64th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards

The 64th Annual Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony was held on September 15 at the Nokia Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles and was televised September 22, 2012 on ReelzChannel.^[1] This is in conjunction with the annual Primetime Emmy awards and is presented in recognition of technical and other similar achievements in American television programming.

HBO's Game of Thrones won six Emmys, while the Discovery Channel's Frozen Planet, PBS's Great Expectations and NBC's Saturday Night Live each won four.^[2]

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

Governor’s Award

• It Gets Better Project

Programs

Outstanding Reality Program	Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special
Undercover Boss (CBS) Antiques Roadshow (PBS) Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution (ABC) Mythbusters (Discovery Channel) Shark Tank (ABC) Who Do You Think You Are? (NBC)	Kennedy Center Honors (CBS) Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl (NBC) Kathy Griffin: Tired Hooker (Bravo) Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again (HBO) Tony Bennett: Duets II (PBS)
Outstanding Nonfiction Series	Outstanding Nonfiction Special
Frozen Planet (Discovery Channel) American Masters (PBS) Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (Travel Channel) Inside the Actors Studio (Bravo) The Weight of the Nation (HBO)	George Harrison: Living in the Material World (HBO) 6 Days to Air: The Making of South Park (Comedy Central) Bobby Fischer Against the World (HBO) Gloria: In Her Own Words (HBO) Paul Simon's Graceland Journey: Under African Skies (A&E)
Outstanding Animated Program	Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program
The Penguins of Madagascar (Episode: "The Return of the Revenge of Dr. Blowhole") (Nickelodeon) American Dad! (Episode: "Hot Water") (Fox) Bob's Burgers (Episode: "Burgerboss") (Fox) Futurama (Episode: "The Tip of the Zoidberg") (Comedy Central) The Simpsons (Episode: "Holidays of Future Passed") (Fox)	Regular Show (Episode: "Eggscellent") (Cartoon Network) Adventure Time (Episode: "Too Young") (Cartoon Network) Phineas and Ferb (Episode: "The Doonkleberry Imperative") (Disney Channel) Mad (Episode: "Kitchen Nightmare Before Christmas/How I Met Your Mummy") (Cartoon Network) Robot Chicken (Episode: "Fight Club Paradise") (Cartoon Network)
Outstanding Children's Program	Outstanding Children's Nonfiction, Reality, or Reality-Competition Program
Wizards of Waverly Place (Disney Channel) Degrassi (TeenNick) Good Luck Charlie (Disney Channel) iCarly (Nickelodeon) Victorious (Nickelodeon)	Sesame Street: Growing Hope Against Hunger (PBS) It Gets Better Project (MTV) The Weight of the Nation for Kids: The Great Cafeteria Takeover (HBO)
Outstanding Special Class Program	Outstanding Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program
65th Tony Awards (CBS) 54th Grammy Awards (CBS) 69th Golden Globe Awards (NBC) 84th Academy Awards (ABC) Herbie Hancock, Gustavo Dudamel, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Celebrate Gershwin (PBS) Live at the Beacon Theater (FX)	Childrens Hospital (Cartoon Network) 30 Rock: The Webisodes (NBC.com) The Daily Show Correspondents Explain (thedailyshow.com) Parks and Recreation: April and Andy's Road Trip (NBC.com) Web Therapy (lstudio.com)
Outstanding Special Class – Short-Format Nonfiction Program	Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking
DGA Moments in Time (dga.org) 30 Rock: Ask Tina (NBC.com) Bravo's Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen (bravotv.com) Jay Leno's Garage (jaylenosgarage.com) Thank a Vet (history.com)	Have You Heard From Johannesburg? (PBS) The Amish (PBS) Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory (HBO)

