64th Primetime Emmy Awards

64th Primetime Emmy Awards
64th Primetime Emmy Awards
	Promotional poster
Date	September 23, 2012 (Ceremony); September 15 (Creative Arts Awards);
Location	Nokia Theatre,; Los Angeles, California
Hosted by	Jimmy Kimmel
Website	http://www.emmys.com/
Television/radio coverage
Network	ABC
Produced by	Don Mischer

The 64th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, honoring the best in primetime television programming from June 1, 2011 until May 31, 2012, were held on September 23, 2012 at the Nokia Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles, California. ABC televised the ceremony in the United States. Comedian and late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel hosted the Primetime Emmys for the first time.^[1] Kimmel and actress Kerry Washington announced the nominees on July 19, 2012. Nick Offerman was scheduled to co-announce the nominations, but had to cancel due to travel delays.^[2] The Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony was held on September 15 and was televised September 22, 2012 on ReelzChannel.^[3]

The award for Outstanding Drama Series went to Showtime's thriller series Homeland, which broke the series Mad Men's four-year hold on the award; while the Outstanding Comedy Series award went for the third year in a row to ABC's Modern Family. This was the first ceremony that none of the four major American broadcasting TV networks were nominated in the categories of Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.^[4] In Britain, the 64th Primetime Emmys were noted for the successes of actors Damian Lewis of Homeland and Maggie Smith of Downton Abbey.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Mad Men set a new record for the largest 'shutout' in Emmy history, receiving nominations for 17 awards and winning none. This broke the previous record of 16 nominations without a win, set by Northern Exposure in 1993.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

Jon Cryer, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series winner

Programs

Outstanding Comedy Series	Outstanding Drama Series
Modern Family (ABC) 30 Rock (NBC) The Big Bang Theory (CBS) Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO) Girls (HBO) Veep (HBO)	Homeland (Showtime) Boardwalk Empire (HBO) Breaking Bad (AMC) Downton Abbey (PBS) Game of Thrones (HBO) Mad Men (AMC)
Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series	Outstanding Miniseries or Movie
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central) The Colbert Report (Comedy Central) Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC) Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (NBC) Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) Saturday Night Live (NBC)	Game Change (HBO) American Horror Story (FX) Hatfields & McCoys (History) Hemingway & Gellhorn (HBO) Luther (BBC America) Sherlock: "A Scandal in Belgravia" (PBS)
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)

Acting

Lead performances

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
*Jon Cryer as Alan Harper on Two and a Half Men* (Episode: "Frodo's Headshots") (CBS)** Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy on 30 Rock (Episode: "Live from Studio 6H") (NBC) Louis C.K. as Louie on Louie (Episode: "Duckling") (FX) Don Cheadle as Marty Kaan on House of Lies (Episode: "The Gods of Dangerous Financial Instruments") (Showtime) Larry David as Himself on Curb Your Enthusiasm (Episode: "Palestinian Chicken") (HBO) Jim Parsons as Dr. Sheldon Cooper on The Big Bang Theory (Episode: "The Werewolf Transformation") (CBS)	*Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Vice President Selina Meyer on Veep* (Episode: "Tears") (HBO)** Zooey Deschanel as Jessica Day on New Girl (Episode: "Bad in Bed") (Fox) Lena Dunham as Hannah Horvath on Girls (Episode: "She Did") (HBO) Edie Falco as Jackie Peyton, RN on Nurse Jackie (Episode: "Disneyland Sucks") (Showtime) Tina Fey as Liz Lemon on 30 Rock (Episode: "The Tuxedo Begins") (NBC) Melissa McCarthy as Molly Flynn on Mike & Molly (Episode: "The Dress") (CBS) Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope on Parks and Recreation (Episode: "Win, Lose, or Draw") (NBC)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
*Damian Lewis as Nicholas Brody on Homeland* (Episode: "Marine One") (Showtime)** Hugh Bonneville as Robert, Earl of Grantham on Downton Abbey (Episode: "Episode Seven") (PBS) Steve Buscemi as Nucky Thompson on Boardwalk Empire (Episode: "Two Boats and a Lifeguard") (HBO) Bryan Cranston as Walter White on Breaking Bad (Episode: "Crawl Space") (AMC) Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan on Dexter (Episode: "Nebraska") (Showtime) Jon Hamm as Don Draper on Mad Men (Episode: "The Other Woman") (AMC)	*Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison on Homeland* (Episode: "The Vest") (Showtime)** Kathy Bates as Harriet "Harry" Korn on Harry's Law (Episode: "Onward and Upward") (NBC) Glenn Close as Patty Hewes on Damages (Episode: "I've Done Way Too Much for This Girl") (Audience Network) Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary Crawley on Downton Abbey (Episode: "Episode Seven") (PBS) Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick on The Good Wife (Episode: "Parenting Made Easy") (CBS) Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olson on Mad Men (Episode: "The Other Woman") (AMC)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
*Kevin Costner as Devil Anse Hatfield on Hatfields & McCoys* (History)** Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes on Sherlock: "A Scandal in Belgravia" (PBS) Idris Elba as Det. John Luther on Luther (BBC America) Woody Harrelson as Steve Schmidt on Game Change (HBO) Clive Owen as Ernest Hemingway on Hemingway & Gellhorn (HBO) Bill Paxton as Randolph McCoy on Hatfields & McCoys (History)	*Julianne Moore as Sarah Palin on Game Change* (HBO)** Connie Britton as Vivien Harmon on American Horror Story (FX) Ashley Judd as Rebecca Winstone on Missing (ABC) Nicole Kidman as Martha Gellhorn on Hemingway & Gellhorn (HBO) Emma Thompson as She on The Song of Lunch (PBS)

