En liste over nominerte til Primetime Emmy Awards 2012. Vinnerne er merket med fet skrift.
KOMEDIESERIE
The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
Dempe entusiasme (HBO)
Jenter (HBO)
Modern Family (ABC)
30 Rock (NBC)
Veep (HBO)
DRAMASERIE
Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Breaking Bad (AMC)
Homeland (Showtime)
Downton Abbey (mesterverk) (PBS)
Game of Thrones (HBO)
Mad Men (AMC)
MINISERIE ELLER TV-FILM
American Horror Story (FX)
Game Change (HBO)
Hatfields & McCoys (historie)
Hemingway & Gellhorn (HBO)
Luther (BBC America)
Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia (Masterpiece) (PBS)
VARIETY SERIE
Colbert-rapporten, (Comedy Central)
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC)
Sen kveld med Jimmy Fallon (NBC)
Sanntid med Bill Maher (HBO)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
SPESIELL FORVALTNING
Mel Brooks og Dick Cavett sammen igjen (HBO)
Tony Bennett: Duets II (Great Performances) (PBS)
Kennedy Center Honours (CBS)
Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute To America's Golden Girl (NBC)
Kathy Griffin: Tired Hooker (Bravo)
VIRKELIGHETSPROGRAM
Antiques Roadshow (PBS)
Jamie Olivers matrevolusjon (ABC)
MythBusters (Discovery Channel)
Shark Tank (ABC)
*Undercover Boss (CBS)
Hvem tror du at du er? (NBC)
VIRKELIGHETSKONKURRANSE
The Amazing Race (CBS)
Dancing With The Stars (ABC)
Project Runway (livstid)
Så du tror du kan danse (Fox)
Toppkokk (Bravo)
The Voice (NBC)
SKUESPILLE I EN KOMEDIESERIE
Lena Dunham, jenter (HBO)
Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly (CBS)
Zooey Deschanel, New Girl (Fox)
Edie Falco, sykepleier Jackie (Showtime)
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation (NBC)
Tina Fey, 30 Rock (NBC)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep (HBO)
SKUESPILLE I EN KOMEDIESERIE
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
Louis C.K., Louie (FX)
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock (NBC)
Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men (CBS)
Don Cheadle, House of Lies, (Showtime)
TV i år bød på oppfinnsomhet, humor, trass og håp. Her er noen av høydepunktene valgt av The Times TV-kritikere:
SKUESPILLER I EN DRAMASERIE
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad (AMC)
Michael C. Hall, Dexter (Showtime)
Damian Lewis, Homeland (Showtime)
Jon Hamm, Mad Men (AMC)
Hugh Bonneville, Downton Abbey (PBS)
SKUESPILLER I EN DRAMASERIE
Glenn Close, Skader (DirecTV)
Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey (PBS)
Claire Danes, Homeland (Showtime)
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife (CBS)
Kathy Bates, Harrys lov (NBC)
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men (AMC)
SKUESPILLE I EN KOMEDIESERIE
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family (ABC)
Ed O'Neill, Modern Family (ABC)
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family (ABC)
Ty Burrell, Modern Family (ABC)
Max Greenfield, New Girl (Fox)
Bill Hader, Saturday Night Live (NBC)
SKUESPILLER I EN KOMEDIESERIE
Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
Kathryn Joosten, Desperate Housewives (ABC)
Julie Bowen, Modern Family (ABC)
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family (ABC)
Merritt Wever sykepleier Jackie, (Showtime)
Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live (NBC)
SKUESPILLER I EN DRAMASERIE
Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad (AMC)
Giancarlo Esposito, Breaking Bad (AMC)
Brendan Coyle, Downton Abbey (PBS)
Jim Carter, Downton Abbey (PBS)
Jared Harris, Mad Men (AMC)
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones (HBO)
SKUESPILLER I EN DRAMASERIE
Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad (AMC)
Joanne Frogatt, Downton Abbey (PBS)
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey (PBS)
Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife (CBS)
Christine Baranski, The Good Wife (CBS)
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
SKUESPILLER I EN MINISERIE ELLER TV-FILM
Connie Britton, American Horror Story (FX)
Julianne Moore, Game Change (HBO)
Nicole Kidman, Hemingway & Gellhorn (HBO)
Ashley Judd, savnet (ABC)
Emma Thompson, The Song Of Lunch (mesterverk) (PBS)
SKUESPILLER I EN MINISERIE ELLER TV-FILM
Woody Harrelson, Game Change (HBO)
Kevin Costner, Hatfields & McCoys (historie)
Bill Paxton, Hatfields & McCoys (historie)
Clive Owen, Hemingway & Gellhorn (HBO)
Idris Elba, Luther (BBC America)
Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia (Masterpiece) (PBS)
SKUESPILLERE I EN MINISERIE ELLER TV-FILM
Frances Conroy, American Horror Story (FX)
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story (FX)
Sarah Paulson, Game Change, (HBO)
Mare Winningham, Hatfields & McCoys (historie)
Judy Davis, Page Eight (Masterpiece) (PBS)
