64th Primetime Emmy Awards nominations

[LolaSvelt]

COMEDY
Outstanding Comedy Series
The Big Bang Theory • CBS
Curb Your Enthusiasm • HBO
Girls • HBO
Modern Family • ABC
30 Rock • NBC
Veep • HBO

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series
Lena Dunham as Hannah Horvath - Girls • HBO
Melissa McCarthy as Molly Flynn - Mike & Molly • CBS
Zooey Deschanel as Jess Day - New Girl • FOX
Edie Falco as Jackie Peyton - Nurse Jackie • Showtime
Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope - Parks And Recreation • NBC
Tina Fey as Liz Lemon - 30 Rock • NBC
Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer - Veep • HBO

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series
Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper - The Big Bang Theory • CBS
Larry David as Himself - Curb Your Enthusiasm • HBO
Don Cheadle as Marty Kaan - House Of Lies • Showtime
Louis C.K. as Louie - Louie • FX Networks
Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy - 30 Rock • NBC
Jon Cryer as Alan Harper - Two And A Half Men • CBS

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
Mayim Bialik as Amy Farrah Fowler - The Big Bang Theory • CBS
Kathryn Joosten as Karen McCluskey - Desperate Housewives • ABC
Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy - Modern Family • ABC
Sofia Vergara as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett - Modern Family • ABC
Merritt Wever as Zoey Barkow -Nurse Jackie • Showtime
Kristen Wiig as various characters - Saturday Night Live • NBC

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
Ed O'Neill as Jay Pritchett - Modern Family • ABC
Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell Pritchett - Modern Family • ABC
Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy - Modern Family • ABC
Eric Stonestreet as Cameron Tucker - Modern Family • ABC
Max Greenfield as Schmidt - New Girl • FOX
Bill Hader as various characters - Saturday Night Live • NBC

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series
Dot-Marie Jones as Coach Shannon Beiste - Glee • FOX
Maya Rudolph, Host - Saturday Night Live • NBC
Melissa McCarthy, Host - Saturday Night Live • NBC
Elizabeth Banks as Avery Jessup - 30 Rock • NBC
Margaret Cho as Kim Jong-il - 30 Rock • NBC
Kathy Bates as Charlie Harper - Two And A Half Men • CBS

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series
Michael J. Fox as Himself - Curb Your Enthusiasm • HBO
Greg Kinnear as Tad - Modern Family • ABC
Bobby Cannavale as Dr. Mike Cruz - Nurse Jackie • Showtime
Jimmy Fallon, Host - Saturday Night Live • NBC
Will Arnett as Devon Banks - 30 Rock • NBC
Jon Hamm as Abner and David Brinkley - 30 Rock • NBC

Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series
Robert B. Weide, Director - Curb Your Enthusiasm • Palestinian Chicken • HBO
Lena Dunham, Director - Girls • She Did • HBO
Louis C.K., Director - Louie • Duckling • FX Networks
Jason Winer, Director - Modern Family • Virgin Territory • ABC
Steven Levitan, Director - Modern Family • Baby On Board • ABC
Jake Kasdan, Director - New Girl • Pilot • FOX

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series Chris McKenna, Written by - Community • Remedial Chaos Theory
Lena Dunham, Written by - Girls • Pilot • HBO
Louis C.K., Written by - Louie • Pregnant - FX Network
Amy Poehler, Written by - Parks And Recreation • The Debate • NBC
Michael Schur, Written by - Parks And Recreation • Win, Lose, Or Draw • NBC

DRAMA
Outstanding Drama Series
Boardwalk Empire • HBO
Breaking Bad • AMC
Downton Abbey • PBS
Game Of Thrones • HBO
Homeland • Showtime
Mad Men • AMC

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series
Glenn Close as Patty Hewes - Damages • DirecTV
Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary Crawley - Downton Abbey • PBS
Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick - The Good Wife • CBS
Kathy Bates as Harriet Korn - Harry's Law • NBC
Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison - Homeland • Showtime
Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olson - Mad Men • AMC

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series
Steve Buscemi as Nucky Thompson - Boardwalk Empire • HBO
Bryan Cranston as Walter White - Breaking Bad • AMC
Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan - Dexter • Showtime
Hugh Bonneville as Robert, Earl of Grantham - Downton Abbey • PBS
Damian Lewis as Nicholas Brody - Homeland • Showtime
Jon Hamm as Don Draper - Mad Men • AMC

