And, as has become customary, the good folk from Modern Family are all fighting each other for the same awards. Mad Men and American Horror Story, however, lead the nominations at this year's Emmy Awards with 17 each.
The advertising drama is hoping to gain its fifth Best Drama win, which would make it the only series ever to have won the accolade that many times. At present it is level on four victories with Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law and The West Wing.
Other nominees in the same category are Breaking Bad, The Good Wife, Game of Thrones, Boardwalk Empire, British Drama Downton Abbey and newcomer Homeland.
Downton Abbey - which was awarded Best Miniseries in 2011, but has switched categories for 2012 - picked up 16 nominations.
The Outstanding Comedy Series 2012 section was populated by mostly familiar shows, with '30 Rock', 'Curb Your Enthusiasm', 'Modern Family' and 'The Big Bang Theory' all picking up nods, joined by newcomers Girlsand Veep.
Jimmy Kimmel stepped in to announce the nominees at 05.40am this morning (19.07.12) in Los Angeles, stepping in for Nick Offerman, who was delayed by weather problems. Jimmy will (sadly) also present the awards themselves on September 23rd.
Outstanding Comedy Series:
"The Big Bang Theory"
"Curb Your Enthusiasm"
"Girls"
"Modern Family"
"30 Rock"
"Veep"
Lead Actress in a Comedy Series:
Lena Dunham, "Girls"
Melissa McCarthy, "Mike & Molly"
Zooey Deschanel, "New Girl"
Edie Falco, "Nurse Jackie"
Amy Poehler, "Parks and Recreation"
Tina Fey, "30 Rock"
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "Veep"
Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Jim Parsons, "The Big Bang Theory"
Larry David, "Curb Your Enthusiasm"
Don Cheadle, "House of Lies"
Louis C.K., "Louie"
Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock"
Jon Cryer, "Two and a Half Men"
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series:
Mayim Bialik, "The Big Bang Theory"
Kathryn Joosten, "Desperate Housewives"
Julie Bowen, "Modern Family"
Merritt Wever, "Modern Family"
Edie Falco, "Nurse Jackie"
Kristen Wiig, "Saturday Night Live"
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series:
Ed O'Neill, "Modern Family"
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, "Modern Family"
Ty Burrell, "Modern Family"
Eric Stonestreet, "Modern Family"
Max Greenfield, "New Girl"
Bill Hader, "Saturday Night Live"
Outstanding Drama Series:
"Boardwalk Empire"
"Breaking Bad"
"Downton Abbey"
"Mad Men"
"Homeland"
"Game of Thrones"
Lead Actress in a Drama Series:
Glenn Close, "Damages"
Michelle Dockery, "Downton Abbey"
Julianna Margulies, "The Good Wife"
Kathy Bates, "Harry's Law"
Claire Danes, "Homeland"
Elisabeth Moss, "Mad Men"
Lead Actor In A Drama Series:
Steve Buscemi, "Boardwalk Empire"
Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad"
Michael C. Hall, "Dexter"
Hugh Bonneville, "Downton Abbey"
Damian Lewis, "Homeland"
Jon Hamm, "Mad Men"
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:
Anna Gunn, "Breaking Bad"
Maggie Smith, "Downton Abbey"
Joanne Froggatt, "Downton Abbey"
Archie Panjabi, "The Good Wife"
Christine Baranski, "The Good Wife"
Christina Hendricks, "Mad Men"
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:
Aaron Paul, "Breaking Bad"
Giancarlo Esposito, "Breaking Bad"
Brendan Coyle, "Downton Abbey"
Jim Carter, "Downton Abbey"
Peter Dinklage, "Game of Thrones"
Jared Harris, "Mad Men"
Outstanding Miniseries or Movie
"American Horror Story"
"Game Change"
"Hatfields & McCoys"
"Hemingway & Gellhorn"
"Luther"
"Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia (Masterpiece)"
Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie:
Connie Britton, "American Horror Story"
Julianne Moore, "Game Change"
Nicole Kidman, "Hemmingway & Gellhorn"
Ashley Judd, "Missing"
Emma Thompson, "The Song of Lunch (Masterpiece)"
Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie:
Woody Harrelson, "Game Change"
Kevin Costner, "Hatfields & McCoys"
Bill Paxton, "Hatfields & McCoys"
Clive Owen, "Hemmingway & Gellhorn"
Idris Elba, "Luther"
Benedict Cumberbatch, "Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia (Masterpiece)"
Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie:
Frances Conroy, "American Horror Story"
Jessica Lange, "American Horror Story"
Sarah Paulson, "Game Change"
Mare Winningham, "Hatfields & McCoys"
Judy Davis, "Page Eight (Masterpiece)"
Supporting Actor in a Miniseries Or Movie:
Denis O'Hare, "American Horror Story"
Ed Harris, "Game Change"
Tom Berenger, "Hatfields & McCoys"
David Strathairn, "Hemmingway & Gellhorn"
Martin Freeman, "Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia (Masterpiece)"
Outstanding Variety Series:
"The Colbert Report"
"The Daily Show with Jon Stewart"
"Jimmy Kimmel Live"
"Late Night with Jimmy Fallon"
"Real Time with Bill Maher"
"Saturday Night Live"
Outstanding Reality Program:
"Antiques Roadshow"
"Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution"
"MythBusters"
"Shark Tank"
"Undercover Boss"
"Who Do You Think You Are?"
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program:
"The Amazing Race"
"Dancing with the Stars"
"Project Runway"
"So You Think You Can Dance"
"Top Chef"
"The Voice"
Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program:
Phil Keoghan, "The Amazing Race"
Ryan Seacrest, "American Idol"
Betty White, "Betty White's Off Their Rockers"
Tom Bergeron, "Dancing with the Stars"
Cat Deeley, "So You Think You Can Dance"
Outstanding Animated Program:
"American Dad!"
"Futurama"
"The Penguins of Madagascar: The Return of the Revenge of Dr. Blowhole"
"The Simpsons"
Guest Actress in a Comedy Series:
Dot-Marie Jones, "Glee"
Maya Rudolph, "Saturday Night Live"
Melissa McCarthy, "Saturday Night Live"
Elizabeth Banks, "30 Rock"
Margaret Cho, "30 Rock"
Kathy Bates, "Two and a Half Men"
Guest Actor in a Comedy Series:
Michael J. Fox, "Curb Your Enthusiasm"
Greg Kinnear, "Modern Family"
Bobby Cannavale, "Nurse Jackie"
Jimmy Fallon, "Saturday Night Live"
Will Arnett, "30 Rock"
Jon Hamm, "30 Rock"
Guest Actress in a Drama Series:
Martha Plimpton, "The Good Wife"
Loretta Devine, "Grey's Anatomy"
Jean Smart, "Harry's Law"
Julia Ormond, "Mad Men"
Joan Cusack, "Shameless"
Uma Thurman, "Smash"
Guest Actor in a Drama Series:
Mark Margolis, "Breaking Bad"
Dylan Baker, "The Good Wife"
Michael J. Fox, "The Good Wife"
Jeremy Davies, "Justified"
Ben Feldman, "Mad Men"
Jason Ritter, "Parenthood"
That's not all of them either, there's more over on the award's official site emmys.com
