2012 American television programming awards
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 .[ 1] [ 2] 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 [ edit ] Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold :
Programs 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)
Art Direction 2 Broke Girls (Episodes: "And the Rich People Problems", "And the Reality Check", "And the Pop Up Sale") (CBS) 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 Homeland - Junie Lowry-Johnson, Libby Goldstein, Judy Henderson, Craig Fincannon and Lisa Mae Fincannon (Showtime)
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 )
Costuming 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)
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 Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media – Enhancement to a Television Program or Series
Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media – Original Interactive Television Programming
Lighting Design / Direction[ edit ] 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) Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Jimmy Fallon") (NBC) The Voice (Episode: "Live Shows: Part I") (NBC)
Make-up Game of Thrones (Episode: "The Old Gods and the New") (HBO) Boardwalk Empire (Episode: "Georgia Peaches) (HBO) Glee (Episode: "Yes/No ") (Fox) Mad Men (Episode: "Christmas Waltz ") (AMC) The Middle (Episode: "The Play") (ABC) Dancing with the Stars (Episode: "Episode 1307") (ABC) Hot in Cleveland (Episode: "Bridezelka) (TV Land ) How I Met Your Mother (Episode: "Trilogy Time ") (CBS) Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Katy Perry") (NBC) Victorious (Episode: "April Fools Blank") (Nickelodeon) Hatfields & McCoys (History) American Horror Story (FX) Hemingway & Gellhorn (HBO)
Music Downton Abbey (Episode: "Episode Six") (PBS) 30 Rock (Episode: "The Tuxedo Begins ") (NBC) The Borgias (Episode: "The Confession") (Showtime) Pan Am (Episode: "Pilot") (ABC) Smash (Episode: "Publicity ") (NBC) Hemingway & Gellhorn (HBO) Game Change (HBO) Hatfields & McCoys (Episode: "Part I") (History) Missing (Episode: "The Hard Drive") (ABC) Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice (ABC) Sherlock ("A Scandal in Belgravia") (PBS) The Kennedy Center Honors (CBS) Christmas in Washington (TNT ) Country Music: In Performance at the White House (PBS) Michael Feinstein: The Sinatra Legacy (PBS) Seth MacFarlane: Swingin' in Concert (Epix ) The Thomashefskys: Music and Memories of a Life in the Yiddish Theater (PBS) 65th Tony Awards (Song: "It's Not Just for Gays Anymore") (CBS) The Heart of Christmas (Song: "The Heart of Christmas") (GMC ) Raising Hope (Episode: "Prodigy", Song: "Welcome Back to Hope") (Fox) Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Jason Segel", Song: "I Can't Believe I'm Hosting") (NBC) Smash (Episode: "Pilot ", Song: "Let Me Be Your Star ") (NBC)
Picture Editing Homeland (Episode: "Pilot ") (Showtime) Breaking Bad (Episode: "End Times ") (AMC) Breaking Bad (Episode: "Face Off") (AMC) Downton Abbey (Episode: "Episode Seven") (PBS) Mad Men (Episode: "Far Away Places ") (AMC) Curb Your Enthusiasm (Episode: "Palestinian Chicken") (HBO) 30 Rock (Episode: "Leap Day ") (NBC) 30 Rock (Episode: "The Tuxedo Begins") (NBC) Modern Family (Episode: "Election Day ") (ABC) Modern Family (Episode: "Leap Day ") (ABC) Hatfields & McCoys (Episode: "Part II") (History) American Horror Story (Episode: "Birth ") (FX) Game Change (HBO) Hemingway & Gellhorn (HBO) Sherlock ("A Scandal in Belgravia") (PBS) How I Met Your Mother (Episode: "Trilogy Time") (CBS) 2 Broke Girls (Episode: "And the Kosher Cupcakes") (CBS) The Big Bang Theory (Episode: "The Countdown Reflection") (CBS) Hot in Cleveland (Episode: "God and Football") (TV Land) Two and a Half Men (Episode: "Why We Gave Up Women") (CBS) Frozen Planet (Episode: "Ends of the Earth") (Discovery Channel) American Masters ("Johnny Carson: King of Late Night") (PBS) Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (Episode: "U.S. Desert") (Travel Channel) Beyond Scared Straight (Episode: "Oakland County, MI") (A&E) George Harrison: Living in the Material World (HBO) Deadliest Catch (Episode: "I Don't Wanna Die") (Discovery Channel) The Amazing Race (Episode: "Let Them Drink Their Haterade") (CBS) Project Runway (Episode: "My Pet Project") (Lifetime) Survivor (Episode: "Cult-Like") (CBS) Top Chef (Episode: Fit for an Evil Queen) (Bravo)
Sound Paul Simon's Graceland Journey: Under African Skies (A&E)
Special Visual Effects [ edit ] Special Visual Effects Game of Thrones (Episode: "Valar Morghulis") (HBO) Falling Skies (Episode: "Live and Learn " / "The Armory ) (TNT) Inside The Human Body (Episode: "Episode 1") (TLC) Once Upon a Time (Episode: "The Stranger ") (ABC) Pan Am (Episode: "Pilot") (ABC) The Walking Dead (Episode: "Beside the Dying Fire") (AMC) Boardwalk Empire (Episode: "Georgia Peaches") (HBO) Bones (Episode: "The Twist in the Twister") (Fox) The Borgias (Episode: "The Choice") (Showtime) Breaking Bad (Episode: "Face Off") (AMC) Hemingway & Gellhorn (HBO) Touch (Episode: "Pilot") (Fox)
Technical Direction [ edit ] Technical Direction Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Mick Jagger") (NBC) 30 Rock (Episode: "Live from Studio 6H") (NBC) The Big Bang Theory (Episode: "The Countdown Reflection") (CBS) Dancing with the Stars (Episode: "Episode 1410A") (ABC) Late Show with David Letterman (Episode: "Episode 3602") (CBS) Great Performances : Memphis (PBS) 54th Grammy Awards (CBS) 84th Academy Awards (ABC) The Kennedy Center Honors (CBS)
Writing Prohibition: A Nation of Hypocrites (PBS) American Experience (Episode: "Clinton ") (PBS) American Masters (PBS) Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (Travel Channel) Sesame Street: Growing Hope Against Hunger (PBS) The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
Programs with multiple awards [ edit ] By network [ note 1] HBO – 17 CBS – 13 PBS – 11 Discovery Channel – 6 NBC – 5 ABC / Cartoon Network – 4 History – 3 Comedy Central / Disney Channel / Fox / FX / Showtime - 2 By program Note ^ Only includes categories above Source:[ 1]