The nominations for the Primetime Emmy Awards 2012 were announced today. MODERN FAMILY, BREAKING BAD, and MAD MEN appear again and again in a majority of categories, with comedy newcomers GIRLS and NEW GIRL also earning a number of nods. But, this is a ridiculously long list so let’s get right to it. Who do you want to see take a trophy, and who’s been robbed of the chance? Comments below!
Outstanding Comedy Series
The Big Bang Theory • CBS • Chuck Lorre Productions, Inc. in association with Warner Bros. Television
Curb Your Enthusiasm • HBO • HBO Entertainment
Girls • HBO • Apatow Productions and I am Jenni Konner Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
Modern Family • ABC • Levitan-Lloyd Productions in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television
30 Rock • NBC • Broadway Video, Little Stranger, Inc. in association with Universal Television
Veep • HBO • Dundee Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series
Girls • HBO • Apatow Productions and I am Jenni Konner Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
Lena Dunham as Hannah Horvath
Mike & Molly • CBS • Bonanza Productions, Inc. in association with Chuck Lorre Productions, Inc. and Warner Bros. Television
Melissa McCarthy as Molly Flynn
New Girl • FOX • Chernin Entertainment in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television
Zooey Deschanel as Jess Day
Nurse Jackie • Showtime • Showtime Presents, Lionsgate Television, Jackson Group Entertainment, Madison Grain Elevator, Inc. & Delong Lumber, A Caryn Mandabach Production
Edie Falco as Jackie Peyton
Parks And Recreation • NBC • Deedle-Dee Productions, Fremulon, 3 Arts and Universal Television
Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope
30 Rock • NBC • Broadway Video, Little Stranger, Inc. in association with Universal Television
Tina Fey as Liz Lemon
Veep • HBO • Dundee Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series
The Big Bang Theory • CBS • Chuck Lorre Productions, Inc. in association with Warner Bros. Television
Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper
Curb Your Enthusiasm • HBO • HBO Entertainment
Larry David as Himself
House Of Lies • Showtime • Showtime Presents, Crescendo Productions, Totally Commercial Films, Refugee Productions, Matthew Carnahan Circus Products
Don Cheadle as Marty Kaan
Louie • FX Networks • Pig Newton, Inc. in association with FX Productions
Louis C.K. as Louie
30 Rock • NBC • Broadway Video, Little Stranger, Inc. in association with Universal Television
Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy
Two And A Half Men • CBS • Chuck Lorre Productions Inc., The Tannenbaum Company in association with Warner Bros. Television
Jon Cryer as Alan Harper
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
The Big Bang Theory • CBS • Chuck Lorre Productions, Inc. in association with Warner Bros. Television
Mayim Bialik as Amy Farrah Fowler
Desperate Housewives • ABC • ABC Studios
Kathryn Joosten as Karen McCluskey
Modern Family • ABC • Levitan-Lloyd Productions in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television
Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy
Modern Family • ABC • Levitan-Lloyd Productions in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television
Sofia Vergara as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett
Nurse Jackie • Showtime • Showtime Presents, Lionsgate Television, Jackson Group Entertainment, Madison Grain Elevator, Inc. & Delong Lumber, A Caryn Mandabach Production
Merritt Wever as Zoey Barkow
Saturday Night Live • NBC • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video
Kristen Wiig as various characters
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
Modern Family • ABC • Levitan-Lloyd Productions in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television
Ed O’Neill as Jay Pritchett
Modern Family • ABC • Levitan-Lloyd Productions in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television
Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell Pritchett
Modern Family • ABC • Levitan-Lloyd Productions in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television
Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy
Modern Family • ABC • Levitan-Lloyd Productions in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television
Eric Stonestreet as Cameron Tucker
New Girl • FOX • Chernin Entertainment in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television
Max Greenfield as Schmidt
Saturday Night Live • NBC • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video
Bill Hader as various characters
Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series
Glee • FOX • Ryan Murphy Productions in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television
