2012 Emmy Nominations

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By ABC NEWS
July 19, 2012

Best Comedy Series

"The Big Bang Theory"

"Curb Your Enthusiasm"

"Girls"

"Modern Family"

"30 Rock"

"Veep"


Best Actress in a Comedy Series

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 in a 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"


Best Drama Series

"Boardwalk Empire"

"Breaking Bad"

"Downton Abbey"

"Game of Thrones"

"Homeland"

"Mad Men"


Best Actress in a Drama Series

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 in a Drama Series

Hugh Bonneville, "Downton Abbey"

Steve Buscemi, "Boardwalk Empire"

Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad"

Michael C. Hall, "Dexter"

Jon Hamm, "Mad Men"

Damian Lewis, "Homeland"


Best Miniseries or Movie

"American Horror Story"

"Game Change"

"Hattefield and McCoy"

"Hemingway and Gellhorn"

"Luther"

"Sherlock"


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"


Reality-Competition Program

"The Amazing Race"'

"Dancing with the Stars"

"Project Runway"

"So You Think You Can Dance"

"Top Chef"

"The Voice"


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"

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I usually don't ? about this kinda ? , but damn...WTF @ some of these nominees? Nothing for Happy Endings or Cougar Town? Louie C.K. not nominated for Best Comedy Series? How? American Horror Story in the miniseries category? Why? Nothing 30 Rock or Two and Half Men should be nominated. Period. Curb Your Enthusiasm has been on forever, give some other shows some shine.

Good looks on Veep though, Nurse Jackie and as always Mad Men.

lamontbdc

I liked Homeland but how did that ? get nominated for anything. First 4/5 episodes were a snooze fest. ? did pick up nicely towards the end.

No major gripe b/c only shows i watch are Breaking Bad Homeland and Game of thrones Never seen an episode of any of those other shows listed.

anybody know what that Luther is about with Stringer Bell?

Woody Harrelson was good in Game Change

kingofbama205

^^^You should catch Boardwalk Empire...it's an amazing show

BK Product

kingofbama205 wrote: »

^^^You should catch Boardwalk Empire...it's an amazing show

cosign....aside from that the only shows ive seen on that list are:
Real time
Daily show
Colbert
and Game Change

W or L??

focus

lamontbdc wrote: »

I liked Homeland but how did that ? get nominated for anything. First 4/5 episodes were a snooze fest. ? did pick up nicely towards the end.

Yea, I wanted to like this show. I tried, and I could tell good things were coming...but I just couldn't make it through those first few episodes.

Matt-

as far as TV dramas go, Homeland is better than most.

walking dead should not be nominated for anything acting related. good show, but not emmy worthy. maybe for makeup or something.

anyway, mad men might rack up. nominated for 17 emmys.

i haven't seen any of those other mini-series', but they'd have to be very good to beat out Hatfield and McCoys.

lamontbdc

kingofbama205 wrote: »

^^^You should catch Boardwalk Empire...it's an amazing show

my bad i do watch boardwalk empire.

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Left out Supporting:

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama

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

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 Supporting Actor in a Comedy

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

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"

Matt-

don't even know what most of these shows are.

PaperPlaneJane

focus wrote: »

I usually don't ? about this kinda ? , but damn...WTF @ some of these nominees? Nothing for Happy Endings or Cougar Town? Louie C.K. not nominated for Best Comedy Series? How? American Horror Story in the miniseries category? Why? Nothing 30 Rock or Two and Half Men should be nominated. Period. Curb Your Enthusiasm has been on forever, give some other shows some shine.

Good looks on Veep though, Nurse Jackie and as always Mad Men.

Cosign the bolded.....all 3 of those shows ? on 30 Rock.

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Yea I mean, they literally nominated every single adult cast member of Modern Family. 6 spots. I ? with Modern Family, but come on. If its gettin to that point then they should just do like the SAG awards and create an "Outstanding Ensemble Cast" category.

evoljeanyes

@matt what's hatsfield and McCoy about...

detcatinva

PaperPlaneJane wrote: »

focus wrote: »

I usually don't ? about this kinda ? , but damn...WTF @ some of these nominees? Nothing for Happy Endings or Cougar Town? Louie C.K. not nominated for Best Comedy Series? How? American Horror Story in the miniseries category? Why? Nothing 30 Rock or Two and Half Men should be nominated. Period. Curb Your Enthusiasm has been on forever, give some other shows some shine.

