And the 2013 Emmy Nominees Are...

And this just in today - the 2013 Emmy nominations.  This year's award show will take place in Los Angeles on Sunday, Sept. 22nd.  Congrats to all the nominees!!


From Imdb.com....

2013 Emmy Awards

Nominations announced on Thursday, July 18th; winners announced on Sunday, Sept. 22nd.

Outstanding Comedy Series

Nominees:

"The Big Bang Theory" (2007)

"Girls" (2012)

"Louie" (2010)

"Modern Family" (2009)

"30 Rock" (2006)

"Veep" (2012)

Outstanding Drama Series

Nominees:

"Breaking Bad" (2008)

"Downton Abbey" (2010)

"Game of Thrones" (2011)

"Homeland" (2011)

"Mad Men" (2007)

"House of Cards" (2013)

Outstanding Miniseries or Made for Television Movie

Nominees:

"American Horror Story" (2011)

Behind the Candelabra (2013)

"The Bible" (2013)

Phil Spector (2013) (TV)

"Political Animals" (2012)

"Top of the Lake" (2013)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Nominees:

Alec Baldwin for "30 Rock" (2006)

Don Cheadle for "House of Lies" (2012)

Jason Bateman for "Arrested Development" (2003)

Louis C.K. for "Louie" (2010)

Matt LeBlanc for "Episodes" (2011)

Jim Parsons for "The Big Bang Theory" (2007)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Nominees:

Hugh Bonneville for "Downton Abbey" (2010)

Bryan Cranston for "Breaking Bad" (2008)

Jon Hamm for "Mad Men" (2007)

Damian Lewis for "Homeland" (2011)

Jeff Daniels for "The Newsroom" (2012)

Kevin Spacey for "House of Cards" (2013)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie

Nominees:

Benedict Cumberbatch for "Parade's End" (2012)

Matt Damon for Behind the Candelabra (2013)

Michael Douglas for Behind the Candelabra (2013)

Toby Jones for The Girl (2012) (TV)

Al Pacino for Phil Spector (2013) (TV)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Nominees:

Laura Dern for "Enlightened" (2011)

Lena Dunham for "Girls" (2012)

Edie Falco for "Nurse Jackie" (2009)

Tina Fey for "30 Rock" (2006)

Julia Louis-Dreyfus for "Veep" (2012)

Amy Poehler for "Parks and Recreation" (2009)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Nominees:

Claire Danes for "Homeland" (2011)

Michelle Dockery for "Downton Abbey" (2010)

Elisabeth Moss for "Mad Men" (2007)

Connie Britton for "Nashville" (2012)

Vera Farmiga for "Bates Motel" (2013)

Kerry Washington for "Scandal" (2012)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie

Nominees:

Jessica Lange for "American Horror Story" (2011)

Laura Linney for "The Big C" (2010)

Helen Mirren for Phil Spector (2013) (TV)

Elisabeth Moss for "Top of the Lake" (2013)

Sigourney Weaver for "Political Animals" (2012)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Nominees:

Ty Burrell for "Modern Family" (2009)

Jesse Tyler Ferguson for "Modern Family" (2009)

Bill Hader for "Saturday Night Live" (1975)

Ed O'Neill for "Modern Family" (2009)

Adam Driver for "Girls" (2012)

Tony Hale for "Veep" (2012)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Nominees:

Jim Carter for "Downton Abbey" (2010)

Peter Dinklage for "Game of Thrones" (2011)

Aaron Paul for "Breaking Bad" (2008)

Jonathan Banks for "Breaking Bad" (2008)

Bobby Cannavale for "Boardwalk Empire" (2010)

Mandy Patinkin for "Homeland" (2011)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie

Nominees:

James Cromwell for "American Horror Story" (2011)

Zachary Quinto for "American Horror Story" (2011)

Scott Bakula for Behind the Candelabra (2013)

John Benjamin Hickey for "The Big C" (2010)

Peter Mullan for "Top of the Lake" (2013)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Nominees:

Mayim Bialik for "The Big Bang Theory" (2007)

Julie Bowen for "Modern Family" (2009)

Jane Krakowski for "30 Rock" (2006)

Jane Lynch for "Glee" (2009)

Sofía Vergara for "Modern Family" (2009)

Merritt Wever for "Nurse Jackie" (2009)

Anna Chlumsky for "Veep" (2012)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Nominees:

Morena Baccarin for "Homeland" (2011)

Christine Baranski for "The Good Wife" (2009)

Anna Gunn for "Breaking Bad" (2008)

Maggie Smith for "Downton Abbey" (2010)