Dot-Marie Jones as Coach Shannon Beiste
Saturday Night Live • NBC • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video
Maya Rudolph, Host
Saturday Night Live • NBC • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video
Melissa McCarthy, Host
30 Rock • NBC • Broadway Video, Little Stranger, Inc. in association with Universal Television
Elizabeth Banks as Avery Jessup
30 Rock • NBC • Broadway Video, Little Stranger, Inc. in association with Universal Television
Margaret Cho as Kim Jong-il
Two And A Half Men • CBS • Chuck Lorre Productions Inc., The Tannenbaum Company in association with Warner Bros. Television
Kathy Bates as Charlie Harper
Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series
Curb Your Enthusiasm • HBO • HBO Entertainment
Michael J. Fox as Himself
Modern Family • ABC • Levitan-Lloyd Productions in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television
Greg Kinnear as Tad
Nurse Jackie • Showtime • Showtime Presents, Lionsgate Television, Jackson Group Entertainment, Madison Grain Elevator, Inc. & Delong Lumber, A Caryn Mandabach Production
Bobby Cannavale as Dr. Mike Cruz
Saturday Night Live • NBC • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video
Jimmy Fallon, Host
30 Rock • NBC • Broadway Video, Little Stranger, Inc. in association with Universal Television
Will Arnett as Devon Banks
30 Rock • NBC • Broadway Video, Little Stranger, Inc. in association with Universal Television
Jon Hamm as Abner and David Brinkley
Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series
Curb Your Enthusiasm • Palestinian Chicken • HBO • HBO Entertainment
Robert B. Weide, Director
Girls • She Did • HBO • Apatow Productions and I am Jenni Konner Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
Lena Dunham, Director
Louie • Duckling • FX Networks • Pig Newton, Inc. in association with FX
Productions
Louis C.K., Director
Modern Family • Virgin Territory • ABC • Levitan-Lloyd Productions in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television
Jason Winer, Director
Modern Family • Baby On Board • ABC • Levitan-Lloyd Productions in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television
Steven Levitan, Director
New Girl • Pilot • FOX • Chernin Entertainment in association with Twentieth
Century Fox Television
Jake Kasdan, Director
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Community • Remedial Chaos Theory • NBC • A Krasnoff Foster Entertainment, Harmonious Claptrap, Russo Brothers production, Universal Television production in association with Sony Pictures Television
Chris McKenna, Written by
Girls • Pilot • HBO • Apatow Productions and I am Jenni Konner Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
Lena Dunham, Written by
Louie • Pregnant • FX Networks • Pig Newton, Inc. in association with FX
Productions
Louis C.K., Written by
Parks And Recreation • The Debate • NBC • Deedle-Dee Productions, Fremulon, 3 Arts and Universal Television
Amy Poehler, Written by
Parks And Recreation • Win, Lose, Or Draw • NBC • Deedle-Dee Productions, Fremulon, 3 Arts and Universal Television
Michael Schur, Written by
Outstanding Drama Series
Boardwalk Empire • HBO • Leverage, Closest to the Hole Productions, Sikelia Productions and Cold Front Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
Breaking Bad • AMC • Sony Pictures Television
Downton Abbey • PBS • A Carnival / Masterpiece Co-Production
Game Of Thrones • HBO • Bighead, Littlehead, Generator Productions,
Television 360, and Grok Television in association with HBO Entertainment
Homeland • Showtime • Showtime Presents, Teakwood Lane Productions, Cherry Pie Productions, Keshet, Fox 21
Mad Men • AMC • Lionsgate Television
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series
Damages • DirecTV • Sony Pictures Television, FX Productions and KZK
Productions
Glenn Close as Patty Hewes
Downton Abbey • PBS • A Carnival / Masterpiece Co-Production
Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary Crawley
The Good Wife • CBS • CBS Television Studios in association with Scott Free Productions and King Size Productions
Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick
Harry’s Law • NBC • Bonanza Productions in association with David E. Kelley Productions and Warner Bros. Television
Kathy Bates as Harriet Korn
Homeland • Showtime • Showtime Presents, Teakwood Lane Productions, Cherry Pie Productions, Keshet, Fox 21
Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison
Mad Men • AMC • Lionsgate Television
Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olson
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series
Boardwalk Empire • HBO • Leverage, Closest to the Hole Productions, Sikelia Productions and Cold Front Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
Steve Buscemi as Nucky Thompson
