Homeland, Game Change, and the other winners of the 2012 Primetime Emmy Awards have been announced. The 64th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards “often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards (for film), Grammy Awards (for music) and Tony Awards (for stage).”
The full listing of the 2012 Primetime Emmy Awards winners is below.
Outstanding Supporting Actress for a Miniseries/Movie winner Jessica Lange
Outstanding Supporting Actor for a Miniseries/Movie winner Tom Berenger for Hatfields & McCoys
Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series winner The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Outstanding Lead Actress for a Drama winner Claire Danes
Outstanding Leading Actor for a Drama winner Damian Lewis
Outstanding Directing for a Drama winner Tim Van Patten for Boardwalk Empire
Outstanding Supporting Actress for a Drama winner Maggie Smith
Outstanding Writing for a Drama winners Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon & Gideon Raff for Homeland
Outstanding Supporting Actor for a Drama winner Aaron Paul
Outstanding Host for a Reality/Reality-Comp Program Tom Bergeron
Outstanding Reality Competition Program Amazing Race
Outstanding Lead Actress for a Comedy winner Julia-Louis Dreyfus
Outstanding Lead Actor for a Comedy winner Jon Cryer
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy winner Steven Levitan
Outstanding Supporting Actress for a Comedy winner Julie Bowen
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy winner Louis C.K.
Outstanding Supporting Actor for a Comedy winner Eric Stonestreet
Outstanding Writer for a Miniseries/Movie winner Danny Strong for Game Change
Outstanding Lead Actress for a Miniseries/Movie winner Julianne Moore for Game Change
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries/Movie winner Jay Roach for Game Change
Outstanding Lead Actor for a Miniseries/Movie winner Kevin Costner for Hatfields & McCoys
Outstanding Miniseries/Movie winner Game Change
Outstanding Drama Series Homeland
Outstanding Comedy Series Modern Family