64th Primetime Emmy Awards

The 64th Emmy Awards in prime time division took place on 23 September 2012 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. In the United States, the award ceremony was broadcast by ABC, in the German-speaking countries the ceremony on pay- TV channels TNT series was broadcast live. The comedian and host Jimmy Kimmel, who is also nominated for the award, moderated the event.

In the run was on 15 September 2012, the Creative Arts Emmy Awards awarded the honor television professionals in technical categories like production design, costumes, camera or editing.

• 2.2.1 Best Drama Series
• 2.2.2 Director in a Drama Series
• 2.2.3 script in a Drama Series
• 2.2.4 Lead Actor in a Drama Series
• 2.2.5 Lead Actress in a Drama Series
• 2.2.6 Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
• 2.2.7 Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
• 2.2.8 Guest Actor in a Drama Series
• 2.2.9 Guest Actress in a Drama Series

• 2.3.1 Best Miniseries or Television Film
• 2.3.2 Director for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special TV
• 2.3.3 screenplay for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special TV
• 2.3.4 Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
• 2.3.5 Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
• 2.3.6 Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
• 2.3.7 Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie

• 2.4.1 Variety, music or comedy show
• 2.4.2 reality TV competition
• 2.4.3 Variety, music or comedy special broadcast
• 2.4.4 children's program
• 2.4.5 host of a reality or reality TV competition show

Overview

The nominations are July 19, 2012 by actress Kerry Washington ( Scandal ) and Jimmy Kimmel has been announced in the Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre. Were taken into account programs that had been broadcast on 1 June 2011 to 31 May 2012.

Most frequently nominated was the fifth season of the drama series Mad Men (AMC ) and the television miniseries American Horror Story - The dark side in you (FX Network), which each received 17 nominations. A win for Best Drama Series Mad Men could develop in this category for the most honored production. The format that has to work in an advertising agency in New York in the 1960s on the subject, the award has already won from 2008 to 2011 for his previous seasons and shares the top spot with the series Hill Street Blues ( Best Drama Series 1981-1984 ) LA Law - Star lawyers, tricks, processes (1987, 1989-1991) and the West Wing - the West Wing (2000-2003). Due to disagreements between producer Matthew Weiner and the radiating transmitter the fifth season was started after a 17 -month hiatus in U.S. television.

On each of 16 nominations broadcast on PBS British television series Downton Abbey by Julian Fellowes, who after the broadcast of the second season of the category for Best Miniseries or Television Film comes (winner 2011) was also considered as a drama series, as well Hatfields & McCoys (History ). The three-part production with Kevin Costner, Bill Paxton and Tom Berenger dramatizes the historic Hatfield - McCoy feud ( 1878-1891 ). Furthermore, with more than ten nominations follow Philip Kaufman's television film Hemingway & Gellhorn (15 nominations ), starring Clive Owen and Nicole Kidman in the roles of Ernest Hemingway and Martha Gellhorn, the series Modern Family and the comedy show Saturday Night Live ( 14 each ) the series Breaking Bad and 30 Rock as well as the result of A scandal in Belgravia from the British television series Sherlock (both 13 ). The series Boardwalk Empire and Jay Roach political film Game Change coming on twelve nominations - The Sarah Palin effect with Julianne Moore in the title role of the former U.S. vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, followed by the fantasy series Game of Thrones (11 nominations ).

The comedy series Girls and Veep - The Vice President and the 2012 winner of the Golden Globe Award for drama series Homeland alongside representatives of Downton Abbey for the first time among the nominees. Among individual artists succeeded in the U.S. comedian Louis CK set a new record. He received both the series Louie and the Special Programme Louis CK Live at the Beacon Theatre a total of seven nominations. Four nominations for Girls got the actress, director and writer Lena Dunham. Two nominations were Amy Poehler ( as an actress and screenwriter of the comedy series Parks and Recreation ), Michael J. Fox ( guest stars in the series The Good Wife and Curb Your Enthusiasm ). and Jon Hamm ( Mad Men and starred in guest star in 30 Rock ). A posthumous nomination was given the start in June 2012 died two -time Emmy -winning actress Kathryn Joosten, who found Housewives consideration for her performance in the series Desperate.