Emilia Clarke for "Game of Thrones" (2011)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie

Nominees:

Sarah Paulson for "American Horror Story" (2011)

Imelda Staunton for The Girl (2012) (TV)

Ellen Burstyn for "Political Animals" (2012)

Charlotte Rampling for Restless (2012) (TV)

Alfre Woodard for Steel Magnolias (2012) (TV)

Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series

Nominees:

"The Colbert Report" (2005)

"The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" (1996)

"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" (2003)

"Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" (2009)

"Real Time with Bill Maher" (2003)

"Saturday Night Live" (1975)

Outstanding Reality Competition Program

Nominees:

"The Amazing Race" (2001)

"Dancing with the Stars" (2005/I)

"Project Runway" (2004)

"So You Think You Can Dance" (2005)

"Top Chef" (2006)

"The Voice" (2011)

Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program

Nominees:

Tom Bergeron for "Dancing with the Stars" (2005/I)

Anthony Bourdain for "The Taste" (2013)

Cat Deeley for "So You Think You Can Dance" (2005)

Ryan Seacrest for "American Idol" (2002)

Betty White for "Betty White's Off Their Rockers" (2012)

Heidi Klum, Tim Gunn for "Project Runway" (2004)

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series

Nominees:

"Girls" (2012): Lena Dunham("On All Fours")

"Glee" (2009): Paris Barclay("Diva")

"Louie" (2010): Louis C.K.("New Year's Eve")

"Modern Family" (2009): Gail Mancuso("Arrested")

"30 Rock" (2006): Beth McCarthy-Miller("Hogcock!" / "Last Lunch")

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series

Nominees:

"Boardwalk Empire" (2010): Timothy Van Patten("Margate Sands")

"Breaking Bad" (2008): Michelle MacLaren("Gliding All Over")

"Downton Abbey" (2010): Jeremy Webb("Episode 4")

"Homeland" (2011): Lesli Linka Glatter("Q & A")

"House of Cards" (2013): David Fincher("Chapter 1")

Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special

Nominees:

Behind the Candelabra (2013): Steven Soderbergh

The Girl (2012) (TV): Julian Jarrold

Phil Spector (2013) (TV): David Mamet

Ring of Fire (2013) (TV): Allison Anders

"Top of the Lake" (2013): Jane Campion, Garth Davis

Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series

Nominees:

"The Colbert Report" (2005): Jim Hoskinson

"The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" (1996): Chuck O'Neil

"Late Show with David Letterman" (1993): Jerry Foley

"Portlandia" (2011): Jonathan Krisel

"Saturday Night Live" (1975): Don Roy King

"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" (2003): Andy Fisher

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

Nominees:

"Louie" (2010): Louis C.K., Pamela Adlon("Daddy's Girlfriend")

"Episodes" (2011): David Crane, Jeffrey Klarik("Episode 209")

"The Office" (2005): Greg Daniels("Finale")

"30 Rock" (2006): Jack Burditt, Robert Carlock("Hogcock!")

"30 Rock" (2006): Tina Fey, Tracey Wigfield("Last Lunch")

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

Nominees:

"Downton Abbey" (2010): Julian Fellowes("Episode 4")

"Breaking Bad" (2008): George Mastras("Dead Freight")

"Breaking Bad" (2008): Thomas Schnauz("Say My Name")

"Game of Thrones" (2011): David Benioff, D.B. Weiss("The Rains Of Castamere")

"Homeland" (2011): Henry Bromell("Q & A")

Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special

Nominees:

Behind the Candelabra (2013): Richard LaGravenese

"The Hour" (2011): Abi Morgan

"Parade's End" (2012): Tom Stoppard

Phil Spector (2013) (TV): David Mamet

"Top of the Lake" (2013): Jane Campion, Gerard Lee

Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series

Nominees:

"The Colbert Report" (2005)

"The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" (1996)

"Portlandia" (2011)

"Real Time with Bill Maher" (2003)

"Saturday Night Live" (1975)

"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" (2003)

Winners of the 2013 SAG Awards

And the winners for the 2013 SAG Awards are...!  Congrats everyone!

