2012 Emmy Nominations (Full List)
Outstanding Comedy Series
- 30 Rock
- Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Girls
- Modern Family
- Veep
Outstanding Drama Series
- Boardwalk Empire
- Breaking Bad
- Downton Abbey
- Game of Thrones
- Homeland
- Mad Men
Outstanding Lead Actress (Comedy)
- Lena Dunham
- Melissa McCarthy
- Zooey Deschanel
- Edie Falco
- Amy Poehler
- Tina Fey
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Outstanding Lead Actor (Comedy)
- Jim Parsons
- Larry David
- Don Cheadle
- Louis C.K.
- Alec Baldwin
- Jon Cryer
Outstanding Supporting Actress (Comedy)
- Mayim Bialik
- Kathryn Joosten
- Julie Bowen
- Sofia Vergara
- Merritt Wever
- Kristen Wiig
Outstanding Supporting Actor (Comedy)
- Ed O’Neill
- Jesse Tyler Ferguson
- Ty Burrell
- Eric Stonestreet
- Max Greenfield
- Bill Hader
Outstanding Guest Actress (Comedy)
- Dot-Marie Jones
- Maya Rudolph
- Melissa McCarthy
- Elizabeth Banks
- Margaret Cho
- Kathy Bates
Outstanding Guest Actor (Comedy)
- Michael J. Fox
- Greg Kinnear
- Bobby Cannavale
- Jimmy Fallon
- Will Arnett
- Jon Hamm
Outstanding Directing (Comedy)
- 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
Outstanding Writing (Comedy Series)
- Community, Chris McKenna - “Remedial Chaos Theory”
- Girls, Lena Dunham - “Pilot”
- Louie, Louis C.K. - “Pregnant”
- Parks and Recreation, Amy Poehler - “The Debate”
- Parks and Recreation, Michael Schur - “Win, Lose, Or Draw”
Outstanding Lead Actress (Drama)
- Glenn Close
- Michelle Dockery
- Julianna Margulies
- Kathy Bates
- Claire Danes
- Elisabeth Moss
Outstanding Lead Actor (Drama)
- Steve Buscemi
- Bryan Cranston
- Michael C. Hall
- Hugh Bonneville
- Damian Lewis
- Jon Hamm
Outstanding Supporting Actress (Drama)
- Anna Gunn
- Maggie Smith
- Joanne Froggatt
- Archie Panjabi
- Christine Baranski
- Christina Hendricks
Outstanding Supporting Actor (Drama)
- Aaron Paul
- Giancarlo Esposito
- Brendan Coyle
- Jim Carter
- Peter Dinklage
- Jared Harris
Outstanding Guest Actress (Drama)
- Martha Plimpton
- Loretta Devine
- Jean Smart
- Julia Ormond
- Joan Cusack
- Uma Thurman
Outstanding Guest Actor (Drama)
- Mark Margolis
- Dylan Baker
- Michael J. Fox
- Jeremy Davies
- Ben Feldman
- Jason Ritter
Outstanding Directing (Drama)
- Tim Van Patten, Boardwalk Empire
- Vince Gilligan, Breaking Bad
- Brian Percival, Downton Abbey
- Michael Cuesta, Homeland
- Phil Abraham, Mad Men
Outstanding Writing (Drama)
- Downton Abbey, Julian Fellowes - “Episode 7”
- Homeland, Alex Gansa, Gideon Raff, and Howard Gordon - “Pilot”
- Mad Men, Semi Chellas and Matthew Weiner - “The Other Woman”
- Mad Men, Andre and Maria Jacquemetton - “Commissions And Fees”
- Mad Men, Erin Levy and Matthew Weiner - “Far Away Places”
Outstanding Miniseries or Movie
- American Horror Story, FX Networks
- Game Change, HBO
- Hatfields & McCoys, HISTORY
- Hemingway & Gellhorn, HBO
- Luther, BBC America
- Sherlock, PBS
Outstanding Lead Actress (Miniseries or Movie)
- Connie Britton
- Julianne Moore
- Nicole Kidman
- Ashley Judd
- Emma Thompson
Outstanding Lead Actor (Miniseries or Movie)
- Woody Harrelson
- Kevin Costner
- Bill Paxton
- Clive Owen
- Idris Elba
- Benedict Cumberbatch
Outstanding Supporting Actress (Miniseries or Movie)
- Frances Conroy
- Jessica Lange
- Sarah Paulson
- Mare Winningham
- Judy Davis
Outstanding Supporting Actor (Miniseries or Movie)
- Denis O’Hare
- Ed Harris
- Tom Berenger
- David Strathairn
- Martin Freeman
Outstanding Directing (Miniseries or Movie)
- Jay Roach, Game Change
- Kevin Reynolds, Hatfields & McCoys
- Philip Kaufman, Hemingway & Gellhorn
- Sam Miller, Luther
- Paul McGuigan, Sherlock
Outstanding Writing (Miniseries or Movie)
- Game Change, Danny Strong
- Hatfields & McCoys, Ted Mann, Ronald Parker and Bill Kerby
- The Hour, Abi Morgan
- Luther, Neil Cross
- Sherlock, Steven Moffat
Outstanding 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
Outstanding Special Class Programs
- The 84th Annual Academy Awards
- The 65th Annual Tony Awards
- The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards
- The 54th Annual Grammy Awards
- Herbie Hancock, Gustavo Dudamel and The LA Phil Celebrate Gershwin (Great Performances)
- Louis C.K. Live at The Beacon Theatre
Outstanding Writing (Variety)
- The Colbert Report
- The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
- Portlandia
- Real Time With Bill Maher
- Saturday Night Live
- The Amazing Race
- Dancing with the Stars
- Project Runway
- So You Think You Can Dance
- Top Chef
- The Voice
- Phil Keoghan
- Ryan Seacrest
- Betty White
- Tom Bergeron
- Cat Deeley
