Thursday, July 19, 2012

2012 Emmy Nominations

I will post a full discussion of all the nominees, including my reactions, also including writing, directing, and variety/reality. I will also post my initial winner predictions either later today or tomorrow!! As always the Emmys threw us some curveballs so there is a lot to talk about!!

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

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

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"
Damien Lewis "Homeland"

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 Comedy Series
Alex 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 Actress in a Comedy Series
Zooey Deschanel "New Girl"
Lena Dunham "Girls"
Edie Falco "Nurse Jackie"
Tina Fey "30 Rock"
Julia-Louis Dreyfuss "Veep"
Melissa McCarthy "Mike & Molly"
Amy Poehler "Parks & Recreation"

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
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"
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Christine Baranski "The Good Wife"
Archie Panjabi "The Good Wife"
Anna Gunn "Breaking Bad"
Joanne Froggett "Downton Abbey"
Christina Hendricks "Mad Men"
Maggie Smith "Downton Abbey"

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Ty Burrell "Modern Family"
Eric Stonestreet "Modern Family"
Ed O'Neill "Modern Family"
Jesse Tyler Ferguson "Modern Family"
Bill Hader "SNL"
Max Greenfield "New Girl"

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Mayim Bialik "The Big Bang Theory"
Merritt Wever "Nurse Jackie"
Kristen Wiig "SNL"
Julie Bowen "Modern Family"
Sofia Vergara "Modern Family"
Kathryn Joosten "Desperate Housewives"

Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Michael J. Fox "Curb Your Enthusiasm"
Jimmy Fallon "SNL"
Will Arnett "30 Rock"
Jon Hamm "30 Rock"
Bobby Cannavale "Nurse Jackie"
Greg Kinnear "Modern Family"

Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Maya Rudolph "SNL"
Melissa McCarthy "SNL"
Dot-Marie Jones "Glee"
Elizabeth Banks "30 Rock"
Margaret Cho "30 Rock"
Kathy Bates "Two and a Half Men"

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

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

Best TV Movie/Miniseries
American Horror Story
Game Change
Hatfields & McCoys
Hemingway & Gelhorn
Luther
Sherlock

Best Actor in a TV Movie/Mini
Kevin Costner "Hatfields & McCoys"
Bill Paxton "Hatfields & McCoys"
Benedict Cumberbatch "Sherlock"
Idris Elba "Luther"
Clive Owen "Hemingway and Gelhorn"
Woody Harrelson "Game Change"

Best Actress in a TV Movie/Mini
Connie Britton "American Horror Story"
Nicole Kidman "Hemingway and Gelhorn"
Julianne Moore "Game Change"
Ashley Judd "Missing"
Emma Thompson "The Song of Lunch"

Best Supporting Actor in a TV Movie/Mini
Tom Berenger "Hatfields & McCoys"
Martin Freeman "Sherlock"
Denis O'Harie "American Horror Story"
Ed Harris "Game Change"
David Strathairn "Hemingway & Gelhorn"

Best Supporting Actress in a TV Movie/Mini
Judy Davis "Page Eight"
Sarah Paulson "Game Change"
Mare Winningham "Hatfields & McCoys"
Jessica Lange "American Horror Story"
Frances Conroy "American Horror Story"

2 comments:

  1. Why did you put Peter Dinklage in Mad Men? Isn't he in Game of Thrones?

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  2. Oops, my bad. I already switched it!

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