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‘Mad Men’ & ‘American Horror Story’ Earn 17 Emmy Noms Each!

Posted on July 19, 2012 at 10:41 AM

2012 emmy nominations

Cable RULES at the Emmys! ‘Mad Men’ and ‘American Horror Story’ each got 17 Emmy nominations apiece. That’s more than any other show this year. If ‘Mad Men’ wins for Best Drama again, that will be a record-breaking fifth win for a series. No show has won Best Drama five times.

‘Downtown Abbey’ was close on the heels of ‘Mad Men’ and ‘American Horror Story’ with 16 nominations. Here’s the full list of nominations (click on the More link below the thumbnails to see all of the nominations).

Best Drama:

  • Boardwalk Empire,
  • Breaking Bad,
  • Downton Abbey,
  • Game of Thrones,
  • Homeland,
  • Mad Men

 

Best Comedy:

  • The Big Bang Theory,
  • Girls,
  • Curb Your Enthusiasm,
  • Veep,
  • 30 Rock,
  • Modern Family

 

Click on the More link below the thumbnails to see nominees for Best Actor, Best Actress, etc!

Photos by WENN

Best Actor in a Comedy:

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

 

Best Actress in a Comedy:

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

 

Best Actor in a Drama:

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

 

Best Actress in a Drama:

  • Kathy Bates, Harry’s Law,
  • Glenn Close, Damages;
  • Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey,
  • Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife and
  • Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men

 

Best Movie or Miniseries:

  • Sherlock (PBS);
  • Game Change (HBO);
  • Hatfields & McCoys (History);
  • American Horror Story (FX);
  • Hemingway & Gellhorn (HBO)

 

Best Actor in a Movie or Miniseries:

  • Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock;
  • Idris Elba, Luther;
  • Woody Harrelson, Game Change;
  • Kevin Costner, Hatfields & McCoys;
  • Clive Owen, Hemingway & Gellhorn;
  • Bill Paxton, Hatfields & McCoys

 

Best Actress in a Movie or Miniseries:

  • Connie Britton, American Horror Story;
  • Ashley Judd, Missing;
  • Julianne Moore, Game Change;
  • Nicole Kidman, Hemingway & Gellhorn;
  • Emma Thompson, The Song of Lunch

 

Best Variety 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

 

Best Reality Competition Program:

  • The Amazing Race,
  • Dancing With the Stars,
  • Project Runway,
  • So You Think You Can Dance,
  • Top Chef,
  • The Voice

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