64th Primetime Emmy Awards
| 64th Primetime Emmy Awards | |
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| Location | Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Presented by | Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |
| Hosted by | Jimmy Kimmel |
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| Most nominations | Downton Abbey, Modern Family, Mad Men (9) |
| Outstanding Comedy Series | Modern Family |
| Outstanding Drama Series | Homeland |
| Outstanding Miniseries or Movie | Game Change |
| Outstanding Reality-Competition Program | The Amazing Race |
| Outstanding Variety Series | The Daily Show with Jon Stewart |
| Website | http://www.emmys.com/  |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | ABC |
| Produced by | Don Mischer |
| Directed by | Glenn Weiss |
The 64th Primetime Emmy Awards, honoring the best in prime time television programming from June 1, 2011 until May 31, 2012, were held on Sunday, September 23, 2012 at the Nokia Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles, California. ABC televised the ceremony in the United States. Comedian and late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel hosted the Primetime Emmys for the first time.[1] Kimmel and Kerry Washington announced the nominations on July 19, 2012. Nick Offerman was originally scheduled to co-announce the nominations, but had to cancel due to travel delays.[2] The Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony was held on September 15 and was televised on September 22, 2012 on ReelzChannel.[3]
The award for Outstanding Drama Series went to Showtime crime drama Homeland, the first for that network, and which broke Mad Men's four-year hold on the award; while the Outstanding Comedy Series award went for the third year in a row to ABC's Modern Family. This was the first ceremony that none of the four major American broadcasting TV networks were nominated in the categories of Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.[4] For Britain, the ceremony was noted for the successes of actors Damian Lewis of Homeland and Maggie Smith of Downton Abbey.[5][6][7]
Of the latter, Dame Maggie not only was PBS' first win in her category, she had won the previous year, for the same role in another category. Hers was also the first win in a major acting category for a Drama Series for PBS since 1975.
Mad Men set a new record for the largest "shutout" in Emmy history, receiving nominations for 17 awards and winning none. This broke the previous record of 16 nominations without a win, set by Northern Exposure in 1993 and The Larry Sanders Show in 1997. This record was broken by The Handmaid's Tale in 2021, which did not win any of its 21 nominations that year.[8]
Winners and nominees[]
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold:[9]
Jon Cryer, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series winner
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series winner
Damian Lewis, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series winner
Claire Danes, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series winner
Kevin Costner, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie winner
Julianne Moore, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie winner
Julie Bowen, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series winner
Aaron Paul, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series winner
Maggie Smith, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series winner
Tom Berenger, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie winner
Jessica Lange, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie winner
Tom Bergeron, Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program winner
Programs[]
| Outstanding Comedy Series | Outstanding Drama Series |
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| Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Series | Outstanding Miniseries or Movie |
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Acting[]
Lead performances[]
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series |
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| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series |
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| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie |
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Supporting performances[]
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series |
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| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series |
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| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie |
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Hosting[]
| Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program |
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Directing[]
| Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series |
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| Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special | Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special |
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Writing[]
| Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series |
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| Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Special | Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special |
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Most major nominations[]
- By network[note 1]
- HBO – 27
- PBS – 17
- ABC – 16
- AMC / NBC – 15
- CBS – 14
- Showtime – 9
- By program
- Downton Abbey (PBS) / Modern Family (ABC) / Mad Men (AMC) - 9
- Game Change (HBO) / Hatfields & McCoys (History) – 7
- Breaking Bad (AMC) – 6
Most major awards[]
- By network[note 1]
- HBO – 6
- ABC – 5
- Showtime – 4
- CBS / FX – 3
- History – 2
- By program
- Game Change (HBO) / Homeland (Showtime) / Modern Family (ABC) – 4
- Notes
Presenters[]
The awards were presented by the following:[10][11][12][13]
| Name(s) | Role |
