law
Julia Ormond, Mad Men
Joan Cusack, Shameless*
Uma Thurman, Smash
Host, Reality or Reality-Competition Program
Tom Bergeron, Dancing With the Stars
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*
Reality-Competition Program
The Amazing Race
Dancing WIth the Stars
Project Runway
So You Think You Can Dance
Top Chef
The Voice*
Reality Program
Antiques Roadshow*
Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution
MythBusters
Shark Tank
Undercover Boss
Who Do You Think You Are?
Variety, Comedy or Musical 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
Variety, Comedy, or Music Special
Betty White' 90th Birthday
Kathy Griffin: Tired Hooker
The Kennedy Center Honors*
Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again
Tony Bennett: Duets II
Special Class
84th Annual Academy Awards
69th Annual Golden Globe Awards
54th Annual Grammy Awards
Herbie Hancock, Gustavo Dudamel and the L.A. Phil Celebrate Gershwin
Louis C.K. Live at the Beacon Theatre*
65th Annual Tony Awards
Special Class, Short-Format, Live-Action
Childrens Hospital*
The Daily Show Correspondents Explain
Parks and Recreation: April and Andy's Road Trip
30 Rock: The Webisodes
Web Therapy
Children's Nonfiction, Reality or Reality-Competition
It Gets Better
Sesame Street: Growing Hope Against Hunger
The Weight of the Nation for Kids*
Children's Program
Degrassi
Good Luck Charlie
iCarly
Victorious*
Wizards of Waverly Place
Voice-Over Performance
Brenda Strong, Desperate Housewives
Dan Povenmire, Phineas and Ferb
Rob Riggle, Prep & Landing
Maurice LaMarche, Futurama*
Kristen Wiig, The Looney Tunes Show
Hank Azaria, The Simpsons
Animated Program
American Dad
Bob's Burgers
Futurama*
The Penguins of Madagascar: The Return of the Revenge of Dr. Blowhole
The Simpsons
Short-Format Animated Program
Adventure Time
Phineas and Ferb
MAD
Regular Show
Robot Chicken*
Art Direction for Multi-Camera Series
Hell's Kitchen
How I Met Your Mother
Mike & Molly*
30 Rock
2 Broke Girls
Art Direction for Single-Camera Series
Boardwalk Empire
Downton Abbey*
Game of Thrones
Justified
Mad Men
Art Direction for Miniseries or Movie
American Horror Story*
Great Expectations (Masterpiece)
Hatfields & McCoys
Hemignway & Gellhorn
Sherlock: A Scanda in Belgravia
Art Direction for Variety, Music or Nonfiction Programming
84th Annual Academy Awards
54th Annual Grammy Awards
Saturday Night Live, host: Jimmy Fallon
65th Annual Tony Awards
The Voice*
Casting for a Comedy Series
The Big C
Girls
Modern Family
New Girl
Nurse Jackie*
Veep
Casting for a Drama Series
Boardwalk Empire
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
The Good Wife
Homeland*
Mad Men
Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or Special
American Horror Story*
Five
Game Change
Hatfields & McCoys
Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia
Choreography
Dancing With the Stars, "Without You"
Smash, "National Pastime/Let's Be Bad/Never Met a Wolf"
So You Think You Can Dance, "In This Shirt/Turning Tables/Heart Asks for Pleasure First"
So You Think You Can Dance, "Misty Blue/Velocity"
So You Think You Can Dance, "Whatever Lola Wants/Please Mr. Jailor/Where Do I Begin"*
Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series
How I Met Your Mother
Mike & Molly*
Pair of Kings
Two and a Half Men
2 Broke Girls
Cinematography for Single Camera Series
Boardwalk Empire*
Breaking Bad
Glee
Mad Men
Pan Am
Cinematography for Miniseries or Movie
Game Change
Great Expectations
Hemingway & Gellhorn
Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia*
Treasure Island: Part 1
Cinematography for Nonfiction Progamming
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
Frozen Planet: Ends of the Earth*
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
Prohibition: A Nation of Drunkards
Whale Wars: Race to Save Lives
Cinematography for Reality Programming
The Amazing Race
Deadliest Catch*
Project Runway
Survivor
Top Chef
Commercial
"The Bark Side," Volkswagen
"Best Job," Procter & Gamble
"Color Changes Everything," Target
"The Dog Strikes Back," Volkswagen*
"It's Halftime in America," Chrysler Brand
Costume for a Series
Boardwalk Empire
The Borgias
Downtown Abbey*
Game of Thrones
Once Upon a Time
Costumes for Miniseries, Movie or Special
American Horror Story
Great Expectations*
Hatfields & McCoys
Hemingway & Gellhorn
Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia
Treasure Island
Directing, Comedy Series