SKUESPILLER I EN MINISERIE ELLER TV-FILM
Denis O'Hare, American Horror Story (FX)
Ed Harris, Game Change (HBO)
Tom Berenger, Hatfields & McCoys (historie)
David Strathairn, Hemingway & Gellhorn (HBO)
Martin Freeman, Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia (Masterpiece) (PBS)
REALITY VERT
Phil Keoghan, The Amazing Race (CBS)
Ryan Seacrest, American Idol (Fox)
Betty White, Betty White's Off Their Rockers (NBC)
Tom Bergeron, Dancing With The Stars (ABC)
Cat Deeley, så du tror du kan danse (Fox)
REGI, KOMEDIESERIE
Robert B. Weide, Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
Lena Dunham, jenter (HBO)
Louis C.K., Louie (FX)
Jason Winer, Modern Family (ABC)
Steven Levitan, Modern Family (ABC)
Jake Kasdan, New Girl (Fox)
REGI, DRAMASERIE
Tim Van Patten, Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Vince Gilligan, Breaking Bad (AMC)
Brian Percival, Downton Abbey (PBS)
Michael Cuesta, Homeland (Showtime)
Phil Abraham, Mad Men, (AMC)
REGI, MINISERIE ELLER TV-FILM
Jay Roach, Game Change (HBO)
Kevin Reynolds, Hatfields & McCoys (historie)
Philip Kaufman, Hemingway & Gellhorn (HBO)
Sam Miller, Luther (BBC America)
Paul McGuigan, Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia (Masterpiece) (PBS)
REGI, VARIETY SERIE
James Hoskinson, The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)
Chuck O'Neil, The Daily Show With Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
Jerry Foley, sent show med David Letterman (CBS)
Jonathan Krisel, Portlandia (IFC)
*Don Roy King, Saturday Night Live (NBC)
REGI, VARIETSPESIELL
Glenn Weiss, 65. årlige Tony Awards (CBS)
Louis J. Horvitz, The 54th Annual Grammy Awards (CBS)
Alan Skog, New York City Ballet George Balanchines The Nutcracker (Live From Lincoln Center) (PBS)
Don Mischer, 84th Annual Academy Awards (ABC)
Louis C.K., Louis C.K. Live på The Beacon Theatre (FX)
SKRIVING, KOMEDIESERIE
Chris McKenna, Community (NBC)
Lena Dunham, jenter (HBO)
Louis C.K., Louie (FX)
Amy Poehler, Parks And Recreation (NBC)
Michael Schur, Parks And Recreation (NBC)
SKRIVING, DRAMASERIE
Julian Fellowes, Downton Abbey (PBS)
Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon og Gideon Raff, Homeland (Showtime)
Semi Chellas og Matthew Weiner, Mad Men (AMC)
Andre Jacquemetton og Maria Jacquemetton, Mad Men (AMC)
Matthew Weiner og Semi Chellas, Mad Men (AMC)
SKRIVING, MINISERIER ELLER TV-FILM
Danny Strong, Game Change (HBO)
Ted Mann, Ronald Parker og Bill Kerby, Hatfields & McCoys (historie)
Abi Morgan, The Hour (BBC America)
Neil Cross, Luther (BBC America)
Steven Moffat, Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia (Masterpiece)' (PBS)
SKRIVING, VARIETY SERIE
The Colbert Report (Comedy Central) Hovedforfatter: Barry Julien; Forfattere: Stephen Colbert, Tom Purcell, Richard Dahm, Michael Brumm, Rob Dubbin, Opus Moreschi, Peter Gwinn, Jay Katsir, Frank Lesser, Glenn Eichler, Meredith Scardino, Max Werner, Eric Drysdale, Scott Sherman, Dan Guterman og Paul Dinello
*The Daily Show With Jon Stewart (Comedy Central) Hovedforfatter: Tim Carvell; Forfattere: Rory Albanese, Kevin Bleyer, Rich Blomquist, Steve Bodow, Wyatt Cenac, Hallie Haglund, JR Havlan, Elliott Kalan, Dan McCoy, Jo Miller, John Oliver, Zhubin Parang, Daniel Radosh, Jason Ross og Jon Stewart
Portlandia (IFC) Forfattere: Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, Jonathan Krisel og Karey Dornetto
Sanntid med Bill Maher (HBO) Forfattere: Adam Felber, Matt Gunn, Brian Jacobsmeyer, Jay Jaroch, Chris Kelly, Mike Larsen, Bill Maher, Billy Martin og Scott Carter
Saturday Night Live (NBC) Forfattere: James Anderson, Alex Baze, Jessica Conrad, James Downey, Shelly Gossman, Steve Higgins, Zach Kanin, Chris Kelly, Colin Jost, Erik Kenward, Rob Klein, Seth Meyers, Lorne Michaels, John Mulaney, Christine Nangle, Michael Patrick O'Brien, Paula Pell, Marika Sawyer, Sarah Schneider, Pete Schultz, John Solomon, Kent Sublette og Bryan Tucker (ekstra skisse av Emily Spivey)
SKRIVING, VARIETSPESIELL
65th Annual Tony Awards ' (CBS) Forfatter: Dave Boone, Special Material av Paul Greenberg
The Kennedy Center Honors (CBS) Forfattere: George Stevens, Jr., Michael M. Stevens, Sara Lukinson og Lewis Friedman
84th Annual Academy Awards ' (ABC) Forfattere: Jon Macks, Dave Boone og Carol Leifer; Spesialmateriale av: Tim Carvell, Jeff Cesario, Billy Crystal, Ed Driscoll, Billy Martin, Ben Schwartz, Marc Shaiman, Eric Stangel, Justin Stangel, David Steinberg, Mason Steinberg og Colleen Werthmann
Betty Whites 90th Birthday: A Tribute To America's Golden Girl ' (NBC) Forfattere: Jon Macks, Steve Ridgeway, Mason Steinberg og Brad Lachman
Louis C.K. Live At The Beacon Theatre (FX) Forfatter: Louis C.K.
* Vinnerne av disse prisene ble kåret ved Creative Arts Emmy-seremonien 15. september.