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| Louis C.K. Amy Poehler |
Presenters of the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series |
| Zooey Deschanel Jim Parsons |
Presenters of the award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series |
| Jon Cryer Kat Dennings |
Presenters of the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series |
| Matthew Perry | Introducer of Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series winner Jimmy Fallon and Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series winner Kathy Bates |
| Kathy Bates Jimmy Fallon |
Presenters of the award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series |
| Mindy Kaling Melissa McCarthy |
Presenters of the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series |
| Stephen Colbert | Presenter of the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series |
| James Van Der Beek Damon Wayans Jr. |
Presenters of the award for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program |
| Seth MacFarlane | Presenter of the award for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program |
| Claire Danes | Presenter of the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series |
| Connie Britton Hayden Panettiere |
Presenters of the awards for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series |
| Giancarlo Esposito | Introducer of Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series winner Jeremy Davies and Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series winner Martha Plimpton |
| Jeremy Davies Martha Plimpton |
Presenters of the award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series |
| Julianna Margulies Dylan McDermott |
Presenters of the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series |
| Tina Fey Jon Hamm |
Presenter of the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series |
| Aziz Ansari Jane Levy |
Presenters of the award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special |
| Ricky Gervais | Presenter of the awards for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special and Outstanding Variety Series |
| Steve Buscemi | Presenter of the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie |
| Kerry Washington | Presenter of the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie |
| Lucy Liu Kiefer Sutherland |
Presenters of the award for Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie |
| Ginnifer Goodwin Emily Van Camp |
Presenters of the awards for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie |
| Andre Braugher | Presenter of the award for Outstanding Miniseries or Movie |
| Julianne Moore | Presenter of the award for Outstanding Drama Series |
| Michael J. Fox | Presenter of the award for Outstanding Comedy Series |
In Memoriam[]
Before the recorded segment, Ron Howard presented a tribute to Andy Griffith.
The people tributed in the segment included:
- Marvin Hamlisch
- Davy Jones
- Hal Kanter
- Richard Dawson
- Jim Paratore
- Lee Rich
- Sherman Hemsley
- Phyllis Diller
- William Asher
- Celeste Holm
- Michael Clarke Duncan
- Lupe Ontiveros
- James Farentino
- Irving Fein
- Heavy D
- Chad Everett
- Don Cornelius
- Robert Hegyes
- Ron Palillo
- Robert Easton
- Andy Rooney
- John Rich
- Michele O'Callaghan
- Steve Jobs
- Gil Cates
- Bob Henry
- Al Freeman Jr.
- Patrice O'Neal
- Whitney Houston
- Ben Gazzara
- Donna Summer
- Tony Scott
- Kathryn Joosten
- Paul Bogart
- William Windom
- Norman Felton
- Frank Pierson
- Mike Wallace
- Ernest Borgnine
- Harry Morgan
- Dick Clark
Televised ceremony ratings[]
The ceremony, which was televised by ABC on September 23, 2012, was watched by 13.26 million viewers. The event's red carpet proceedings were watched by 5.63 million.[14]
References[]
- ^ "Jimmy Kimmel to host Emmys for the first time". Los Angeles Times. March 26, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
- ^ "Jimmy Kimmel joins Kerry Washington to Announce Emmy Nominations". emmys.com. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
- ^ "More Creative Arts Emmy Presenter Duos Announced". emmys.com. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
- ^ Stelter, Brian; Itzkoff, David (July 19, 2012). "Major Networks Shut Out of Best Drama Category in Emmy Nominations". The New York Times. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
- ^ "Lewis and Dame Maggie win Emmys". BBC. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ^ "Homeland's triumph is richly deserved". Guardian UK. 24 September 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
- ^ "Homeland saves the day at Emmy Awards". LA Times. 24 September 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
- ^ Petski, Denise (September 19, 2021). "'The Handmaid's Tale' Breaks Record For Most Emmy Losses In One Season". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
- ^ Emmys.com list of 2012 Nominees & Winners
- ^ "Final Group of Primetime Emmys Presenters Includes Kathy Bates, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon and More". emmys.com. September 20, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
- ^ "10 New Presenters for 64th Primetime Emmys Include Andre Braugher, Julianna Margulies and Michael J. Fox". emmys.com. September 19, 2012. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
- ^ "Louis C.K., Ricky Gervais Among First Six Emmy Presenters Announced". emmys.com. September 11, 2012. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
- ^ Goldberg, Lesley (September 17, 2012). "Emmys 2012: Claire Danes, Emily Van Camp, Zooey Deschanel Among Latest Presenters". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (September 25, 2012). "Sunday Final Ratings: Final Numbers for Emmy Awards, Sunday Night Football + Unscrambled CBS Numbers". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
External links[]
- Emmys.com list of 2012 Nominees & Winners
- Academy of Television Arts and Sciences website
- 64th Primetime Emmy Awards at IMDb
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