Acting

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series	Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Jimmy Fallon as Various Characters on Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Jimmy Fallon") (NBC) Will Arnett as Devon Banks on 30 Rock (Episode: "Idiots Are People Three!") (NBC) Bobby Cannavale as Dr. Mike Cruz on Nurse Jackie (Episode: "Disneyland Sucks") (Showtime) Michael J. Fox as Himself on Curb Your Enthusiasm (Episode: "Larry vs. Michael J. Fox") (HBO) Jon Hamm as Abner / David Brinkley on 30 Rock (Episode: "Live from Studio 6H") (NBC) Greg Kinnear as Tad on Modern Family (Episode: "Me? Jealous?") (ABC)	Kathy Bates as The Ghost of Charlie Harper on Two and a Half Men (Episode: "Why We Gave Up Women") (CBS) Elizabeth Banks as Avery Jessup-Donaghy on 30 Rock (Episode: "The Return of Avery Jessup") (NBC) Margaret Cho as Kim Jong-il on 30 Rock (Episode: "The Return of Avery Jessup") (NBC) Dot-Marie Jones as Shannon Beiste on Glee (Episode: "Choke") (Fox) Melissa McCarthy as Various Characters on Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Melissa McCarthy") (NBC) Maya Rudolph as Various Characters on Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Maya Rudolph") (NBC)
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series	Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Jeremy Davies as Dickie Bennett on Justified (Episode: "Coalition") (FX) Dylan Baker as Colin Sweeney on The Good Wife (Episode: "Marthas and Caitlins") (CBS) Ben Feldman as Michael Ginsberg on Mad Men (Episode: "Dark Shadows") (AMC) Michael J. Fox as Louis Canning on The Good Wife (Episode: "Parenting Made Easy") (CBS) Mark Margolis as Héctor "Tio" Salamanca on Breaking Bad (Episode: "Face Off") (AMC) Jason Ritter as Mark Cyr on Parenthood (Episode: "Politics") (NBC)	Martha Plimpton as Patti Nyholm on The Good Wife (Episode: "The Dream Team") (CBS) Joan Cusack as Sheila Jackson on Shameless (Episode: "Can I Have a Mother?") (Showtime) Loretta Devine as Adele Webber on Grey's Anatomy (Episode: "If Only You Were Lonely") (ABC) Julia Ormond as Marie Calvet on Mad Men (Episode: "The Phantom") (AMC) Jean Smart as Roseanna Remmick on Harry's Law (Episode: "The Rematch") (NBC) Uma Thurman as Rebecca Duvall on Smash (Episode: "Tech") (NBC)
Outstanding Voice-Over Performance
Maurice LaMarche as Clamps, Donbot, Hyperchicken, Calculon, Hedonismbot, and Morbo on Futurama (Episode: "The Silence of the Clamps") (Comedy Central) Hank Azaria as Moe Szyslak, Duffman, Mexican Duffman, Carl, Comic Book Guy, and Chief Wiggum on The Simpsons (Episode: "Moe Goes from Rags to Riches") (Fox) Dan Povenmire as Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz on Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension (Disney Channel) Rob Riggle as Noel on Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice (ABC) Brenda Strong as Mary Alice Young on Desperate Housewives (Episodes: "Give Me the Blame" + "Finishing the Hat") (ABC) Kristen Wiig as Lola Bunny on The Looney Tunes Show (Episode: "Double Date") (Cartoon Network)

Art Direction

Outstanding Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series	Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series
2 Broke Girls (Episodes: "And the Rich People Problems", "And the Reality Check", "And the Pop Up Sale") (CBS) 30 Rock (Episode: "Live from Studio 6H") (NBC) Hell's Kitchen (Episodes: "Episode 915", "Episode 916") (Fox) How I Met Your Mother (Episodes: "Now We're Even"; "The Magician's Code: Part I"; "The Magician's Code: Part II") (CBS) Mike & Molly (Episodes: "Goin' Fishin'", "Valentine's Piggyback", "The Wedding") (CBS)	Boardwalk Empire (Episodes: "Peg of Old", "Battle of the Century", "To the Lost") (HBO) (tie) Game of Thrones (Episodes: "Garden of Bones", "The Ghost of Harrenhal", "A Man Without Honor") (HBO) (tie) Downton Abbey (Episodes: "Episode Four", "Episode Seven") (PBS) Justified (Episodes: "Cut Ties", "Loose Ends", "Measures") (FX) Mad Men (Episode: "At the Codfish Ball") (AMC)
Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie	Outstanding Art Direction for Variety or Nonfiction Programming
Great Expectations (PBS) American Horror Story (Episodes: "Pilot", "Open House") (FX) Hatfields & McCoys (History) Hemingway & Gellhorn (HBO) Sherlock ("A Scandal in Belgravia") (PBS)	54th Grammy Awards (CBS) (tie) 65th Tony Awards (CBS) (tie) 84th Academy Awards (ABC) Saturday Night Live (Episodes: "Host: Jimmy Fallon", "Host: Melissa McCarthy", "Host: Mick Jagger") (NBC) The Voice (Episodes: "Blind Auditions: Part II", "Battle Rounds: Part I", "Live Shows: Part IV") (NBC)