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series Anna Gunn as Skyler White - Breaking Bad • AMC
Maggie Smith as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham - Downton Abbey
Joanne Froggatt as Anna - Downton Abbey • PBS
Archie Panjabi as Kalinda Sharma - The Good Wife • CBS
Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart - The Good Wife • CBS
Christina Hendricks as Joan Holloway Harris - Mad Men • AMC

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman - Breaking Bad • AMC
Giancarlo Esposito as Gustavo 'Gus' Fring - Breaking Bad - AMC
Brendan Coyle as John Bates - Downton Abbey • PBS
Jim Carter as Mr. Carson - Downton Abbey • PBS
Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister - Game Of Thrones • HBO
Jared Harris as Lane Pryce - Mad Men • AMC

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series
Martha Plimpton as Patti Nyholm - The Good Wife • CBS
Loretta Devine as Adele Webber - Grey's Anatomy • ABC
Jean Smart as D.A. Roseanna Remmick - Harry's Law • NBC
Julia Ormond as Marie Calvet - Mad Men • AMC
Joan Cusack as Sheila Jackson - Shameless
Uma Thurman as Rebecca Duvall - Smash • NBC

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series
Mark Margolis as Tio Salamanca - Breaking Bad • AMC
Dylan Baker as Colin Sweeney - The Good Wife • CBS
Michael J. Fox as Louis Canning - The Good Wife • CBS
Jeremy Davies as Dickie Bennett - Justified • FX Networks
Ben Feldman as Michael Ginsberg - Mad Men • AMC
Jason Ritter as Mark Cyr - Parenthood • NBC

Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series
Tim Van Patten, Director - Boardwalk Empire • To The Lost • HBO
Vince Gilligan, Director - Breaking Bad • Face Off • AMC
Brian Percival, Director - Downton Abbey • Episode 7 • PBS
Michael Cuesta, Director - Homeland • Pilot • Showtime
Phil Abraham, Director - Mad Men • The Other Woman • AMC

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Julian Fellowes, Written by - Downton Abbey • Episode 7 • PBS
Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon, Gideon Raff - Homeland • Pilot • Showtime
Semi Chellas, Matthew Weiner, Written by - Mad Men • The Other Woman • AMC
Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, Written by - Mad Men • Commissions And Fees • AMC
Erin Levy, Matthew Weiner, Written by Mad Men • Far Away Places • AMC

MINISERIES
Outstanding Miniseries or Movie
American Horror Story • FX Networks
Game Change • HBO
Hatfields & McCoys • HISTORY
Hemingway & Gellhorn • HBO
Luther • BBC America
Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia (Masterpiece) • PBS

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie
Connie Britton as Vivien Harmon - American Horror Story • FX Networks
Julianne Moore as Sarah Palin - Game Change • HBO
Nicole Kidman as Martha Gellhorn - Hemingway & Gellhorn • HBO
Ashley Judd as Rebecca Winstone - Missing • ABC
Emma Thompson as She - The Song Of Lunch (Masterpiece) • PBS

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie
Woody Harrelson as Steve Schmidt - Game Change • HBO
Kevin Costner as 'Devil' Anse Hatfield - Hatfields & McCoys • HISTORY
Bill Paxton as Randall McCoy - Hatfields & McCoys • HISTORY
Clive Owen as Ernest Hemingway - Hemingway & Gellhorn • HBO
Idris Elba as John Luther - Luther • BBC America
Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes - Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia (Masterpiece) • PBS

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or A Movie
Frances Conroy as Moira - American Horror Story • FX Networks
Jessica Lange as Constance Langdon - American Horror Story
Sarah Paulson as Nicolle Wallace - Game Change • HBO
Mare Winningham as Sally McCoy - Hatfields & McCoys • HISTORY
Judy Davis as Jill Tankard - Page Eight (Masterpiece) • PBS

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie
Denis O'Hare as Larry Harvey - American Horror Story • FX Networks
Ed Harris as John McCain - Game Change • HBO
Tom Berenger as Jim Vance - Hatfields & McCoys • HISTORY
David Strathairn as John Dos Passos - Hemingway & Gellhorn • HBO
Martin Freeman as Dr. John Watson - Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia (Masterpiece) • PBS

Outstanding Directing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special
Jay Roach, Director - Game Change • HBO
Kevin Reynolds, Director - Hatfields & McCoys • HISTORY
Philip Kaufman, Director - Hemingway & Gellhorn • HBO
Sam Miller, Director - Luther • BBC America
Paul McGuigan, Director - Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia (Masterpiece) • PBS

Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
Danny Strong, Written by - Game Change • HBO
Ted Mann, Story and Teleplay by - Ronald Parker, Teleplay by - Bill Kerby, Story by - Hatfields & McCoys • Part 2 • HISTORY
Abi Morgan, Written by - The Hour • BBC America
Neil Cross, Written by - Luther • BBC America
Steven Moffat, Written by - Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia (Masterpiece) • PBS

VARIETY
Outstanding Variety Series
The Colbert Report • Comedy Central
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart • Comedy Central
Jimmy Kimmel Live • ABC
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon • NBC
Real Time With Bill Maher • HBO
Saturday Night Live • NBC

Outstanding Variety Special
Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute To America's Golden Girl • NBC
Kathy Griffin: Tired Hooker • Bravo
The Kennedy Center Honors • CBS
Mel Brooks And Dick Cavett Together Again • HBO
Tony Bennett: Duets II (Great Performances) • PBS

Outstanding Directing For A Variety Series
James Hoskinson, Director - The Colbert Report • Episode 7121A • Comedy Central
Chuck O'Neil, Director - The Daily Show With Jon Stewart • Episode 17087 • Comedy Central
Jerry Foley, Director - Late Show With David Letterman • Episode 3602 • CBS
Jonathan Krisel, Director - Portlandia • One Moore Episode • IFC
Don Roy King, Director - Saturday Night Live • Host: Mick Jagger • NBC

Outstanding Directing For A Variety Special
Don Mischer, Director - 84th Annual Academy Awards • ABC
Louis J. Horvitz, Director - The 54th Annual Grammy Awards • CBS
Louis C.K., Director - Louis C.K. Live At The Beacon Theatre • FX Networks
Alan Skog, Director - New York City Ballet George Balanchine's The Nutcracker (Live From Lincoln Center) • PBS
Glenn Weiss, Director - 65th Annual Tony Awards • CBS

Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series
The Colbert Report • Comedy Central
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart • Comedy Central
Portlandia • IFC
Real Time With Bill Maher • HBO
Saturday Night Live • NBC

Outstanding Writing For A Variety Special
84th Annual Academy Awards • ABC
Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute To America's Golden Girl • NBC
The Kennedy Center Honors • CBS
Louis C.K. Live At The Beacon Theatre • FX Networks
65th Annual Tony Awards • CBS

Outstanding Animated Program
American Dad! • Hot Water • FOX
Bob's Burgers • BurgerBoss • FOX
Futurama • The Tip Of The Zoidberg • Comedy Central
The Penguins Of Madagascar: The Return Of The Revenge Of Dr. Blowhole • Nickelodeon
The Simpsons • Holidays Of Future Passed • FOX

VARIETY
Outstanding Variety Series
The Colbert Report • Comedy Central
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart • Comedy Central
Jimmy Kimmel Live • ABC
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon • NBC
Real Time With Bill Maher • HBO
Saturday Night Live • NBC

Outstanding Variety Special
Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute To America's Golden Girl • NBC
Kathy Griffin: Tired Hooker • Bravo
The Kennedy Center Honors • CBS
Mel Brooks And Dick Cavett Together Again • HBO
Tony Bennett: Duets II (Great Performances) • PBS

Outstanding Directing For A Variety Series
James Hoskinson, Director - The Colbert Report • Episode 7121A • Comedy Central
Chuck O'Neil, Director - The Daily Show With Jon Stewart • Episode 17087 • Comedy Central
Jerry Foley, Director - Late Show With David Letterman • Episode 3602 • CBS
Jonathan Krisel, Director - Portlandia • One Moore Episode • IFC
Don Roy King, Director - Saturday Night Live • Host: Mick Jagger • NBC

Outstanding Directing For A Variety Special
Don Mischer, Director - 84th Annual Academy Awards • ABC
Louis J. Horvitz, Director - The 54th Annual Grammy Awards • CBS
Louis C.K., Director - Louis C.K. Live At The Beacon Theatre • FX Networks
Alan Skog, Director - New York City Ballet George Balanchine's The Nutcracker (Live From Lincoln Center) • PBS
Glenn Weiss, Director - 65th Annual Tony Awards • CBS

Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series
The Colbert Report • Comedy Central
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart • Comedy Central
Portlandia • IFC
Real Time With Bill Maher • HBO
Saturday Night Live • NBC

Outstanding Writing For A Variety Special
84th Annual Academy Awards • ABC
Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute To America's Golden Girl • NBC
The Kennedy Center Honors • CBS
Louis C.K. Live At The Beacon Theatre • FX Networks
65th Annual Tony Awards • CBS

