The Complete 2012 Emmy Award Nominations, Led By 'Mad Men' and 'American Horror Story'

Outstanding Variety Series

The Colbert Report • Comedy Central • Hello Doggie, Inc. with Busboy Productions and Spartina Productions

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart • Comedy Central • Central Productions, LLC

Jimmy Kimmel Live • ABC • ABC Studios in association with Jackhole Industries, Inc.

Late Night With Jimmy Fallon • NBC • Universal Television and Broadway Video

Real Time With Bill Maher • HBO • Bill Maher Productions and Brad Grey Television in association with HBO Entertainment

Saturday Night Live • NBC • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video
 

Outstanding Variety Special

Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute To America's Golden Girl • NBC • Brad Lachman Productions and Universal Television

Kathy Griffin: Tired Hooker • Bravo • Rickmill Productions

The Kennedy Center Honors • CBS • A George Stevens, Jr. Presentation for The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Mel Brooks And Dick Cavett Together Again • HBO • Brooksfilms in association with HBO Entertainment

Tony Bennett: Duets II (Great Performances) • PBS • A Production of RPM TV Productions, Inc.
 

Outstanding Special Class Programs

84th Annual Academy Awards • ABC • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards • NBC • Dick Clark Productions, Inc. in association with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association

The 54th Annual Grammy Awards • CBS • AEG Ehrlich Ventures, LLC and John Cossette Productions, Inc.

Herbie Hancock, Gustavo Dudamel And The LA Phil Celebrate Gershwin (Great Performances) • PBS • A production of THIRTEEN in association with WNET, BFMI, WDR in cooperation with ARTE, Los Angeles

Philharmonic Association and C Major

Louis C.K. Live At The Beacon Theatre • FX Networks • Pig Newton, Inc. in association with FX Productions

65th Annual Tony Awards • CBS • White Cherry Entertainment in association with Tony Award Productions
 

Outstanding Special Class - Short-format Live-Action Entertainment Programs

Childrens Hospital • Cartoon Network • Abominable Pictures and Studio 2.0 in association with Warner Bros. Television

Producers, TBD

The Daily Show Correspondents Explain • thedailyshow.com • Comedy Central Digital Media

Steve Grimes, Executive Producer

Rachel Maceiras, Supervising Producer

Judi Stroh, Producer

Mary Phillips-Sandy, Producer

Parks And Recreation: April And Andy's Road Trip • nbc.com • NBC.com | Universal Television

Morgan Sackett, Producer

Mike Schur, Producer

30 Rock: The Webisodes • nbc.com • NBC.com | Universal Television

Eric Gurian, Producer

Clint Koltveit, Producer

William Sell, Producer

Web Therapy • lstudio.com • An Is or Isn't Entertainment production in association with Intelligent Life Productions for LStudio

Dan Bucatinsky, Executive Producer

Lisa Kudrow, Executive Producer

Jodi Binstock, Co-Executive Producer/Produced by

David Codron, Co-Executive Producer
 

Outstanding Directing For A Variety Series

The Colbert Report • Episode 7121A • Comedy Central • Hello Doggie, Inc. with Busboy Productions and Spartina Productions

James Hoskinson, Director

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart • Episode 17087 • Comedy Central • Central Productions, LLC

Chuck O'Neil, Director

Late Show With David Letterman • Episode 3602 • CBS • Worldwide Pants Incorporated

Jerry Foley, Director

Portlandia • One Moore Episode • IFC • Broadway Video in association with IFC

Jonathan Krisel, Director

Saturday Night Live • Host: Mick Jagger • NBC • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video

Don Roy King, Director
 

Outstanding Directing For A Variety Special

84th Annual Academy Awards • ABC • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Don Mischer, Director

The 54th Annual Grammy Awards • CBS • AEG Ehrlich Ventures, LLC and John Cossette Productions, Inc.

Louis J. Horvitz, Director

Louis C.K. Live At The Beacon Theatre • FX Networks • Pig Newton, Inc. in association with FX Productions

Louis C.K., Director

New York City Ballet George Balanchine's The Nutcracker (Live From Lincoln Center) • PBS • Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc.

