Primetime Emmy Awards 2012
The 64th Primetime Emmy Awards · Held September 23, 2012 · 38 categories · everything in 2012
Outstanding Drama Series
- Winner Homeland · Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon, Michael Cuesta, Gideon Raff, Avi Nir, Chip Johannessen, Alexander Cary, Henry Bromell, Meredith Stiehm
- Nominee Boardwalk Empire
- Nominee Breaking Bad · Vince Gilligan, Mark Johnson, Peter Gould, Thomas Schnauz, Moira Walley-Beckett, Bryan Cranston
- Nominee Downton Abbey · Gareth Neame, Julian Fellowes, Rebecca Eaton
- Nominee Game of Thrones · David Benioff, D. B. Weiss, Carolyn Strauss, George R. R. Martin, Vanessa Taylor, Alan Taylor, Guymon Casady, Bernadette Caulfield
- Nominee Mad Men · Jon Hamm
Outstanding Comedy Series
- Winner Modern Family · Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd, Danny Zuker, Dan O'Shannon, Jeffrey Richman, Abraham Higginbotham, Cindy Chupack
- Nominee 30 Rock · Lorne Michaels, Tina Fey, Robert Carlock, Marci Klein, David Miner, Jeff Richmond, John Riggi, Ron Weiner, Matt Hubbard, Kay Cannon, Jerry Kupfer, Alec Baldwin, Irene Burns
- Nominee Curb Your Enthusiasm · Larry David, Jeff Garlin, Gavin Polone, Alec Berg, David Mandel, Jeff Schaffer, Larry Charles
- Nominee Girls · Lena Dunham, Judd Apatow, Jenni Konner, Ilene S. Landress, Bruce Eric Kaplan
- Nominee The Big Bang Theory · Chuck Lorre, Bill Prady, Steven Molaro, Eric Kaplan, Steve Holland, Faye Oshima Belyeu
- Nominee Veep · Armando Iannucci, Frank Rich, Simon Blackwell, Tony Roche, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Stephanie Laing
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
- Winner Game Change · Jay Roach, Danny Strong
- Nominee American Horror Story: Murder House
- Nominee Hatfields & McCoys · Leslie Greif, Nancy Dubuc, Kevin Costner, Darrell Fetty
- Nominee Hemingway & Gellhorn · James Gandolfini, Barbara Turner
- Nominee Luther
- Nominee Sherlock · Beryl Vertue, Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss, Sue Vertue
- Nominee Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia
Outstanding Variety Talk Series
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
- Winner The Amazing Race · Bertram van Munster, Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman, Elise Doganieri, Phil Keoghan
- Nominee Dancing with the Stars
- Nominee Project Runway · Harvey Weinstein, Bob Weinstein, Meryl Poster, Desiree Gruber, Heidi Klum, Jonathan Murray, Gil Goldschein, Tim Gunn
- Nominee So You Think You Can Dance · Nigel Lythgoe
- Nominee The Voice · John de Mol Jr., Mark Burnett, Nicolle Yaron, Carson Daly
- Nominee Top Chef · Tom Colicchio
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
- Winner Damian Lewis · Homeland
- Nominee Steve Buscemi · Boardwalk Empire
- Nominee Bryan Cranston · Breaking Bad
- Nominee Michael C. Hall · Dexter
- Nominee Hugh Bonneville · Downton Abbey
- Nominee Jon Hamm · Mad Men
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- Winner Claire Danes · Homeland
- Nominee Glenn Close · Damages
- Nominee Michelle Dockery · Downton Abbey
- Nominee Kathy Bates · Harry's Law
- Nominee Elisabeth Moss · Mad Men
- Nominee Julianna Margulies · The Good Wife
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
- Winner Jon Cryer · Two and a Half Men
- Nominee Alec Baldwin · 30 Rock
- Nominee Larry David · Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Nominee Don Cheadle · House of Lies
- Nominee Louis C.K. · Louie
- Nominee Jim Parsons · The Big Bang Theory
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
- Winner Julia Louis-Dreyfus · Veep
- Nominee Tina Fey · 30 Rock
- Nominee Lena Dunham · Girls
- Nominee Melissa McCarthy · Mike & Molly
- Nominee Zooey Deschanel · New Girl
- Nominee Edie Falco · Nurse Jackie
- Nominee Amy Poehler · Parks and Recreation
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Winner Kevin Costner · Hatfields & McCoys
- Nominee Woody Harrelson · Game Change
- Nominee Bill Paxton · Hatfields & McCoys
- Nominee Clive Owen · Hemingway & Gellhorn
- Nominee Idris Elba · Luther