Casting

Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series	Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series
Girls (HBO) The Big C (Showtime) Modern Family (ABC) New Girl (Fox) Nurse Jackie (Showtime) Veep (HBO)	Homeland (Showtime) Boardwalk Empire (HBO) Downton Abbey (PBS) Game of Thrones (HBO) The Good Wife (CBS) Mad Men (AMC)
Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special
Game Change (HBO) American Horror Story (FX) Five (Lifetime) Hatfields & McCoys (History) Sherlock ("A Scandal in Belgravia") (PBS)

Choreography

Outstanding Choreography
Joshua Bergasse – Smash (Routines: "National Pastime", "Let's Be Bad", "Never Met a Wolf") (NBC) Dancing with the Stars (Routine: Without You) (ABC) So You Think You Can Dance (Routines: "In this Shirt", "Turning Tables", "Heart Asks for Pleasure First", "Misty Blue", "Velocity", "Whatever, Lola Wants", "Please, Mr. Jailor", "Where Do I Begin") (Fox)

Cinematography

Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series	Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series
Two and a Half Men (Episode: "Sips, Sonnets, and Sodomy") (CBS) How I Met Your Mother (Episode: "46 Minutes") (CBS) Mike & Molly (Episode: "Victoria Can't Drive") (CBS) Pair of Kings (Episode: "The Evil King: Part II") (Disney XD) 2 Broke Girls (Episode: "Pilot") (CBS)	Boardwalk Empire (Episode: "21") (HBO) Breaking Bad (Episode: "Face Off") (AMC) Glee (Episode: "Asian F") (Fox) Mad Men (Episode: "The Phantom") (AMC) Pan Am (Episode: "Pilot") (ABC)
Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie	Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming
Great Expectations (Episode: "Part II") (PBS) Game Change (HBO) Hemingway & Gellhorn (HBO) Sherlock ("A Scandal in Belgravia") (PBS) Treasure Island (Episode: "Part I") (Syfy)	Frozen Planet (Episode: "Ends of the Earth") (Discovery Channel) Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (Episode: "Mozambique") (Travel Channel) George Harrison: Living in the Material World (HBO) Prohibition (Episode: "A Nation Of Drunkards") (PBS) Whale Wars (Episode: "Race to Save Lives") (Animal Planet)
Outstanding Cinematography for Reality Programming
Deadliest Catch (Episode: "I Don't Wanna Die") (Discovery Channel) The Amazing Race (Episode: "Let Them Drink Their Haterade") (CBS) Project Runway (Episode: "The Finale Challenge") (Lifetime) Survivor (Episode: "Running the Show") (CBS) Top Chef (Episode: "Fit for an Evil Queen") (Bravo)

Commercial

Outstanding Commercial
"Best Job" (Procter & Gamble) "The Bark Side" (Volkswagen) "Color Changes Everything" (Target) "The Dog Strikes Back (Volkswagen) "It's Halftime in America" (Chrysler)

Costuming

Outstanding Costumes for a Series	Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special
Game of Thrones (Episode: "The Prince of Winterfell") (HBO) Boardwalk Empire (Episode: "21") (HBO) The Borgias (Episode: "The Confession") (Showtime) Downton Abbey (Episode: "Episode One") (PBS) Once Upon a Time (Episode: "Hat Trick") (ABC)	Great Expectations (Episode: "Part II") (PBS) American Horror Story (Episode: "Halloween: Part I") (FX) Hatfields & McCoys (Episode: "Part I") (History) Hemingway & Gellhorn (HBO) Sherlock ("A Scandal in Belgravia") (PBS) Treasure Island (Episode: "Part I") (Syfy)

Directing

Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming	Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Series
Martin Scorsese for George Harrison: Living in the Material World (HBO) Joe Berlinger & Bruce Sinofsky for Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory (HBO) Craig Spirko for Project Runway (Lifetime) Bertram van Munster for The Amazing Race (CBS) Robert B. Weide for American Masters (PBS)	Don Roy King for Saturday Night Live (NBC) Jerry Foley for Late Show with David Letterman (CBS) Jim Hoskinson for The Colbert Report (Comedy Central) Jonathan Krisel for Portlandia (IFC) Chuck O'Neil for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)