Supporting performances

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
*Eric Stonestreet as Cameron Tucker on Modern Family* (Episode: "Treehouse") (ABC)** Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy on Modern Family (Episode: "Lifetime Supply") (ABC) Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell Pritchett on Modern Family (Episode: "Leap Day") (ABC) Max Greenfield as Schmidt on New Girl (Episode: "Control") (Fox) Bill Hader as Various Characters on Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Katy Perry") (NBC) Ed O'Neill as Jay Pritchett on Modern Family (Episode: "Baby on Board") (ABC)	*Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy on Modern Family* (Episode: "Go Bullfrogs!") (ABC)** Mayim Bialik as Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler on The Big Bang Theory (Episode: "The Shiny Trinket Maneuver") (CBS) Kathryn Joosten as Karen McCluskey on Desperate Housewives (Episodes: "Give Me the Blame" + "Finishing the Hat") (ABC) Sofía Vergara as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett on Modern Family (Episode: "Tableau Vivant") (ABC) Merritt Wever as Zoey Barkow, RN on Nurse Jackie (Episode: "One-Armed Jacks") (Showtime) Kristen Wiig as Various Characters on Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Mick Jagger") (NBC)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
*Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman on Breaking Bad* (Episode: "End Times") (AMC)** Jim Carter as Charles Carson on Downton Abbey (Episode: "Episode Two") (PBS) Brendan Coyle as John Bates on Downton Abbey (Episode: "Episode Seven") (PBS) Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister on Game of Thrones (Episode: "Blackwater") (HBO) Giancarlo Esposito as Gustavo "Gus" Fring on Breaking Bad (Episode: "Hermanos") (AMC) Jared Harris as Lane Pryce on Mad Men (Episode: "Commissions and Fees") (AMC)	*Maggie Smith as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham on Downton Abbey* (Episode: "Episode One") (PBS)** Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart on The Good Wife (Episode: "Alienation of Affection") (CBS) Joanne Froggatt as Anna Bates on Downton Abbey (Episode: "Episode Seven") (PBS) Anna Gunn as Skyler White on Breaking Bad (Episode: "Cornered") (AMC) Christina Hendricks as Joan Harris on Mad Men (Episode: "The Other Woman") (AMC) Archie Panjabi as Kalinda Sharma on The Good Wife (Episode: "The Dream Team") (CBS)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
*Tom Berenger as Jim Vance on Hatfields & McCoys* (History)** Martin Freeman as Dr. John Watson on Sherlock: "A Scandal in Belgravia" (PBS) Ed Harris as John McCain on Game Change (HBO) Denis O'Hare as Larry Harvey on American Horror Story (FX) David Strathairn as John Dos Passos on Hemingway & Gellhorn (HBO)	*Jessica Lange as Constance Langdon on American Horror Story* (FX)** Frances Conroy as Moira O'Hara on American Horror Story (FX) Judy Davis as Jill Tankard on Page Eight (PBS) Sarah Paulson as Nicolle Wallace on Game Change (HBO) Mare Winningham as Sally McCoy on Hatfields & McCoys (History)

