Style File: Girls Allowed: The 2012 Emmy Nominations

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Girls Allowed: The 2012 Emmy Nominations Jul 19th 2012, 14:52 It’s hard not to wonder about the overlap between Emmy voters and Twitter obsessives this year. The nominations for the annual primetime TV awards skews to the young, the cool, and the zeitgeist-y. Proof? Look no further than the presence of just about every show that’s been a hipster (and, to large part, critics) favorite: Girls (overcoming some bad press to get a Best Comedy Series nod), New Girl, Louie, Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad, Downton Abbey—all got their due. So did Kristen Wiig (Best Actress in a Comedy series, for her tearful final season of SNL), the cult-worshipped English actor Benedict Cumberbatch of Sherlock, and pop culture’s favorite curmudgeons, Louis C.K. and Larry David. (This year also marks what must be the historic first time that a nominee for Best Actress—Lena Dunham (pictured), Girls—dressed up as a nominee for Best Actor—Louis C.K., Louie—for Halloween. It’s also likely the first time that an actress has been nominated, as Margaret Cho was, for playing Kim Jong-il—in a comedy.) Leading the pack are Mad Men (with 17 nominations) and Homeland (with nine nominations). The awards will be broadcast on September 23. Best Comedy Series The Big Bang Theory Curb Your Enthusiasm Girls Modern Family 30 Rock Veep Best Actress in a Comedy Series Zooey Deschanel, New Girl Lena Dunham, Girls Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie Tina Fey, 30 Rock Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep Melissa McCarthy, Mike and Molly Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation Best Actor in a Comedy Series Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock Don Cheadle, House of Lies Louis C.K., Louie Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory Best Drama Series Boardwalk Empire Breaking Bad Downton Abbey Game of Thrones Homeland Mad Men Best Actress in a Drama Series Kathy Bates, Harry’s Law Glenn Close, Damages Claire Danes, Homeland Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men Best Actor in a Drama Series Hugh Bonneville, Downton Abbey Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad Michael C. Hall, Dexter Jon Hamm, Mad Men Damian Lewis, Homeland Best Miniseries or Movie American Horror Story Game Change Hatfields and McCoys Hemingway and Gellhorn Luther Sherlock Best Actress Miniseries or Movie Connie Britton, American Horror Story Ashey Judd, Missing Nicole Kidman, Hemingway and Gellhorn Julianne Moore, Game Change Emma Thompson, The Song of Lunch Best Actor in a Miniseries or Movie Kevin Costner, Hatfields and McCoys Beneditch Cumberbach, Sherlock Idris Elba, Luther Woody Harrelson, Game Change Clive Owen, Hemingway and Gellhorn Bill Paxton, Hatfields and McCoys Outstanding Host: Reality-Competition Program Tom Bergeron, Dancing With the Stars Cat Deeley, So You Think You Can Dance Phil Keoghan, The Amazing Race Ryan Seacrest, American Idol Betty White, Betty White’s Off Their Rockers Reality-Competition Program The Amazing Race Dancing With the Stars Project Runway So You Think You Can Dance Top Chef The Voice Variety Series The Colbert Report The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Jimmy Kimmel Live! Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Real Time With Bill Maher Saturday Night Live Photo: Courtesy of HBO

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