2011–2012 Primetime Emmy Awards

Updated September 9, 2022 | Infoplease Staff

The 64th Primetime Emmy Awards were announced on September 23, 2012, in Los Angeles, Calif.

• Drama Series: Homeland (Showtime)
• Actor: Damian Lewis, Homeland
• Actress: Claire Danes, Homeland
• Supporting Actor: Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
• Supporting Actress: Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
• Guest Actor: Jeremy Davies, Justified
• Guest Actress: Martha Plimpton, The Good Wife
• Directing: Tim Van Patten, Boardwalk Empire
• Writing: Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon, Gideon Raff, Homeland
• Comedy Series: Modern Family (ABC)
• Actor: Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
• Actress: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
• Supporting Actor: Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family
• Supporting Actress: Julie Bowen, Modern Family
• Guest Actor: Jimmy Fallon, Saturday Night Live
• Guest Actress: Kathy Bates, Two and a Half Men
• Directing: Steven Levitan, Modern Family
• Writing: Louis C.K., Louie
• Variety, Music, or Comedy Series: The Daily Show with John Stewart (Comedy Central)
• Outstanding Miniseries or Movie: Game Change (HBO)
• Actor in a Miniseries or Movie: Kevin Costner, Hatfields & McCoys
• Actress in a Miniseries or Movie: Julianne Moore, Game Change
• Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie: Tom Berenger, Hatfields & McCoys
• Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie: Jessica Lange, American Horror Story
• Reality/Competition Program: The Amazing Race (CBS)
• Host, Reality/Competition Program: Tom Bergeron, Dancing With the Stars (ABC)

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