Good looks on Veep though, Nurse Jackie and as always Mad Men.

Cosign the bolded.....all 3 of those shows ? on 30 Rock.

idk yet about happy endings, it has the potential but some of the episodes just dont be funny to me

evoljeanyes

Happy endings is that ? !!!

PaperPlaneJane

This why I hate the Emmy Awards tho....its whatever show is making the most money for their networks basically with a few suprise winners just for ? and giggles.... there's no way 30 Rock, John Cryer (Two & a Half Men), the Modern Family entire supporting cast (except for Ty Burrell) should even be Nominees IMHO. And hate the fact they have the audacity to have any categories for Reality shows. I mean who gives a ? about the reality show hosts?!? ? stupid. I thought u get awards for you actual acting performance not just standing there giving mufuckas directions and instigating....

All that favortism and ? riding is exactly why I can't watch Award shows of any kind.......I mean u honestly tellin me u cant leave out Big Bang, Modern Family (its won EVERY ? AWARD @ the ? emmys already!!), 30 Rock (see Modern Family) out to acknowledge good ass ? comedies like Happy Endings (& there's at least 4 of that cast that should be nominated for indvidual awards...), Cougar Town, Louie (who has changed the game really), or even New Girl??

Matt-

It's about the hatfield and mccoys feud

PaperPlaneJane

AND they left out Sons of Anarchy...? the Emmys...

rage

Any category that has Sherlock (and actors from) in it....its a lock in. Ya'll prolly havent seen it...but trust me its a lock and its not close.

PaperPlaneJane wrote: »

AND they left out Sons of Anarchy...? the Emmys...

The SONS stay getting disrespected....OTTO, CHIBS and Bobby need to go SEE somebody over there.

atribecalledgabi

when do the emmys come on? homeland is my ? but how is it nominated when the second season hasn't aired yet? they basically goin off the first season when they already won for it last year.

MR.CJ

? is wack

PaperPlaneJane

rage wrote: »

Any category that has Sherlock (and actors from) in it....its a lock in. Ya'll prolly havent seen it...but trust me its a lock and its not close.

PaperPlaneJane wrote: »

AND they left out Sons of Anarchy...? the Emmys...

The SONS stay getting disrespected....OTTO, CHIBS and Bobby need to go SEE somebody over there.

Yeah Sherlock is dope...wish they did more than 3 episodes a season tho....

313 wayz

rage wrote: »

Any category that has Sherlock (and actors from) in it....its a lock in. Ya'll prolly havent seen it...but trust me its a lock and its not close.

PaperPlaneJane wrote: »

AND they left out Sons of Anarchy...? the Emmys...

The SONS stay getting disrespected....OTTO, CHIBS and Bobby need to go SEE somebody over there.

Opie Winston is about that life

ocelot

Mad Men got this...

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Few more...


Best Actress Miniseries or Movie

Connie Britton, "American Horror Story"

Ashey Judd, "Missing"

Nicole Kidman, "Hemingway & Gellhorn"

Julianne Moore, "Game Change"

Emma Thompson, "The Song Of Lunch (Masterpiece)"


Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie

Denis O'Hare, "American Horror Story"

Ed Harris, "Game Change"

Tom Berenger, "Hatfields & McCoys"

David Strathairn, "Hemingway & Gellhorn"

Martin Freeman, "Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia (Masterpiece)"


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 (Masterpiece)"


Outstanding Animated Program

"American Dad!"

" Bob's Burgers "

"Futurama "

"The Penguins Of Madagascar: The Return Of The Revenge Of Dr. Blowhole"

"The Simpsons"


Reality Program

"Antiques Roadshow"

"Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution"

"MythBusters"

"Undercover Boss"

"Who Do You Think You Are?"

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American Horror Story cleaned up with nominations too, but I still don't understand why its considered a miniseries or movie? Also, like Homeland, it seems like its being nominated two years in a year based on 1 season?

Props to American Dad and Bob's Burgers on the animated front. I know nobody in the world ever watched it but me, but Life and Times of Tim on HBO was GOAT cartoon before it got cancelled this year. Was hoping it would it get nominated.

And Real Time with Bill Mahr, even tho they give it to the Daily Show with John Stewart every year.