Hosting

Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program
*Tom Bergeron for Dancing with the Stars* (ABC)** Cat Deeley for So You Think You Can Dance (Fox) Phil Keoghan for The Amazing Race (CBS) Ryan Seacrest for American Idol (Fox) Betty White for Betty White's Off Their Rockers (NBC)

Directing

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series	Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
*Steven Levitan for Modern Family* (Episode: "Baby on Board") (ABC)** Louis C.K. for Louie (Episode: "Duckling") (FX) Lena Dunham for Girls (Episode: "She Did") (HBO) Jake Kasdan for New Girl (Episode: "Pilot") (Fox) Robert B. Weide for Curb Your Enthusiasm (Episode: "Palestinian Chicken") (HBO) Jason Winer for Modern Family (Episode: "Virgin Territory") (ABC)	*Tim Van Patten for Boardwalk Empire* (Episode: "To the Lost") (HBO)** Phil Abraham for Mad Men (Episode: "The Other Woman") (AMC) Michael Cuesta for Homeland (Episode: "Pilot") (Showtime) Vince Gilligan for Breaking Bad (Episode: "Face Off") (AMC) Brian Percival for Downton Abbey (Episode: "Episode Seven") (PBS)
Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series	Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
*Don Roy King for Saturday Night Live* (NBC)** Jerry Foley for Late Show with David Letterman (CBS) Jim Hoskinson for The Colbert Report (Comedy Central) Jonathan Krisel for Portlandia (IFC) Chuck O'Neil for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)	*Jay Roach for Game Change* (HBO)** Philip Kaufman for Hemingway & Gellhorn (HBO) Paul McGuigan for Sherlock: "A Scandal in Belgravia" (PBS) Sam Miller for Luther (BBC America) Kevin Reynolds for Hatfields & McCoys (History)

Writing

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series	Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
*Louis C.K. for Louie* (Episode: "Pregnant") (FX)** Lena Dunham for Girls (Episode: "Pilot") (HBO) Chris McKenna for Community (Episode: "Remedial Chaos Theory") (NBC) Amy Poehler for Parks and Recreation (Episode: "The Debate") (NBC) Michael Schur for Parks and Recreation (Episode: "Win, Lose, or Draw") (NBC)	*Alex Gansa & Howard Gordon & Gideon Raff for Homeland* (Episode: "Pilot") (Showtime)** Semi Chellas & Matthew Weiner for Mad Men (Episode: "Far Away Places") (AMC) Semi Chellas & Matthew Weiner for Mad Men (Episode: "The Other Woman") (AMC) Julian Fellowes for Downton Abbey (Episode: "Episode Seven") (PBS) Andre Jacquemetton & Maria Jacquemetton for Mad Men (Episode: "Commissions and Fees") (AMC)
Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Series	Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central) The Colbert Report (Comedy Central) Portlandia (IFC) Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) Saturday Night Live (NBC)	*Danny Strong for Game Change* (HBO)** Neil Cross for Luther (BBC America) Bill Kerby & Ted Mann & Ronald Parker for Hatfields & McCoys (History) Steven Moffat for Sherlock: "A Scandal in Belgravia" (PBS) Abi Morgan for The Hour (BBC America)

Most major nominations

By network ^{[note 1]}

HBO – 30
NBC – 27
AMC – 18
ABC / PBS – 17
CBS – 16
Showtime – 11

By program

Mad Men (AMC) – 11
Downton Abbey (PBS) – 9
Saturday Night Live (NBC) – 8
30 Rock (NBC) / Breaking Bad (AMC) / Game Change (HBO) / Hatfields & McCoys (History) – 7

Most major awards

By network ^{[note 1]}

HBO – 6
ABC / CBS – 5
Showtime – 4
FX – 3
Comedy Central / History / NBC – 2

By program

Game Change (HBO) / Homeland (Showtime) / Modern Family (ABC) – 4

Notes

^ ^a ^b "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories.

