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64th Primetime Emmy Awards

{{Short description|2012 American television programming awards}}

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{{Infobox award

| name = 64th Primetime Emmy Awards

| image = 64th_Primetime_Emmy_Awards_2012_Poster.jpg

| caption = Promotional poster

| date = {{unbulleted list

| September 23, 2012
(Ceremony)

| September 15, 2012
(Creative Arts Awards)

}}

| location = Nokia Theatre,
Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| presenter = Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

| host = Jimmy Kimmel

| most_awards = {{unbulleted list

| Major: Game Change

|All: Game of Thrones (6)}}

| most_nominations = {{Plainlist|

| award1_type = Outstanding Comedy Series

| award1_winner = Modern Family

| award2_type = Outstanding Drama Series

| award2_winner = Homeland

| award3_type = Outstanding Miniseries or Movie

| award3_winner = Game Change

| award4_type = Outstanding Reality-Competition Program

| award4_winner = The Amazing Race

| award5_type = Outstanding Variety Series

| award5_winner = The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

| network = ABC

| producer = Don Mischer

| director = Glenn Weiss

| previous = 63rd

| main = {{nowrap|Primetime Emmy Awards}}

| next = 65th

}}

The 64th Primetime Emmy Awards, honoring the best in prime time television programming from June 1, 2011, until May 31, 2012, were held on Sunday, September 23, 2012, at the Nokia Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles, California. ABC televised the ceremony in the United States. Comedian and late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel hosted the Primetime Emmys for the first time.{{cite news | title=Jimmy Kimmel to host Emmys for the first time | url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2012/03/jimmy-kimmel-to-host-emmys-for-the-first-time.html | work=Los Angeles Times | date=March 26, 2012 |access-date=March 26, 2012}} Kimmel and Kerry Washington announced the nominations on July 19, 2012. Nick Offerman was originally scheduled to co-announce the nominations, but had to cancel due to travel delays.{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/articles/breaking-news-jimmy-kimmel-will-join-kerry-washington-announce-emmy-nominations|title=Jimmy Kimmel joins Kerry Washington to Announce Emmy Nominations|work=emmys.com|access-date=July 19, 2012}} The Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony was held on September 15 and was televised on September 22, 2012, on ReelzChannel.{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/articles/more-creative-arts-emmy-presenter-duos-announced|title=More Creative Arts Emmy Presenter Duos Announced |work=emmys.com |access-date=September 15, 2012}}

The award for Outstanding Drama Series went to Showtime crime drama Homeland, the first for that network, and which broke Mad Men{{'}}s four-year hold on the award; while the Outstanding Comedy Series award went for the third year in a row to ABC's Modern Family. This was the first ceremony that none of the four major American broadcasting TV networks were nominated in the categories of Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.{{cite web|url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/19/2012-primetime-emmy-nominations/|title=Major Networks Shut Out of Best Drama Category in Emmy Nominations|last=Stelter|first=Brian|author2=Itzkoff, David|date=July 19, 2012|work=The New York Times|access-date=July 26, 2012}} For Britain, the ceremony was noted for the successes of actors Damian Lewis of Homeland and Maggie Smith of Downton Abbey.{{cite news|title=Lewis and Dame Maggie win Emmys|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19697103|access-date=24 September 2012|newspaper=BBC}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2012/sep/24/emmys-2012-homeland-maggie-smith|title=Homeland's triumph is richly deserved|date=24 September 2012|work=Guardian UK|access-date=27 September 2012}}{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/emmys/la-et-st-emmys-2012-review-20120924,0,4787380.story|title=Homeland saves the day at Emmy Awards|date=24 September 2012|newspaper=LA Times|access-date=27 September 2012}}

Of the latter, Dame Maggie not only was PBS' first win in her category, she had won the previous year, for the same role in another category. Hers was also the first win in a major acting category for a Drama Series for PBS since 1975.

Mad Men set a new record for the largest "shutout" in Emmy history, receiving nominations for 17 awards and winning none. This broke the previous record of 16 nominations without a win, set by Northern Exposure in 1993 and The Larry Sanders Show in 1997. This record was broken by The Handmaid's Tale in 2021, which did not win any of its 21 nominations that year.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2021/09/the-handmaids-tale-record-most-emmy-losses-one-season-1234840072/ |title='The Handmaid's Tale' Breaks Record For Most Emmy Losses In One Season |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=September 19, 2021 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=September 19, 2021}}

Winners and nominees

{{see also|64th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards}}

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold:[http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2012 Emmys.com list of 2012 Nominees & Winners]

File:JonCryerHWOFSept2011 (cropped).jpg, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series winner]]

File:Julia Louis-Dreyfus VF 2012 Shankbone 3.jpg, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series winner]]