- Nominee Benedict Cumberbatch · Sherlock
- Nominee Benedict Cumberbatch · Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Winner Julianne Moore · Game Change
- Nominee Connie Britton · American Horror Story: Murder House
- Nominee Nicole Kidman · Hemingway & Gellhorn
- Nominee Ashley Judd · Missing
- Nominee Emma Thompson · The Song of Lunch
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Winner Aaron Paul · Breaking Bad
- Nominee Giancarlo Esposito · Breaking Bad
- Nominee Jim Carter · Downton Abbey
- Nominee Brendan Coyle · Downton Abbey
- Nominee Peter Dinklage · Game of Thrones
- Nominee Jared Harris · Mad Men
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- Winner Maggie Smith · Downton Abbey
- Nominee Anna Gunn · Breaking Bad
- Nominee Joanne Froggatt · Downton Abbey
- Nominee Christina Hendricks · Mad Men
- Nominee Christine Baranski · The Good Wife
- Nominee Archie Panjabi · The Good Wife
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Winner Eric Stonestreet · Modern Family
- Nominee Ed O'Neill · Modern Family
- Nominee Jesse Tyler Ferguson · Modern Family
- Nominee Ty Burrell · Modern Family
- Nominee Max Greenfield · New Girl
- Nominee Bill Hader · Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- Winner Julie Bowen · Modern Family
- Nominee Kathryn Joosten · Desperate Housewives
- Nominee Sofía Vergara · Modern Family
- Nominee Merritt Wever · Nurse Jackie
- Nominee Kristen Wiig · Saturday Night Live
- Nominee Mayim Bialik · The Big Bang Theory
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Winner Tom Berenger · Hatfields & McCoys
- Nominee Denis O'Hare · American Horror Story: Murder House
- Nominee Ed Harris · Game Change
- Nominee David Strathairn · Hemingway & Gellhorn
- Nominee Martin Freeman · Sherlock
- Nominee Martin Freeman · Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Winner Jessica Lange · American Horror Story: Murder House
- Nominee Frances Conroy · American Horror Story: Murder House
- Nominee Sarah Paulson · Game Change
- Nominee Mare Winningham · Hatfields & McCoys
- Nominee Judy Davis · Page Eight
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
- Winner Tim Van Patten · To the Lost from Boardwalk Empire
- Nominee Brian Percival · Episode Seven from Downton Abbey
- Nominee Vince Gilligan · Face Off from Breaking Bad
- Nominee Michael Cuesta · Pilot from Homeland
- Nominee Phil Abraham · The Other Woman from Mad Men
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
- Winner Steven Levitan · Baby on Board from Modern Family
- Nominee Louis C.K. · Duckling from Louie
- Nominee Robert B. Weide · Palestinian Chicken from Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Nominee Jake Kasdan · Pilot from New Girl
- Nominee Lena Dunham · She Did from Girls
- Nominee Jason Winer · Virgin Territory from Modern Family
Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Dramatic Special
- Winner Jay Roach · Game Change
Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series
- Winner Don Roy King · Saturday Night Live
- Nominee Jerry Foley · Late Show with David Letterman
- Nominee Jonathan Krisel · Portlandia
- Nominee Jim Hoskinson · The Colbert Report
- Nominee The Daily Show
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
- Winner Alex Gansa · Pilot from Homeland
- Nominee Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton · Commissions and Fees from Mad Men
- Nominee Julian Fellowes · Episode Seven from Downton Abbey
- Nominee Semi Chellas, Matthew Weiner · The Other Woman from Mad Men
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
- Winner Louis C.K. · Pregnant from Louie
- Nominee Lena Dunham · Pilot from Girls
- Nominee Chris McKenna · Remedial Chaos Theory from Community
- Nominee Amy Poehler · The Debate from Parks and Recreation
- Nominee Michael Schur · Win, Lose, or Draw from Parks and Recreation
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
- Winner Jon Stewart · The Daily Show
- Nominee Paula Pell · Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Animated Program
- Winner The Penguins of Madagascar
- Nominee American Dad!
