The 64th Annual Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony was held on September 15 at the Nokia Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles and was televised September 22, 2012 on ReelzChannel. This is in conjunction with the annual Primetime Emmy Awards and is presented in recognition of technical and other similar achievements in American television programming.
Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold:
Governor's Award American Idol
Programs + Undercover Boss (CBS) Antiques Roadshow (PBS) Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution (ABC) MythBusters (Discovery Channel) Shark Tank (ABC) Who Do You Think You Are? (NBC) The Kennedy Center Honors (CBS) Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl (NBC) Kathy Griffin: Tired Hooker (Bravo) Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again (HBO) Tony Bennett: Duets II (PBS) Frozen Planet (Discovery Channel) American Masters (PBS) Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (Travel Channel) Inside the Actors Studio (Bravo) The Weight of the Nation (HBO) George Harrison: Living in the Material World (HBO) 6 Days to Air: The Making of South Park (Comedy Central) Bobby Fischer Against the World (HBO) Gloria: In Her Own Words (HBO) Paul Simon's Graceland Journey: Under African Skies (A&E) The Penguins of Madagascar (Episode: "The Return of the Revenge of Dr. Blowhole") (Nickelodeon) American Dad! (Episode: "Hot Water") (Fox) Bob's Burgers (Episode: "Burgerboss") (Fox) Futurama (Episode: "The Tip of the Zoidberg") (Comedy Central) The Simpsons (Episode: "Holidays of Future Passed") (Fox) Regular Show (Episode: "Eggscellent") (Cartoon Network) Adventure Time (Episode: "Too Young") (Cartoon Network) Mad (Episode: "Kitchen Nightmare Before Christmas / How I Met Your Mummy") (Cartoon Network) Phineas and Ferb (Episode: "The Doonkleberry Imperative") (Disney Channel) Robot Chicken (Episode: "Fight Club Paradise") (Adult Swim) Wizards of Waverly Place (Disney Channel) Degrassi (TeenNick) Good Luck Charlie (Disney Channel) iCarly (Nickelodeon) Victorious (Nickelodeon) Sesame Street: Growing Hope Against Hunger (PBS) It Gets Better Project (MTV) The Weight of the Nation for Kids: The Great Cafeteria Takeover (HBO) 65th Tony Awards (CBS) 54th Grammy Awards (CBS) 69th Golden Globe Awards (NBC) 84th Academy Awards (ABC) Herbie Hancock, Gustavo Dudamel, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Celebrate Gershwin (PBS) Live at the Beacon Theater (FX) Childrens Hospital (Cartoon Network) 30 Rock: The Webisodes (NBC.com) The Daily Show Correspondents Explain (thedailyshow.com) Parks and Recreation: April and Andy's Road Trip (NBC.com) Web Therapy (lstudio.com) DGA Moments in Time (dga.org) 30 Rock: Ask Tina (NBC.com) Bravo's Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen (bravotv.com) Jay Leno's Garage (jaylenosgarage.com) Thank a Vet (history.com) Have You Heard from Johannesburg? (PBS) The Amish (PBS) Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory (HBO)
Acting + Jimmy Fallon as Various Characters on Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Jimmy Fallon") (NBC) Will Arnett as Devon Banks on 30 Rock (Episode: "Idiots Are People Three!") (NBC) Bobby Cannavale as Dr. Mike Cruz on Nurse Jackie (Episode: "Disneyland Sucks") (Showtime) Michael J. Fox as Himself on Curb Your Enthusiasm (Episode: "Larry vs. Michael J. Fox") (HBO) Jon Hamm as Abner / David Brinkley on 30 Rock (Episode: "Live from Studio 6H") (NBC) Greg Kinnear as Tad on Modern Family (Episode: "Me? Jealous?") (ABC) Kathy Bates as The Ghost of Charlie Harper on Two and a Half Men (Episode: "Why We Gave Up Women") (CBS) Elizabeth Banks as Avery Jessup-Donaghy on 30 Rock (Episode: "The Return of Avery Jessup") (NBC) Margaret Cho as Kim Jong-il on 30 Rock (Episode: "The Return of Avery Jessup") (NBC) Dot-Marie Jones as Shannon Beiste on Glee (Episode: "Choke") (Fox) Melissa McCarthy as Various Characters on Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Melissa