The 2012 Emmy Award Nominations were announced this morning and, personally, I was pretty stoked on the nominations. “Girls” and Lena Dunham were nominated in the comedy series and lead actress categories which made me think two things: A) “Girls” is a comedy series? and B) Suck it, haters! Practically the entire cast of “Breaking Bad” was nominated (though Saul and Hector were overlooked, in my opinion), as were a number of actors from “Downton Abbey.” “Mad Men” represented, as did “Game of Thrones” — Peter Dinklage, I’d guess, is a lock to win his category. After the jump, check out the nominations for all the major TV categories (those in bold are who I’m rooting for, because I know you care), and the rest of the nominees at the link. [Emmys]
Outstanding Comedy Series
- “Curb Your Enthusiasm”
- “Girls”
- “30 Rock”
- “Veep”
- “Modern Family”
- “The Big Bang Theory”
Outstanding Drama Series
- “Boardwalk Empire”
- “Breaking Bad” [Though I would also support wins for "Game of Thrones" or "Homeland."]
- “Downton Abbey”
- “Mad Men”
- “Homeland”
- “Game of Thrones”
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
- Zooey Deschanel, “New Girl”
- Lena Dunham, “Girls”
- Edie Falco, “Nurse Jackie”
- Amy Poehler, “Parks and Recreation”
- Tina Fey, “30 Rock”
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep”
- Melissa McCarthy, “Mike & Molly”
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
- Larry David, “Curb Your Enthusiasm”
- Jon Cryer, “Two and a Half Men”
- Louis C.K., “Louis”
- Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theory”
- Don Cheadle, “House of Lies”
- Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock”
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- Julianna Margulies, “The Good Wife”
- Michelle Dockery, “Downton Abbey”
- Elisabeth Moss, “Mad Men”
- Kathy Bates, “Harry’s Law”
- Claire Danes, “Homeland”
- Glenn Close, “Damages”
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
- Steve Buschemi, “Boardwalk Empire”
- Michael C. Hall, “Dexter”
- Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad” [But Damian Lewis on "Homeland" is also amazing.]
- Hugh Bonneville, “Downton Abbey”
- Jon Hamm, “Mad Men”
- Damian Lewis, “Homeland”
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- Mayim Bialik, “The Big Bang Theory”
- Merritt Wever, “Nurse Jackie”
- Julie Bowen, “Modern Family”
- Kristen Wiig, “Saturday Night Live”
- Sofia Vergara, “Modern Family”
- Kathryn Joosten, “Desperate Housewives”
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”
- Bill Hader, “Saturday Night Live”
- Max Greenfield, “New Girl”
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- Archie Panjabi, “The Good Wife”
- Anna Gunn, “Breaking Bad”
- Maggie Smith, “Downton Abbey”
- Joanne Froggatt, “Downton Abbey”
- Christina Hendricks, “Mad Men”
- Christine Baranski, “The Good Wife”
Outstanding 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” [Please can we have a three-way tie?!]