- Nominee Bob's Burgers
- Nominee Futurama
- Nominee The Simpsons
Outstanding Choreography
- Winner Smash
- Nominee Dancing with the Stars
- Nominee So You Think You Can Dance
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
- Winner Frozen Planet · Alastair Fothergill
- Nominee American Masters
- Nominee Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations · Anthony Bourdain
- Nominee Inside the Actors Studio · James Lipton
- Nominee The Weight of the Nation · Sheila Nevins, Sarah Teale
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
- Winner George Harrison: Living in the Material World · Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Olivia Harrison, Nigel Sinclair, Martin Scorsese
- Nominee 6 Days to Air: The Making of South Park · Arthur Bradford
- Nominee Bobby Fischer Against the World · Sheila Nevins, Liz Garbus, Rory Kennedy
- Nominee Gloria: In Her Own Words · Dyllan McGee, Peter W. Kunhardt, Sheila Nevins
- Nominee Paul Simon's Graceland Journey: Under African Skies · Justin Wilkes, Joe Berlinger
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
- Winner Jimmy Fallon · Saturday Night Live
- Nominee Jon Hamm · 30 Rock
- Nominee Will Arnett · 30 Rock
- Nominee Michael J. Fox · Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Nominee Greg Kinnear · Modern Family
- Nominee Bobby Cannavale · Nurse Jackie
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
- Winner Jeremy Davies · Justified
- Nominee Mark Margolis · Breaking Bad
- Nominee Ben Feldman · Mad Men
- Nominee Jason Ritter · Parenthood
- Nominee Dylan Baker · The Good Wife
- Nominee The Good Wife
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
- Winner Kathy Bates · Two and a Half Men
- Nominee Margaret Cho · 30 Rock
- Nominee Elizabeth Banks · 30 Rock
- Nominee Dot-Marie Jones · Glee
- Nominee Maya Rudolph · Saturday Night Live
- Nominee Melissa McCarthy · Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
- Winner Martha Plimpton · The Good Wife
- Nominee Loretta Devine · Grey's Anatomy
- Nominee Jean Smart · Harry's Law
- Nominee Julia Ormond · Mad Men
- Nominee Joan Cusack · Shameless
- Nominee Uma Thurman · Smash
Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program
- Winner Tom Bergeron · Dancing with the Stars
- Nominee Ryan Seacrest · American Idol: The Search for a Superstar
- Nominee Betty White · Betty White's Off Their Rockers
- Nominee Cat Deeley · So You Think You Can Dance
- Nominee Phil Keoghan · The Amazing Race
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series
- Winner Downton Abbey
- Nominee 30 Rock
- Nominee Pan Am
- Nominee Smash · Chris Bacon
- Nominee The Borgias
Outstanding Music Direction
Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics
- Winner 65th Tony Awards
- Nominee Raising Hope
- Nominee Saturday Night Live
- Nominee Smash
- Nominee The Heart of Christmas
Outstanding Variety Special (Live)
- Winner 65th Tony Awards
- Nominee 54th Grammy Awards
- Nominee 69th Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee 84th Academy Awards
- Nominee Herbie Hancock, Gustavo Dudamel, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Celebrate Gershwin
- Nominee Live at the Beacon Theater
Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Dramatic Special
- Winner Danny Strong · Game Change
- Nominee Steven Moffat · A Scandal in Belgravia from Sherlock
- Nominee Bill Kerby, Ted Mann, Ronald Parker · Hatfields & McCoys
- Nominee Neil Cross · Luther
- Nominee Abi Morgan · The Hour