Robert B. Weide, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Lena Dunham, Girls
Louis CK, Louie*
Jason Winer, Modern Family
Steve Levitan, Modern Family
Jake Kasdan, New Girl
Directing, Drama Series
Tim Van Patten, Boardwalk Empire
Vince Gilligan, Breaking Bad*
Brian Percival, Downton Abbey
Michael Cuesta, Homeland
Phil Abraham, Mad Men
Directing, Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special
Jay Roach, Game Change
Kevin Reynolds, Hatfields & McCoys
Philip Kaufman, Hemingway & Gellhorn
Sam Miller, Luther
Paul McGuigan, Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia
Game of Thrones, Iain Glenn, Emilia Clarke Paul Schiraldi/HBO*
Directing, Variety, Music or Comedy Series
Robert B. Weide, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Lena Dunham, Girls
Louis C.K., Louie*
Jason Winer, Modern Family
Steven Levitan, Modern Family
Jake Kasdan, New Girl
Directing for Variety Series
James Hoskinson, The Colbert Report
Chuck O'Neil, The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Jerry Foley, Late Show WIth David Letterman
Jonathan Krisel, Portlandia*
Don Roy King, Saturday Night Live
Directing for a Variety Special
84th Annual Academy Awards, Don Mischer
54th Annual Grammy Awards, Louis J. Horvitz
Louis C.K. Live at the Beacon Theatre, Louis C.K.*
New York City Ballet George Balanchine's The Nutcracker, Alan Skog
65th Annual Tony Awards, Glenn Weiss
Directing, Nonfiction Programming
The Amazing Race, Bertram van Munster
American Masters: Woody Allen, Robert B. Weide*
George Harrison: Living in the Material World, Martin Scorsese
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory, Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky
Project Runway, Craig Spirko
Single-Camera Picture Editing, Drama
Breaking Bad*
Downton Abbey
Homeland
Mad Men
Picture Editing, Comedy
Curb Your Enthusiasm*
Modern Family
30 Rock
Multi-Camera Picture Editing, Comedy
The Big Bang Theory
Hot in Cleveland*
How I Met Your Mother
Two and a Half Men
2 Broke Girls
Single-Camera Picture Editing, Miniseries or Movie
American Horror Story*
Game Change
Hatfields & McCoys
Hemingway & Gellhorn
Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia
Short-Form Picture Editing
84th Annual Academy Awards
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Louis C.K. Live at the Beacon Theatre*
2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Picture Editing, Nonfiction Programming
American Masters: Johnny Carson: King of Late Night
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
Beyond Scared Straight
Frozen Planet: Ends of the Earth*
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
Picture Editing, Reality Programming
The Amazing Race
Deadliest Catch*
Project Runway
Survivor
Top Chef
Hairstyling, Single-Camera Series
Boardwalk Empire
The Borgias
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
Mad Men*
Hairstyling, Multi-Camera Series or Special
Dancing With the Stars
Saturday Night Live
Victorious*
The Voice
Hairstyling, Miniseries or Movie
American Horror Story*
Hatfields & McCoys
Hemingway & Gellhorn
Creative Achievement in Interactive Media
Bravo's Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen
Game of Thrones Season Two Enhanced Digital Experience*
The Team Coco Sync App
Design/Lighting Direction, Variety, Music or Comedy Special
84th Annual Academy Awards
Andrea Boceli Live in Central Park*
54th Annual Grammy Awards
Super Bowl XLVI Halftime Show
Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2011
Lighting Design/Direction, Variety, Music or Comedy Series
American Idol*
Dancing With the Stars
Saturday Night Live
So You Think You Can Dance
The Voice
Main Title Design
American Horror Story*
Great Expectations
Magic City
New Girl
Strike Back
Makeup, Single-Camera Series
Boardwalk Empire*
Game of Thrones
Glee
Mad Men
The Middle
Makeup, Multi-Camera Series
Dancing With the Stars
Hot in Cleveland
How I Met Your Mother
Saturday Night Live
Victorious*
Downton Abbey Joan Wakeham/Rex / Rex USA
Makeup, Miniseries or Movie
American Horror Story*
Hatfields & McCoys
Hemingway & Gellhorn
Prosthetic Makeup for Series, Miniseries or Movie
American Horror Story
Boardwalk Empire
Game of Thrones
Once Upon a Time
The Walking Dead*
Music Composition, Series
The Borgias
Downton Abbey
Pan Am
Smash*
30 Rock
Music Composition, Miniseries, Movie or Special
Prep & Landing
Game Change
Hatfields & McCoys
Hemingway & Gellhorn