McCarthy") (NBC) Maya Rudolph as Various Characters on Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Maya Rudolph") (NBC) Jeremy Davies as Dickie Bennett on Justified (Episode: "Coalition") (FX) Dylan Baker as Colin Sweeney on The Good Wife (Episode: "Marthas and Caitlins") (CBS) Ben Feldman as Michael Ginsberg on Mad Men (Episode: "Dark Shadows") (AMC) Michael J. Fox as Louis Canning on The Good Wife (Episode: "Parenting Made Easy") (CBS) Mark Margolis as Héctor "Tio" Salamanca on Breaking Bad (Episode: "Face Off") (AMC) Jason Ritter as Mark Cyr on Parenthood (Episode: "Politics") (NBC) Martha Plimpton as Patti Nyholm on The Good Wife (Episode: "The Dream Team") (CBS) Joan Cusack as Sheila Jackson on Shameless (Episode: "Can I Have a Mother") (Showtime) Loretta Devine as Adele Webber on Grey's Anatomy (Episode: "If Only You Were Lonely") (ABC) Julia Ormond as Marie Calvet on Mad Men (Episode: "The Phantom") (AMC) Jean Smart as Roseanna Remmick on Harry's Law (Episode: "The Rematch") (NBC) Uma Thurman as Rebecca Duvall on Smash (Episode: "Tech") (NBC) Maurice LaMarche as Clamps, Donbot, Hyperchicken, Calculon, Hedonismbot, and Morbo on Futurama (Episode: "The Silence of the Clamps") (Comedy Central) Hank Azaria as Moe Szyslak, Duffman, Mexican Duffman, Carl, Comic Book Guy, and Chief Wiggum on The Simpsons (Episode: "Moe Goes from Rags to Riches") (Fox) Dan Povenmire as Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz on Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension (Disney Channel) Rob Riggle as Noel on Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice (ABC) Brenda Strong as Mary Alice Young on Desperate Housewives (Episodes: "Give Me the Blame" + "Finishing the Hat") (ABC) Kristen Wiig as Lola Bunny on The Looney Tunes Show (Episode: "Double Date") (Cartoon Network)
Art Direction + 2 Broke Girls (Episodes: "And the Rich People Problems", "And the Reality Check", "And the Pop Up Sale") (CBS) 30 Rock (Episode: "Live from Studio 6H") (NBC) Hell's Kitchen (Episodes: "Episode 915", "Episode 916") (Fox) How I Met Your Mother (Episodes: "Now We're Even"; "The Magician's Code: Part I"; "The Magician's Code: Part II") (CBS) Mike & Molly (Episodes: "Goin' Fishin'", "Valentine's Piggyback", "The Wedding") (CBS) Boardwalk Empire (Episodes: "Peg of Old", "Battle of the Century", "To the Lost") (HBO) (TIE) Game of Thrones (Episodes: "Garden of Bones", "The Ghost of Harrenhal", "A Man Without Honor") (HBO) (TIE) Downton Abbey (Episodes: "Episode Four", "Episode Seven") (PBS) Justified (Episodes: "Cut Ties", "Loose Ends", "Measures") (FX) Mad Men (Episode: "At the Codfish Ball") (AMC) Great Expectations (PBS) American Horror Story (Episodes: "Pilot", "Open House") (FX) Hatfields & McCoys (History) Hemingway & Gellhorn (HBO) Sherlock ("A Scandal in Belgravia") (PBS) 54th Grammy Awards (CBS) (TIE) 65th Tony Awards (CBS) (TIE) 84th Academy Awards (ABC) Saturday Night Live (Episodes: "Host: Jimmy Fallon", "Host: Melissa McCarthy", "Host: Mick Jagger") (NBC) The Voice (Episodes: "Blind Auditions: Part II", "Battle Rounds: Part I", "Live Shows: Part IV") (NBC)
Casting + Girls – Jennifer Euston (HBO) The Big C – Bernard Telsey (Showtime) Modern Family – Jeff Greenberg (ABC) New Girl - Seth Yanklewitz, Juel Bestrop, Anya Colloff, and Michael Nicolo (Fox) Nurse Jackie - Julie Tucker and Ross Meyerson (Showtime) Veep - Allison Jones, Pat Moran, and Jennifer Euston (HBO) Homeland - Junie Lowry-Johnson, Libby Goldstein, Judy Henderson, Craig Fincannon and Lisa Mae Fincannon (Showtime) Boardwalk Empire - Meredith Tucker (HBO) Downton Abbey - Jill Trevellick (PBS) Game of Thrones - Nina Gold and Robert Sterne (HBO) The Good Wife - Mark Saks (CBS) Mad Men - Laura Schiff and Carrie Audino (AMC) Game Change - David Rubin, Richard Hicks, Pat Moran, and Kathleen Chopin (HBO) American Horror Story - Robert J. Ulrich and Eric Dawson (FX) Five - Randi Hiller and Tamara-Lee Notcutt (Lifetime) Hatfields & McCoys - Fern Champion and Amy Hubbard (History) Sherlock: ("A Scandal in Belgravia") - Kate Rhodes James (PBS)
