Emmy Awards Winners - Emmys Award 2012

Oh, the Emmys. Not to say they aren't as exciting as the Oscars...but they are long. And filled with speeches. And often sad because Battlestar Galactica is no longer a contender. But we still look forward to them nonetheless. Here are the nominees (and the winners) of the 2012 Emmys.

COMEDY SERIES

Well, we can say it: Modern Family swept comedy, Homeland swept drama. And Peter Dinklage swept our "cutest" list.

"The Big Bang Theory" (CBS) "Curb Your Enthusiasm" (HBO)

"Girls" (HBO)
"Modern Family" (ABC)

"30 Rock" (NBC)

"Veep" (HBO)

COMEDY ACTOR

Forgive us for playing favorites, but whenever something great happens to Jon Cryer, we feel somewhat vindicated for Molly Ringwald's horrible decision when she didn't pick Duckie in Pretty In Pink.

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Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper in "The Big Bang Theory"

Larry David as Himself in "Curb Your Enthusiasm"
Don Cheadle as Marty Kaan in "House of Lies"

Louis C.K. as Louie in "Louie" Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy in "30 Rock"
Jon Cryer as Alan Harper in "Two and a Half Men"

COMEDY ACTRESS

While the Lena Dunham shut-out is kind of sad, the fake Amy/Julia speech swap is pretty genius. Love to see these ladies having a blast.

Lena Dunham as Hannah Horvath in "Girls" Melissa McCarthy as Molly Flynn in "Mike & Molly" Zooey Deschanel as Jess Day in "New Girl" Edie Falco as Jackie Peyton in "Nurse Jackie" Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope in "Parks and Recreation" Tina Fey as Liz Lemon in "30 Rock"
Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer in "Veep"

SUPPORTING COMEDY ACTOR

What a charming speech. Great way to open a show...Tears already? Hang in for a long night, folks...

Ed O'Neill as Jay Pritchett in "Modern Family" Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell Pritchett in "Modern Family"

Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy in "Modern Family"
Eric Stonestreet as Cameron Tucker in "Modern Family"

Max Greenfield as Schmidt in "New Girl"

Bill Hader as various characters in "Saturday Night Live"

SUPPORTING COMEDY ACTRESS

Mayim Bialik as Amy Farrah Fowler in "The Big Bang Theory"

Kathryn Joosten as Karen McCluskey in "Desperate Housewives"
Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy in "Modern Family"

Sofia Vergara as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett in "Modern Family"

Merritt Wever as Zoey Barkow in "Nurse Jackie" Kristen Wiig as various characters in "Saturday Night Live"

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DRAMA SERIES

Bummer of a night for GoT, but great to see Homeland sweep!

"Boardwalk Empire" (HBO) "Breaking Bad" (AMC) "Downton Abbey" (PBS)

"Game of Thrones" (HBO)
"Homeland" (Showtime)

"Mad Men" (AMC)

DRAMA ACTRESS

Claire Danes! It is turning out to be a Homeland kind of night, right? Look at our little Angela Chase, all grown up! Favorite part: "Mandy Patinkin: Holla."

Glenn Close as Patty Hewes in "Damages" Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary Crawley in "Downton Abbey" Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick in "The Good Wife"

Kathy Bates as Harriet Korn in "Harry's Law"
Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison in "Homeland"

Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olson in "Mad Men"

DRAMA ACTOR

Homeland seems to be a big winner tonight. Is it that great? Haven't seen it...

Steve Buscemi as Nucky Thompson in "Boardwalk Empire" Bryan Cranston as Walter White in "Breaking Bad" Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan in "Dexter"

Hugh Bonneville as Robert, Earl of Grantham in "Downton Abbey"
Damian Lewis as Nicholas Brody in "Homeland"

Jon Hamm as Don Draper in "Mad Men"

SUPPORTING DRAMA ACTRESS

Oh, gee. Maggie Smith won. Color us shocked. (Woulda killed for her acceptance speech...)

Anna Gunn as Skyler White in "Breaking Bad"
Maggie Smith as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham in "Downton Abbey"

Joanne Froggatt as Anna in "Downton Abbey"

Archie Panjabi as Kalinda Sharma in "The Good Wife" Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart in "The Good Wife" Christina Hendricks as Joan Holloway Harris in "Mad Men"

SUPPORTING DRAMA ACTOR

Look, Aaron Paul deserves it. But we have a major crush on Peter Dinklage...but who doesn't?

