The 2012 Emmy Awards are presented in more than 100 categories for the best work in the field of television. The nominees for this year's award were announced on July 19, and the winners will be awarded on September 23, 2012, in Los Angeles.
The Emmy nominees have been announced by TV host Jimmy Kimmel and actress Carrie Washington, as well as Academy Head Bruce Rosenblum. The largest number of awards (17 nominations each) are claimed by advertisers from the drama series Mad Men and residents of the frightening old mansion from American Horror Story. There are also many nominations for the Victorian drama "Downton Abbey" and the western "Hatfields and McCoys" - 16 categories each, the comedy show "American Family" claims 14 awards at once.
Julianne Margulis (The Good Wife), Claire Danes (Stranger Among Friends), Michelle Dockery (Downton Abbey), Elisabeth Moss from Mad Men and Katie Bates from Harry's Law are nominated for Best Drama Actress. The list of comedic actresses as many as 8 names: Laura Linney ("Big R"), Tina Fey ("Studio 30"), Edie Falco ("Sister Jackie"), Amy Poehler ("Parks and Recreation"), Lena Dunham (Girls), Melissa McCarthy (Mike and Molly), Zooey Deschanel from New Girl, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus from Vice President.
Michael S. Hall (Dexter's Justice), Damian Lewis (Stranger Among Friends), Brian Cranston (Breaking Bad), John Hamm (Mad Men), Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey) and Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire). Best Comedy Actors nominated Louis S. K. (Louis), Don Cheadle (House of Lies), Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory), Alec Baldwin (Studio 30), Larry David (Die Your enthusiasm ") and John Cryer from the comedy" 2, 5 Men ".
The awards for the best TV series also attract a lot of attention. In 2012, the best drama series could be Mad Men, Game of Thrones, Downton Abbey, Alien Among Friends, Breaking Bad and Boardwalk Empire. There are six comedy series nominating for the award: Girls, The Big Bang Theory, Vice President, American Family, Curb Your Enthusiasm and Studio 30.
The full list of 2012 Emmy nominees can be seen on the American Television Academy website. Try to evaluate the work of the award seekers yourself and form your own opinion about each of them.
