Early this morning, the nominations for the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards were announced. The full list follows, but there were not a lot of surprises. The show will be held on Sunday, September 23, 2012 in Los Angeles.
Best Drama Series
- “Boardwalk Empire”
- “Breaking Bad”
- “Downton Abbey”
- “Game of Thrones”
- “Homeland”
- “Mad Men”
Best Comedy Series
- “The Big Bang Theory”
- “Curb Your Enthusiasm”
- “Girls”
- “Modern Family”
- “30 Rock”
- “Veep”
Best Actress (Comedy)
- Zooey Deschanel, “New Girl”
- Lena Dunham, “Girls”
- Edie Falco, “Nurse Jackie”
- Tina Fey, “30 Rock”
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep”
- Melissa McCarthy, “Mike and Molly”
- Amy Poehler, “Parks and Recreation”
Best Actor (Comedy)
- 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”
Best Actress (Drama)
- Kathy Bates, “Harry’s Law”
- Glenn Close, “Damages”
- Claire Danes, “Homeland”
- Michelle Dockery, “Downton Abbey”
- Julianna Margulies, “The Good Wife”
- Elisabeth Moss, “Mad Men”
Best Actor (Drama)
- Hugh Bonneville, “Downton Abbey”
- Steve Buscemi, “Boardwalk Empire”
- Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad”
- Michael C. Hall, “Dexter”
- Jon Hamm, “Mad Men”
- Damian Lewis, “Homeland”
Best Supporting Actress (Comedy)
- Mayim Bialik, “The Big Bang Theory”
- Kathryn Joosten, “Desperate Housewives”
- Julie Bowen, “Modern Family”
- Sofia Vergara, “Modern Family”
- Merritt Wever, “Nurse Jackie”
- Kristen Wiig, “Saturday Night Live”
Best Supporting Actor (Comedy)
- Ed O’Neill, “Modern Family”
- Jesse Tyler Ferguson, “Modern Family”
- Ty Burrell, “Modern Family”
- Eric Stonestreet, “Modern Family”
- Max Greenfield, “The New Girl”
- Bill Hader, “Saturday Night Live”
Best 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”
Best 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”
Best Miniseries or Movie
- “American Horror Story”
- “Game Change”
- “Hattefield and McCoy”
- “Hemingway and Gellhorn”
- “Luther”
- “Sherlock”
Best Actress Miniseries or Movie
- Connie Britton, “American Horror Story”
- Ashey Judd, “Missing”
- Nicole Kidman, “Hemingway and Gellhorn”
- Julianne Moore, “Game Change”
- Emma Thompson, “The Song of Lunch”
Best Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
- Kevin Costner, “Hattefield and McCoy”
- Beneditch Cumberbach, “Sherlock”
- Idris Elba, “Luther”
- Woody Harrelson, “Game Change”
- Clive Owen, “Hemingway and Gellhorn”
- Bill Paxton, “Hattefields and McCoys”
Outstanding Host: 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”
Best Reality-Competition Program
- “The Amazing Race”‘
- “Dancing swith the Stars”
- “Project Runway”
- “So You Think You Can Dance”
- “Top Chef”
- “The Voice”
Best 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”
Best Animated Series
- “American Dad”
- “Bob’s Burgers”
- “Futurama”
- “The Penguins Of Madagascar: The Return Of The Revenge Of Dr. Blowhole”
- “The Simpsons”
Best Non-Competition Reality Series
- “Antiques Roadshow”
- “Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution”
- “MythBusters”
- “Shark Tank”
- “Undercover Boss”
- “Who Do You Think You Are?”
Best 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”
Best 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”
Best Guest Actress (Drama)
- Martha Plimpton, “The Good Wife”
- Loretta Devine, “Grey’s Anatomy”
- Jean Smart, “Harry’s Law”
- Julia Ormond, “Mad Men”
- Joan Cusack, “Shameless”
- Uma Thurman, “Smash”
Best Guest Actor (Drama)
- Mark Margolis, “Breaking Bad”
- Dylan Baker, “The Good Wife”
- Michael J. Fox, “The Good Wife”
- Dickie Bennett, “Justified”
- Ben Feldman, “Mad Men”
- Jason Ritter, “Parenthood”
Best Writing (Comedy)
- Chris McKenna, “Community”
- Lena Dunham, “Girls”
- Louis C.K., “Louie”
- Amy Poehler, “Parks And Recreation”
- Michael Schur, “Parks and Recreation”
Best Writing (Drama)
- Julian Fellowes, “Downton Abbey”
- Alex Gansa, Gideon Raff, Howard Gordon, “Homeland”
- Semi Chellas, Matthew Weiner, “Mad Men”
- Andre and Maria Jacquemetton, “Mad Men”
- Erin Levy, Matthew Weiner, “Mad Men”
Did your favorite shows get nominations? Disappointed about any of the actors or shows that were left out? Sound off in the comments!
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