Primetime Emmy Nominations announced!

The Primetime Emmy nominations were just announced.  As usual there were some snubs.  No love for Parenthood or Southland.  No surprises really.  Check out the nominees below.    The awards will be handed out on Sunday, September 23rd, 2012.

Outstanding Comedy Series

The Big Bang Theory • CBS • Chuck Lorre Productions, Inc. in association with Warner Bros. Television

Curb Your Enthusiasm • HBO • HBO Entertainment

Girls • HBO • Apatow Productions and I am Jenni Konner Productions in association with HBO Entertainment

Modern Family • ABC • Levitan-Lloyd Productions in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television

30 Rock • NBC • Broadway Video, Little Stranger, Inc. in association with Universal Television

Veep • HBO • Dundee Productions in association with HBO Entertainment

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series

Girls • HBO • Apatow Productions and I am Jenni Konner Productions in association with HBO Entertainment

Lena Dunham as Hannah Horvath

Mike & Molly • CBS • Bonanza Productions, Inc. in association with Chuck Lorre Productions, Inc. and Warner Bros. Television

Melissa McCarthy as Molly Flynn

New Girl • FOX • Chernin Entertainment in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television

Zooey Deschanel as Jess Day

Nurse Jackie • Showtime • Showtime Presents, Lionsgate Television, Jackson Group Entertainment, Madison Grain Elevator, Inc. & Delong Lumber, A Caryn Mandabach Production

Edie Falco as Jackie Peyton

Parks And Recreation • NBC • Deedle-Dee Productions, Fremulon, 3 Arts and Universal Television

Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope

30 Rock • NBC • Broadway Video, Little Stranger, Inc. in association with Universal Television

Tina Fey as Liz Lemon

Veep • HBO • Dundee Productions in association with HBO Entertainment

Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series

The Big Bang Theory • CBS • Chuck Lorre Productions, Inc. in association with Warner Bros. Television

Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper

Curb Your Enthusiasm • HBO • HBO Entertainment

Larry David as Himself

House Of Lies • Showtime • Showtime Presents, Crescendo Productions, Totally Commercial Films, Refugee Productions, Matthew Carnahan Circus Products

Don Cheadle as Marty Kaan

Louie • FX Networks • Pig Newton, Inc. in association with FX Productions

Louis C.K. as Louie

30 Rock • NBC • Broadway Video, Little Stranger, Inc. in association with Universal Television

Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy

Two And A Half Men • CBS • Chuck Lorre Productions Inc., The Tannenbaum Company in association with Warner Bros. Television

Jon Cryer as Alan Harper

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series

The Big Bang Theory • CBS • Chuck Lorre Productions, Inc. in association with Warner Bros. Television

Mayim Bialik as Amy Farrah Fowler

Desperate Housewives • ABC • ABC Studios

Kathryn Joosten as Karen McCluskey

Modern Family • ABC • Levitan-Lloyd Productions in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television

Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy

Modern Family • ABC • Levitan-Lloyd Productions in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television

Sofia Vergara as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett

Nurse Jackie • Showtime • Showtime Presents, Lionsgate Television, Jackson Group Entertainment, Madison Grain Elevator, Inc. & Delong Lumber, A Caryn Mandabach Production

Merritt Wever as Zoey Barkow

Saturday Night Live • NBC • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video

Kristen Wiig as various characters

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series

Modern Family • ABC • Levitan-Lloyd Productions in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television

Ed O'Neill as Jay Pritchett

Modern Family • ABC • Levitan-Lloyd Productions in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television

Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell Pritchett

Modern Family • ABC • Levitan-Lloyd Productions in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television

Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy

Modern Family • ABC • Levitan-Lloyd Productions in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television

Eric Stonestreet as Cameron Tucker

New Girl • FOX • Chernin Entertainment in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television

Max Greenfield as Schmidt

Saturday Night Live • NBC • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video

Bill Hader as various characters

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series

Glee • FOX • Ryan Murphy Productions in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television

Dot-Marie Jones as Coach Shannon Beiste

Saturday Night Live • NBC • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video