Breaking Bad • AMC • Sony Pictures Television
Bryan Cranston as Walter White
Dexter • Showtime • Showtime Presents, John Goldwyn Productions, The Colleton Company, Devilina Productions
Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan
Downton Abbey • PBS • A Carnival / Masterpiece Co-Production
Hugh Bonneville as Robert, Earl of Grantham
Homeland • Showtime • Showtime Presents, Teakwood Lane Productions, Cherry Pie Productions, Keshet, Fox 21
Damian Lewis as Nicholas Brody
Mad Men • AMC • Lionsgate Television
Jon Hamm as Don Draper
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
Breaking Bad • AMC • Sony Pictures Television
Anna Gunn as Skyler White
Downton Abbey • PBS • A Carnival / Masterpiece Co-Production
Maggie Smith as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham
Downton Abbey • PBS • A Carnival / Masterpiece Co-Production
Joanne Froggatt as Anna
The Good Wife • CBS • CBS Television Studios in association with Scott Free Productions and King Size Productions
Archie Panjabi as Kalinda Sharma
The Good Wife • CBS • CBS Television Studios in association with Scott Free Productions and King Size Productions
Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart
Mad Men • AMC • Lionsgate Television
Christina Hendricks as Joan Holloway Harris
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
Breaking Bad • AMC • Sony Pictures Television
Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman
Breaking Bad • AMC • Sony Pictures Television
Giancarlo Esposito as Gustavo ‘Gus’ Fring
Downton Abbey • PBS • A Carnival / Masterpiece Co-Production
Brendan Coyle as John Bates
Downton Abbey • PBS • A Carnival / Masterpiece Co-Production
Jim Carter as Mr. Carson
Game Of Thrones • HBO • Bighead, Littlehead, Generator Productions,
Television 360, and Grok Television in association with HBO Entertainment
Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister
Mad Men • AMC • Lionsgate Television
Jared Harris as Lane Pryce
Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series
The Good Wife • CBS • CBS Television Studios in association with Scott Free Productions and King Size Productions
Martha Plimpton as Patti Nyholm
Grey’s Anatomy • ABC • ABC Studios
Loretta Devine as Adele Webber
Harry’s Law • NBC • Bonanza Productions in association with David E. Kelley Productions and Warner Bros. Television
Jean Smart as D.A. Roseanna Remmick
Mad Men • AMC • Lionsgate Television
Julia Ormond as Marie Calvet
Shameless • Showtime • Showtime Presents, John Wells Productions, Warner Bros. Television
Joan Cusack as Sheila Jackson
Smash • NBC • Universal Television in association with DreamWorks Television and Madwoman in the Attic
Uma Thurman as Rebecca Duvall
Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series
Breaking Bad • AMC • Sony Pictures Television
Mark Margolis as Tio Salamanca
The Good Wife • CBS • CBS Television Studios in association with Scott Free Productions and King Size Productions
Dylan Baker as Colin Sweeney
The Good Wife • CBS • CBS Television Studios in association with Scott Free Productions and King Size Productions
Michael J. Fox as Louis Canning
Justified • FX Networks • Sony Pictures Television
Jeremy Davies as Dickie Bennett
Mad Men • AMC • Lionsgate Television
Ben Feldman as Michael Ginsberg
Parenthood • NBC • Imagine Television and Universal Television
Jason Ritter as Mark Cyr
Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series
Boardwalk Empire • To The Lost • HBO • Leverage, Closest to the Hole Productions, Sikelia Productions and Cold Front Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
Tim Van Patten, Director
Breaking Bad • Face Off • AMC • Sony Pictures Television
Vince Gilligan, Director
Downton Abbey • Episode 7 • PBS • A Carnival / Masterpiece Co-Production
Brian Percival, Director
Homeland • Pilot • Showtime • Showtime Presents, Teakwood Lane Productions, Cherry Pie Productions, Keshet, Fox 21
Michael Cuesta, Director
Mad Men • The Other Woman • AMC • Lionsgate Television
Phil Abraham, Director
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Downton Abbey • Episode 7 • PBS • A Carnival / Masterpiece Co-Production
Julian Fellowes, Written by
Homeland • Pilot • Showtime • Showtime Presents, Teakwood Lane Productions, Cherry Pie Productions, Keshet, Fox 21
Alex Gansa, Written by
Howard Gordon, Written by
Gideon Raff, Written by
Mad Men • The Other Woman • AMC • Lionsgate Television
Semi Chellas, Written by
Matthew Weiner, Written by
Mad Men • Commissions And Fees • AMC • Lionsgate Television
Andre Jacquemetton, Written by
Maria Jacquemetton, Written by
Mad Men • Far Away Places • AMC • Lionsgate Television
Erin Levy, Written by
Matthew Weiner, Written by
Outstanding Miniseries or Movie
American Horror Story • FX Networks • Twentieth Century Fox Television