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Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman in "Breaking Bad"

Giancarlo Esposito as Gustavo 'Gus' Fring in "Breaking Bad"

Brendan Coyle as John Bates in "Downton Abbey" Jim Carter as Mr. Carson in "Downton Abbey" Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister in "Game of Thrones" Jared Harris as Lane Pryce "Mad Men"

MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE

"American Horror Story" (FX)
"Game Change" (HBO)

"Hatfields & McCoys" (History)

"Hemingway & Gellhorn" (HBO) "Luther" (BBC America) "Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia" (PBS)

LEAD ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE

Whoa. We just heard that Julianne won a Daytime Emmy in 1988.

Connie Britton as Vivien Harmon in "American Horror Story"
Julianne Moore as Sarah Palin in "Game Change"

Nicole Kidman as Martha Gellhorn in "Hemingway & Gellhorn"

Ashley Judd as Rebecca Winstone in "Missing" Emma Thompson as She in "The Song of Lunch"

LEAD ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE

Kevin Costner is BACK! Also, every time he speaks, all that comes up is his character in Dances With Wolves.

Woody Harrelson as Steve Schmidt in "Game Change"
Kevin Costner as 'Devil' Anse Hatfield in "Hatfields & McCoys"

Bill Paxton as Randall McCoy in "Hatfields & McCoys"

Clive Owen as Ernest Hemingway in "Hemingway & Gellhorn" Idris Elba as John Luther in "Luther" Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes in "Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia"

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE

Frances Conroy as Moira in "American Horror Story"
Jessica Lange as Constance Langdon in "American Horror Story"

Sarah Paulson as Nicolle Wallace "Game Change"

Mare Winningham as Sally McCoy in "Hatfields & McCoys" Judy Davis as Jill Tankard in "Page Eight"

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SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE

Denis O'Hare as Larry Harvey in "American Horror Story"

Ed Harris as John McCain in "Game Change"
Tom Berenger as Jim Vance in "Hatfields & McCoys"

David Strathairn as John Dos Passos in "Hemingway & Gellhorn"

Martin Freeman as Dr. John Watson in "Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia"

VARIETY SERIES

Every year he wins. Every year, he deserves it. But imagine if we put all the hosts of these nominated shows into a room, and then lived in that room forever...?

"The Colbert Report" (Comedy Central)
"The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" (Comedy Central)

"Jimmy Kimmel Live" (ABC)

"Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" (NBC) "Real Time With Bill Maher" (HBO) "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)

DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES

Are we sensing a "Modern Family" sweep?

Robert B. Weide, "Curb Your Enthusiasm " Lena Dunham, "Girls" Louis C.K., "Duckling"

Jason Winer, "Modern Family"
Steven Levitan, "Modern Family"

Jake Kasdan, "New Girl"

WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES

Real talk: Cuddling with Louis C.K. would be quite nice.

Chris McKenna, "Community"

Lena Dunham, "Girls"
Louis C.K., "Louie"

Amy Poehler, "Parks and Recreation"

Michael Schur, "Parks and Recreation"

DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES

Tim Van Patten, "Boardwalk Empire"

Vince Gilligan, "Breaking Bad"

Brian Percival, "Downton Abbey" Michael Cuesta, "Homeland" Phil Abraham, "Mad Men"

WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES

Julian Fellowes, "Downton Abbey"
Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon & Gideon Raff, "Homeland"

Semi Chellas & Matthew Weiner, "Mad Men"

Andre Jacquemetton & Maria Jacquemetton, "Mad Men" Erin Levy & Matthew Weiner, "Mad Men"

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DIRECTING FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL

Jay Roach, "Game Change"

Kevin Reynolds, "Hatfields & McCoys"

Philip Kaufman, "Hemingway & Gellhorn" Sam Miller, "Luther" Paul McGuigan, "Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia"

WRITING FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL

Danny Strong, "Game Change"

Ted Mann, Ronald Parker & Bill Kerby, "Hatfields & McCoys"

Abi Morgan, "The Hour" Neil Cross, "Luther" Steven Moffat, "Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia"

REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM

This writer doesn't watch the Amazing Race...but she's thought of applying. True story.
"The Amazing Race" (CBS)
"Dancing With the Stars" (ABC)
"Project Runway" (Lifetime)
"So You Think You Can Dance" (Fox)
"Top Chef" (Bravo)
"The Voice" (NBC)

HOST FOR A REALITY OR REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM

Phil Keoghan, "The Amazing Race"
Ryan Seacrest, "American Idol"
Betty White, "Betty White's Off Their Rockers"
Tom Bergeron, "Dancing With the Stars"
Cat Deeley, "So You Think You Can Dance"