Maya Rudolph, Host

Saturday Night Live • NBC • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video

Melissa McCarthy, Host

30 Rock • NBC • Broadway Video, Little Stranger, Inc. in association with Universal Television

Elizabeth Banks as Avery Jessup

30 Rock • NBC • Broadway Video, Little Stranger, Inc. in association with Universal Television

Margaret Cho as Kim Jong-il

Two And A Half Men • CBS • Chuck Lorre Productions Inc., The Tannenbaum Company in association with Warner Bros. Television

Kathy Bates as Charlie Harper

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series

Curb Your Enthusiasm • HBO • HBO Entertainment

Michael J. Fox as Himself

Modern Family • ABC • Levitan-Lloyd Productions in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television

Greg Kinnear as Tad

Nurse Jackie • Showtime • Showtime Presents, Lionsgate Television, Jackson Group Entertainment, Madison Grain Elevator, Inc. & Delong Lumber, A Caryn Mandabach Production

Bobby Cannavale as Dr. Mike Cruz

Saturday Night Live • NBC • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video

Jimmy Fallon, Host

30 Rock • NBC • Broadway Video, Little Stranger, Inc. in association with Universal Television

Will Arnett as Devon Banks

30 Rock • NBC • Broadway Video, Little Stranger, Inc. in association with Universal Television

Jon Hamm as Abner and David Brinkley

Outstanding Drama Series

Boardwalk Empire • HBO • Leverage, Closest to the Hole Productions, Sikelia Productions and Cold Front Productions in association with HBO Entertainment

Breaking Bad • AMC • Sony Pictures Television

Downton Abbey • PBS • A Carnival / Masterpiece Co-Production

Game Of Thrones • HBO • Bighead, Littlehead, Generator Productions,

Television 360, and Grok Television in association with HBO Entertainment

Homeland • Showtime • Showtime Presents, Teakwood Lane Productions, Cherry Pie Productions, Keshet, Fox 21

Mad Men • AMC • Lionsgate Television

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series

Damages • DirecTV • Sony Pictures Television, FX Productions and KZK

Productions

Glenn Close as Patty Hewes

Downton Abbey • PBS • A Carnival / Masterpiece Co-Production

Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary Crawley

The Good Wife • CBS • CBS Television Studios in association with Scott Free Productions and King Size Productions

Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick

Harry's Law • NBC • Bonanza Productions in association with David E. Kelley Productions and Warner Bros. Television

Kathy Bates as Harriet Korn

Homeland • Showtime • Showtime Presents, Teakwood Lane Productions, Cherry Pie Productions, Keshet, Fox 21

Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison

Mad Men • AMC • Lionsgate Television

Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olson

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series

Boardwalk Empire • HBO • Leverage, Closest to the Hole Productions, Sikelia Productions and Cold Front Productions in association with HBO Entertainment

Steve Buscemi as Nucky Thompson

Breaking Bad • AMC • Sony Pictures Television

Bryan Cranston as Walter White

Dexter • Showtime • Showtime Presents, John Goldwyn Productions, The Colleton Company, Devilina Productions

Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan

Downton Abbey • PBS • A Carnival / Masterpiece Co-Production

Hugh Bonneville as Robert, Earl of Grantham

Homeland • Showtime • Showtime Presents, Teakwood Lane Productions, Cherry Pie Productions, Keshet, Fox 21

Damian Lewis as Nicholas Brody

Mad Men • AMC • Lionsgate Television

Jon Hamm as Don Draper

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series

Breaking Bad • AMC • Sony Pictures Television

Anna Gunn as Skyler White

Downton Abbey • PBS • A Carnival / Masterpiece Co-Production

Maggie Smith as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham

Downton Abbey • PBS • A Carnival / Masterpiece Co-Production

Joanne Froggatt as Anna

The Good Wife • CBS • CBS Television Studios in association with Scott Free Productions and King Size Productions

Archie Panjabi as Kalinda Sharma

The Good Wife • CBS • CBS Television Studios in association with Scott Free Productions and King Size Productions

Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart

Mad Men • AMC • Lionsgate Television

Christina Hendricks as Joan Holloway Harris

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series

Breaking Bad • AMC • Sony Pictures Television

Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman

Breaking Bad • AMC • Sony Pictures Television

Giancarlo Esposito as Gustavo 'Gus' Fring

Downton Abbey • PBS • A Carnival / Masterpiece Co-Production

Brendan Coyle as John Bates

Downton Abbey • PBS • A Carnival / Masterpiece Co-Production

Jim Carter as Mr. Carson

Game Of Thrones • HBO • Bighead, Littlehead, Generator Productions,

Television 360, and Grok Television in association with HBO Entertainment

Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister

Mad Men • AMC • Lionsgate Television

Jared Harris as Lane Pryce

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series

The Good Wife • CBS • CBS Television Studios in association with Scott Free Productions and King Size Productions

Martha Plimpton as Patti Nyholm

Grey's Anatomy • ABC • ABC Studios

Loretta Devine as Adele Webber

Harry's Law • NBC • Bonanza Productions in association with David E. Kelley Productions and Warner Bros. Television

Jean Smart as D.A. Roseanna Remmick

Mad Men • AMC • Lionsgate Television

Julia Ormond as Marie Calvet

Shameless • Showtime • Showtime Presents, John Wells Productions, Warner Bros. Television

Joan Cusack as Sheila Jackson

Smash • NBC • Universal Television in association with DreamWorks Television and Madwoman in the Attic

Uma Thurman as Rebecca Duvall

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series

Breaking Bad • AMC • Sony Pictures Television

Mark Margolis as Tio Salamanca

The Good Wife • CBS • CBS Television Studios in association with Scott Free Productions and King Size Productions

Dylan Baker as Colin Sweeney

The Good Wife • CBS • CBS Television Studios in association with Scott Free Productions and King Size Productions

Michael J. Fox as Louis Canning

Justified • FX Networks • Sony Pictures Television

Jeremy Davies as Dickie Bennett

Mad Men • AMC • Lionsgate Television

Ben Feldman as Michael Ginsberg

Parenthood • NBC • Imagine Television and Universal Television

Jason Ritter as Mark Cyr

My Emmy Wish List!

It's that time of the year again everyone.  The Primetime Emmy nominations will be announced tomorrow.  Every year I like to go over who I would like to see be recognized for their work.  In most of the categories, the nominees are pretty easy to predict.  But this is who I would like to see nominated in each of the major categories.  So here we go!

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series


Who I think will be nominated:  Ty Burrell - Modern Family, Eric Stonestreet - Modern Family, Ed O'Neill - Modern Family, Nick Offerman - Parks and Recreation, and Jesse Tyler Ferguson - Modern Family.

My Wish to be nominated:  In this category, I would love to see Kunal Nayyar from the Big Bang Theory get nominated.  His portrayal of Raj has gotten to be the best part of this very funny network comedy.  Jason Segel from How I Met Your Mother would also be a nice surprise to see get a nomination here.

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Who I think will be nominated:  Julie Bowen - Modern Family, Sofia Vergara - Modern Family, Betty White - Hot In Cleveland, Kristen Wiig - Saturday Night Live.


My Wish to be nominated:  The 5th nominee in this category is up for grabs.  It could be Cheryl Hines for Suburgatory, or Alison Brie from Community.  However, I'm hoping for Alyson Hannigan from How I Met Your Mother.  HIMYM had one of its best seasons this year and Hannigan proved to be Emmy worthy with a great comedic performance.

Best Actor in a Comedy Series


Who I think will be nominated:  Jim Parsons - The Big Bang Theory, Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock, Louis C.K., - Louie, Larry David - Curb Your Enthusiasm.

My Wish to be nominated:  A very long shot here, but I would really like to see Tim Allen from Last Man Standing get a nominated.  A very underrated show and in my opinion a very underrated comedic actor.  Will Arnett from Up All Night would also be nice to see here.