Alan Skog, Director

65th Annual Tony Awards • CBS • White Cherry Entertainment in association with Tony Award Productions

Glenn Weiss, Director
 

Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series

The Colbert Report • Comedy Central • Hello Doggie, Inc. with Busboy Productions and Spartina Productions

Barry Julien, Head Writer

Stephen Colbert, Writer

Tom Purcell, Writer

Richard Dahm, Writer

Michael Brumm, Writer

Rob Dubbin, Writer

Opus Moreschi, Writer

Peter Gwinn, Writer

Jay Katsir, Writer

Frank Lesser, Writer

Glenn Eichler, Writer

Meredith Scardino, Writer

Max Werner, Writer

Eric Drysdale, Writer

Scott Sherman, Writer

Dan Guterman, Writer

Paul Dinello, Writer

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart • Comedy Central • Central Productions, LLC

Tim Carvell, Head Writer

Rory Albanese, Writer

Kevin Bleyer, Writer

Rich Blomquist, Writer

Steve Bodow, Writer

Wyatt Cenac, Writer

Hallie Haglund, Writer

JR Havlan, Writer

Elliott Kalan, Writer

Dan McCoy, Writer

Jo Miller, Writer

John Oliver, Writer

Zhubin Parang, Writer

Daniel Radosh, Writer

Jason Ross, Writer

Jon Stewart, Writer

Portlandia • IFC • Broadway Video in association with IFC

Fred Armisen, Writer

Carrie Brownstein, Writer

Jonathan Krisel, Writer

Karey Dornetto, Writer

Real Time With Bill Maher • HBO • Bill Maher Productions and Brad Grey Television in association with HBO Entertainment

Adam Felber, Writer

Matt Gunn, Writer

Brian Jacobsmeyer, Writer

Jay Jaroch, Writer

Chris Kelly, Writer

Mike Larsen, Writer

Bill Maher, Writer

Billy Martin, Writer

Scott Carter, Writer

Saturday Night Live • NBC • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video

James Anderson, Writer

Alex Baze, Writer

Jessica Conrad, Writer

James Downey, Writer

Shelly Gossman, Writer

Steve Higgins, Writer

Zach Kanin, Writer

Chris Kelly, Writer

Colin Jost, Writer

Erik Kenward, Writer

Rob Klein, Writer

Seth Meyers, Writer

Lorne Michaels, Writer

John Mulaney, Writer

Christine Nangle, Writer

Michael Patrick O'Brien, Writer

Paula Pell, Writer

Marika Sawyer, Writer

Sarah Schneider, Writer

Pete Schultz, Writer

John Solomon, Writer

Kent Sublette, Writer

Bryan Tucker, Writer

Emily Spivey, Additional Sketch By
 

Outstanding Writing For A Variety Special

84th Annual Academy Awards • ABC • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Jon Macks, Written by

Dave Boone, Written by

Carol Leifer, Written by

Tim Carvell, Special Material Written by

Jeff Cesario, Special Material Written by

Billy Crystal, Special Material Written by

Ed Driscoll, Special Material Written by

Billy Martin, Special Material Written by

Ben Schwartz, Special Material Written by

Marc Shaiman, Special Material Written by

Eric Stangel, Special Material Written by

Justin Stangel, Special Material Written by

David Steinberg, Special Material Written by

Mason Steinberg, Special Material Written by

Colleen Werthmann, Special Material Written by
 

Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute To America's Golden Girl • NBC • Brad Lachman Productions and Universal Television

Jon Macks, Written by

Steve Ridgeway, Written by

Mason Steinberg, Written by

Brad Lachman, Written by
 

The Kennedy Center Honors • CBS • A George Stevens, Jr. Presentation for The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

George Stevens, Written by

Michael M. Stevens, Written by

Sara Lukinson, Written by

Lewis Friedman, Written by
 

Louis C.K. Live At The Beacon Theatre • FX Networks • Pig Newton, Inc. in association with FX Productions

Louis C.K., Written by
 

65th Annual Tony Awards • CBS • White Cherry Entertainment in association with Tony Award Productions

Dave Boone, Written by

Paul Greenberg, Special Material by