THE 64TH PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS – The Nominees!
Now that the hype around movie awards is dying down, all eyes are now turning to the small screen once more to celebrate the cream of today’s talent!
The likes of ‘Boardwalk Empire‘, ‘Breaking Bad‘, ‘Downton Abbey‘, ‘Game of Thrones‘, ‘Homeland‘, and ‘Mad Men‘ have all been nominated in the Outstanding Drama Series category. And ‘The Big Bang Theory‘, ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm‘, ‘Girls‘, ‘Modern Family‘, ‘30 Rock‘ and ‘Veep‘ received nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series.
Did your favourite shows and actors get the recognition they deserve? Check out the noms list below:
DRAMA SERIES
Boardwalk Empire
Breaking Bad
Downton Abbey
Game Of Thrones
Homeland
Mad Men
LEAD 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
Elizabeth Moss – Mad Men
LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Hugh Bonneville – Downton Abbey
Steven Buscemi – Boardwalk Empire
Bryan Cranston – Breaking Bad
Michael C. Hall – Dexter
Damian Lewis – Homeland
Jon Hamm – Mad Men
OUTSTANDING MINI SERIES
American Horror Story
Game Change
Hatfields & McCoys
Hemingway & Gellhorn
Luther
Sherlock
LEAD ACTRESS IN A MINI SERIES OR MOVIE
Connie Britton – American Horror Story
Ashley Judd – Missing
Nicole Kidman – Hemingway & Gellhorn
Julianne Moore – Game Change
Emma Thompson – The Song Of Lunch
LEAD ACTOR IN A MINI SERIES OR MOVIE
Kevin Costner – Hatfields & McCoys
Benedict Cumberbatch – Sherlock
Idris Elba – Luther
Woody Harrelson – Game Change
Clive Owen – Hemingway & Gellhorn
Bill Paxton – Hatfields & McCoys
OUTSTANDING HOST OF A REALITY SHOW
Tom Bergeron – Dancing With The Stars
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
TV REALITY COMPETITION
The Amazing Race
Dancing With The Stars
Project Runway
So You Think You Can Dance
Top Chef
The Voice
VARIETY SERIES
The Cold Bare Reaper
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Late Night With Fallon
Real Time With Bill Marr
Saturday Night Live
LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Zooey Deschanel – New Girl
Lena Dunham – Girls
Edie Falco – Nurse Jackie
Tina Fey – 30 Rock
Melissa McCarthy – Mike & Molly
Julie Bowen – Modern Family
Amy Poehler – Parks and Recreation
LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Alec 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
COMEDY SERIES
The Big Bang Theory
Girls
Modern Family
30 Rock
Veep
The rest of the nominees can be found here:
http://www.emmys.com/nominations/2012
The show will air in the States on the 15th September, 2012, with host Jimmy Kimmel.