Presenters

In memoriam

Before the recorded "In memoriam" segment, Ron Howard presented a tribute to Andy Griffith.

The people tributed in the segment included:

Televised ceremony ratings

The ceremony, which was televised by ABC on September 23, 2012, was watched by 13.26 million viewers. The event's red carpet proceedings were watched by 5.63 million.^[12]

References

^ "Jimmy Kimmel to host Emmys for the first time". Los Angeles Times. March 26, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
^ "Jimmy Kimmel joins Kerry Washington to Announce Emmy Nominations". emmys.com. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
^ "More Creative Arts Emmy Presenter Duos Announced". emmys.com. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
^ Stelter, Brian; Itzkoff, David (July 19, 2012). "Major Networks Shut Out of Best Drama Category in Emmy Nominations". The New York Times. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
^ "Lewis and Dame Maggie win Emmys". BBC. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
^ "Homeland's triumph is richly deserved". Guardian UK. 24 September 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
^ "Homeland saves the day at Emmy Awards". LA Times. 24 September 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "Final Group of Primetime Emmys Presenters Includes Kathy Bates, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon and More". emmys.com. September 20, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "10 New Presenters for 64th Primetime Emmys Include Andre Braugher, Julianna Margulies and Michael J. Fox". emmys.com. September 19, 2012. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Louis C.K., Ricky Gervais Among First Six Emmy Presenters Announced". emmys.com. September 11, 2012. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Goldberg, Lesley (September 17, 2012). "Emmys 2012: Claire Danes, Emily Van Camp, Zooey Deschanel Among Latest Presenters". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
^ Kondolojy, Amanda (September 25, 2012). "Sunday Final Ratings: Final Numbers for Emmy Awards, Sunday Night Football + Unscrambled CBS Numbers". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 25, 2012.

External links

[MW_Note-8] "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories.

[Host/Producer-1] "Jimmy Kimmel to host Emmys for the first time". Los Angeles Times. March 26, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2012.

[2] "Jimmy Kimmel joins Kerry Washington to Announce Emmy Nominations". emmys.com. Retrieved July 19, 2012.

[3] "More Creative Arts Emmy Presenter Duos Announced". emmys.com. Retrieved September 15, 2012.

[4] Stelter, Brian; Itzkoff, David (July 19, 2012). "Major Networks Shut Out of Best Drama Category in Emmy Nominations". The New York Times. Retrieved July 26, 2012.

[5] "Lewis and Dame Maggie win Emmys". BBC. Retrieved 24 September 2012.

[6] "Homeland's triumph is richly deserved". Guardian UK. 24 September 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2012.

[7] "Homeland saves the day at Emmy Awards". LA Times. 24 September 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2012.

[Presenters-9] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "Final Group of Primetime Emmys Presenters Includes Kathy Bates, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon and More". emmys.com. September 20, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2012.

[Presenters2-10] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "10 New Presenters for 64th Primetime Emmys Include Andre Braugher, Julianna Margulies and Michael J. Fox". emmys.com. September 19, 2012. Retrieved September 19, 2012.

[Presenters3-11] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Louis C.K., Ricky Gervais Among First Six Emmy Presenters Announced". emmys.com. September 11, 2012. Retrieved September 12, 2012.

[Presenters4-12] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Goldberg, Lesley (September 17, 2012). "Emmys 2012: Claire Danes, Emily Van Camp, Zooey Deschanel Among Latest Presenters". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 18, 2012.

[13] Kondolojy, Amanda (September 25, 2012). "Sunday Final Ratings: Final Numbers for Emmy Awards, Sunday Night Football + Unscrambled CBS Numbers". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 25, 2012.

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