The 2012 Emmy nominations were announced this morning, revealing which TV shows and talent are in the running for a prestigious Emmy Award this year for their contributions to television. This years list of nominees includes newcomers Girls and Veep for HBO, Homeland for Showtime, Fox's New Girl and History's Hatfields & McCoys. See the full list ahead!
Among the individuals who earned nominations are Don Cheadle for Showtime's House of Lies, Louis CK for Louie, and a much deserved nomination for Melissa McCarthy for hosting SNL (she also got a nom for her lead role in Mike & Molly). Community also managed to earn a nomination for the writing on "Remedial Chaos Theory."
The Emmy Awards will take place September 23. Here's the full list of nominations.
COMEDY
Outstanding Comedy Series
The Big Bang Theory • CBS
Curb Your Enthusiasm • HBO
Girls • HBO
Modern Family • ABC
30 Rock • NBC
Veep • HBO
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series
Lena Dunham as Hannah Horvath - Girls • HBO
Melissa McCarthy as Molly Flynn - Mike & Molly • CBS
Zooey Deschanel as Jess Day - New Girl • FOX
Edie Falco as Jackie Peyton - Nurse Jackie • Showtime
Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope - Parks And Recreation • NBC
Tina Fey as Liz Lemon - 30 Rock • NBC
Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer - Veep • HBO
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series
Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper - The Big Bang Theory • CBS
Larry David as Himself - Curb Your Enthusiasm • HBO
Don Cheadle as Marty Kaan - House Of Lies • Showtime
Louis C.K. as Louie - Louie • FX Networks
Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy - 30 Rock • NBC
Jon Cryer as Alan Harper - Two And A Half Men • CBS
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
Mayim Bialik as Amy Farrah Fowler - The Big Bang Theory • CBS
Kathryn Joosten as Karen McCluskey - Desperate Housewives • ABC
Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy - Modern Family • ABC
Sofia Vergara as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett - Modern Family • ABC
Merritt Wever as Zoey Barkow -Nurse Jackie • Showtime
Kristen Wiig as various characters - Saturday Night Live • NBC
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
Ed O'Neill as Jay Pritchett - Modern Family • ABC
Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell Pritchett - Modern Family • ABC
Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy - Modern Family • ABC
Eric Stonestreet as Cameron Tucker - Modern Family • ABC
Max Greenfield as Schmidt - New Girl • FOX
Bill Hader as various characters - Saturday Night Live • NBC
Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series
Dot-Marie Jones as Coach Shannon Beiste - Glee • FOX
Maya Rudolph, Host - Saturday Night Live • NBC
Melissa McCarthy, Host - Saturday Night Live • NBC
Elizabeth Banks as Avery Jessup - 30 Rock • NBC
Margaret Cho as Kim Jong-il - 30 Rock • NBC
Kathy Bates as Charlie Harper - Two And A Half Men • CBS
Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series
Michael J. Fox as Himself - Curb Your Enthusiasm • HBO
Greg Kinnear as Tad - Modern Family • ABC
Bobby Cannavale as Dr. Mike Cruz - Nurse Jackie • Showtime
Jimmy Fallon, Host - Saturday Night Live • NBC
Will Arnett as Devon Banks - 30 Rock • NBC
Jon Hamm as Abner and David Brinkley - 30 Rock • NBC
Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series
Robert B. Weide, Director - Curb Your Enthusiasm • Palestinian Chicken • HBO
Lena Dunham, Director - Girls • She Did • HBO
Louis C.K., Director - Louie • Duckling • FX Networks
Jason Winer, Director - Modern Family • Virgin Territory • ABC
Steven Levitan, Director - Modern Family • Baby On Board • ABC
Jake Kasdan, Director - New Girl • Pilot • FOX
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series Chris McKenna, Written by - Community • Remedial Chaos Theory
Lena Dunham, Written by - Girls • Pilot • HBO
Louis C.K., Written by - Louie • Pregnant - FX Network
Amy Poehler, Written by - Parks And Recreation • The Debate • NBC
Michael Schur, Written by - Parks And Recreation • Win, Lose, Or Draw • NBC
DRAMA
Outstanding Drama Series
Boardwalk Empire • HBO
Breaking Bad • AMC
Downton Abbey • PBS
Game Of Thrones • HBO
Homeland • Showtime
Mad Men • AMC
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series
Glenn Close as Patty Hewes - Damages • DirecTV
Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary Crawley - Downton Abbey • PBS
Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick - The Good Wife • CBS
Kathy Bates as Harriet Korn - Harry's Law • NBC
Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison - Homeland • Showtime
Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olson - Mad Men • AMC
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series
Steve Buscemi as Nucky Thompson - Boardwalk Empire • HBO
Bryan Cranston as Walter White - Breaking Bad • AMC
Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan - Dexter • Showtime
Hugh Bonneville as Robert, Earl of Grantham - Downton Abbey • PBS
Damian Lewis as Nicholas Brody - Homeland • Showtime
Jon Hamm as Don Draper - Mad Men • AMC
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series Anna Gunn as Skyler White - Breaking Bad • AMC
Maggie Smith as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham - Downton Abbey
Joanne Froggatt as Anna - Downton Abbey • PBS
Archie Panjabi as Kalinda Sharma - The Good Wife • CBS
Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart - The Good Wife • CBS
Christina Hendricks as Joan Holloway Harris - Mad Men • AMC
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman - Breaking Bad • AMC
Giancarlo Esposito as Gustavo 'Gus' Fring - Breaking Bad - AMC
Brendan Coyle as John Bates - Downton Abbey • PBS
Jim Carter as Mr. Carson - Downton Abbey • PBS
Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister - Game Of Thrones • HBO
Jared Harris as Lane Pryce - Mad Men • AMC
Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series
Martha Plimpton as Patti Nyholm - The Good Wife • CBS
Loretta Devine as Adele Webber - Grey's Anatomy • ABC
Jean Smart as D.A. Roseanna Remmick - Harry's Law • NBC
Julia Ormond as Marie Calvet - Mad Men • AMC
Joan Cusack as Sheila Jackson - Shameless
Uma Thurman as Rebecca Duvall - Smash • NBC
Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series
Mark Margolis as Tio Salamanca - Breaking Bad • AMC
Dylan Baker as Colin Sweeney - The Good Wife • CBS
Michael J. Fox as Louis Canning - The Good Wife • CBS
Jeremy Davies as Dickie Bennett - Justified • FX Networks
Ben Feldman as Michael Ginsberg - Mad Men • AMC
Jason Ritter as Mark Cyr - Parenthood • NBC
Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series
Tim Van Patten, Director - Boardwalk Empire • To The Lost • HBO
Vince Gilligan, Director - Breaking Bad • Face Off • AMC
Brian Percival, Director - Downton Abbey • Episode 7 • PBS
Michael Cuesta, Director - Homeland • Pilot • Showtime
Phil Abraham, Director - Mad Men • The Other Woman • AMC
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Julian Fellowes, Written by - Downton Abbey • Episode 7 • PBS
Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon, Gideon Raff - Homeland • Pilot • Showtime
Semi Chellas, Matthew Weiner, Written by - Mad Men • The Other Woman • AMC
Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, Written by - Mad Men • Commissions And Fees • AMC
Erin Levy, Matthew Weiner, Written byMad Men • Far Away Places • AMC
MINISERIES
Outstanding Miniseries or Movie
American Horror Story • FX Networks
Game Change • HBO
Hatfields & McCoys • HISTORY
Hemingway & Gellhorn • HBO
Luther • BBC America
Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia (Masterpiece) • PBS
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie
Connie Britton as Vivien Harmon - American Horror Story • FX Networks
Julianne Moore as Sarah Palin - Game Change • HBO
Nicole Kidman as Martha Gellhorn - Hemingway & Gellhorn • HBO
Ashley Judd as Rebecca Winstone - Missing • ABC
Emma Thompson as She - The Song Of Lunch (Masterpiece) • PBS
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie
Woody Harrelson as Steve Schmidt - Game Change • HBO
Kevin Costner as 'Devil' Anse Hatfield - Hatfields & McCoys • HISTORY
Bill Paxton as Randall McCoy - Hatfields & McCoys • HISTORY
Clive Owen as Ernest Hemingway - Hemingway & Gellhorn • HBO
Idris Elba as John Luther - Luther • BBC America
Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes - Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia (Masterpiece) • PBS
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or A Movie
Frances Conroy as Moira - American Horror Story • FX Networks
Jessica Lange as Constance Langdon - American Horror Story
Sarah Paulson as Nicolle Wallace - Game Change • HBO
Mare Winningham as Sally McCoy - Hatfields & McCoys • HISTORY