New records for the most nominations of an individual set the camera man Hector Ramirez (Dancing with the Stars, ABC; 68th nomination ) for men and producer Sheila Nevins ( The Weight Of The Nation For Kids: The Great Cafeteria Takeover, HBO; 59. nomination ) on with the women. The programs continued Saturday Night Live with 156 Emmy nominations to the year 2012, a new record.

Award winners and nominees (selection)

Division Comedy Series

Best Comedy Series

( Outstanding Comedy Series)

Modern Family (ABC)

Director in a Comedy Series

( Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series)

Steven Levitan - Modern Family ( episode: Baby on Board, ABC)

Written in a Comedy Series

( Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series)

Louis C. K. - Louie ( episode: Pregnant, FX)

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

( Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series)

Jon Cryer - Two and a Half Men (CBS )

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

( Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series)

Julia Louis -Dreyfus - Veep - The Vice -President ( Veep, HBO)

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

( Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series)

Eric Stonestreet - Modern Family (ABC)

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

( Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series)

Julie Bowen - Modern Family (ABC)

Guest actor in a comedy series

( Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series)

Jimmy Fallon - Saturday Night Live ( episode: Host: Jimmy Fallon, NBC)

Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

( Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series)

Kathy Bates - Two and a Half Men ( episode: Why We Gave Up Women; CBS)

Division Drama Series

Best Drama Series

( Outstanding Drama Series )

Homeland ( Showtime )

Director in a Drama Series

( Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series)

Written in a Drama Series

( Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series)

Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon and Gideon Raff - Homeland (pilot episode; Showtime )

Lead Actor in a Drama Series

( Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series)

Damian Lewis - Homeland ( episode: Marine One, Showtime )

Lead Actress in a Drama Series

( Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series)

Claire Danes - Homeland ( episode: The Vest; Showtime )

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

( Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series)

Aaron Paul - Breaking Bad (AMC )

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

( Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series)

Maggie Smith - Downton Abbey ( PBS)

Guest actor in a drama series

( Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series)

Jeremy Davies - Justified ( result: Coalition; FX)

Guest Actress in a Drama Series

( Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series)

Martha Plimpton - The Good Wife ( The Good Wife, episode: The Dream Team; CBS)

Division miniseries or TV movie

Best Miniseries or Television Film

( Outstanding Miniseries or TV Movie)

Game Change - The Sarah Palin Effect ( HBO)

Directed a miniseries, TV movie or Dramatic Special

( Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special)

Jay Roach - Game Change - The Sarah Palin Effect ( Game Change, HBO)

Screenplay for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special TV

( Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special)

Danny Strong - Game Change - The Sarah Palin Effect ( Game Change, HBO)

Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie

( Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie)

Kevin Costner - Hatfields & McCoys (History )

Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie

( Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie )

Julianne Moore - Game Change - The Sarah Palin Effect ( Game Change, HBO)

Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie

( Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie)

Tom Berenger - Hatfields & McCoys (History )

Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie

( Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie)

Jessica Lange - American Horror Story - The dark side in you ( American Horror Story, FX)

Other categories ( selection)

Variety, music or comedy show

( Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series)

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart ( Comedy Central )

Reality TV competition

( Outstanding Reality -Competition Program)

The Amazing Race ( CBS)

Variety, music or comedy special broadcast

( Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special)

The Kennedy Center Honors (CBS )

Children's program

( Outstanding Children's Program)

Wizards of Waverly Place ( Wizards of Waverly Place, Disney Channel)

Host of a reality or reality TV competition show

(Host for a Reality or Reality -Competition Program)

Tom Bergeron - Dancing with the Stars (ABC)