Emmy Awards 2012 Nominees, Watch Tonight’s 8 p.m. ET Broadcast on ABC; HBO Leads the Nominations Pack

Producer and host Harris poses with his Emmy award at the 2012 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on the day prior to the main Primetime Emmy Awards
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The 64^th Primetime Emmy Awards is tonight and comedian Jimmy Kimmel handles tonight's festivities from Los Angeles.

The Emmy's acknowledges the best in television, from drama and comedy in shows and movies.

This year's nominees focus heavily on cable television rather than broadcast, so, channels such as HBO should see success tonight.

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Tonight's show also marks the first Emmy Awards where the four major US broadcasting networks (ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC) are not nominated for Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series categories. 

Nominations for (Only) Comedy and Drama Series:

Outstanding Comedy Series:

"Curb Your Enthusiasm" (HBO)

"Girls" (HBO)

"30 Rock (NBC)

"Veep" (HBO)

"Modern Family" (ABC)

"The Big Bang Theory" (CBS)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Zooey Deschanel, "New Girl" (FOX)

Lena Dunham, "Girls" (HBO)

Edie Falco, "Nurse Jackie" (Showtime)

Amy Poehler, "Parks and Recreation" (NBC)

Tina Fey, "30 Rock" (NBC)

Julia Louie-Dreyfus, "Veep" (HBO)

Melissa McCarthy, "Mike & Molly" (CBS)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Larry David, "Curb Your Enthusiasm" (HBO)

Jon Cryer, "Two and a Half Men" (CBS)

Louis C.K., "Louie" (FX)

Jim Parsons, "The Big Bang Theory" (CBS)

Don Cheadle, "House of Lies" (Showtime)

Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock" (NBC)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Mayim Bialik, "The Big Bang Theory" (CBS)

Merritt Wever, "Nurse Jackie" (Showtime)

Julie Bowen, "Modern Family" (ABC)

Kristen Wiig, "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)

Sofia Vergara, "Modern Family" (ABC)

Kathryn Joosten, "Desperate Housewives" (ABC)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Ed O'Neill, "Modern Family" (ABC)
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, "Modern Family" (ABC)

Ty Burrell, "Modern Family" (ABC)

Eric Stonestreet, "Modern Family" (ABC)

Bill Hader, "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)

Max Greenfield, "New Girl" (FOX)

Outstanding Drama Series

"Boardwalk Empire," (HBO)

"Breaking Bad," (AMC)

"Downton Abbey," (PBS)

"Mad Men," (AMC)

"Homeland," (Showtime)

"Game of Thrones," (HBO)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Juliana Margulies, "The Good Wife" (CBS)

Michelle Dockery, "Downton Abbey" (PBS)

Elizabeth Moss, "Mad Men" (AMC)

Kathy Bates, "Harry's Law" (NBC)

Claire Danes, "Homeland" (Showtime)

Glenn Close, "Damages" (DirecTV)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Steve Buscemi, "Boardwalk Empire" (HBO)

Michael C. Hall, "Dexter" (Showtime)

Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad" (AMC)

Hugh Bonneville, "Downton Abbey" (PBS)

Jon Hamm, "Mad Men" (AMC)

Damian Lewis, "Homeland" (AMC)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Archie Panjabi, "The Good Wife" (CBS)

Anna Gunn, "Breaking Bad" (AMC)

Maggie Smith, "Downton Abbey" (PBS)

Joanne Frogatt, "Downton Abbey" (PBS)

Christina Hendricks, "Mad Men" (AMC)

Christine Baranski, "The Good Wife" (CBS)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Aaron Paul, "Breaking Bad" (AMC)

Giancarlo Esposito, "Breaking Bad" (AMC)

Brendon Coyle, "Downton Abbey" (PBS)

Jim Carter, "Downton Abbey (PBS)

Jared Harris, "Mad Men" (AMC)

Peter Dinklage, "Game of Thrones" (HBO)

Outstanding Variety Series

"The Daily Show with Jon Stewart"

"The Colbert Report"

"Real Time with Bill Maher"

"Saturday Night Live"

"Jimmy Kimmel Live"

"Late Night with Jimmy Fallon"

For the full list of nominations for other categories, such as Outstanding Miniseries or Movie and Reality-Competition Program, click here.