2012 Emmy Nominations Announced

LOS ANGELES — Nominations for the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Thursday, setting off a race to the red carpet. Those honored, such as Claire Danes, Julianna Margulies, Sofía Vergara and Tina Fey, are familiar names on the ballot. Others, such as Lena Dunham and Zooey Deschanel, are first-time nominees. Those honored for television movie and guest roles include Uma Thurman, Julianne Moore and Nicole Kidman. The awards show, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, will be telecast live, Sept. 23 at 8 p.m. EST on ABC.

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Lead in a Drama Series

Kathy Bates, “Harry’s Law” NBC

Glenn Close, “Damages” DirecTV

Claire Danes, “Homeland” Showtime

Michelle Dockery, “Downton Abbey” PBS

Julianna Margulies, “The Good Wife” CBS

Elisabeth Moss, “Mad Men” AMC

Lead in a Comedy Series

Zooey Deschanel, “New Girl” FOX

Lena Dunham, “Girls” HBO

Edie Falco, “Nurse Jackie” Showtime

Tina Fey, “30 Rock” NBC

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep” HBO

Melissa McCarthy, “Mike & Molly” CBS

Amy Poehler, “Parks and Recreation” NBC

Lead in a Made-for-TV Movie/Miniseries

Julianne Moore, “Game Change” HBO

Connie Britton, “American Horror Story” FX Networks

Nicole Kidman, “Hemingway & Gellhorn” HBO

Emma Thompson, “The Song of Lunch” PBS

Ashley Judd, “Missing” ABC

Supporting Actress,  Drama

Archie Panjabi, “The Good Wife” CBS

Anna Gunn, “Breaking Bad” AMC

Maggie Smith, “Downton Abbey” PBS

Joanne Froggatt, “Downton Abbey” PBS

Christina Hendricks, “Mad Men” AMC

Christine Baranski, “The Good Wife” CBS

Supporting Actress, Comedy

Mayim Bialik, “The Big Bang Theory” CBS

Merritt Wever, “Nurse Jackie” Showtime

Julie Bowen, “Modern Family” ABC

Kristen Wiig, “Saturday Night Live” NBC

Sofía Vergara, “Modern Family” ABC

Kathryn Joosten, “Desperate Housewives” ABC

Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie

Sarah Paulson, “Game Change” HBO

Frances Conroy, “American Horror Story” FX Networks

Jessica Lange, “American Horror Story” FX Networks

Judy Davis, “Page Eight” PBS

Mare Winningham, “Hatfields & McCoys” History
 
Guest Actress, Drama

Martha Plimpton, “The Good Wife” CBS

Loretta Devine, “Grey’s Anatomy” ABC

Jean Smart, “Harry’s Law” NBC

Julia Ormond, “Mad Men” AMC

Joan Cusack, “Shameless” Showtime

Uma Thurman, “Smash” NBC

Guest Actress, Comedy

Dot-Marie Jones, “Glee” FOX

Maya Rudolph, “Saturday Night Live” NBC

Melissa McCarthy, “Saturday Night Live” NBC

Elizabeth Banks, “30 Rock” NBC

Margaret Cho, “30 Rock” NBC

Kathy Bates, “Two and a Half Men” CBS


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