File:Damian Lewis Berlin 2015.jpg, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series winner]]

File:Claire Danes.jpg, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series winner]]

File:Kevin Costner 2016.jpg, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie winner]]

File:Julianne Moore (15011443428).jpg, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie winner]]

File:Julie Bowen Oct 2014 (cropped).jpg, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series winner]]

File:Aaron Paul by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series winner]]

File:Dame Maggie Smith-cropped.jpg, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series winner]]

File:Tom Berenger - Monte-Carlo Television Festival.jpg, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie winner]]

File:Jessica Lange (Cropped).JPG, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie winner]]

File:TomBergeronApr09.jpg, Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program winner]]

=Programs=

class="wikitable"

|+ {{sronly|Programs}}

style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Comedy Series}}

| style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Drama Series}}

style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series}}
  • The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
  • The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
  • Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (NBC)
  • Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)
  • Saturday Night Live (NBC)

    • | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Miniseries or Movie}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" colspan="2" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Reality-Competition Program}}
  • The Amazing Race (CBS)
  • Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
  • Project Runway (Lifetime)
  • So You Think You Can Dance (Fox)
  • Top Chef (Bravo)
  • The Voice (NBC)

    • =Acting=

    ==Lead performances==

    class="wikitable"

    |+ {{sronly|Lead performances}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series}}

    | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series}}
  • Damian Lewis – Homeland as Nicholas Brody (Showtime)
  • Hugh Bonneville – Downton Abbey as Robert, Earl of Grantham (PBS)
  • Steve Buscemi – Boardwalk Empire as Nucky Thompson (HBO)
  • Bryan Cranston – Breaking Bad as Walter White (AMC)
  • Michael C. Hall – Dexter as Dexter Morgan (Showtime)
  • Jon Hamm – Mad Men as Don Draper (AMC)

    • | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie}}
  • Kevin Costner – Hatfields & McCoys as Devil Anse Hatfield (History)
  • Benedict Cumberbatch – Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia as Sherlock Holmes (PBS)
  • Idris Elba – Luther as DCI John Luther (BBC America)
  • Woody Harrelson – Game Change as Steve Schmidt (HBO)
  • Clive Owen – Hemingway & Gellhorn as Ernest Hemingway (HBO)
  • Bill Paxton – Hatfields & McCoys as Randolph McCoy (History)

    • | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie}}

    ==Supporting performances==

    class="wikitable"

    |+ {{sronly|Supporting performances}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series}}

    | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series}}
  • Aaron Paul – Breaking Bad as Jesse Pinkman (AMC)
  • Jim Carter – Downton Abbey as Charles Carson (PBS)
  • Brendan Coyle – Downton Abbey as John Bates (PBS)
  • Peter Dinklage – Game of Thrones as Tyrion Lannister (HBO)
  • Giancarlo Esposito – Breaking Bad as Gus Fring (AMC)
  • Jared Harris – Mad Men as Lane Pryce (AMC)

    • | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie}}
  • Tom Berenger – Hatfields & McCoys as Jim Vance (History)
  • Martin Freeman – Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia as Dr. John Watson (PBS)
  • Ed Harris – Game Change as John McCain (HBO)
  • Denis O'Hare – American Horror Story as Larry Harvey (FX)
  • David Strathairn – Hemingway & Gellhorn as John Dos Passos (HBO)

    • | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie}}

    =Hosting=

    class="wikitable"

    |+ {{sronly|Hosting}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program}}

    =Directing=

    class="wikitable"

    |+ {{sronly|Directing}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series}}

    | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special}}
  • 65th Tony Awards – Glenn Weiss (CBS)
  • 84th Academy Awards – Don Mischer (ABC)
  • 54th Grammy Awards – Louis J. Horvitz (CBS)
  • Louis C.K.: Live at the Beacon Theater – Louis C.K. (FX)
  • New York City Ballet: George Balanchine's The Nutcracker (Live from Lincoln Center) – Alan Skog (PBS)

    • | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special}}

    =Writing=

    class="wikitable"

    |+ {{sronly|Writing}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series}}

    | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special}}
  • Louis C.K.: Live at the Beacon Theater (FX)
  • 84th Academy Awards (ABC)
  • Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl (NBC)
  • Kennedy Center Honors (CBS)
  • 65th Tony Awards (CBS)

    • | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special}}

    Most major nominations

    class="wikitable"

    |+ Networks with multiple major nominations"Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories.

