2012 Emmy Nominations-Who’s Leading the Pack?

Emmy nominations are out and there are a lot of surprises, records, and potential snubs in the mix.

Leading the pack is critic and fan favorite, AMC’s Mad Men. The drama tied FX’s spooky miniseries American Horror Story with 17 nominations. Mad Men has four wins under their belt, so this year will give them a record with five wins in the “Best Drama” category.

Laughter also reigned supreme with ABC’s Modern Family and NBC’s Saturday Night Live which won everyone over with their humor, getting 14 nominations each. Modern Family has been the winner two years in a row, so they’re the front runner to win over newcomer Girl and fan darling, The Big Bang Theory.

When it comes to networks as a whole, HBO kicked butt with 81 nominations total. Pretty good for a channel people have to pay to watch. CBS, thanks to The Big Bang Theory and Two and a Half Men, got 60. Rounding out the top three is PBS with 58. Sesame Street? Just kidding, that’s Daytime Emmy territory.

Somewhat of a surprise was the absence of Jay Leno, David Letterman, and Conan in the “Variety, Comedy or Musical Series” category. Leno and Letterman are old, but Conan is hip. The political duo Colbert and Stewart from Comedy Central, along with a pair of Jimmys’ and SNL show some shift in the late night game.

It’ll be an interesting night when the Emmy’s air on September 23^rd from Nokia Theatre in downtown LA hosted by Jimmy Kimmel.

Drama Series
Boardwalk Empire
Breaking Bad
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
Homeland
Mad Men

Drama Series, Actor
Hugh Bonneville, Downton Abbey
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Damian Lewis, Homeland

Drama Series, Actress
Kathy Bates, Harry’s Law
Glenn Close, Damages
Claire Danes, Homeland
Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey
Julianna Marguiles, The Good Wife
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men

Supporting Actor, Drama
Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
Giancarlo Esposito, Breaking Bad
Brendan Coyle, Downton Abbey
Jim Carter, Downton Abbey
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Jared Harris, Mad Men

Supporting Actress, Drama
Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey
Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife
Christine Baranski, The Good Wife
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men

Comedy Series
The Big Bang Theory
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Girls
Modern Family
30 Rock
Veep

Actor, Comedy Series
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

Supporting Actor, Comedy
Ed O’Neill, Modern Family
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family
Max Greenfield, New Girl

Actress, Comedy Series
Lena Dunham, Girls
Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly
Zooey Deschanel, New Girl
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Tine Fey, 30 Rock
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep

Supporting Actress, Comedy Series
Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory
Kathryn Joosten, Desperate Housewives
Julie Bowen, Modern Family
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
Merrit Wever, Nurse Jackie
Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live

Miniseries or Movie
American Horror Story
Game Change
Hatfields & McCoys
Hemingway & Gelhorn
Luther
Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia

Actor, Miniseries or Movie
Woody Harrelson, Game Change
Kevin Costner, Hatfields & McCoys
Bill Paxton, Hatfields & McCoys
Clive Owen, Hemingway & Gelhorn
Idris Elba, Luther
Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia

Actress, Miniseries or Movie
Connie Britton, American Horror Story
Julianne Moore, Game Change
Nicole Kidman, Hemingway & Gelhorn
Ashley Judd, Missing
Emma Thompson, The Song of Lunch

Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie
Denis O’Hare, American Horror Story
Ed Harris, Game Change
Tom Berenger, Hatfields & McCoys
David Strathairn, Hemingway & Gelhorn
Martin Freeman, Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia

Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie
Frances Conroy, American Horror Story
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story
Sarah Paulson, Game Change
Mare Winningham, Hatfields & McCoys
Judy Davis, Page Eight 

Guest Actor, Comedy
Michael J. Fox, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Greg Kinnear, Modern Family
Bobby Cannavale, Nurse Jackie
Jimmy Fallon, Saturday Night Live
Will Arnett, 30 Rock
Jon Hamm, 30 Rock

Guest Actor, Drama
Mark Margolis, Breaking Bad
Dylan Baker, The Good Wife
Michael J. Fox, The Good Wife
Jeremy Davis, Justified
Ben Feldman, Mad Men
Jason Ritter, Parenthood

Guest Actress, Comedy
Dot-Marie Jones, Glee
Maya Rudolph, Saturday Night Live
Melissa McCarthy, Saturday Night Live
Elizabeth Banks, 30 Rock
Margaret Cho, 30 Rock
Kathy Bates, Two and a Half Men

Guest Actress, Drama
Martha Plimpton, The Good Wife
Loretta Devine, Grey’s Anatomy
Jena Smart, Harry’s Law
Julia Ormond, Mad Men
Joan Cusack, Shameless
Uma Thurman, Smash

Host, Reality or Reality-Competition Program
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

Reality-Competition Program
The Amazing Race
Dancing WIth the Stars
Project Runway
So You Think You Can Dance
Top Chef
The Voice

Reality Program
Antiques Roadshow
Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution
MythBusters
Shark Tank
Undercover Boss
Who Do You Think You Are?

Variety, Comedy or Musical Series
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
Real Time With Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live

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