Best Actress in a Comedy Series


Who I think will be nominated:  Amy Poehler - Parks and Recreation, Tina Fey - 30 Rock, Julia Louis Dreyfus - Veep, Melissa McCarthy - Mike and Molly, Laura Dern - Enlightened.

My Wish to be nominated:  Kat Dennings from 2 Broke Girls.  Yes the show is crude, but its also very funny.

Best Support Actor in a Drama Series


Who I think will be nominated:  Peter Dinklage - Game of Thrones, Giancarlo Esposito - Breaking Bad, Aaron Paul - Breaking Bad,  John Slattery - Mad Men, Mandy Patinkin - Homeland.


My Wish to be nominated:  My wish nominee here is truly just a wish, because I would be very surprised if any of the above actors are NOT nominated.    But my wish here is Jonathan Banks for Breaking Bad.  His character of Mike is my favorite character on the show.  His performance is just perfect in every way. I've been a fan of Banks from his days as McPike on Wiseguy and i'm so glad to see him back on TV's best drama.

Best Support Actress in a Drama Series


Who I think will be nominated:  Christina Hendricks - Mad Men, Maggie Smith - Downton Abbey, Anna Gunn - Breaking Bad, Christine Baranski - The Good Wife, Archie Panjabi - The Good Wife.

My Wish to be nominated:  Erika Christensen - Parenthood.  Parenthood is the most underrated drama on television and one of the best.  Christensen's performance as Julia was so heartfelt, as are all of the performances on this show.  Her scenes at the end of the season where her character realized that the adoption she had been planning all season was not going to happen were truly heartwrenching.

Best Actress in a Drama Series


Who I think will be nominated:  Claire Danes - Homeland, Elisabeth Moss - Mad Men, Julianna Margulies - The Good Wife, Glenn Close - Damages.

My Wish to be nominated:  Another category where the 5th nominee is very hard to predict.  My wish nominee is Mireille Enos from The Killing.  Her rock solid performance as Detective Sarah Linden was the glue that held this series together.  The show lost its way at times, but Enos was always on target.

Best Actor in a Drama Series


Who I think will be nominated:  Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad, Jon Hamm - Mad Men, Damian Lewis - Homeland, Steve Buscemi - Boardwalk Empire, Kelsey Grammer - Boss.

My Wish to be nominated:  Easily the toughest category of the night.   I'd be very surprised if Bryan Cranston doesn't walk away with his 4th Emmy.   But, just look at the names that will most likely miss out on a nomination here.  Hugh Laurie, Dustin Hoffman, and Kiefer Sutherland, to name a few.  I actually have 2 wish nominees here.  My first one is Peter Krause from Parenthood.  As with Erika Christensen, Krause performance as Adam Braverman was never better.  His character struggled with being the parent of a child with Aspergers, while fighting to save his new business at the same.  Krause was funny, touching, and tough all at the same time.  My other wish nominee here is Denis Leary from Rescue Me.  It really is a shame that Leary never won and Emmy for his role as Tommy Gavin, the very troubled, alcoholic firefighter who battled his demons throughout the series, all the while dealing with the memories of 9/11.  This will be the Academy's last chance to nominate Leary for this role.

Best Comedy Series


Who I think will be nominated:  Modern Family, 30 Rock, Parks and Recreation, The Big Bang Theory, Curb Your Enthusiasm.

My Wish to be nominated:  My wish nominee here is How I Met Your Mother.  In my opinion the show had its best season this year.  It was every bit as good as likely nominee Big Bang Theory this season and it boast one of the best casts of any comedy on television.

Best Drama Series


Who I think will be nominated:  Breaking Bad, Homeland, Mad Men, Game of Thrones, Boardwalk Empire, Downton Abbey.


My Wish to be nominated:  My wish nominees here are the same as in the Best Actor category.  Parenthood and Rescue Me.  Parenthood is one of the best and most overlooked dramas on network television.  No series has more heart and the top notch cast delivers week after week.   Rescue Me is a show that I didn't think I would say should get a nomination.  It really faltered in its middle seasons, but its final season was one of its best and made us remember why Rescue Me was once one of TV's best dramas.