Outstanding Animated Program
American Dad! • Hot Water • FOX
Bob's Burgers • BurgerBoss • FOX
Futurama • The Tip Of The Zoidberg • Comedy Central
The Penguins Of Madagascar: The Return Of The Revenge Of Dr. Blowhole • Nickelodeon
The Simpsons • Holidays Of Future Passed • FOX

My thoughts:
- Downton Abbey really ruined the Drama category. I really didn't like the second series. So bad. I do like Michelle Dockery's nomination, however. And Joanne Froggatt's!
- Happy to see Connie Britton again
- Nick Offerman snubbed yet again
- They seem to love really generic comedies (but there are also some really great comedies there). It's Always Sunny..., Community, Parks are nowhere to be seen in the Comedy Series category. At least Veep was nominated!
- Louis C.K.!
- Homeland! Poor Mandy Patinkin, though.
- Anna Gunn! Anyone from Breaking Bad!
- Vincent Kartheiser and Joel Kinnaman were snubbed.
- Go Julianne Moore, Woody Harrelson and Sarah Paulson!
- Merritt Wever. Such an inspired nomination!

 

[saann]

My thoughts:
- They seem to love really generic comedies (but there are also some really great comedies there). It's Always Sunny..., Community, Parks are nowhere to be seen in the Comedy Series category. At least Veep was nominated!

Add Happy Endings to that. I can't believe that sh*tshow Big Bang Theory with its awful laugh track gets nominated and these other great shows are left out. Jim Parson is good but that's about it.

This scene alone made me laugh more than any episode episode ever of BBT


And not to mention the Modern Family cast hogging the best sup actor comedy nominations. Apparently all you have to do is to be an adult regular on that show to get in (I'm especially rolling my eyes at veteran Ed O'neil). What about Danny Pudi? Or Damon Wayans Jr? Or anyone from It's Always Sunny? Though I'm used to It's always sunny being shunned even though it's one of the most consistently good comedies out there.

Also wished Eliza Coupe could get in for Happy Endings, she is hilarious as Jane. And I'm still raging at my queen Kaitlin Olson not getting recognized. She is easily one of the funniest ladies on television.

 

[LagerfeldBoy]

I'm so happy Girls received a notable amount of nominations.

 

[daniellat]

I love seeing there Downton Abbey, Game of Thrones, Mad Men and Breaking Bad getting a lot of nominations but where is House MD? I though they'd leave with a bang

 

[Flashbang]

SHE. IS. ROBBED.

zimbio.com

THAT. IS. ALL.

 

[heelscatchfire]

^ I love her! But on the upside I'm happy to see some 30 Rock nominations. Really happy for Game of Thrones, Shameless & American Horror Story. I do not watch much tv but from previews/commercials alone I'm surprised by some of the noms.

 

[LoveKatFashion]

Walking dead, was SO SNUBBED. Definetly should have been nominated for more instead of "Best makup" "Best visual effects" ect.

But all the other noms seem pretty good

 

[Aqua Tofana]

So happy for Breaking Bad!
Especially seeing Mark Margolis being nominated for a role in which he did not speak at all
I hope Aaron Paul wins best supporting actor. He is so young but he has grown so much

 

[Scott]

lovekatfashion,i feel your pain. walking dead was superb this last season. totally ignored.

also a bit annoyed that web therapy didn't get nominated for anything in the main categories....not even in the guest star category. i mean,lily tomlin as her mother....funniest sequences i saw last year.

happy more than anything for merrit weaver,though. she is so funny on nurse jackie.

 

[Northern Star]

Aaron Paul must win again for Breaking Bad.......brilliant character, superb actor.
Would also like to see Archie Panjabi win again for The Good Wife.
Thought Cheryl Hines might a get a look-in for comedy best supporting actress for Suburgatory....and loving Krysten Ritter in Don't trust the B**** in Apt 23.
I think some of the newer comedies might get some attention next year.

 

[Urban Stylin]

how about Scandal? Its nice to see missing nominted for lead actress despite being cancelled after a brief run, it was an awesome show

 

[chickadee]

Super excited for Downton Abbey! I'm also rooting for Benedict and Idris (as long as one of them wins, I'm good with it), Boardwalk Empire, Dinklage, and Luther. Scandal was snubbed though, and although GoT is an ensemble, Dillane deserved some love as well as Dinklage.

 

[blueorchid]

I haven't been watching much television this year (I'm a movie addict), but I'm really glad to see all the nominations for Game Change. I watched that a few days ago and everything was just spot on.

