2012 Primetime Emmy Winners

Submitted by Kimberly C [1] on Fri, 09/28/2012 - 9:12am

Like many TV enthusiasts, last Sunday I watched the 2012 Primetime Emmy Awards [2]. I have to confess, I wasn’t overly thrilled with the complete list of winners, but all of the nominees were deserving of recognition for their work in television. Even if my some of my favorites didn’t take home the statue, the telecast itself was enjoyable with moments both funny (an intentional speech mix-up in the Lead Actress in a Comedy category, and the faux In Memoriam to Jimmy Kimmel as sung by Josh Groban) and touching (a standing ovation for Michael J. Fox, and Ron Howard’s heartfelt tribute to Andy Griffith).

If you missed the nominations, check out these blog posts to find the complete list in the Drama [3] and Comedy [4] categories. And if you missed the ceremony on Sunday, the winners in Drama, Comedy and Miniseries or Movie are listed below.

Outstanding Drama Series: Homeland [5]
Outstanding Lead Actress: Claire Danes in Homeland [5]
Outstanding Lead Actor: Damian Lewis in Homeland [5]
Outstanding Supporting Actress: Maggie Smith in Downton Abbey [6]
Outstanding Supporting Actor: Aaron Paul in Breaking Bad [7]

Outstanding Comedy Series: Modern Family [8]
Outstanding Lead Actress: Julia Louis-Dreyfus in Veep
Outstanding Lead Actor: Jon Cryer in Two and a Half Men [9]
Outstanding Supporting Actress: Julie Bowen in Modern Family [8]
Outstanding Supporting Actor: Eric Stonestreet in Modern Family [8]

Outstanding Miniseries or Movie: Game Change
Outstanding Lead Actress: Julianne Moore in Game Change
Outstanding Lead Actor: Kevin Costner in Hatfields & McCoys [10]
Outstanding Supporting Actress: Jessica Lange in American Horror Story
Outstanding Supporting Actor: Tom Berenger in Hatfields & McCoys [10]

Flickr CC [11]: Emmy Awards [12] Photo by: Scott Fiddelke [13]

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[1] http://www.hcpl.net/users/kimberly-c
[2] http://www.emmys.com/
[3] http://www.hcpl.net/content/2012-primetime-emmy-nominations-drama
[4] http://www.hcpl.net/content/2012-primetime-emmy-nominations-comedy
[5] http://librarycatalog.lonestar.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&profile=tom&term=homeland%20lewis%20danes&index=.GW#focus
[6] http://librarycatalog.lonestar.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&profile=tom&term=downton%20abbey%20bonneville%20smith&index=.GW#focus
[7] http://librarycatalog.lonestar.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&profile=tom&term=breaking%20bad%20cranston&index=.GW#focus
[8] http://librarycatalog.lonestar.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&profile=tom&term=modern%20family%20vergara%20bowen&index=.GW#focus
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[10] http://librarycatalog.lonestar.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&profile=tom&term=hatfields%20and%20mccoys%20costner&index=.GW#focus
[11] http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/
[12] http://www.flickr.com/photos/scottfidd/2915842228/
[13] http://www.flickr.com/photos/scottfidd/
[14] http://www.hcpl.net/category/topical/television