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[09/23/12 - 08:01 PM]
The 64th Primetime Emmy Awards Winners
"Modern Family" and "Homeland" took home top honors in the Outstanding Comedy and Drama Series categories.

[via press release from The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (the "Television Academy") tonight (Sunday, September 23, 2012) awarded the 2011-2012 Primetime Emmys(R) for programs and individual achievements on the "64th Primetime Emmy Awards," a live telecast on the ABC Television Network from the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles. Jimmy Kimmel hosted the ceremony and Don Mischer was Executive Producer of the telecast.

In addition to Emmys in 26 categories announced tonight, Emmys in 76 other categories and areas for programs and individual achievements were presented at the Creative Arts Awards on September 15, 2012 from the Nokia Theatre. Additionally, the Governors Award was presented to the "It Gets Better Project(TM)," an organization devoted to supporting LGBT young people via its website, initiatives and the posting of original videos with messages of empathy, encouragement and hope for a positive future. The awards were tabulated by the independent accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP.

The primetime awards announced on tonight's telecast were distributed as follows: (Note: The figures in parenthesis represent the grand total of Emmys awarded, including those announced tonight and those announced September 15, 2012).

Programs Individuals Total
HBO 1 (2) 5 (21) 6 (23)
CBS 1 (4) 2 (12) 3 (16)
PBS - (1) 1 (11) 1 (12)
ABC 1 (1) 4 (8) 5 (9)
Discovery Channel - (1) - (5) - (6)
Showtime 1 (1) 3 (5) 4 (6)
FX Networks - (-) 3 (5) 3 (5)
HISTORY - (-) 2 (5) 2 (5)
NBC - (-) - (5) - (5)
Cartoon Network - (2) - (2) - (4)
Comedy Central 1 (1) - (2) 1 (3)
AMC - (-) 1 (2) 1 (2)
Disney Channel - (1) - (1) - (2)
FOX - (-) - (2) - (2)
A&E - (-) - (1) - (1)
dga.org - (1) - (-) - (1)
ESPN - (-) - (1) - (1)
Nickelodeon - (1) - (-) - (1)
rides.tv - (1) - (-) - (1)
TBS - (1) - (-) - (1)
TNT - (-) - (1) - (1)

A complete list of all awards presented tonight is attached. The final page of the attached list includes a recap of all programs with multiple awards.

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
ERIC STONESTREET as Cameron Tucker ABC Modern Family

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
LOUIS C.K., Written By FX NETWORKS Louie Pregnant

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
JULIE BOWEN as Claire Dunphy ABC Modern Family

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
STEVEN LEVITAN, Director ABC Modern Family Baby On Board

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
JON CRYER as Alan Harper CBS Two And A Half Men

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS as Selina Meyer HBO Veep

OUTSTANDING REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM
THE AMAZING RACE CBS Bertram van Munster, Executive Producer Elise Doganieri, Executive Producer Jerry Bruckheimer, Executive Producer Jonathan Littman, Executive Producer Mark Vertullo, Executive Producer Dan Coffie, Co-Executive Producer Giselle Parets, Co-Executive Producer Phil Keoghan, Co-Executive Producer Michael Norton, Supervising Producer Matt Schmidt, Supervising Producer Patrick Cariaga, Supervising Producer Michael Miller, Supervising Producer Darren Bunkley, Senior Producer Chad Baron, Senior Producer Neil Jahss, Senior Producer

OUTSTANDING HOST FOR A REALITY OR REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM
TOM BERGERON, Host ABC Dancing With The Stars

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
AARON PAUL as Jesse Pinkman AMC Breaking Bad

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
ALEX GANSA, Written By SHOWTIME HOWARD GORDON, Written By GIDEON RAFF, Written By Homeland Pilot

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
MAGGIE SMITH as Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham PBS Downton Abbey

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
TIM VAN PATTEN, Director HBO Boardwalk Empire To The Lost

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
DAMIAN LEWIS as Nicholas Brody SHOWTIME Homeland

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
CLAIRE DANES as Carrie Mathison SHOWTIME Homeland

