64th Primetime Emmy Awards
64th Primetime Emmy Awards | |
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Academy of Television Arts and Sciences | |
Hosted by | Jimmy Kimmel |
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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
The award for
Of the latter, Dame Maggie not only was
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]
Programs
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Outstanding Miniseries or Movie
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Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
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Acting
Lead performances
Supporting performances
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Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
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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
Writing
Most major nominations
Network | No. of Nominations |
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HBO | 27 |
PBS | 17 |
ABC | 16 |
AMC | 15 |
NBC | |
CBS | 14 |
Showtime | 9 |
Program | Category | Network | No. of Nominations |
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Downton Abbey | Drama | PBS | 9 |
Modern Family | Comedy | ABC | |
Mad Men | Drama | AMC | |
Game Change | Movie | HBO | 7 |
Hatfields & McCoys | Miniseries | History | |
Breaking Bad | Drama | AMC | 6 |
Homeland | Showtime | 5 | |
American Horror Story | Miniseries | FX | |
Hemingway & Gellhorn | Movie | HBO | |
Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia | PBS | 5 | |
Girls | Comedy | HBO | 4 |
Luther | Miniseries | BBC America | |
30 Rock | Comedy | NBC | 3 |
The Big Bang Theory | CBS | ||
Boardwalk Empire | Drama | HBO | |
Curb Your Enthusiasm | Comedy | ||
The Good Wife | Drama | CBS | |
Louie | Comedy | FX | |
New Girl | Fox | ||
Parks and Recreation | NBC | ||
Saturday Night Live | Variety | ||
65th Tony Awards | CBS | 2 | |
84th Academy Awards | ABC | ||
The Amazing Race | Competition | CBS | |
Dancing with the Stars | ABC | ||
Game of Thrones | Drama | HBO | |
Louis C.K.: Live at the Beacon Theater | Variety | FX | |
Nurse Jackie | Comedy | Showtime | |
So You Think You Can Dance | Competition | Fox | |
Veep | Comedy | HBO |
Most major awards
Network | No. of Awards |
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HBO | 6 |
ABC | 5 |
Showtime | 4 |
CBS | 3 |
FX | |
History | 2 |
Program | Category | Network | No. of Awards |
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Game Change | Movie | HBO | 4 |
Homeland | Drama | Showtime | |
Modern Family | Comedy | ABC | |
Hatfields & McCoys | Miniseries | History | 2 |
- Notes
- ^ technical categories.
Presenters
The awards were presented by the following:[10][11][12][13]
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.