The Road to the Emmys 2012 (Or "Jenn's Slightly Narrowed Ballot")

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you might be wondering exactly why i am updating now instead of my usually scheduled time. well, this is -- in fact -- not a community blog-review update, but rather an informal way for me to piece together all of the potential nominees for the 2012 emmys in their respective categories. since many of the categories have a plethora of well-deserved potential considerations, i figured that i would use this as a sort of ballot for me, personally. so, if you are interested to see who i think deserves to be nominated for awards, click below the jump!

now, the way that i determined who i’d like to be nominated is as follows: if it is an episode that is nominated, i’ve seen the episode (not necessarily the entire series itself. i.e. without having seen the entire series, i think the finale of house deserves an award.) if, however, when you get to the lead actor, actress, etc. categories, i have only nominated shows which i have watched more than one episode, and mostly consistently throughout this season (i’ve seen some episodes of season 2 of modern family, for instance, but not this season, therefore none of the cast is mentioned, etc.) okay? cool! here we go:

(note: now edited to contain the actual nominees! you'll see them highlighted.)

so, since the consideration ballots are out for this year's emmy awards, i thought i would throw in some of my thoughts and suggestions on who i'd love to be nominated and win in some categories (and, more often than not, who i am torn between). i'm marking my choices for wins/nominations with an asterisk, and keeping those that i think deserve mentioning (but maybe not necessarily a win or nom) as well. ready? here we go!

outstanding animated program
* community: digital estate planning

outstanding art direction for a multi-camera series
* how i met your mother: the magician's code, part one
* how i met your mother: the magician's code, part two
30 rock: live from studio 6H

outstanding art direction for a single-camera series
* downton abbey: episode 4
* downton abbey: episode 7
glee: extraordinary merry christmas
glee: michael
* once upon a time: red handed
* once upon a time: dreamy
* once upon a time: pilot
* once upon a time: hat trick
smash: pilot

outstanding art direction for a miniseries or movie
* sherlock: a scandal in belgravia

outstanding art direction for variety or nonfiction programming
the glee project: individuality
* the kennedy center honors
* 65th annual tony awards
* the voice: battle rounds, part one
* the voice: live show, part four

outstanding casting for a comedy series
* the big bang theory
* community
* happy endings
* how i met your mother
* modern family
* new girl

outstanding casting for a drama series
* downton abbey
* once upon a time
smash

outstanding casting for a miniseries, movie, or special
* sherlock: a scandal in belgravia
a smile as big as the moon

outstanding cinematography for a multi-camera series
how i met your mother: 46 minutes
30 rock: live from studio 6H

outstanding cinematography for a single-camera series
* awake: pilot
* downton abbey: episode 1
* downton abbey: episode 7
glee: asian F
* once upon a time: pilot
* once upon a time: red handed
* unforgettable: pilot

outstanding cinematography for a miniseries or movie
* sherlock: a scandal in belgravia

outstanding commercial
(i have no nominees for this one)

outstanding costume for a series

* downton abbey: episode 1

* once upon a time: hat trick

* smash: bombshell

30 rock: live from studio 6H

outstanding costume for a miniseries, movie, or special

* sherlock: a scandal in belgravia

outstanding directing for a comedy series

* community: basic lupine urology

* community: digital exploration of interior design

* community: foosball and nocturnal vigilantism

* community: remedial chaos theory

glee: asian F

* how i met your mother: the magician's code (part one and two)

* new girl: injured

the office: garden party

the office: pool party

outstanding directing for a drama series

grimm: pilot

* house: everybody dies

* once upon a time: a land without magic

* once upon a time: pilot

* once upon a time: the shepherd

smash: pilot

outstanding directing for a miniseries, movie, or special

* sherlock: a scandal in belgravia

outstanding directing for a variety series

saturday night live

the voice

outstanding directing for a variety special

* 65th annual tony awards

outstanding single-camera picture editing for a drama series

awake: say hello to my little friend

* downton abbey: episode 7

* house: everybody dies

* once upon a time: hat trick

* once upon a time: skin deep

* once upon a time: a land without magic

revenge: chaos

smash: pilot

outstanding single-camera picture editing for a comedy series

* community: horror fiction in seven spooky steps

* community: regional holiday music

* community: remedial chaos theory

* community: virtual systems analysis

glee: asian f

happy endings: yesandwitch

new girl: pilot

outstanding multi-camera picture editing for a comedy series

wizards of waverly place: who will be the family wizard?

