Emmy nominations 2012
Number of nominations: 12
Emmy stats: The series took home eight Emmys at last year's award show.
Outstanding Drama Series
Number of nominations: 13
Emmy stats: The series has won six Emmys.
Outstanding Drama Series
Number of nominations: 16
Emmy stats: This is the series first year being nominated in this category.
Outstanding Drama Series
Number of nominations: 11
Emmy stats: The series was nominated for 13 Emmys last year and took home two.
Outstanding Drama Series
Number of nominations: 9
Emmy stats: This is Homeland's first nomination in this category.
Outstanding Drama Series
Number of nominations: 17
Emmy stats: "Mad Men" won this category at last year's Emmys.
Outstanding Comedy Series
Number of nominations: 5
Emmy stats: The series won this category in 2010.
Outstanding Comedy Series
Number of nominations: 5
Emmy stats: The series was not nominated in any categories last year.
Outstanding Comedy Series
Number of nominations: 5
Emmy stats: This is the series' first year at the Emmys.
Outstanding Comedy Series
Number of nominations: 14
Emmy stats: "Modern Family" won this category at last year's Emmys.
Outstanding Comedy Series
Number of nominations: 13
Emmy stats: Since being eligible for the awards in 2007, the series has taken home a total of 14 Emmys.
Outstanding Comedy Series
Number of nominations: 3
Emmy stats: This is the series' first year at the Emmys.
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Emmy stats: The actress has been nominated for a total of 11 Emmys, but has never taken home the award.
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Emmy stats: The actress has three Emmys.
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Emmy stats: The actress has an Emmy for her performance in HBO production of Temple Grandin in 2010.
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Emmy stats: The actress won this category at last year's Emmys.
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Emmy stats: This is the actress' first Emmy nomination.
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Emmy stats: The actress has been nominated for a total of 4 Emmys, but has never taken home the award.
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Emmy stats: This is the actor's first Emmy nomination.
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Emmy stats: The actor has been nominated for five Emmys, but has never taken home the award.
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Emmy stats: The actor took the award for this category in 2008, 2009 and 2010.
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Emmy stats: The actor has been nominated in this category every year since 2008 for his portrayal of Don Draper in "Mad Men," but has never won.
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Emmy stats: This is the actor's first Emmy nomination.
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Emmy stats: The actor has been nominated in this category in 2008, 2009 and 2010 but has not won.
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Emmy stats: This is the actress' first Emmy nomination.
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Emmy stats: This is the actress' first Emmy nomination in the category.
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Emmy stats: The actress won this category in 2010 for "Nurse Jackie."
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Emmy stats: The actress has won seven Emmy awards.
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Emmy stats: This is the actress' first nomination for her role in HBO's "Veep." But she has been nominated 12 times for other roles and has won twice.
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Emmy stats: The actress won this category at last year's Emmys.
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Emmy stats: The actress has been nominated twice in this category for her portrayal of Leslie Knope in "Parks and Recreation," but has never won.
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Emmy stats: The actor has taken home two Emmys for this category, one in 2008 and another in 2009.
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Emmy stats: The actor has been nominated for 5 Emmys. This is his first nomination for "House of Lies."
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Emmy stats: The actor won "Best Writing in a Variety or Comedy Series" Emmy in 1999 for "The Chris Rock Show."
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Emmy stats: The actor won the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2009 for "Two and a Half Men."
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Emmy stats: The writer/actor has been nominated for 23 Emmys. He has won two for his work on "Seinfeld."
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Emmy stats: The actor won this category at last year's Emmys.
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Emmy stats: This is the actress' first nomination.
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Emmy stats: She won Emmys for her role on "Desperate Housewives" in 2005 and 2008.
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Emmy stats: The actress won this category at last year's Emmys.
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Emmy stats: The actress has been nominated for three Emmys, but has never taken home the award.
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Emmy stats: This is the actress' first Emmy award nomination.
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Emmy stats: The actress has been nominated for five Emmys, but has never taken the award home.
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Emmy stats: The actor has been nominated twice.
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Emmy stats: The actor has three previous Emmy nominations.
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Emmy stats: The actor won this category at last year's Emmys.
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Emmy stats: The actor won the Emmy for this category in 2010.
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Emmy stats: This is the actor's first Emmy nomination.
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Emmy stats: The actor won an Emmy for his work as a producer on "South Park" in 2009.
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Emmy stats: This is the actress' first Emmy nomination.
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Emmy stats: The actress won an Emmy last year in the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries/Movie category.
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Emmy stats: This is the actress' first Emmy nomination.
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Emmy stats: The actress won this category in 2010 for "The Good Wife."
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Emmy stats: The actress has received 10 nominations and one award.
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Emmy stats: The actress has received three Emmy nominations.
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Emmy stats: The actor won the category at the 2010 Emmy Awards.
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Emmy stats: This is the actor's first Emmy nomination.
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Emmy stats: This is the actor's first Emmy nomination.
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Emmy stats: This is the actor's first Emmy nomination.
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Emmy stats: The actor won the category at last year's Emmys.
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Emmy stats: This is the actor's first Emmy nomination.