64th Prime Time Emmy Award Nominations Announced
Jul 19 2012 08:58 am ET
The nominations for the 64th Prime Time Emmy Awards were announced Thursday morning. In a highly competitive year in both drama and comedy, there were many surprises and snubs in the announcement.
Here are the nominees for the major categories announced by a pajama-clad Jimmy Kimmel (pinch-hitting for Nick Offerman) and Scandal's Kerry Washington Thursday morning:
Drama Series
Boardwalk Empire
Breaking Bad
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
Homeland
Mad Men
Lead Actress Drama
Kathy Bates - Harry's Law
Glenn Close - Damages
Claire Danes - Homeland
Michelle Dockery - Downton Abbey
Julianna Margulies - The Good Wife
Elisabeth Moss - Mad Men
Lead Actor Drama
Hugh Bonneville - Downton Abbey
Steve Buscemi - Boardwalk Empire
Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad
Michael C Hall - Dexter
Jon Hamm - Mad Men
Damian Lewis - Homeland
Mini-Series or Movie
American Horror Story
Game Change
Hatfields and McCoys
Hemmingway & Gellhorn
Luther
Sherlock
Actress Mini-Series/Movie
Connie Britton - American Horror Story
Ashley Judd - Missing
Nicole Kidman - Hemmingway & Gellhorn
Julianne Moore - Game Change
Emma Thompson - The Song of Lunch
Actor Mini-Series/Movie
Kevin Costner - Hatfields and McCoys
Benedict Cumberbatch - Sherlock
Idris Elba - Luther
Woody Harrelson - Game Change
Clive Owen - Hemmingway & Gellhorn
Bill Paxton - Hatfields and McCoys
Reality Host
Tom Bergeron - Dancing With the Stars
Cat Deeley - So You Think You Can Dance
Phil Keoghan - Amazing Race
Ryan Seacrest - American Idol
Betty White - Betty White's Off Their Rockers
Reality Competition
Amazing Race
Dancing With the Stars
Project Runway
So You Think You Can Dance
Top Chef
The Voice
Variety Series
Colbert Report
Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Real Time with Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live
Lead Actress Comedy
Zooey Deschanel - New Girl
Lena Dunahm - Girls
Edie Falco - Nurse Jackie
Tina Fey - 30 Rock
Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Veep
Melissa McCarthy - Mike & Molly
Amy Poehler - Parks & Recreation
Lead Actor Comedy
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 - Big Bang Theory
Comedy Series
Big Bang Theory
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Girls
Modern Family
30 Rock
Veep
The 64th Prime Time Emmy Awards will broadcast live on ABC Sunday, September 23, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. For a full list of nominees, including the technical awards and supporting actor/actress nominations, click here.
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