    Network

    ! No. of
    Nominations

    style="text-align:center"

    | HBO

    | 27

    style="text-align:center"

    | PBS

    | 17

    style="text-align:center"

    | ABC

    | 16

    style="text-align:center"

    | AMC

    | rowspan="2"|15

    style="text-align:center"

    | NBC

    style="text-align:center"

    | CBS

    | 14

    style="text-align:center"

    | Showtime

    | 9

    class="wikitable"

    |+ Programs with multiple major nominations

    Program

    ! Category

    ! Network

    ! No. of
    Nominations

    style="text-align:center"

    | Downton Abbey

    | Drama

    | PBS

    | rowspan="3"|9

    style="text-align:center"

    | Modern Family

    | Comedy

    | ABC

    style="text-align:center"

    | Mad Men

    | Drama

    | AMC

    style="text-align:center"

    | Game Change

    | Movie

    | HBO

    | rowspan="2"|7

    style="text-align:center"

    | Hatfields & McCoys

    | Miniseries

    | History

    style="text-align:center"

    | Breaking Bad

    | rowspan="2"|Drama

    | AMC

    | 6

    style="text-align:center"

    | Homeland

    | Showtime

    | rowspan="3"|5

    style="text-align:center"

    | American Horror Story

    | Miniseries

    | FX

    style="text-align:center"

    | Hemingway & Gellhorn

    | rowspan="2"|Movie

    | HBO

    style="text-align:center"

    | Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia

    | PBS

    | 5

    style="text-align:center"

    | Girls

    | Comedy

    | HBO

    | rowspan="2"|4

    style="text-align:center"

    | Luther

    | Miniseries

    | BBC America

    style="text-align:center"

    | 30 Rock

    | rowspan="2"|Comedy

    | NBC

    | rowspan="9"|3

    style="text-align:center"

    | The Big Bang Theory

    | CBS

    style="text-align:center"

    | Boardwalk Empire

    | Drama

    | rowspan="2"|HBO

    style="text-align:center"

    | Curb Your Enthusiasm

    | Comedy

    style="text-align:center"

    | The Good Wife

    | Drama

    | CBS

    style="text-align:center"

    | Louie

    | rowspan="3"|Comedy

    | FX

    style="text-align:center"

    | New Girl

    | Fox

    style="text-align:center"

    | Parks and Recreation

    | rowspan="2"|NBC

    style="text-align:center"

    | Saturday Night Live

    | rowspan="3"|Variety

    style="text-align:center"

    | 65th Tony Awards

    | CBS

    | rowspan="9"|2

    style="text-align:center"

    | 84th Academy Awards

    | ABC

    style="text-align:center"

    | The Amazing Race

    | rowspan="2"|Competition

    | CBS

    style="text-align:center"

    | Dancing with the Stars

    | ABC

    style="text-align:center"

    | Game of Thrones

    | Drama

    | HBO

    style="text-align:center"

    | Louis C.K.: Live at the Beacon Theater

    | Variety

    | FX

    style="text-align:center"

    | Nurse Jackie

    | Comedy

    | Showtime

    style="text-align:center"

    | So You Think You Can Dance

    | Competition

    | Fox

    style="text-align:center"

    | Veep

    | Comedy

    | HBO

    Most major awards

    class="wikitable"

    |+ Networks with multiple major awards

    Network

    ! No. of
    Awards

    style="text-align:center"

    | HBO

    | 6

    style="text-align:center"

    | ABC

    | 5

    style="text-align:center"

    | Showtime

    | 4

    style="text-align:center"

    | CBS

    | rowspan="2"|3

    style="text-align:center"

    | FX

    style="text-align:center"

    | History

    | 2

    class="wikitable"

    |+ Programs with multiple major awards

    Program

    ! Category

    ! Network

    ! No. of Awards

    style="text-align:center"

    | Game Change

    | Movie

    | HBO

    | rowspan="3"|4

    style="text-align:center"

    | Homeland

    | Drama

    | Showtime

    style="text-align:center"

    | Modern Family

    | Comedy

    | ABC

    style="text-align:center"

    | Hatfields & McCoys

    | Miniseries

    | History

    | 2

    ;Notes

    {{reflist|group="note"}}

    Presenters

    The awards were presented by the following:{{cite news |url=http://www.emmys.com/articles/final-group-primetime-emmys-presenters-include-kathy-bates-stephen-colbert-jimmy-fallon-and |title=Final Group of Primetime Emmys Presenters Includes Kathy Bates, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon and More |work=emmys.com |date=September 20, 2012 |access-date=September 20, 2012}}{{cite news |url=http://www.emmys.com/articles/10-new-presenters-64th-primetime-emmys-include-andre-braugher-julianna-margulies-and-michae |title=10 New Presenters for 64th Primetime Emmys Include Andre Braugher, Julianna Margulies and Michael J. Fox |work=emmys.com |date=September 19, 2012 |access-date=September 19, 2012}}{{cite news |url=http://www.emmys.com/articles/louis-ck-ricky-gervais-ginnifer-goodwin-mindy-kaling-jim-parsons-and-amy-poehler-pres |title=Louis C.K., Ricky Gervais Among First Six Emmy Presenters Announced |work=emmys.com |date=September 11, 2012 |access-date=September 12, 2012}}{{cite news |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/emmys-2012-presenters-claire-danes-emily-van-camp-tina-fey-370926 |title=Emmys 2012: Claire Danes, Emily Van Camp, Zooey Deschanel Among Latest Presenters |work=The Hollywood Reporter |last=Goldberg |first=Lesley |date=September 17, 2012 |access-date=September 18, 2012}}

