Primtime Emmy Nominations List 2012

Today, the Emmy nominations were announced. Below is a list of all of the nominations followed by some facts about the nominations.

The winners will be announced on Sunday, September 23, 2012 on ABC.

The 2012 Nominations for Outstanding....

Drama Series: 

• "Boardwalk Empire," HBO; 
• "Breaking Bad," AMC; 
• "Downton Abbey," PBS;
• "Game of Thrones," HBO; 
• "Homeland," Showtime; 
• "Mad Men," AMC.

Comedy Series: 

• "The Big Bang Theory," CBS; 
• "Curb Your Enthusiasm," HBO; 
• "Girls," HBO; 
• "Modern Family," ABC; 
• "30 Rock," NBC; 
• "Veep," HBO.

Miniseries or Made-for-TV 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.

Actor, Drama Series: 

• Steve Buscemi, "Boardwalk Empire," HBO; 
• Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad," AMC; 
• Michael C. Hall, "Dexter," Showtime; 
• Hugh Bonneville, "Downton Abbey," PBS; 
• Damian Lewis, "Homeland," Showtime; 
• Jon Hamm, "Mad Men," AMC.

Actress, Drama Series: 

• Glenn Close, "Damages," DirecTV; 
• Michelle Dockery, "Downton Abbey," PBS; 
• Julianna Margulies, "The Good Wife," CBS; 
• Kathy Bates, "Harry's Law," NBC; 
• Claire Danes, "Homeland," Showtime; 
• Elisabeth Moss, "Mad Men," AMC.

Supporting Actor, Drama Series: 

• Aaron Paul, "Breaking Bad," AMC; 
• Giancarlo Esposito, "Breaking Bad," AMC; 
• Brendan Coyle, "Downton Abbey," PBS; 
• Jim Carter, "Downton Abbey," PBS; 
• Peter Dinklage, "Game of Thrones," HBO; 
• Jared Harris, "Mad Men," AMC.

Supporting Actress, Drama Series: 

• Anna Gunn, "Breaking Bad," AMC; 
• Maggie Smith, "Downton Abbey," PBS; 
• Joanne Froggatt, "Downton Abbey," PBS; 
• Archie Panjabi, "The Good Wife," CBS; 
• Christine Baranski, "The Good Wife," CBS; 
• Christina Hendricks, "Mad Men," AMC.

Actor, Comedy Series: 

• Jim Parsons, "The Big Bang Theory," CBS; 
• Larry David, "Curb Your Enthusiasm," HBO; 
• Don Cheadle, "House of Lies," Showtime; 
• Louis C.K., "Louie," FX Networks; 
• Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock," NBC; 
• Jon Cryer, "Two and a Half Men," CBS.

Actress, Comedy Series: 

• Lena Dunham, "Girls," HBO: 
• Melissa McCarthy, "Mike & Molly," CBS; 
• Zooey Deschanel, "New Girl," Fox; 
• Edie Falco, "Nurse Jackie," Showtime; 
• "Parks and Recreation," NBC; 
• Amy Poehler, "Parks and Recreation," NBC; 
• Tina Fey, "30 Rock," NBC;
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "Veep, HBO.

HBO led all networks with 81 nominations

Supporting Actor, Comedy Series: 

• Ed O'Neill, "Modern Family," ABC; 
• Jesse Tyler Ferguson, "Modern Family," ABC; 
• Ty Burrell, "Modern Family," ABC; 
• Eric Stonestreet, "Modern Family," ABC; 
• Max Greenfield, "New Girl," Fox; 
• Bill Hader, "Saturday Night Live," NBC.

Supporting Actress, Comedy Series: 

• Mayim Bialik, "The Big Bang Theory," CBS; 
• Kathryn Joosten, "Desperate Housewives," ABC; 
• Julie Bowen, "Modern Family," ABC; 
• Sofia Vergara, "Modern Family," ABC; 
• Merritt Wever, "Nurse Jackie," Showtime; 
• Kristen Wiig, "Saturday Night Live," NBC.

Actor, Miniseries or Movie: 

• Woody Harrelson, "Game Change," HBO;
• Kevin Costner, "Hatfields & McCoys," History; 
• Bill Paxton, "Hatfields & McCoys," History; 
• Clive Owen, "Hemingway & Gellhorn," HBO; 
• Idris Elba, "Luther," BBC America; 
• Benedict Cumberbatch, "Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia (Masterpiece)," PBS.

Mad Men had 17 nominations

Actress, Miniseries or Movie: 

• Connie Britton, "American Horror Story," FX Networks; 
• Julianne Moore, "Game Change," HBO;
• Nicole Kidman, "Hemingway & Gellhorn," HBO; 
• Ashley Judd, "Missing," ABC; 
• Emma Thompson, "The Song of Lunch (Masterpiece), PBS.

Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie: 

• Denis O'Hare, "American Horror Story," FX Networks; 
• Ed Harris, "Game Change," HBO; 
• Tom Berenger, "Hatfields & McCoys," History; 
• David Strathairn, "Hemingway & Gellhorn," HBO;
• Martin Freeman, "Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia (Masterpiece)," PBS.

Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie: 

• Frances Conroy, "American Horror Story," FX Networks; 
• Jessica Lange, "American Horror Story," FX Networks; 
• Sarah Paulson, "Game Change," HBO; 
• Mare Winningham, "Hatfields & McCoys," History; 
• Judy Davis, "Page Eight (Masterpiece)," PBS.

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.

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.

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"

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"

Variety, Music or Comedy 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.

Children's Program: 

• "Degrassi," TeenNick; 
• "Good Luck Charlie," Disney Channel; 
• "iCarly," Nickelodeon; 
• "Victorious," Nickelodeon; 
• "Wizards Of Waverly Place," Disney Channel.

More facts about this years nominations: 

• Modern Family led comedies with 14 nominations
• 30 Rock had 13 nominations
• HBO led all networks with 81 nominations
• Mad Men and American Horror Story both had 17 nominations each, leading all programs
• Hatfield's and McCoys and Downton Abbey both had 16 nominations
• Breaking Bad was nominated for 13 Emmys.