Game Change • HBO • Playtone and Everyman Pictures in association with HBO Films
Hatfields & McCoys • HISTORY • Thinkfactory Media in association with
History
Hemingway & Gellhorn • HBO • Attaboy Films and A Walrus & Associates in
association with HBO Films
Luther • BBC America • A BBC and BBC America Co-Production
Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia (Masterpiece) • PBS • Hartswood West for
BBC / Cymru Wales in co-production with Masterpiece
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie
American Horror Story • FX Networks • Twentieth Century Fox Television
Connie Britton as Vivien Harmon
Game Change • HBO • Playtone and Everyman Pictures in association with HBO Films
Julianne Moore as Sarah Palin
Hemingway & Gellhorn • HBO • Attaboy Films and A Walrus & Associates in
association with HBO Films
Nicole Kidman as Martha Gellhorn
Missing • ABC • ABC Studios
Ashley Judd as Rebecca Winstone
The Song Of Lunch (Masterpiece) • PBS • A BBC / Masterpiece Co-Production
Emma Thompson as She
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie
Game Change • HBO • Playtone and Everyman Pictures in association with HBO Films
Woody Harrelson as Steve Schmidt
Hatfields & McCoys • HISTORY • Thinkfactory Media in association with
History
Kevin Costner as ‘Devil’ Anse Hatfield
Hatfields & McCoys • HISTORY • Thinkfactory Media in association with
History
Bill Paxton as Randall McCoy
Hemingway & Gellhorn • HBO • Attaboy Films and A Walrus & Associates in
association with HBO Films
Clive Owen as Ernest Hemingway
Luther • BBC America • A BBC and BBC America Co-Production
Idris Elba as John Luther
Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia (Masterpiece) • PBS • Hartswood West for
BBC / Cymru Wales in co-production with Masterpiece
Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or A Movie
American Horror Story • FX Networks • Twentieth Century Fox Television
Frances Conroy as Moira
American Horror Story • FX Networks • Twentieth Century Fox Television
Jessica Lange as Constance Langdon
Game Change • HBO • Playtone and Everyman Pictures in association with HBO Films
Sarah Paulson as Nicolle Wallace
Hatfields & McCoys • HISTORY • Thinkfactory Media in association with
History
Mare Winningham as Sally McCoy
Page Eight (Masterpiece) • PBS • A Heyday Films / Runaway Fridge TV / Carnival / Masterpiece co-production in association with NBC Universal for BBC
Judy Davis as Jill Tankard
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie
American Horror Story • FX Networks • Twentieth Century Fox Television
Denis O’Hare as Larry Harvey
Game Change • HBO • Playtone and Everyman Pictures in association with HBO Films
Ed Harris as John McCain
Hatfields & McCoys • HISTORY • Thinkfactory Media in association with
History
Tom Berenger as Jim Vance
Hemingway & Gellhorn • HBO • Attaboy Films and A Walrus & Associates in
association with HBO Films
David Strathairn as John Dos Passos
Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia (Masterpiece) • PBS • Hartswood West for
BBC / Cymru Wales in co-production with Masterpiece
Martin Freeman as Dr. John Watson
Outstanding Directing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special
Game Change • HBO • Playtone and Everyman Pictures in association with HBO Films
Jay Roach, Director
Hatfields & McCoys • HISTORY • Thinkfactory Media in association with
History
Kevin Reynolds, Director
Hemingway & Gellhorn • HBO • Attaboy Films and A Walrus & Associates in
association with HBO Films
Philip Kaufman, Director
Luther • BBC America • A BBC and BBC America Co-Production
Sam Miller, Director
Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia (Masterpiece) • PBS • Hartswood West for
BBC / Cymru Wales in co-production with Masterpiece
Paul McGuigan, Director
Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
Game Change • HBO • Playtone and Everyman Pictures in association with HBO Films
Danny Strong, Written by
Hatfields & McCoys • Part 2 • HISTORY • Thinkfactory Media in association with History
Ted Mann, Story and Teleplay by
Ronald Parker, Teleplay by
Bill Kerby, Story by
The Hour • BBC America • A Kudos Film and Television / BBC America Co-Production
Abi Morgan, Written by
Luther • BBC America • A BBC and BBC America Co-Production
Neil Cross, Written by
Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia (Masterpiece) • PBS • Hartswood West for
BBC / Cymru Wales in co-production with Masterpiece
Steven Moffat, Written by
Outstanding Variety Series
The Colbert Report • Comedy Central • Hello Doggie, Inc. with Busboy Productions and Spartina Productions
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart • Comedy Central • Central Productions, LLC
Jimmy Kimmel Live • ABC • ABC Studios in association with Jackhole Industries, Inc.
