"EMMY" AWARD NOMINATIONS REVEALED
- Downton Abbey walked away with six Emmy Awards last year, but this year they could be walking away with even more.
The hit period drama has found itself in three major categories of the 64th annual Primetime Emmy Award nominations, with an astonishing 16 nods in total.
Not only is it up for Best Drama Series, but stars of the show Michelle Dockery and Hugh Bonneville are up for Best Actress and Actor awards.
Bonneville is nominated for his role as The Earl of Grantham, while Dockery has been recognised for playing Lady Mary Crawley.
In addition, Maggie Smith and Joanne Froggatt, who play Dowager Countess of Grantham and Anna respectively, will fight it out in the category of Supporting actress in a drama series, while Brendan Coyle, who plays JOhn Bates, will face competition from co-star Jim Carter, who stars as Mr Carson, int he Supporting actor in a drama series category.
The nominations today make Downton Abbey the most Emmy-nominated British TV show in history, with 27 nominations over the past two years.
Announcing the nominations today was TV host Jimmy Kimmel and star of Scandal, Kerry Washington.
Unsurprisingly, Downton Abbey has got some strong competitors in all three categories.
Also up for Best Drama Series are hit shows Mad Men, Homeland, Breaking Bad, Boardwalk Empire and Game of Thrones.
The announcement of the nominations will no doubt come as very exciting news to the cast of the show which is returning with a third series.
THE 2012 EMMY AWARDS - FULL LIST OF NOMINATIONS:
Drama Series
Boardwalk Empire
Breaking Bad
Downton Abbey
Game Of Thrones
Homeland
Mad Men
Lead Actress In A Drama Series
Kathy Bates - Harry's Law
Glenn Close - Damages
Claire Danes - Homeland
Michelle Dockery - Downton Abbey
Julianna Margulies - The Good Wife
Elizabeth Moss - Mad Men
Lead Actor In A Drama Series
Hugh Bonneville - Downton Abbey
Steven Buscemi - Boardwalk Empire
Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad
Michael C. Hall - Dexter
Damian Lewis - Homeland
Jon Hamm - Mad Men
Outstanding Mini Series
American Horror Story
Game Change
Hatfields & McCoys
Hemingway & Gellhorn
Luther
Sherlock
Lead Actress In A Mini Series Or Movie
Connie Britton - American Horror Story
Ashley Judd - Missing
Nicole Kidman - Hemingway & Gellhorn
Julianne Moore - Game Change
Emma Thompson - The Song Of Lunch
Lead Actor In A Mini Series Or Movie
Kevin Costner - Hatfields & McCoys
Benedict Cumberbatch - Sherlock
Idris Elba - Luther
Woody Harrelson - Game Change
Clive Owen - Hemingway & Gellhorn
Bill Paxton - Hatfields & McCoys
Outstanding Host of a Reality Show
Tom Bergeron - Dancing With The Stars
Cat Deeley - So You Think You Can Dance
Phil Keoghan - The Amazing Race
Ryan Seacrest - American Idol
Betty White - Betty White's Off Their Rockers
Best TV Reality Competition
The Amazing Race
Dancing With The Stars
Project Runway
So You Think You Can Dance
Top Chef
The Voice
Best Variety Series
The Cold Bare Reaper
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Late Night With Fallon
Real Time With Bill Marr
Saturday Night Live
Lead Actress In A Comedy
Zooey Deschanel - New Girl
Lena Dunham - Girls
Edie Falco - Nurse Jackie
Tina Fey - 30 Rock
Melissa McCarthy - Mike & Molly
Julie Bowen - Modern Family
Amy Poehler - Parks and Recreation
Lead Actor In A Comedy
Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock
Don Cheadle - House Of Lies
Louis C.K - Louie
Jon Cryer - Two And A Half Men
Larry David - Curb Your Enthusiasm
Jim Parsons - The Big Bang Theory
Comedy Series
The Big Bang Theory
Girls
Modern Family
30 Rock
Veep
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