2012 Prime time Emmy Nominations

TV  Emmys 


Outstanding Comedy Series
"The Big Bang Theory"
"Curb Your Enthusiasm"
"Girls"
"Modern Family"
"30 Rock"
"Veep"

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock"
Don Cheadle, "House of Lies"
Louis CK, "Louie"
Jon Cryer, "Two and A Half Men"
Larry David, "Curb Your Enthusiasm"
Jim Parsons, "The Big Bang Theory"

Outstanding Lead 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"

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series

Ed O'Neill, "Modern Family"
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, "Modern Family"
Ty Burrell, "Modern Family"
Eric Stonestreet, "Modern Family"
Max Greenfield, "New Girl"
Bill Hader, "Saturday Night Live"

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Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series

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"

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series
Will Arnett, "30 Rock"
Bobby Cannavale, "Nurse Jackie"
Jimmy Fallon, "Saturday Night Live"
Michael J. Fox, "Curb Your Enthusiasm"
Jon Hamm, "30 Rock"
Greg Kinnear, "Modern Family"

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series
Elizabeth Banks, "30 Rock"
Kathy Bates, "Two and A Half Men"
Margaret Cho, "30 Rock"
Dot-Marie Jones, "Glee"
Melissa McCarthy, "Saturday Night Live"
Maya Rudolph, "Saturday Night Live"

Outstanding Drama Series
"Boardwalk Empire"
"Breaking Bad"
"Downton Abbey"
"Game of Thrones"
"Homeland"
"Mad Men"

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama
Hugh Bonneville, "Downton Abbey"
Steve Buscemi, "Boardwalk Empire"
Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad"
Michael C. Hall, "Dexter"
Jon Hamm, "Mad Men"
Damien Lewis, "Homeland"

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series
Kathy Bates, "Harry's Law"
Glenn Close, "Damages"
Claire Danes, "Homeland"
Michelle Dockery, "Downton Abbey"
Juilianna Margulies, "The Good Wife"
Elisabeth Moss, "Mad Men"

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
Anna Gunn, "Breaking Bad"
Maggie Smith, "Downton Abbey"
Joanna Froggatt, "Downton Abbey"
Archie Panjabi, "The Good Wife"
Christine Baranski, "The Good Wife"
Christina Hendricks, "Mad Men"

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
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"

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series
Dylan Baker, "The Good Wife"
Jeremy Davies, "Justified"
Ben Feldman, "Mad Men"
Michael J. Fox, "The Good Wife"
Mark Margolis, "Breaking Bad"
Jason Ritter, "Parenthood"

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series
Joan Cusack, "Shameless"
Loretta Devine, "Grey's Anatomy"
Martha Plimpton, "The Good Wife"
Julia Ormond, "Mad Men"
Jean Smart, "Harry's Law"
Uma Thurman, "Smash"

Outstanding Miniseries Or Movie
"American Horror Story"
"Game Change"
"Hatfields & McCoys"
"Hemingway & Gellhorn"
"Luther"
"Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia (Masterpiece)"

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or Movie
Connie Britton, "American Horror Story"
Ashley Judd, "Missing"
Nicole Kidman, "Hemingway & Gellhorn"
Julianne Moore, "Game Change"
Emma Thompson, "The Song of Lunch (Masterpiece)"

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or Movie
Kevin Costner, "Hatfields & McCoys"
Benedict Cumberbactch, "Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia (Masterpiece"
Idris Elba, "Luther"
Woody Harrelson, "Game Change"
Bill Paxton, "Hatfields & McCoys"
Clive Owen, "Hemingway & Gellhorn"

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A 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 Supporting Actor In A Miniseries Or Movie
Tom Berenger, "Hatfields & McCoys"
Martin Freeman, "Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia (Masterpiece)"
Ed Harris, "Game Change"
Denis O'Hare, "American Horror Story"
David Strathairn, "Hemingway & Gellhorn"

Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series
"The Daily Show With Jon Stewart"
"The Colbert Report"
"Real Time with Bill Maher"
"Saturday Night Live"
"Jimmy Kimmel Live"
"Late Night With Jimmy Fallon"

Outstanding Reality - Competition Program
"So You Think You Can Dance"
"The Amazing Race"
"Dancing With the Stars"
"Top Chef"
"Project Runway"
"The Voice"

Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Program
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"
Tom Bergeron, "Dancing With the Stars"