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon • NBC • Universal Television and Broadway Video
Real Time With Bill Maher • HBO • Bill Maher Productions and Brad Grey Television in association with HBO Entertainment
Saturday Night Live • NBC • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video
Outstanding Variety Special
Betty White’s 90th Birthday: A Tribute To America’s Golden Girl • NBC • Brad Lachman Productions and Universal Television
Kathy Griffin: Tired Hooker • Bravo • Rickmill Productions
The Kennedy Center Honors • CBS • A George Stevens, Jr. Presentation for The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Mel Brooks And Dick Cavett Together Again • HBO • Brooksfilms in association with HBO Entertainment
Tony Bennett: Duets II (Great Performances) • PBS • A Production of RPM TV Productions, Inc.
Outstanding Special Class Programs
84th Annual Academy Awards • ABC • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards • NBC • Dick Clark Productions, Inc. in association with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association
The 54th Annual Grammy Awards • CBS • AEG Ehrlich Ventures, LLC and John Cossette Productions, Inc.
Herbie Hancock, Gustavo Dudamel And The LA Phil Celebrate Gershwin (Great Performances) • PBS • A production of THIRTEEN in association with WNET, BFMI, WDR in cooperation with ARTE, Los Angeles
Philharmonic Association and C Major
Louis C.K. Live At The Beacon Theatre • FX Networks • Pig Newton, Inc. in association with FX Productions
65th Annual Tony Awards • CBS • White Cherry Entertainment in association with Tony Award Productions
Outstanding Special Class – Short-format Live-Action Entertainment Programs
Childrens Hospital • Cartoon Network • Abominable Pictures and Studio 2.0 in association with Warner Bros. Television
Producers, TBD
The Daily Show Correspondents Explain • thedailyshow.com • Comedy Central Digital Media
Steve Grimes, Executive Producer
Rachel Maceiras, Supervising Producer
Judi Stroh, Producer
Mary Phillips-Sandy, Producer
Parks And Recreation: April And Andy’s Road Trip • nbc.com • NBC.com | Universal Television
Morgan Sackett, Producer
Mike Schur, Producer
30 Rock: The Webisodes • nbc.com • NBC.com | Universal Television
Eric Gurian, Producer
Clint Koltveit, Producer
William Sell, Producer
Web Therapy • lstudio.com • An Is or Isn’t Entertainment production in association with Intelligent Life Productions for LStudio
Dan Bucatinsky, Executive Producer
Lisa Kudrow, Executive Producer
Jodi Binstock, Co-Executive Producer/Produced by
David Codron, Co-Executive Producer
Outstanding Directing For A Variety Series
The Colbert Report • Episode 7121A • Comedy Central • Hello Doggie, Inc. with Busboy Productions and Spartina Productions
James Hoskinson, Director
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart • Episode 17087 • Comedy Central • Central Productions, LLC
Chuck O’Neil, Director
Late Show With David Letterman • Episode 3602 • CBS • Worldwide Pants Incorporated
Jerry Foley, Director
Portlandia • One Moore Episode • IFC • Broadway Video in association with IFC
Jonathan Krisel, Director
Saturday Night Live • Host: Mick Jagger • NBC • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video
Don Roy King, Director
Outstanding Directing For A Variety Special
84th Annual Academy Awards • ABC • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Don Mischer, Director
The 54th Annual Grammy Awards • CBS • AEG Ehrlich Ventures, LLC and John Cossette Productions, Inc.
Louis J. Horvitz, Director
Louis C.K. Live At The Beacon Theatre • FX Networks • Pig Newton, Inc. in association with FX Productions
Louis C.K., Director
New York City Ballet George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker (Live From Lincoln Center) • PBS • Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc.
Alan Skog, Director
65th Annual Tony Awards • CBS • White Cherry Entertainment in association with Tony Award Productions
Glenn Weiss, Director
Outstanding Animated Program
American Dad! • Hot Water • FOX • Fox Television Animation
Bob’s Burgers • BurgerBoss • FOX • BentoBox Entertainment
Futurama • The Tip Of The Zoidberg • Comedy Central • The Curiosity Company in association with 20th Century Fox Television
The Penguins Of Madagascar: The Return Of The Revenge Of Dr. Blowhole • Nickelodeon • Nickelodeon and DreamWorks Animation
The Simpsons • Holidays Of Future Passed • FOX • Gracie Films in association with 20th Century Fox Television
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