this is a thread for the 2012 EMMY AWARDS oh yeah

We did it last year -- this is a thread for the 2011 EMMY AWARDS oh yeah -- so ...

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

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

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Jim Parsons, "The Big Bang Theory"
Larry David, "Curb Your Enthusiasm"
Don Cheadle, "House of Lies"
Louis C.K., "Louie"
Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock"
Jon Cryer, "Two and a Half Men"

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series:
Mayim Bialik, "The Big Bang Theory"
Kathryn Joosten, "Desperate Housewives"
Julie Bowen, "Modern Family"
Merritt Wever, "Modern Family"
Edie Falco, "Nurse Jackie"
Kristen Wiig, "Saturday Night Live"

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series:
Ed O'Neill, "Modern Family"
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, "Modern Family"
Ty Burrell, "Modern Family"
Eric Stonestreet, "Modern Family"
Max Greenfield, "New Girl"
Bill Hader, "Saturday Night Live"

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

Lead Actress in a Drama Series:
Glenn Close, "Damages"
Michelle Dockery, "Downton Abbey"
Julianna Margulies, "The Good Wife"
Kathy Bates, "Harry's Law"
Claire Danes, "Homeland"
Elisabeth Moss, "Mad Men"

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

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:
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"

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:
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"

Outstanding Miniseries or Movie
"American Horror Story"
"Game Change"
"Hatfields & McCoys"
"Hemingway & Gellhorn"
"Luther"
"Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia (Masterpiece)"

Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie:
Connie Britton, "American Horror Story"
Julianne Moore, "Game Change"
Nicole Kidman, "Hemmingway & Gellhorn"
Ashley Judd, "Missing"
Emma Thompson, "The Song of Lunch (Masterpiece)"

Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie:
Woody Harrelson, "Game Change"
Kevin Costner, "Hatfields & McCoys"
Bill Paxton, "Hatfields & McCoys"
Clive Owen, "Hemmingway & Gellhorn"
Idris Elba, "Luther"
Benedict Cumberbatch, "Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia (Masterpiece)"

Supporting Actress in a 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 (Masterpiece)"

Supporting Actor in a Miniseries Or Movie:
Denis O'Hare, "American Horror Story"
Ed Harris, "Game Change"
Tom Berenger, "Hatfields & McCoys"
David Strathairn, "Hemmingway & Gellhorn"
Martin Freeman, "Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia (Masterpiece)"

Outstanding Variety 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"

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

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

Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program:
Phil Keoghan, "The Amazing Race"
Ryan Seacrest, "American Idol"
Betty White, "Betty White's Off Their Rockers"
Tom Bergeron, "Dancing with the Stars"
Cat Deeley, "So You Think You Can Dance"

Outstanding Animated Program:
"American Dad!"
"Futurama"
"The Penguins of Madagascar: The Return of the Revenge of Dr. Blowhole"
"The Simpsons"

Guest Actress in a Comedy Series:
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 Actor in a Comedy Series:
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 Actress in a Drama Series:
Martha Plimpton, "The Good Wife"
Loretta Devine, "Grey's Anatomy"
Jean Smart, "Harry's Law"
Julia Ormond, "Mad Men"
Joan Cusack, "Shameless"
Uma Thurman, "Smash"

Guest Actor in a Drama Series:
Mark Margolis, "Breaking Bad"
Dylan Baker, "The Good Wife"
Michael J. Fox, "The Good Wife"
Jeremy Davies, "Justified"
Ben Feldman, "Mad Men"
Jason Ritter, "Parenthood"

Hader nom is p cool

god Downton Abbey is such crap

seriously anyone who watches it and thinks it's even 1/10 as good as any of the other drama noms (or Justified) is fucking insane.

Betty White, "Betty White's Off Their Rockers"

ok i get it everyone loves betty white and all but come the fuck on

She will get nominated until she's dead, even if it's only "best guest actress in a variety special" for her acceptance speech made during the previous year's Emmys.

Betty White needs to contribute vocals to a metal album and then her hipster bingo card will be complete

She's got the gay slut club demo covered already:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5phqDvrWNZc

How is American Horror Story a miniseries.

Betty/Shatner duets album seems a natural

Off Their Rockers can be pretty funny, it's Just for Laughs with seniors! At any rate, way more enjoyable than JFL.

Outstanding Comedy Series:
"Modern Family" i guess? shit list imo.

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series:
Amy Poehler, "Parks and Recreation"

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Louis C.K., "Louie"

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series:
Kristen Wiig, "Saturday Night Live"

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series:
Bill Hader, "Saturday Night Live"

Outstanding Drama Series:
"Breaking Bad"

Lead Actress in a Drama Series:
Glenn Close, "Damages"

Lead Actor In A Drama Series:
Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad"

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:
Anna Gunn, "Breaking Bad"

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:
Giancarlo Esposito, "Breaking Bad"

Outstanding Miniseries or Movie
"American Horror Story"

Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie:
Connie Britton, "American Horror Story"

Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie:
Idris Elba, "Luther"

Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie:
Jessica Lange, "American Horror Story"

Supporting Actor in a Miniseries Or Movie:
Martin Freeman, "Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia (Masterpiece)"

Outstanding Variety Series:
"Late Night with Jimmy Fallon"

Outstanding Reality Program:
THIS SPACE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program:
"The Voice"

Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program:
nope

Outstanding Animated Program:
"Futurama"

Guest Actress in a Comedy Series:
Melissa McCarthy, "Saturday Night Live"

Guest Actor in a Comedy Series:
Jon Hamm, "30 Rock"

Guest Actress in a Drama Series:
Martha Plimpton, "The Good Wife"

Guest Actor in a Drama Series:
Mark Margolis, "Breaking Bad"

theres my ballot

yeah i was wondering abt the american horror story miniseries thing

Outstanding Drama Series:
"Breaking Bad"

Lead Actor In A Drama Series:
Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad"

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:
Anna Gunn, "Breaking Bad"

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:
Giancarlo Esposito, "Breaking Bad"

Guest Actor in a Drama Series:
Mark Margolis, "Breaking Bad"

Yup.

per my ballot its lucky for bryan cranston anna gunn that luther and AHS were in the miniseries category though

Jon Hamm is a much better comedic actor than dramatic actor, I would give him every Emmy on Earth for his bit in this year's live 30 Rock episode

4 "Modern Family" guys in supporting comedy actor is ridic but 3 different episodes of "Mad Men" taking up 60% of the slots in the drama writing category is insane, can't they like chill on multiple noms for these fuckin shows?

Schmidt from "New Girl" getting a nod is so cool and unexpected, though

How is American Horror Story a miniseries.

From what I understand, they announced that it's going to be a completely different show each season -- different cast, different plot, etc. So it's akin to something like Masterpiece Theatre.

that's good for the show, i guess, first season scared me off (by being shitty, not by being scary) but i could try it again if it's totally new next time

still makes zero sense that the SECOND SEASON of "Luther" is considered a miniseries though

But always in the same house, with some recurring characters. Saturday Night Live is a "comedy series"?

Perhaps a better question: "Luther" is a miniseries?

as some dude mentioned

Sherlock, too. I guess with those, it's because the seasons are so short?

No shorter than Downton Abbey!

A little shorter!

But always in the same house, with some recurring characters

No, I think the location is different for S2. Looks like some cast members are returning, but as different characters?

Wonder if the half-seasons for BB S5 are going to screw up their eligibility.

Oh, on Masterpiece the first season of Downton was only four episodes, but I guess they did some reworking of it?

Can't really remember how it worked for The Sopranos.