    class="wikitable sortable"
    Name(s)Role
    {{sortname|Louis|C.K.}}
    {{sortname|Amy|Poehler}}    		Presenters of the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
    {{sortname|Zooey|Deschanel}}
    {{sortname|Jim|Parsons}}    		Presenters of the award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
    {{sortname|Jon|Cryer}}
    {{sortname|Kat|Dennings}}    		Presenters of the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
    {{sortname|Matthew|Perry}}Introducer of Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series winner Jimmy Fallon
    and Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series winner Kathy Bates
    {{sortname|Kathy|Bates}}
    {{sortname|Jimmy|Fallon}}    		Presenters of the award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
    {{sortname|Mindy|Kaling}}
    {{sortname|Melissa|McCarthy}}    		Presenters of the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
    {{sortname|Stephen|Colbert}}Presenter of the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
    {{sortname|James|Van Der Beek}}
    {{sortname|Damon|Wayans Jr.}}    		Presenters of the award for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
    {{sortname|Seth|MacFarlane}}Presenter of the award for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program
    {{sortname|Claire|Danes}}Presenter of the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
    {{sortname|Connie|Britton}}
    {{sortname|Hayden|Panettiere}}    		Presenters of the awards for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
    and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
    {{sortname|Giancarlo|Esposito}}Introducer of Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series winner Jeremy Davies
    and Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series winner Martha Plimpton
    {{sortname|Jeremy|Davies}}
    {{sortname|Martha|Plimpton}}    		Presenters of the award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
    {{sortname|Julianna|Margulies}}
    {{sortname|Dylan|McDermott}}    		Presenters of the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
    {{sortname|Tina|Fey}}
    {{sortname|Jon|Hamm}}    		Presenter of the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
    {{sortname|Aziz|Ansari}}
    {{sortname|Jane|Levy}}    		Presenters of the award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special
    {{sortname|Ricky|Gervais}}Presenter of the awards for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special
    and Outstanding Variety Series
    {{sortname|Steve|Buscemi}}Presenter of the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
    {{sortname|Kerry|Washington}}Presenter of the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
    {{sortname|Lucy|Liu}}
    {{sortname|Kiefer|Sutherland}}    		Presenters of the awards for Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special
    and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
    {{sortname|Ginnifer|Goodwin}}
    {{sortname|Emily|Van Camp}}    		Presenters of the awards for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special
    and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
    {{sortname|Andre|Braugher}}Presenter of the award for Outstanding Miniseries or Movie
    {{sortname|Julianne|Moore}}Presenter of the award for Outstanding Drama Series
    {{sortname|Michael J.|Fox}}Presenter of the award for Outstanding Comedy Series

    In Memoriam

    Before the recorded segment, Ron Howard presented a tribute to Andy Griffith.

    The people tributed in the segment included:

    {{div col|colwidth=30em}}

    {{div col end}}

    Televised ceremony ratings

    The ceremony, which was televised by ABC on September 23, 2012, was watched by 13.26 million viewers. The event's red carpet proceedings were watched by 5.63 million.{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/09/25/sunday-final-ratings-final-numbers-for-emmy-awards-sunday-night-football-unscrambled-cbs-numbers/150037/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927231609/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/09/25/sunday-final-ratings-final-numbers-for-emmy-awards-sunday-night-football-unscrambled-cbs-numbers/150037/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 27, 2012|title=Sunday Final Ratings: Final Numbers for Emmy Awards, Sunday Night Football + Unscrambled CBS Numbers|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|date=September 25, 2012|work=TV by the Numbers|access-date=September 25, 2012}}

    References

    {{reflist}}

    External links

    • [http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2012 Emmys.com list of 2012 Nominees & Winners]
    • [http://www.emmys.com Academy of Television Arts and Sciences website]
    • {{IMDb event|0000223/2012}}
    • [https://web.archive.org/web/20120617164701/http://www.emmys.tv/ballots/2012 2012 Emmy Nominating Ballots]

    {{EmmyAwardsbyYear}}

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    Primetime Emmy Awards, 64th

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