outstanding single-camera picture editing for a miniseries or movie

* sherlock: a scandal in belgravia

outstanding picture editing for short-form segments and variety specials

* so you think you can dance: the final two (melanie vs. sasha)

outstanding guest actor in a comedy series

* matt bomer as cooper anderson: glee

* john goodman as  vice dean laybourne: community

* justin long as paul: new girl

* mike o'malley as burt hummel: glee

* michael k. williams as professor marshall kane: community

outstanding guest actor in a drama series

* iain glen as sir richard carlisle: downton abbey
nick jonas as lyle west: smash
* sebastian stan as the mad hatter/jefferson: once upon a time

outstanding guest actress in a comedy series

* lizzy caplan as julia: new girl
kathryn hahn as jennifer barkley: parks and recreation
dot-marie jones as coach shannon beiste: glee
* nene leaks as roz washington: glee
* megan mullally as dana hartz: happy endings

outstanding guest actress in a drama series

* barbara hershey as cora: once upon a time
* bailee madison as young snow white: once upon a time
* meghan ory as red riding hood/ruby: once upon a time
bernadette peters as leigh conroy: smash

outstanding hairstyling for a single-camera series

* downton abbey: episode 1
* smash: bombshell

outstanding hairstyling for a multi-camera series or special

the voice: episode 210A

outstanding hairstyle for a miniseries or movie

* sherlock: a scandal in belgravia

outstanding makeup for a single-camera series (non-prosthetic)
* glee: yes/no
* once upon a time: a land without magic
* smash: bombshell

outstanding makeup for a multi-camera series or special (non-prosthetic)
* fashion star: pilot
* the glee project: pairability
* so you think you can dance: episode 822/823A

outstanding makeup for a miniseries or movie (non-prosthetic)
(no nominations)

outstanding prosthetic makeup for a series, miniseries, movie or special
* grimm: pilot
* once upon a time: dreamy

outstanding host for a reality or reality-competition program
carson daly: the voice
* cat deely: so you think you can dance
* jamie hyneman & adam savage: mythbusters
ryan seacrest: american idol

outstanding design/lighting direction for a variety series
* so you think you can dance: season 8 finale
* the voice: live shows (part 1)

outstanding design/lighting direction for a variety special
65th annual tony awards
victoria’s secret fashion show 2011

outstanding main title design
* awake
new girl
* once upon a time

outstanding cinematography for nonfiction programming
(no nominations)

outstanding cinematography for reality programming
* the glee project: glee-ality
masterchef: episode 201
* the voice: battle rounds (part 1)
* who do you think you are?: rob lowe

outstanding directing for nonfiction programming
*who do you think you are?: robe lowe

outstanding picture editing for nonfiction programming
(no nominations)

outstanding picture editing for reality programming
* the glee project: vulnerability
* the voice: blind auditions (part 2)
* who do you think you are?: robe lowe

outstanding sound editing for nonfiction programming (single or multi-camera)
(no nominations)

outstanding sound mixing for nonfiction programming
* the glee project: vulnerability

outstanding writing for nonfiction programming
(no nominations)

outstanding lead actor in a comedy series
* joel mchale as jeff winger: community
* jim parsons as sheldon cooper: the big bang theory
neil flynn as mike heck: the middle
* josh radnor as ted mosby: how i met your mother

oustanding lead actor in a drama series
* hugh bonneville as robert, earl of grantham: downton abbey
* jason isaacs as michael britten: awake
* dan stevens as matthew crawley: downton abbey

outstanding lead actor in a miniseries or a movie
* benedict cumberbatch as sherlock holmes: sherlock

outstanding lead actress in a comedy series
* zooey deschanel as jess day: new girl
patricia heaton as frankie heck: the middle

outstanding lead actress in a drama series
* michelle dockery as lady mary crawley: downton abbey
* ginnifer goodwin as snow white/mary margaret blanchard: once upon a time
* elizabeth mcgovern as cora, countess of grantham: downton abbey
poppy montgomery as carrie wells: unforgettable
* jennifer morrison as emma swan: once upon a time

outstanding lead actress in a miniseries or movie
(no nominations)

outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series
chevy chase as pierce hawthorne: community
darren criss as blaine anderson: glee
* donald glover as troy barnes: community
* max greenfield as schmidt: new girl
* bill hader as various characters: saturday night live
* neil patrick harris as barney stinson: how i met your mother
ken jeong as ben chang: community
* jake johnson as nick: new girl
* danny pudi as abed nadir: community
* jim rash as dean pelton: community
* jason segal as marshall eriksen: how i met your mother
damon wayans jr. as brad: happy endings
(WHERE IS LAMORNE MORRIS FOR NEW GIRL? him singing along to wicked in the car and freaking out in the desert should win him an emmy, hands down.)

