2012 Primetime Emmy Nominations: Comedy

In my last post, I blogged about the Emmy nominations in the dramatic categories. This week’s post is dedicated to the more lighthearted side of television: the comedies.  Last year, the big winner of the night was Modern Family and it looks like this year is shaping up to be the same, particularly in the supporting acting categories. It will be interesting to see if there are any upsets, or if Modern Family sweeps its categories yet again. 

Outstanding Comedy Series

• Curb Your Enthusiasm
• Big Bang Theory
• Girls
• Modern Family
• 30 Rock
• Veep

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

• Zooey Deschanel in New Girl
• Lena Dunham in Girls
• Edie Falco in Nurse Jackie
• Tina Fey in 30 Rock
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus in Veep
• Melissa McCarthy in Mike & Molly
• Amy Poehler in Parks and Recreation

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

• Alec Baldwin in 30 Rock
• Louis C.K. in Louie
• Don Cheadle in House of Lies
• Jon Cryer in Two and a Half Men
• Larry David in Curb Your Enthusiasm
• Jim Parsons in Big Bang Theory

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

• Mayim Bialik in Big Bang Theory
• Julie Bowen in Modern Family
• Kathryn Joosten in Desperate Housewives
• Sofia Vergara in Modern Family
• Merritt Wever in Nurse Jackie
• Kristen Wiig in Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

• Ty Burrell in Modern Family
• Jesse Tyler Ferguson in Modern Family
• Max Greenfield in New Girl
• Bill Hader in Saturday Night Live
• Ed O’Neill in Modern Family
• Eric Stonestreet in Modern Family

The 64th Primetime Emmy Awards air Sunday, September 23 at 6pm on ABC. Keep your fingers crossed for your favorites!

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