Choreography + Joshua Bergasse – Smash (Routines: "National Pastime", "Let's Be Bad", "Never Met a Wolf") (NBC) Dancing with the Stars (Routine: Without You) (ABC) So You Think You Can Dance (Routines: "In this Shirt", "Turning Tables", "Heart Asks for Pleasure First", "Misty Blue", "Velocity", "Whatever, Lola Wants", "Please, Mr. Jailor", "Where Do I Begin") (Fox)
Cinematography + Two and a Half Men (Episode: "Sips, Sonnets, and Sodomy") (CBS) 2 Broke Girls (Episode: "Pilot") (CBS) How I Met Your Mother (Episode: "46 Minutes") (CBS) Mike & Molly (Episode: "Victoria Can't Drive") (CBS) Pair of Kings (Episode: "The Evil King: Part II") (Disney XD) Boardwalk Empire (Episode: "21") (HBO) Breaking Bad (Episode: "Face Off") (AMC) Glee (Episode: "Asian F") (Fox) Mad Men (Episode: "The Phantom") (AMC) Pan Am (Episode: "Pilot") (ABC) Great Expectations (Episode: "Part II") (PBS) Game Change (HBO) Hemingway & Gellhorn (HBO) Sherlock ("A Scandal in Belgravia") (PBS) Treasure Island (Episode: "Part I") (Syfy) Frozen Planet (Episode: "Ends of the Earth") (Discovery Channel) Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (Episode: "Mozambique") (Travel Channel) George Harrison: Living in the Material World (HBO) Prohibition (Episode: "A Nation Of Drunkards") (PBS) Whale Wars (Episode: "Race to Save Lives") (Animal Planet) Deadliest Catch (Episode: "I Don't Wanna Die") (Discovery Channel) The Amazing Race (Episode: "Let Them Drink Their Haterade") (CBS) Project Runway (Episode: "The Finale Challenge") (Lifetime) Survivor (Episode: "Running the Show") (CBS) Top Chef (Episode: "Fit for an Evil Queen") (Bravo)
Commercial + "Best Job" (Procter & Gamble) "The Bark Side" (Volkswagen) "Color Changes Everything" (Target) "The Dog Strikes Back (Volkswagen) "It's Halftime in America" (Chrysler)
Costuming + Game of Thrones (Episode: "The Prince of Winterfell") (HBO) Boardwalk Empire (Episode: "21") (HBO) The Borgias (Episode: "The Confession") (Showtime) Downton Abbey (Episode: "Episode One") (PBS) Once Upon a Time (Episode: "Hat Trick") (ABC) Great Expectations (Episode: "Part II") (PBS) American Horror Story (Episode: "Halloween", Part I) (FX) Hatfields & McCoys (Episode: "Part I") (History) Hemingway & Gellhorn (HBO) Sherlock ("A Scandal in Belgravia") (PBS) Treasure Island (Episode: "Part I") (Syfy)
Directing + Martin Scorsese for George Harrison: Living in the Material World (HBO) Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky for Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory (HBO) Craig Spirko for Project Runway (Lifetime) Bertram van Munster for The Amazing Race (CBS) Robert B. Weide for American Masters (PBS) Don Roy King for Saturday Night Live (NBC) Jerry Foley for Late Show with David Letterman (CBS) Jim Hoskinson for The Colbert Report (Comedy Central) Jonathan Krisel for Portlandia (IFC) Chuck O'Neil for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
Hairstyling + Downton Abbey (Episode: "Episode One") (PBS) Boardwalk Empire (Episode: "Two Boats and a Lifeguard") (HBO) The Borgias (Episode: "The Confession") (Showtime) Game of Thrones (Episode: "The Old Gods and the New") (HBO) Mad Men (Episode: "The Phantom") (AMC) Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Zooey Deschanel") (NBC) Dancing with the Stars (Episode: "Episode 1407") (ABC) Victorious (Episode: "April Fools Blank") (Nickelodeon) The Voice (Episode: "Episode 210A") (NBC) American Horror Story (FX) Hatfields & McCoys (History) Hemingway & Gellhorn (HBO)
Interactive Media + The Team Coco Sync App (TBS) Bravo's Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen (bravotv.com) Game of Thrones Season Two – Enhanced Digital Experience (HBO) Dirty Work (rides.tv) Psych HashTag Killer (USA) What's Trending With Shira Lazar (whatstrending.com)
Lighting Design / Direction + So You Think You Can Dance (Episode: "Season 8 Finale") (Fox) American Idol (Episode: "Finale") (Fox) Dancing with The Stars (Episode: "Episode 1307") (ABC)