Hairstyling

Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series	Outstanding Hairstyling for a Multi-Camera Series or Special
Downton Abbey (Episode: "Episode One") (PBS) Boardwalk Empire (Episode: "Two Boats and a Lifeguard") (HBO) The Borgias (Episode: "The Confession") (Showtime) Game of Thrones (Episode: "The Old Gods and the New") (HBO) Mad Men (Episode: "The Phantom") (AMC)	Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Zooey Deschanel") (NBC) Dancing with the Stars (Episode: "Episode 1407") (ABC) Victorious (Episode: "April Fools Blank") (Nickelodeon) The Voice (Episode: "Episode 210A") (NBC)
Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries or Movie
American Horror Story (FX) Hatfields & McCoys (History) Hemingway & Gellhorn (HBO)

Interactive Media

Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media – Enhancement to a Television Program or Series	Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media – Original Interactive Television Programming
The Team Coco Sync App (TBS) Bravo's Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen (bravotv.com) Game of Thrones Season Two – Enhanced Digital Experience (HBO)	Dirty Work (rides.tv) Psych HashTag Killer (USA) What's Trending With Shira Lazar (whatstrending.com)

Lighting Design / Direction

Outstanding Lighting Design / Lighting Direction for a Variety Series	Outstanding Lighting Design / Lighting Direction for a Variety Special
So You Think You Can Dance (Episode: "Season 8 Finale") (Fox) American Idol (Episode: "Finale") (Fox) Dancing With The Stars (Episode: "Episode 1307") (ABC) Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Jimmy Fallon") (NBC) The Voice (Episode: "Live Shows: Part I") (NBC)	54th Grammy Awards (CBS) 84th Academy Awards (ABC) Andrea Bocelli Live In Central Park (PBS) Super Bowl XLVI Halftime Show starring Madonna (NBC) Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2011 (CBS)

Main Title Design

Outstanding Main Title Design
Great Expectations (PBS) American Horror Story (FX) Magic City (Starz) New Girl (Fox) Strike Back (Cinemax)

Make-up

Outstanding Make-up for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic)	Outstanding Make-up for a Multi-Camera Series or Special (Non-Prosthetic)
Game of Thrones (Episode: "The Old Gods and the New") (HBO) Boardwalk Empire (Episode: "Georgia Peaches) (HBO) Glee (Episode: "Yes/No") (Fox) Mad Men (Episode: "Christmas Waltz") (AMC) The Middle (Episode: "The Play") (ABC)	Dancing with the Stars (Episode: "Episode 1307") (ABC) Hot in Cleveland (Episode: "Bridezelka) (TV Land) How I Met Your Mother (Episode: "Trilogy Time") (CBS) Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Katy Perry") (NBC) Victorious (Episode: "April Fools Blank") (Nickelodeon)
Outstanding Make-up for a Miniseries or Movie (Non-Prosthetic)	Outstanding Prosthetic Make-up for a Series, Miniseries, Movie, or Special
Hatfields & McCoys (History) American Horror Story (FX) Hemingway & Gellhorn (HBO)	The Walking Dead (Episode: "What Lies Ahead") (AMC) American Horror Story (FX) Boardwalk Empire (Episode: "The Age of Reason") (HBO) Game of Thrones (Episode: "Valar Morghulis") (HBO) Once Upon a Time (Episode: "Dreamy") (ABC))

Music

Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)	Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special (Original Dramatic Score)
Downton Abbey (Episode: "Episode Six") (PBS) 30 Rock (Episode: "The Tuxedo Begins") (NBC) The Borgias (Episode: "The Confession") (Showtime) Pan Am (Episode: "Pilot") (ABC) Smash (Episode: "Publicity") (NBC)	Hemingway & Gellhorn (HBO) Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice (ABC) Game Change (HBO) Hatfields & McCoys (Episode: "Part I") (History) Missing (Episode: "The Hard Drive") (ABC) Sherlock ("A Scandal in Belgravia") (PBS)
Outstanding Music Direction	Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics
Kennedy Center Honors (CBS) Christmas in Washington (TNT) Country Music: In Performance at the White House (PBS) Michael Feinstein: The Sinatra Legacy (PBS) Seth MacFarlane: Swingin' in Concert (Epix) The Thomashefskys: Music and Memories of a Life in the Yiddish Theater (PBS)	65th Tony Awards (Song: "It's Not Just for Gays Anymore") (CBS) The Heart of Christmas (Song: "The Heart of Christmas") (GMC) Raising Hope (Episode: "Prodigy", Song: "Welcome Back to Hope") (Fox) Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Jason Segel", Song: "I Can't Believe I'm Hosting") (NBC) Smash (Episode: "Pilot", Song: "Let Me Be Your Star") (NBC)
Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
Page Eight (PBS) Great Expectations (PBS) Hell on Wheels (AMC) Homeland (Showtime) Touch (Fox)

