2012 Emmy Nominations Announced!

The nominations for the 2012 Emmy Awards are here!

The show celebrates the best and brightest in the world of television and will be held on Sunday, September 23 on ABC!

Jimmy Kimmel announced the nominations with Scandal star Kerry Washington early in the morning.

Modern Family was a standout this year with 14 nominations, and Mad Men and American Horror Story received a whopping 17 noms!

Also pictured: Jimmy and Kerry announcing the nominees on Thursday morning (July 19) held at the Television Academy’s Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre in Los Angeles.

Click inside to see the nominees, and check out emmy.com for a complete list!

Outstanding Comedy Series:
The Big Bang Theory
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Girls
Modern Family
30 Rock
Veep

Outstanding Drama Series:
Boardwalk Empire
Breaking Bad
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
Homeland
Mad Men

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series:
Girls, Lena Dunham
Mike & Molly, Melissa McCarthy
New Girl, Zooey Deschanel
Nurse Jackie Edie Falco
Parks And Recreation, Amy Poehler
30 Rock, Tina Fey
Veep Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series:
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Louis C.K., Louie
Don Cheadle, House of Lies

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series:
Hugh Bonneville, Downton Abbey
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Damian Lewis, Homeland
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series:
Kathy Bates, Harry’s Law
Glenn Close, Damages
Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
Claire Danes, Homeland

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:
Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
Giancarlo Esposito, Breaking Bad
Brendan Coyle, Downton Abbey
Jim Carter, Downton Abbey
Jared Harris, Mad Men
Peter Dinklage, Game Of Thrones

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:
Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife
Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
Christine Baranski, The Good Wife

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series:
Ed O’Neill, Modern Family
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family
Bill Hader, Saturday Night Live
Max Greenfield, New Girl

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series:
Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory
Merritt Wever, Nurse Jackie
Julie Bowen, Modern Family
Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
Kathryn Joosten, Desperate Housewives

Outstanding Reality Show Competition:
The Amazing Race
Dancing With the Stars
Project Runway
So You Think You Can Dance
Top Chef
The Voice

Outstanding Movie or Miniseries:
Sherlock (PBS)
Game Change (HBO)
Hatfields & McCoys (History)
American Horror Story (FX)
Hemingway & Gellhorn (HBO)