Judy Davis as Jill Tankard - Page Eight (Masterpiece) • PBS
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie
Denis O'Hare as Larry Harvey - American Horror Story • FX Networks
Ed Harris as John McCain - Game Change • HBO
Tom Berenger as Jim Vance - Hatfields & McCoys • HISTORY
David Strathairn as John Dos Passos - Hemingway & Gellhorn • HBO
Martin Freeman as Dr. John Watson - Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia (Masterpiece) • PBS
Outstanding Directing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special
Jay Roach, Director - Game Change • HBO
Kevin Reynolds, Director - Hatfields & McCoys • HISTORY
Philip Kaufman, Director - Hemingway & Gellhorn • HBO
Sam Miller, Director - Luther • BBC America
Paul McGuigan, Director - Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia (Masterpiece) • PBS
Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
Danny Strong, Written by - Game Change • HBO
Ted Mann, Story and Teleplay by - Ronald Parker, Teleplay by - Bill Kerby, Story by - Hatfields & McCoys • Part 2 • HISTORY
Abi Morgan, Written by - The Hour • BBC America
Neil Cross, Written by - Luther • BBC America
Steven Moffat, Written by - Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia (Masterpiece) • PBS
VARIETY
Outstanding Variety Series
The Colbert Report • Comedy Central
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart • Comedy Central
Jimmy Kimmel Live • ABC
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon • NBC
Real Time With Bill Maher • HBO
Saturday Night Live • NBC
Outstanding Variety Special
Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute To America's Golden Girl • NBC
Kathy Griffin: Tired Hooker • Bravo
The Kennedy Center Honors • CBS
Mel Brooks And Dick Cavett Together Again • HBO
Tony Bennett: Duets II (Great Performances) • PBS
Outstanding Directing For A Variety Series
James Hoskinson, Director - The Colbert Report • Episode 7121A • Comedy Central
Chuck O'Neil, Director - The Daily Show With Jon Stewart • Episode 17087 • Comedy Central
Jerry Foley, Director - Late Show With David Letterman • Episode 3602 • CBS
Jonathan Krisel, Director - Portlandia • One Moore Episode • IFC
Don Roy King, Director - Saturday Night Live • Host: Mick Jagger • NBC
Outstanding Directing For A Variety Special
Don Mischer, Director - 84th Annual Academy Awards • ABC
Louis J. Horvitz, Director - The 54th Annual Grammy Awards • CBS
Louis C.K., Director - Louis C.K. Live At The Beacon Theatre • FX Networks
Alan Skog, Director - New York City Ballet George Balanchine's The Nutcracker (Live From Lincoln Center) • PBS
Glenn Weiss, Director - 65th Annual Tony Awards • CBS
Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series
The Colbert Report • Comedy Central
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart • Comedy Central
Portlandia • IFC
Real Time With Bill Maher • HBO
Saturday Night Live • NBC
Outstanding Writing For A Variety Special
84th Annual Academy Awards • ABC
Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute To America's Golden Girl • NBC
The Kennedy Center Honors • CBS
Louis C.K. Live At The Beacon Theatre • FX Networks
65th Annual Tony Awards • CBS
Outstanding Animated Program
American Dad! • Hot Water • FOX
Bob's Burgers • BurgerBoss • FOX
Futurama • The Tip Of The Zoidberg • Comedy Central
The Penguins Of Madagascar: The Return Of The Revenge Of Dr. Blowhole • Nickelodeon
The Simpsons • Holidays Of Future Passed • FOX
REALITY
Outstanding Reality Program
Antiques Roadshow • PBS
Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution • ABC
MythBusters • Discovery Channel
Shark Tank • ABC
Undercover Boss • CBS
Who Do You Think You Are? • NBC
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
The Amazing Race • CBS
Dancing With The Stars • ABC
Project Runway • Lifetime
So You Think You Can Dance • FOX
Top Chef • Bravo
The Voice • NBC
Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Program
Phil Keoghan, Host - The Amazing Race • CBS
Ryan Seacrest, Host - American Idol • FOX
Betty White, Host - Betty White’s Off Their Rockers • NBC
Tom Bergeron, Host - Dancing With The Stars • ABC
Cat Deeley, Host - So You Think You Can Dance • FOX
Outstanding Nonfiction Series
American Masters • PBS
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations • Travel Channel
Frozen Planet • Discovery Channel
Inside The Actors Studio • Bravo
The Weight Of The Nation • HBO