Picture Editing

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series	Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series
Homeland (Episode: "Pilot") (Showtime) Breaking Bad (Episodes: "End Times", "Face Off") (AMC) Downton Abbey (Episode: "Episode Seven") (PBS) Mad Men (Episode: "Far Away Places") (AMC)	Curb Your Enthusiasm (Episode: "Palestinian Chicken") (HBO) 30 Rock (Episodes: "The Tuxedo Begins", "Leap Day") (NBC) Modern Family (Episodes: "Election Day", "Leap Day") (ABC)
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or Movie	Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series
Hatfields & McCoys (Episode: "Part II") (History) American Horror Story (Episode: "Birth") (FX) Game Change (HBO) Hemingway & Gellhorn (HBO) Sherlock ("A Scandal in Belgravia") (PBS)	How I Met Your Mother (Episode: "Trilogy Time") (CBS) The Big Bang Theory (Episode: "The Countdown Reflection") (CBS) Hot in Cleveland (Episode: "God and Football") (TV Land) Two and a Half Men (Episode: "Why We Gave Up Women") (CBS) 2 Broke Girls (Episode: "And the Kosher Cupcakes") (CBS)
Outstanding Picture Editing for Short-Form Segments and Variety Specials	Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming
2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (HBO) 84th Academy Awards (Opening Film) (ABC) The Colbert Report (Episode: "Stephen Colbert Occupies Wall Street") (Comedy Central) The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Episode: "A Love Supreme: Profanity & Nudity on TV") (Comedy Central) Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (Rise and Honor: A Veterans Day Special) (ABC) Live at the Beacon Theater (FX)	Frozen Planet (Episode: "Ends of the Earth") (Discovery Channel) American Masters ("Johnny Carson: King of Late Night") (PBS) Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (Episode: "U.S. Desert") (Travel Channel) Beyond Scared Straight (Episode: "Oakland County, MI") (A&E) George Harrison: Living in the Material World (HBO)
Outstanding Picture Editing for Reality Programming
Deadliest Catch (Episode: "I Don't Wanna Die") (Discovery Channel) The Amazing Race (Episode: "Let Them Drink Their Haterade") (CBS) Project Runway (Episode: "My Pet Project") (Lifetime) Survivor (Episode: "Cult-Like") (CBS) Top Chef (Episode: Fit for an Evil Queen) (Bravo)

Sound

Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series	Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special
Game of Thrones (Episode: "Blackwater") (HBO) Boardwalk Empire (Episode: "Gimcrack & Bunkum") (HBO) Breaking Bad (Episode: "Face Off") (AMC) CSI: Miami (Episode: "Blown Away") (CBS) The Walking Dead (Episode: "Beside the Dying Fire") (AMC)	Hemingway & Gellhorn (HBO) American Horror Story (Episode: "Piggy Piggy") (FX) Hatfields & McCoys (History) The River (Episode: "Doctor Emmet Cole") (ABC) Sherlock ("A Scandal in Belgravia") (PBS)
Outstanding Sound Editing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera)	Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour)
Frozen Planet (Episode: "Ends of the Earth") (Discovery Channel) The Amazing Race (Episode: "Let Them Drink Their Haterade") (CBS) George Harrison: Living in the Material World (HBO) Paul Simon's Graceland Journey: Under African Skies (A&E) Prohibition (Episode: "A Nation Of Hypocrites") (PBS)	Game of Thrones (Episode: "Blackwater") (HBO) Breaking Bad (Episode: "Face Off") (AMC) Downton Abbey (Episode: "Episode One") (PBS) Homeland (Episode: "Marine One") (Showtime) Person of Interest (Episode: "Pilot") (CBS)
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or Movie	Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation
Hatfields & McCoys (Episode: "Part I") (History) American Horror Story (Episode: "Piggy, Piggy") (FX) Game Change (HBO) Hemingway & Gellhorn (HBO) Sherlock ("A Scandal in Belgravia") (PBS)	Modern Family (Episode: "Dude Ranch") (ABC) 30 Rock (Episode: "Live from Studio 6H") (NBC) Entourage (Episode: "The End") (HBO) Nurse Jackie (Episode: "Handle Your Scandal") (Showtime) Parks and Recreation (Episode: "End of the World") (NBC)
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special	Outstanding Sound Mixing for Nonfiction Programming
84th Academy Awards (ABC) Lionel Richie and Friends – In Concert (CBS) American Idol ("Episode: 1144") (Fox) 54th Grammy Awards (CBS)	Paul Simon's Graceland Journey: Under African Skies (A&E) The Amazing Race (Episode: "Let Them Drink Their Haterade") (CBS) Deadliest Catch (Episode: "I Don't Wanna Die") (Discovery Channel) Frozen Planet (Episode: "Ends of the Earth") (Discovery Channel) George Harrison: Living in the Material World (HBO)