outstanding supporting actor in a drama series
* christian borle: smash
* robert carlyle as rumpelstiltskin/mr. gold: once upon a time
* jim carter as mr. carson: downton abbey
* brendan coyle as john bates: downton abbey
josh dallas as prince charming/david nolan: once upon a time
jared gilmore as henry mills: once upon a time
* dylan minnette as rex britten: awake

oustanding supporting actor in a miniseries or movie
* martin freeman as doctor john watson: sherlock
logan huffman as scott goudy: a smile as big as the moon

outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series
vanessa bayer as various characters: saturday night live
* alison brie as annie edison: community
* yvette nicole brown as shirley bennett: community
* kaley cuoco as penny: the big bang theory
alyson hannigan as lily aldrin: how i met your mother
* gillian jacobs as britta perry: community
* naya rivera as santana lopez: glee
* hannah simon as cece: new girl
cobie smulders as robin scherbatsky: how i met your mother
* kristen wiig as various characters: saturday night live
* casey wilson as penny hartz: happy endings

outstanding supporting actress in a drama series
* joanne froggatt as anna: downton abbey
anjelica huston as eileen rand: smash
* lana parrilla as evil queen/mayor regina mills: once upon a time
* maggie smith as violet, dowager countess of grantham: downton abbey

outstanding supporting actress in a miniseries or movie
* louise brealey as molly hooper: sherlock
* lara pulver as irene adler: sherlock

outstanding comedy series
* community
* the big bang theory
* happy endings
* how i met your mother
* new girl

outstanding drama series
* awake
csi: ny
* downton abbey
* once upon a time

outstanding miniseries or movie
* sherlock: a scandal in belgravia

outstanding variety series
* saturday night live
* the soup

outstanding variety special
* betty white’s 90th birthday: a tribute to america’s golden girl
e! live from the red carpet: the 2012 grammy awards
* a michael buble christmas

outstanding children’s program
good luck charlie
* wizards of waverly place

oustanding children’s nonfiction, reality, or reality-competition program
(no nominations)

oustanding nonfiction special
(no nominations)

outstanding nonfiction series
e! true hollywood story

oustanding reality program
* extreme makeover: home edition
* mythbusters
undercover boss
* who do you think you are?

oustanding reality – competition program
masterchef
the sing-off
* so you think you can dance
* the voice

outstanding sound editing for a series
* community: virtual systems analysis
* downton abbey: episode 1
* once upon a time: a land without magic
* smash: pilot

outstanding sound editing for a miniseries, movie or special
* sherlock: a scandal in belgravia

outstanding sound mixing for a comedy or drama series (one hour)
* downton abbey: episode 1
* once upon a time: pilot
* smash: bombshell

outstanding sound mixing for a miniseries or a movie
* sherlock: a scandal in belgravia

outstanding sound mixing for a comedy or drama series (half-hour) and animation
* community: virtual systems analysis

outstanding sound mixing for a variety series or special
the voice: blind auditions, part 2

outstanding special class programs
* 65th annual tony awards

outstanding special class – short-format live-action entertainment programs
(no nominations)

outstanding special class – short-format nonfiction programs
(no nominations)

outstanding stunt coordination
* once upon a time: a land without magic
* sherlock: a scandal in belgravia

outstanding technical direction, camerawork, video control for a series
saturday night live: host – mick jagger
*30 rock: live from studio 6H

outstanding technical direction, camerawork, video control for a miniseries, movie, or special
84th annual academy awards

outstanding writing for a comedy series
* community: basic lupine urology
* community: regional holiday music
* community: remedial chaos theory
glee: asian f
happy endings: cocktails and dreams
happy endings: four weddings and a funeral (minus three weddings and one funeral)
* how i met your mother: the magician’s code (part 2)
* new girl: injured
* new girl: see ya
parks and recreation: the trial of leslie knope

outstanding writing for a drama series
* downton abbey: episode 7
grimm: pilot
* house: everybody dies
* once upon a time: pilot
* once upon a time: skin deep
revenge: pilot
*smash: pilot

outstanding writing for a miniseries, movie or dramatic special
* sherlock: a scandal in belgravia

oustanding writing for a variety series
saturday night live

oustanding writing for a variety special
* betty white’s 90th birthday: a tribute to america’s golden girl
* 65th annual tony awards