Missing
Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia*
Music Direction
Christmas in Washington
Country Music (in Performance at the White House)
The Kennedy Center Honors*
Michael Feinstein: The Sinatra Legacy
Seth MacFarlane: Swingin' in Concert
The Thomashefskys
Original Music & Lyrics
The Heart of Christmas, "The Heart of Christmas"
Raising Hope, "Welcome Back to Hope"
Saturday Night Live, "I Can't Believe I'm Hosting"
Smash, "Let Me Be Your Star"*
65th Annual Tony Awards, "It's Not Just for Gays Anymore"
Original Main Title Theme Music
Great Expectations
Hell on Wheels
Homeland*
Page Eight
Touch
Short-Format Nonfiction
Bravo's Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen*
DGA Moments in Time
Jay Leno's Garage
Thank a Vet
30 Rock: Ask Tina
Nonfiction Special
Bobby Fischer Against the World
George Harrison: Living in the Material World*
Gloria: In Her Own Words
Paul Simon's Graceland Journey: Under African Skies
6 Days to Air: The Making of South Park
Nonfiction Series
American Masters
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
Frozen Planet*
Inside the Actors Studio
The Weight of the Nation
Sound Editing, Series
Boardwalk Empire
Breaking Bad
CSI: Miami
Game of Thrones*
The Walking Dead
Sound Editing, Miniseries, Movie or Special
American Horror Story*
Hatfields & McCoys
Hemingway & Gellhorn
The River
Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia
Sound Editing, Nonfiction Program
The Amazing Race
Frozen Planet*
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
Paul Simon's Graceland Journey
Prohibition: A Nation of Hypocrites
Sound Mixing, Series
Breaking Bad*
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
Homeland
Person of Interest
Sound Mixing, Miniseries or Movie
American Horror Story*
Game Change
Hatfields & McCoys
Hemingway & Gellhorn
Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia
Sound Mixing, Half-Hour Series
Entourage*
Modern Family
Nurse Jackie
Parks and Recreation
30 Rock
Sound Mixing, Variety or Music Series or Special
84th Annual Academy Awards
ACM Presents: Lionel Riche and Friends in Concert
American Idol
54th Annual Grammy Awards*
Sound Mixing, Nonfiction Programming
The Amazing Race
Deadliest Catch
Frozen Planet*
George Harrison: Living in a Material World
Paul Simon's Graceland Journey
Special Visual Effects, Series
Falling Skies
Game of Thrones*
Inside the Human Body
Once Upon a Time
Pan Am
The Walking Dead
Special Visual Effects, Miniseries, Movie or Special
Boardwalk Empire
Bones
The Borgias
Breaking Bad*
Hemigway & Gellhorn
Touch
Stunt Coordination
American Horror Story
Criminal Minds
Grimm*
Hawaii Five-0
NCIS: Los Angeles
Southland
Technical Direction, Series
The Big Bang Theory
Dancing With the Stars
Late Show With David Letterman
Saturday Night Live*
30 Rock
Technical Direction, Miniseries, Movie or Special
84th Annual Academy Awards
54th Annual Grammy Awards*
The Kenndy Center Honors
Memphis
Documentary Filmmaking
The Amish Experience*
Have You Heard From Johannesbur
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
Writing, Comedy Series
Chris McKenna, Community
Lena Dunham, Girls
Louis C.K., Louie*
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Michael Schur, Parks and Recreation
Writing, Drama
Downton Abbey: Julian Fellowes
Homeland: Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon, Gideon Raff*
Mad Men: Semi Chellas, Matthew Weiner
Mad Men: Andre Jacquemetton
Mad Men: Erin Levy, Matthew Weiner
Writing, Miniseries, Movie or Special
Game Change: Danny Strong
Hatfields & McCoys: Ted Mann, Ronald Parker, Bill Kerby
The Hour: Abi Morgan
Luther: Neil Cross
Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia: Steven Moffatt*
Writing, Variety, Music or Comedy Series
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Portlandia*
Real Time With Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live
Writing, Variety, Music or Comedy Special
84th Annual Academy Awards
Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl
The Kennedy Center Honors*
Louis C.K. Live at the Beacon Theatre
65th Annual Tony Awards
Writing, Nonfiction Programming
American Experience: Clinton, Barak Goodman
American Masters: Johnny Carson, King of Late Night, Peter Jones
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, Anthony Bourdain*
Prohibition: A Nation of Hypocrites, Geoffery C. Ward
Sesame Street: Growing Hope Against Hunger, Christine Ferraro