Special Visual Effects

Outstanding Special Visual Effects	Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Supporting Role
Game of Thrones (Episode: "Valar Morghulis") (HBO) Falling Skies (Episode: "Live and Learn" / "The Armory) (TNT) Inside The Human Body (Episode: "Episode 1") (TLC) Once Upon a Time (Episode: "The Stranger") (ABC) Pan Am (Episode: "Pilot") (ABC) The Walking Dead (Episode: "Beside the Dying Fire") (AMC)	Boardwalk Empire (Episode: "Georgia Peaches") (HBO) Bones (Episode: "The Twist in the Twister") (Fox) The Borgias (Episode: "The Choice") (Showtime) Breaking Bad (Episode: "Face Off") (AMC) Hemingway & Gellhorn (HBO) Touch (Episode: "Pilot") (Fox)

Stunt Coordination

Outstanding Stunt Coordination
Southland (Episode: "Wednesday") (TNT) American Horror Story (FX) Criminal Minds (Episode: "The Bittersweet Science") (CBS) Grimm (Episode: "Woman in Black") (NBC) Hawaii Five-0 (Episode: "Kame'e: The Hero") (CBS) NCIS: Los Angeles (Episode: "Blye, K") (CBS)

Technical Direction

Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Series	Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special
Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Mick Jagger") (NBC) 30 Rock (Episode: "Live from Studio 6H") (NBC) The Big Bang Theory (Episode: "The Countdown Reflection") (CBS) Dancing with the Stars (Episode: "Episode 1410A") (ABC) Late Show with David Letterman (Episode: "Episode 3602") (CBS)	Great Performances: Memphis (PBS) 54th Grammy Awards (CBS) 84th Academy Awards (ABC) Kennedy Center Honors (CBS)

Writing

Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming	Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Program
Prohibition: A Nation of Hypocrites (PBS) American Experience (Episode: "Clinton") (PBS) American Masters (PBS) Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (Travel Channel) Sesame Street: Growing Hope Against Hunger (PBS)	The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central) The Colbert Report (Comedy Central) Portlandia (IFC) Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) Saturday Night Live (NBC)

Presenters

• Morena Baccarin
• Thom Beers
• Dane Boedigheimer
• Shane Brennan
• Dan Bucatinsky
• David Carbonara
• Frances Conroy
• Emily Deschanel
• Kenneth Ehrlich
• Johnny Galecki
• Greg Garcia
• Billy Gardell
• Mark Gardner
• Vince Gilligan
• Howard Gordon
• Kathy Griffin
• Sig Hansen
• Hart Hanson
• Neil Patrick Harris
• Christina Hendricks
• Adam Horowitz
• Tom Kenny
• Edward Kitsis
• Jim Kouf
• Lisa Kudrow
• LL Cool J
• Padma Lakshmi
• Nigel Lythgoe
• Mark Margolis
• Jennifer Morrison
• Mary Murphy
• Ryan Murphy
• David Neal
• Chris O'Donnell
• Martha Plimpton
• Bill Prady
• Mark Roberts
• Matthew Weiner
• Silas Weir Mitchell

Source:^[1]

Most awards

By network^{[note 1]}

• HBO – 17
• CBS – 13
• PBS – 11
• Discovery – 6
• NBC – 5
• ABC / Cartoon Network – 4
• History Channel – 3

By program

• Game of Thrones (HBO) – 6
• Frozen Planet (Discovery) / Great Expectations (PBS) / Saturday Night Live (NBC) – 4

Note

1. Only includes categories above

References

1. "More Creative Arts Emmy Presenter Duos Announced". emmys.com. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
2. "HBO Leads Winners at 2012 Creative Arts Emmys, CBS First Among Networks, Show Airs September 22 on ReelzChannel". emmys.com. September 15, 2012. Retrieved September 26, 2012.

External links

• Academy of Television Arts and Sciences website