2012 Emmy nominations

Here are the main categories. Make your picks now and beat the Christmas rush.

[table][tr][td]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 Margulies, 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
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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
Bill Hader, Saturday Night Live

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

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

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[td]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

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

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[/td][/tr][/table]

 

Jared Harris is good and all, but if he beat out Aaron Paul for that award, that would be a joke. Paul's work as Jesse is the best acting on television at the moment.

 

I can certainly concede on that. Don't watch Breaking Bad.

 

Breaking Bad really should win best series and then both of the male acting awards. The drama categories are minefields of great work, though, so it'll be interesting to see how it shakes out.

 

I think if there's one I feel the strongest about, it's Archie Panjabi for her work on The Good Wife. She's been fabulous in that.

 

Drama Series
Breaking Bad

Drama Series, Actor
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad

Drama Series, Actress
Claire Danes, Homeland

Supporting Actor, Drama
Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad

Supporting Actress, Drama
Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad (The only one nominated that I watch... I think Gunn is worst thing about Breaking Bad though...)


Comedy Series
Modern Family

Actor, Comedy Series
AJim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory

Supporting Actor, Comedy
Ed O'Neill, Modern Family


Actress, Comedy Series
Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly


Supporting Actress, Comedy Series
Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory

Miniseries or Movie
Game Change

Actor, Miniseries or Movie
Woody Harrelson, Game Change

Actress, Miniseries or Movie
Nicole Kidman, Hemingway & Gelhorn

Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie
Ed Harris, Game Change

Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie
Sarah Paulson, Game Change

Guest Actor, Comedy
Michael J. Fox, Curb Your Enthusiasm

Guest Actress, Comedy
Melissa McCarthy, Saturday Night Live

Variety, Comedy or Musical Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live

 

Interesting to see that Conan and Letterman both were not nominated... Good thing, because Kimmel's show is far better than either one.

I love The Daily Show, but it would be really nice to see someone else win in that category.

 

I don't think there is a bigger lock in a major category than Danes for Homeland. And speaking of that show, no Mandy Patinkin?

 

I still don't get your continued ripping of Skyler, Mizzou. I think Gunn does a fantastic job with her role and that the role is a good one.

 

Her role has been written better as the series has gone on. I don't think she is a great actress, but she has had some very good scenes, especially with Ted and with Saul.

 

Breaking Bad has never beaten Mad Men in the Drama Series category when the two shows have gone head-to-head.