 

[mint condish]

how about Scandal? Its nice to see missing nominted for lead actress despite being cancelled after a brief run, it was an awesome show

Scandal was renewed, not cancelled. I've never read anything about it being cancelled, only renewed.

From Wikipedia:
The program was renewed for a second season on May 11, 2012, in the same Thursday timeslot, while Private Practice remains in the new Tuesday evening timeslot to finish its final season[13]. Rhimes has stated that the second season will likely be thirteen episodes or less.[14][15]

 

[sleepingbeauty13]

Scandal was renewed, not cancelled. I've never read anything about it being cancelled, only renewed.

He was talking about Missing being cancelled. He asked about Scandal and then made a comment about Missing getting a nomination for lead actress despite being cancelled.

 

[mint condish]

^ Thanks

 

[lostgirl]

My thoughts:

-Glad to see Homeland in there. I think Claire Danes is almost a lock for her catagory and deservedly so. She's amazing in that role. Her depiction of her characer's mental illness is both harrowing and sympathetic. I do think Mandy Patinkin was snubbed. I'm not his biggest fan, but I think he's really good as Saul: it's just a more restrained, less showy role.

-Thrilled with the Downton Abbey love. I know the second season has drawn some criticism for being too soapy. I see where that's coming from regarding some of the storylines, and the sheer number of characters, but I still love it. I'm especially happy to see Michelle Dockery nominated. I think she made Mary's maturing over the past two series seem real and believable. The character grew and changed a lot this season.

-I would've liked to have seen a nod for John Noble in Fringe, but that was always a bit of a fantasy since there's a bias against sci-fi shows. In a perfect world Anna Torv might also have had a shot.

-Emmy Rossum was robbed for Shameless. Her performance on that show holds all the crazieness together in a place of reality and emotion and is easily one of the top six female drama performances. Unfortunately the show itself falls into that messy "dramady" catagory: even though it's submitted as drama it's just as easy to consider it a black comedy.

-I don't understand how they differentiate between series and miniseries. I'd have considered Sherlock, Luther, and An American Horror Story to be series.

-It seems like they just nominate Michael C. Hall out of habit. I love Dexter, he's great on it and has definitely deserved the nod in past seasons but this past year wasn't the show's best by any means...

-I just noticed two nominations for Kathy Bates. I like her but did she deserve a nod for Harry's Law over some of the other great performances out there?

 

[Northern Star]

^ Quite surprised by Kathy Bates nomination.......thought Merielle Enos might sneak in there for The Killing.
Just want to add that if Claire Danes doesn't win best drama actress, there is no justice.

 

[kissmesweet]

-I don't understand how they differentiate between series and miniseries. I'd have considered Sherlock, Luther, and An American Horror Story to be series.

Miniseries, in Emmys and US terms, usually refers to shorter shows. Whereas most of the regular American ones are 20+ episodes long, most of the UK ones aren't, so they're grouped as miniseries most of the time. Downton is a bit of an odd one. This is probably due to its rising popularity and the critics' belief that they were shafted as a miniseries for last year.

 

[lostgirl]

Miniseries, in Emmys and US terms, usually refers to shorter shows. Whereas most of the regular American ones are 20+ episodes long, most of the UK ones aren't, so they're grouped as miniseries most of the time. Downton is a bit of an odd one. This is probably due to its rising popularity and the critics' belief that they were shafted as a miniseries for last year.

Except so many of the nominated US shows these days are only 12 episodes per season (Mad Men, Breaking Bad, Dexter, Homeland, Damages, etc).

Miniseries are usually long films released in 2-6 "episodes" (in past years these have included Mildred Pierce, John Adams, Angels in America etc). After the given number of episodes are through, the miniseries is over. It doesn't get renewed and come back the next year to continue the story.

However now they seem to be including UK series that may have a short number of episodes but will be continued next year. They're also including An American Horror Story, which has a full 12 episode season, and is coming back in the fall with another 12 episode season. I think the only reason that they've put it in the miniseries catagory is that the plot line isn't continuous from one year to the next (so it's more of an anthology with one season representing one entry in the anthology)

I think Downton Abbey should have been in the series catagory last year as well. It was always intended as a continuous story over the course of several years. I think Sherlock and Luther should be considered series as well, because they're continuous storylines taking place over several seasons, regardless of the number of episode per season. An American Horror Story is a bit trickier due to the nature of the show (as an anthology). But if Saturday Night Live is considered a comedy series, An American Horror Story should be considered a drama series.