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And So It Begins

The 2012 Emmy Nominations Are Out, Let’s Start Arguing!

by Kellie Foxx-Gonzalez | 11:53 am, July 19th, 2012


The 2012 Primetime Emmy nominations are out, and you know what that means: the upcoming 2 months of baseless speculation and over-analysis by your favorite entertainment blogs starts right here, right now. Before everyone goes to war in the comments, let’s take a moment to look at the nominations!

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

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series:
Chris McKenna, Community, “Remedial Chaos Theory”
Lena Dunham, Girls, “Pilot”
Louis C.K., Louie, “Pregnant”
Amy Poehler, Parks & Recreation, “The Debate”
Michael Schur, Parks & Recreation, “Win, Lose, Or Draw”

Well, it looks like Community got absolutely no love whatsoever save for a nod in the writing category. Please feel free to direct all of your anger and dirty looks over to the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Sigh. At least the comedy list is dominated by shows created, run by, and heavily featuring women! Who says women aren’t funny?

Animated Program:
American Dad, “Hot Water”
The Penguins of Madagascar: The Return of the Revenge of Dr. Blowhole
Futurama, “The Tip of the Zoidberg”
Bob’s Burgers, “BurgerBoss”
The Simpsons, “Holidays of Future Passed”

Voice-Over Performance:
Dan Povenmire, Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension
Maurice LaMarche, Futurama, “The Silence of the Clamps”
Brenda Strong, Desperate Housewives, ” Give Me The Blame / Finishing The Hat”
Hank Azaria, The Simpsons, ” Moe Goes From Rags To Riches”
Rob Riggle, Prep & Landing: Naughty Vs. Nice
Kristen Wiig,  The Looney Tunes Show, “Double Date”

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

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

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

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

While it’s fantastic that Peter Dinklage is getting recognized for his amazing performance as Tyrion Lannister, we wish Lena Headey had gotten a nod too — at the very least, for even having to act as a mother to Joffrey.

You can check out the rest of the nominations here. Are you surprised that Community was snubbed? Do you think that Sherlock will beat out Luther for best miniseries? Are you dismayed at having to choose between Benedict Cumberbatch and Idris Elba? Let us know in the comments!

(via The 64th Primetime Emmy Awards.)

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  • John Wao

    Forget it Jake, it’s the Emmys…

  • Anonymous

    I can’t deny, there is a great quality in the stuff picked.  I’m just disappointed that nothing I actually watch got more noteworthy nomination.

    For example:
    Archer
    Justified
    Community
    Fringe
    Doctor Who (are they even eligible? I have no idea how that works)

    But glad to see a good nomination for Mythbusters.

  • Anonymous

    Justified has been one of my favorite shows both for it’s writing and excellent acting. I’m surprised there wasn’t any nomination for it at all. 

    But I’m mega bummed that Sherlock is up against Luther. I mean Sherlock is amazing! But I feel Luther is very underrated, despite it’s excellence. Either way this is cool.

  • Anonymous

    Maybe I’m being one of ‘those commenters’, but I’m admittedly disappointed that in reading an article on The Mary Sue, I had to actually click through to an external link to see any of the lead/supporting actress nominees while you listed a couple of the actor categories.  I get the geeky excitement of seeing Idris Elba, Peter Dinklage and Benedict Cumberbatch, but.. 

  • Anonymous

    I love Maggie Smith, and while she did the best she could possibly do with the material, her performance on this season of Downton Abby did NOT merit an Emmy nomination. That is especially true when you consider that Lena Hadley’s role as Cersei Lannister was so much more demanding and her delivery so much more nuanced in comparison.

  • http://fempop.com/ Alex Cranz

    The Emmys have long been less than the best when it comes to recognizing talent (remember when Mary McDonnell couldn’t get a single nomination for BSG?) but this year was especially brutal. Network shows were shoved aside, Modern Family swept the acting categories and everyone was seduced by the british accents into thinking Downton Abbey season 2 was worth a nominations sweep. I mean Hugh Bonneville for best actor? WHAT THE HECK?!

  • Alex T

    Everything else I can deal with, but the cartoons are just ridiculous! I mean, they only have one children’s cartoon on there, and it’s less than stellar. What about Adventure Time? My Little Pony? Even Phineas and Ferb was only mentioned once and that was for voice acting. They need to be fairly representing children cartoons as well as ones that focus on more adult themes. To be honest, the Emmys are getting more ridiculous every year.

  • Anonymous

    I do not like that The Good Wife got snubbed, but Girls got nominated… for any award. Wrong wrong wrong.

  • http://twitter.com/h0rcrux Amy Bilancini

    As usual, all sorts of sad faces for the lack of Community love from the Emmy’s.  At least they got a nod for writing and at least it was for one of the most brilliant episodes of that show and possibly all of TV forever (I’m biased since I love this show too much, so who knows).  I’m kind of shocked that Louie’s “Ducklings” wasn’t both nominated for writing and directing, too.

  • Anonymous

    Really super bummed that Fringe isn’t in there anywhere. 

  • http://twitter.com/Shw00 Shwoo

    Adventure Time and Regular Show were nominated for best short format animated programs, as well as Phineas and Ferb again. Didn’t see My Little Pony, though.

  • Anonymous

    While I’m glad that Downton Abbey got some recognition, I’m appalled at the absence of Sons of Anarchy from these nominations. Maggie Siff could have at least been nominated for Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. Also, why no love for ABC’s Revenge? Madeleine Stowe was impressive as the devious Victoria Grayson. If Jessica Lange can get recognized for American Horror Story, why not Stowe, who was equally as compelling as the Hamptons’ Queen Bee, if only slightly less kookier than Lange’s Constance Langdon? Finally, I thought both Boardwalk Empire’s Michael Pitt and The Killing’s Joel Kinnaman were snubbed for the category of Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Both were consistently fantastic on their respective shows. Overall, pretty disappointed at this year’s Emmy crop, to be honest.

  • http://twitter.com/aikaseltzer Aika

    Anna and Mr. Bates?! Really? I’ve wanted Laura Carmichael to have that supporting actress nod! The comedy category is totally messed up. The Academy has a really different sense of humor than the general public. As much as I love Idris I think Benedict deserved that statue most. 

  • Alex T

    Thanks for the info. I only read this and was a little bit freaked to see almost all the nominated toons were adult humor.

  • Anonymous

    Outstanding Supporting Actor In a Drama Series:

    Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad

    If he doesn’t get this…. his acting in the last season was UNBELIEVABLE!!!!

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