The 2012 Emmy Awards is history, and the results are full of surprises, as well as many expected outcomes. Overall, Jimmy Kimmel was OK as host, but the bit about arresting his parents was not very funny at all.

Homeland, Modern Family, and Game Change topped the list of winning series. But great programs like Mad Men failed to live up to this blogger’s expectations. And my video was totally wrong…

Here’s the full list of winners courtesy of the Emmy Awards website:

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
Eric Stonestreet as Cameron Tucker
Modern Family
ABC; Levitan-Lloyd Productions in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Louis C.K., Written by
Louie, “Pregnant”
FX Networks; Pig Newton, Inc. in association with FX Productions

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy
Modern Family
ABC; Levitan-Lloyd Productions in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television

Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series
Steven Levitan, Director
Modern Family, “Baby On Board”
ABC; Levitan-Lloyd Productions in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television
Steven Levitan, Director

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series
Jon Cryer as Alan Harper
Two And A Half Men
CBS; Chuck Lorre Productions Inc., The Tannenbaum Company in association with Warner Bros. Television

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series
Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer
Veep
HBO; Dundee Productions in association with HBO Entertainment

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
The Amazing Race
CBS; World Race Productions Inc.
Bertram van Munster, Executive Producer
Elise Doganieri, Executive Producer
Jerry Bruckheimer, Executive Producer
Jonathan Littman, Executive Producer
Mark Vertullo, Executive Producer
Dan Coffie, Co-Executive Producer
Giselle Parets, Co-Executive Producer
Phil Keoghan, Co-Executive Producer
Michael Norton, Supervising Producer
Matt Schmidt, Supervising Producer
Patrick Cariaga, Supervising Producer
Michael Miller, Supervising Producer
Darren Bunkley, Senior Producer
Chad Baron, Senior Producer
Neil Jahss, Senior Producer

Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Program
Tom Bergeron, Host
Dancing With The Stars
ABC; BBC Worldwide Productions

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman
Breaking Bad
AMC; Sony Pictures Television

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Alex Gansa, Written by
Howard Gordon, Written by
Gideon Raff, Written by
Homeland, pilot
Showtime; Showtime Presents, Teakwood Lane Productions, Cherry Pie Productions, Keshet, Fox 21

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
Maggie Smith as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham
Downton Abbey
PBS; A Carnival / Masterpiece Co-Production

Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series
Tim Van Patten, Director
Boardwalk Empire, “To The Lost”
HBO; Leverage, Closest to the Hole Productions, Sikelia Productions and Cold Front Productions in association with HBO Entertainment

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series
Damian Lewis as Nicholas Brody
Homeland
Showtime; Showtime Presents, Teakwood Lane Productions, Cherry Pie Productions, Keshet, Fox 21

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series
Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison
Homeland
Showtime; Showtime Presents, Teakwood Lane Productions, Cherry Pie Productions, Keshet, Fox 21

Outstanding Writing For A Variety Special
Louis C.K., Written by
Louis C.K. Live At The Beacon Theatre
FX Networks; Pig Newton, Inc. in association with FX Productions

Outstanding Directing For A Variety Special
Glenn Weiss, Director
65th Annual Tony Awards
CBS; White Cherry Entertainment in association with Tony Award Productions

Outstanding Variety Series
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Comedy Central; Central Productions, LLC
Jon Stewart, Executive Producer/Host
Rory Albanese, Executive Producer
Kahane Cooperman, Co-Executive Producer
Steve Bodow, Co-Executive Producer
Jennifer Flanz, Co-Executive Producer
Adam Lowitt, Co-Executive Producer
Jim Margolis, Co-Executive Producer
Pamela DePace, Supervising Producer
Hillary Kun, Supervising Producer
Timothy Greenberg, Supervising Producer
Stuart Miller, Supervising Producer
Jill Katz, Producer

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or A Movie
Jessica Lange as Constance Langdon
American Horror Story
FX Networks; Twentieth Century Fox Television

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie
Tom Berenger as Jim Vance
Hatfields & McCoys
HISTORY; Thinkfactory Media in association with History

Outstanding Writing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special
Danny Strong, Written by
Game Change
HBO; Playtone and Everyman Pictures in association with HBO Films

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie
Julianne Moore as Sarah Palin
Game Change
HBO • Playtone and Everyman Pictures in association with HBO Films

Outstanding Directing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special
Jay Roach, Director
Game Change
HBO; Playtone and Everyman Pictures in association with HBO Films

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie
Kevin Costner as ‘Devil’ Anse Hatfield
Hatfields & McCoys
HISTORY • Thinkfactory Media in association with History

Outstanding Miniseries or Movie
Game Change
HBO • Playtone and Everyman Pictures in association with HBO Films
Tom Hanks, Executive Producer
Gary Goetzman, Executive Producer
Jay Roach, Executive Producer
Danny Strong, Co-Executive Producer
Steven Shareshian, Co-Executive Producer
Amy Sayres, Produced By

Outstanding Drama Series
Homeland
Showtime; Showtime Presents, Teakwood Lane Productions, Cherry Pie Productions, Keshet, Fox 21
Alex Gansa, Executive Producer
Howard Gordon, Executive Producer
Michael Cuesta, Executive Producer
Gideon Raff, Executive Producer
Avi Nir, Executive Producer
Ran Tellem, Executive Producer
Chip Johannessen, Co-Executive Producer
Alexander Cary, Co-Executive Producer
Michael Klick, Produced By

Outstanding Comedy Series
Modern Family
ABC; Levitan-Lloyd Productions in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television
Steven Levitan, Executive Producer
Christopher Lloyd, Executive Producer
Danny Zuker, Executive Producer
Dan O’Shannon, Executive Producer
Bill Wrubel, Executive Producer
Paul Corrigan, Executive Producer
Brad Walsh, Executive Producer
Jeff Morton, Co-Executive Producer
Jeffery Richman, Co-Executive Producer
Abraham Higginbotham, Co-Executive Producer
Cindy Chupack, Co-Executive Producer
Chris Smirnoff, Producer

Stay tuned.

By Zennie Abraham

Zennie Abraham | Zennie Abraham or "Zennie62" is the founder of Zennie62Media which consists of zennie62blog.com and a multimedia blog news aggregator and video network, and 78-blog network, with social media and content development services and consulting. Zennie is a pioneer video blogger, YouTube Partner, social media practitioner, game developer, and pundit. Note: news aggregator content does not reflect the personal views of Mr. Abraham.

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