64th Primetime Emmy Nominations Announced
The 2012 Emmy nominations were announced earlier today, reminding me, at the very least, how much good television I missed out on this year and hope to catch up on before the actual ceremony. Of those nominated, AMC’s perennial Mad Men received 17 nominations (meaning it could potentially be the most lauded TV drama of all time), as did American Horror Story (which, apparently, was a mini-series?).
Also on the list of nominated shows is the controversial Girls. I’ve not watched it, but people seem to either love or hate it. I’ve yet to meet someone who say it was just, “Meh.”
Among the actors and actresses nominated are returning champions Peter Dinklage for his role on Game of Thrones and Jim Parsons for his work on The Big Bang Theory. If you run through the nominated lists for actors and actresses in mini-series and TV movies, you’ll find film mainstays like Julianne Moore (Game Change), Nicole Kidman (Hemingway & Gelhorn), Kevin Costner (Hatfields and McCoys), and Clive Owen (Hemingway & Gelhorn), among others.
And, thanks to PBS Masterpiece Theatre, across-the-pond favorite Benedict Cumberpatch managed a nomination for his titular role in Sherlock, in the episode A Scandal In Belgravia. It’s in the mini-series and movie category, so I guess someone thought it was a movie (or are they presenting it as such on Masterpiece? I’ve been watching it on the BBC. ‘Cause I’m fancy.)
Notably missing from the nominations, however, are The Walking Dead and geek favorite Community. I am personally bummed that Jack Gleeson didn’t receive a nomination for his role on Game of Thrones, but no one loves you when you’re evil.
Are there any shows you missed and now plan to check out? I definitely plan to catch up on HBO’s Hemingway & Gelhorn (which I meant to see when it first aired), and History’s Hatfields and McCoys, and catch up on the rest of my favorite, Mad Men.
For a complete list of nominations go here. Snubs that personally offend you? Let us know below!
Emmys air Sunday, Sept. 23rd on ABC and will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel
