# Emmy nominations **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 19, 2012, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations/628726 "2012-07-19T15:28:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations/628726/1 "2012-07-19T15:28:20Z")
List [here](http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/07/19/emmys-2012-and-the-nominees-are/). Lots of “Downton Abbey” love, though I didn’t think the second season was as good as the first. Glad “Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia” got a nom for TV movie/miniseries. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations/628726/2 "2012-07-19T15:37:33Z")
Nurse Jackie is a comedy? ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations/628726/3 "2012-07-19T15:40:52Z")
Edie Falco won an Emmy for Best Actress in a Comedy in the show’s first year, so I guess so. Nothing for Nick Offerman? A crime. Nothing for _Community_. _Parks & Rec_ mostly dissed. ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations/628726/4 "2012-07-19T15:46:43Z")
When that PoS _The Big Bang Theory_ beats out _Louie, Community_, and _It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia_ for best comedy, I have to conclude someone on the nominating committee’s getting blown. ---
**Author:** ![Meltdown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Meltdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meltdown)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations/628726/5 "2012-07-19T15:49:13Z")
How is American Horror Story a miniseries, when shows with seasons of similar length are not? ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations/628726/6 "2012-07-19T15:54:30Z")
Kathy Bates is in Two and a Half Men? (I haven’t watched this season.) I thought she was in The Office? ---
**Author:** ![Meltdown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Meltdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meltdown)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations/628726/7 "2012-07-19T15:55:11Z")
> [@AuntiePam](#): > > Kathy Bates is in Two and a Half Men? (I haven’t watched this season.) I thought she was in The Office? She was in one episode where she played the ghost of Charlie Sheen. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations/628726/8 "2012-07-19T15:58:56Z")
> [@Meltdown](#): > > How is American Horror Story a miniseries, when shows with seasons of similar length are not? According to [this article](http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/07/19/emmy-snubs-2/), that’s the category the producers nominated it for. ---
**Author:** ![fiddlesticks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddlesticks/32/18129_2.png) [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations/628726/9 "2012-07-19T16:07:33Z")
_Community_ got a writing nominating for the Chaos Theory episode, so there’s that consolation. _Nurse Jackie_ has always been a comedy, but perhaps only because it’s a half hour long. If they nominated it as a drama, it wouldn’t get any respect. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations/628726/10 "2012-07-19T16:32:21Z")
So thrilled for all the **Downton Abbey** noms, especially Brendan Coyle & Joanne Froggatt!! ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations/628726/11 "2012-07-19T16:38:30Z")
_Mad Men_ got 17 nominations. Elizabeth Moss for Best Actress & Christina Hendricks for Best Supporting Actress. (Along with all the other usual suspects.) And _Sherlock_ got 13! In a different category, so I can root for both of them… ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations/628726/12 "2012-07-19T17:10:48Z")
The Emmy noms the last couple of years are baffling. They know enough about good television to nominate shows like Louie, but they then ignore shows like Community (except for writing, woo!). E.g., best suppporting actor in a comedy: 4 guys from generic “comedy” Modern Family. 1 actual guy trying to act (who should be the official lead actor), 1 generic filler nobody and 2 play-to-the-stereotype-actual-acting-not-required guys. And yet no room for Danny Pudi. Dear Emmy voters: _30 Rock_ hasn’t been award worthy for at least a couple seasons. It’s a ghost of its former self. Just because a show has been on the air a while and once was pretty good doesn’t mean you still keep on nominating it. After all, you wouldn’t nominate the _The Simpsons_ would you? Would you? Please tell me you wouldn’t. Oh, gack. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations/628726/13 "2012-07-19T17:24:15Z")
No _Archer_? Obviously the work of ODIN. ---
**Author:** ![Meltdown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Meltdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meltdown)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations/628726/14 "2012-07-19T17:30:22Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > According to [this article](http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/07/19/emmy-snubs-2/), that’s the category the producers nominated it for. Thanks. It seems odd that the producers get to choose in which category to submit shows for consideration. Although the alternative would be for the Emmy committee to do so, which would probably lead to endless complaints from the producers that they weren’t considering their show in the correct category. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations/628726/15 "2012-07-19T19:30:23Z")
I’m quite upset that Maisie Williams didn’t get a nomination for Supporting Actress for her work on _Game of Thrones._ She fucking **killed** it. And I am so torn on Best Drama and Best Supporting Actor in a drama…I love both Game of Thrones and Breaking Bad…they are up against each other in both…and in fact, BB is up against itself. I’d love for Aaron Paul to win another, but Giancarlo Esposito was phenomenal, and since he won’t get another chance, it would be nice for him to win. (BB season 4 spoiler.) ---
**Author:** ![ScarletNumber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@ScarletNumber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ScarletNumber)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations/628726/16 "2012-07-19T22:09:09Z")
Some observations… All six grown-ups from Modern Family were nominated for supporting actor. Out of the 12 nominees for best series, 9 were from cable, 1 each for CBS, NBC, and ABC. Fox was shut out. Neither Conan nor Jay were nominated for their variety shows. Louis CK picked up five nominations: comedy lead, comedy series directing, comedy special directing, comedy series writing, and comedy special writing Jon Cryer, perhaps sensing that he can’t compete against the Modern Family cabal, put himself up for lead comedy actor and received a nomination. He previously won for supporting comedy actor for the same role ---
**Author:** ![ScarletNumber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@ScarletNumber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ScarletNumber)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations/628726/17 "2012-07-19T22:12:32Z")
> [@Sigmagirl](#): > > Nothing for Nick Offerman? A crime. I agree. I’m glad he played hooky today for the ceremony. > [@ftg](#): > > 1 actual guy trying to act (who should be the official lead actor), 1 generic filler nobody Who is whom? ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations/628726/18 "2012-07-19T22:23:02Z")
Did Jeff Probst get overlooked? I thought he owned the best reality/competition show category, winning it every year it has been a category. Perhaps I’m wrong. ---
**Author:** ![ScarletNumber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@ScarletNumber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ScarletNumber)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations/628726/19 "2012-07-19T22:39:34Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Did Jeff Probst get overlooked? I thought he owned the best reality/competition show category, winning it every year it has been a category. > > Perhaps I’m wrong. You are correct, sir. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations/628726/20 "2012-07-19T23:55:37Z")
Bill Hader and Kristin Wiig are both nominated in Supporting/Comedy for SNL. Have any SNL actors been nominated for acting Emmys before? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmy-nominations/628726.md?page=2)