Na manhã desta quinta-feira, dia 19 de julho, a dupla de atores Kerry Washington e Nick Offerman irá anunciar as indicações ao 64^th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards 2012, prêmio outorgado pela Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (ATAS) e que celebra aquilo que de melhor foi produzido no horário nobre na televisão norte-americana. O Emmy dá o pontapé inicial à temporada de premiações 2012-2013 e deve confirmar, mais uma vez, o domínio da televisão paga em relação às redes públicas e abertas. Deixamos agora a nossa lista de previsões para as principais categorias do Emmy 2012:

Outstanding Comedy Series
The Big Bang Theory
Community
Modern Family
Parks and Recration
30 Rock
Veep

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Louis C.K., Louie
Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Johnny Galecki, The Big Bang Theory
Joel McHale, Community
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Laura Dern, Enlightened
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Laura Linney, The Big C
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Chris Colfer, Glee
Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother
Ed O’Neill, Modern Family
Nick Offerman, Parks and Recreation
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Julie Bowen, Modern Family
Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock
Diane Ladd, Enlightened
Jane Lynch, Glee
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Drama Series
Boardwalk Empire
Breaking Bad
Game of Thrones
The Good Wife
House
Mad Men

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Dustin Hoffman, Luck
Hugh Laurie, House
William H. Macy, Shameless

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Glenn Close, Damages
Claire Danes, Homeland
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Andre Braugher, Men of a Certain Age
Josh Charles, The Good Wife
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Jared Harris, Mad Men
Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
John Slattery, Mad Men

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Christine Baranski, The Good Wife
Rose Byrne, Damages
Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey (Masterpiece)

Outstanding Miniseries or Movie
American Horror Story
Game Change
Great Expectations (Masterpiece)
Hemingway & Gellhorn
The Hour
The Space Between

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Idris Elba, Luther
Woody Harrelson, Game Change
Martin Landau, Mitch Albom’s Have a Little Faith
Bill Nighy, Page Eight (Masterpiece)
Clive Owen, Hemingway & Gellhorn
Alan Rickman, The Song of Lunch (Masterpiece)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
Ashley Judd, Missing
Nicole Kidman, Hemingway & Gellhorn
Melissa Leo, The Space Between
Julianne Moore, Game Change
Emma Thompson, The Song of Lunch (Masterpiece)
Rachel Weisz, Page Eight (Masterpiece)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Ralph Fiennes, Page Eight (Masterpiece)
Michael Gambon, Page Eight (Masterpiece)
Ed Harris, Game Change
Tony Shalhoub, Hemingway & Gellhorn
David Strathairn, Hemingway & Gellhorn
Ray Winstone, Great Expectations (Masterpiece)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
Gillian Anderson, Great Expectations (Masterpiece)
Judy Davis, Page Eight (Masterpiece)
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story
Jena Malone, Hatfields & McCoys
Molly Parker, Hemingway & Gellhorn
Sarah Paulson, Game Change

O 64^th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards 2012 acontece no dia 23 de setembro, em Los Angeles, com a apresentação de Jimmy Kimmel.