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
LOUIS C.K., Written By FX NETWORKS Louis C.K. Live At The Beacon Theatre

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
Glenn Weiss, Director CBS 65th Annual Tony Awards

OUTSTANDING VARIETY SERIES
THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART COMEDY CENTRAL Jon Stewart, Executive Producer/Host Rory Albanese, Executive Producer Kahane Cooperman, Co-Executive Producer Steve Bodow, Co-Executive Producer Jennifer Flanz, Co-Executive Producer Adam Lowitt, Co-Executive Producer Jim Margolis, Co-Executive Producer Pamela DePace, Supervising Producer Hillary Kun, Supervising Producer Timothy Greenberg, Supervising Producer Stuart Miller, Supervising Producer Jill Katz, Producer

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS
IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE JESSICA LANGE as Constance Langdon FX NETWORKS American Horror Story

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
TOM BERENGER as Jim Vance HISTORY Hatfields & McCoys

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A DRAMATIC SPECIAL
DANNY STRONG, Written By HBO Game Change

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
JULIANNE MOORE as Sarah Palin HBO Game Change

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A DRAMATIC SPECIAL
JAY ROACH, Director HBO Game Change

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
KEVIN COSTNER as 'Devil' Anse Hatfield HISTORY Hatfields & McCoys

OUTSTANDING MINISERIES OR MOVIE
GAME CHANGE HBO Tom Hanks, Executive Producer Gary Goetzman, Executive Producer Jay Roach, Executive Producer Danny Strong, Co-Executive Producer Steven Shareshian, Co-Executive Producer Amy Sayres, Produced By

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
HOMELAND SHOWTIME Alex Gansa, Executive Producer Howard Gordon, Executive Producer Michael Cuesta, Executive Producer Gideon Raff, Executive Producer Avi Nir, Executive Producer Ran Telem, Executive Producer Alexander Cary, Co-Executive Producer Chip Johannessen, Co-Executive Producer Henry Bromell, Consulting Producer Meredith Stiehm, Consulting Producer Michael Klick, Produced By

OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
MODERN FAMILY ABC Steven Levitan, Executive Producer Christopher Lloyd, Executive Producer Danny Zuker, Executive Producer Dan O'Shannon, Executive Producer Bill Wrubel, Executive Producer Paul Corrigan, Executive Producer Brad Walsh, Executive Producer Jeff Morton, Co-Executive Producer Jeffery Richman, Co-Executive Producer Abraham Higginbotham, Co-Executive Producer Cindy Chupack, Co-Executive Producer Chris Smirnoff, Producer

PROGRAMS WITH MULTIPLE AWARDS
Creative Arts Telecast
9/15/12 9/23/12 Total
Game Of Thrones 6 - 6
Homeland 2 4 6
Game Change 1 4 5
Hatfields & McCoys 3 2 5
Modern Family 1 4 5
65th Annual Tony Awards 3 1 4
Boardwalk Empire 3 1 4
Frozen Planet 4 - 4
Great Expectations (Masterpiece) 4 - 4
Saturday Night Live 4 - 4
Downton Abbey 2 1 3
Two And A Half Men 2 1 3
American Horror Story 1 1 2
Dancing With The Stars 1 1 2
Deadliest Catch 2 - 2
George Harrison: Living In The Material World 2 - 2
Hemingway & Gellhorn 2 - 2
Secret Mountain Fort Awesome 2 - 2
The 54th Annual Grammy Awards 2 - 2
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart 1 1 2
The Kennedy Center Honors 2 - 2





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· AMAZING RACE, THE (CBS)
· AMERICAN HORROR STORY (FX)
· BOARDWALK EMPIRE (HBO)
· BREAKING BAD (AMC)
· DANCING WITH THE STARS (ABC)
· DOWNTON ABBEY (PBS)
· GAME CHANGE (HBO)
· HATFIELDS & MCCOYS (HISTORY)
· HOMELAND (SHOWTIME)
· LOUIE (FX)
· MODERN FAMILY (ABC)
· TWO AND A HALF MEN (CBS)
· VEEP (HBO)





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