Outstanding Ensemble in a Motion Picture: "Argo"

Outstanding Male Actor in a Leading Role: Daniel Day-Lewis, "Lincoln"
 
Outstanding Female Actor in a Leading Role: Jennifer Lawrence, "Silver Linings Playbook"
 
Outstanding Male Actor in a Supporting Role: Tommy Lee Jones, "Lincoln"
 
Outstanding Female Actor in a Supporting Role: Anne Hathaway, "Les Miserables"

Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series: "Downton Abbey"
 
Outstanding Male Actor in a Drama Series: Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad"
 
Outstanding Female Actor in a Drama Series: Claire Danes, "Homeland"

Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series: "Modern Family"
 
Outstanding Male Actor in a Comedy Series: Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock"
 
Outstanding Female Actor in a Comedy Series: Tina Fey, "30 Rock"

Outstanding Male Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries: Kevin Costner, "Hatfields & McCoys"
 
Outstanding Female Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries: Julianne Moore, "Game Change"

Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture: "Skyfall"
 
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a TV Series: "Game of Thrones"

2012 Emmy's

Well, first things first - I need to get on the award-winning bandwagon and start watching "Homeland" and "Modern Family" which were just a few of some of the multi-winners tonight.  There were loads of brits nominated and a few scored some golden statues - so well done to them!  And for the winners...here you go.  Enjoy!

Outstanding Drama Series	Outstanding Comedy Series
Homeland (Showtime) Boardwalk Empire (HBO) Breaking Bad (AMC) Downton Abbey (PBS) Game of Thrones (HBO) Mad Men (AMC)	Modern Family (ABC) 30 Rock (NBC) The Big Bang Theory (CBS) Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO) Girls (HBO) Veep (HBO)
Outstanding Miniseries or TV Movie	Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Series
Game Change (HBO) American Horror Story (FX) Hatfields & McCoys (History) Hemingway & Gellhorn (HBO) Luther (BBC America) Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia (PBS)	The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central) The Colbert Report (Comedy Central) Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC) Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (NBC) Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program	Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program
The Amazing Race (CBS) Dancing with the Stars (ABC) Project Runway (Lifetime) So You Think You Can Dance (FOX) Top Chef (Bravo) The Voice (NBC)	Tom Bergeron for Dancing with the Stars (ABC) Cat Deeley for So You Think You Can Dance (FOX) Phil Keoghan for The Amazing Race (CBS) Ryan Seacrest for American Idol (FOX) Betty White for Betty White's Off Their Rockers (NBC)

Acting

Lead performances

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Damian Lewis as Nicholas Brody on Homeland (Episode: "Marine One") (Showtime) Hugh Bonneville as Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham on Downton Abbey (Episode: "Episode Seven") (PBS) Steve Buscemi as Enoch "Nucky" Thompson on Boardwalk Empire (Episode: "Two Boats and a Lifeguard") (HBO) Bryan Cranston as Walter White on Breaking Bad (Episode: "Crawl Space") (AMC) Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan on Dexter (Episode: "Nebraska") (Showtime) Jon Hamm as Don Draper on Mad Men (Episode: "The Other Woman") (AMC)	Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison on Homeland (Episode: "The Vest") (Showtime) Kathy Bates as Harriet "Harry" Korn on Harry's Law (Episode: "Onward and Upward") (NBC) Glenn Close as Patricia "Patty" Hewes on Damages (Episode: "I've Done Way Too Much for This Girl") (Audience Network) Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary Crawley on Downton Abbey (Episode: "Episode Seven") (PBS) Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick on The Good Wife (Episode: "Parenting Made Easy") (CBS) Elisabeth Moss as Margaret "Peggy" Olson on Mad Men (Episode: "The Other Woman") (AMC)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Jon Cryer as Dr. Alan Harper on Two and a Half Men (Episode: "Frodo's Headshots") (CBS) Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy on 30 Rock (Episode: "Live from Studio 6H") (NBC) Louis C.K. as Louie on Louie (Episode: "Duckling") (FX) Don Cheadle as Marty Kaan on House of Lies (Episode: "Gods of Dangerous Financial Institutions") (Showtime) Larry David as Himself on Curb Your Enthusiasm (Episode: "Palestinian Chicken") (HBO) Jim Parsons as Dr. Sheldon Cooper on The Big Bang Theory (Episode: "The Werewolf Transformation") (CBS)	Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer on Veep (Episode: "Tears") (HBO) Zooey Deschanel as Jessica Day on New Girl (Episode: "Bad in Bed") (FOX) Lena Dunham as Hannah Horvath on Girls (Episode: "She Did") (HBO) Edie Falco as Jackie Peyton on Nurse Jackie (Episode: "Disneyland Sucks") (Showtime) Tina Fey as Liz Lemon on 30 Rock (Episode: "The Tuxedo Begins") (NBC) Melissa McCarthy as Molly Flynn on Mike & Molly (Episode: "The Dress") (CBS) Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope on Parks and Recreation (Episode: "Win, Lose, or Draw") (NBC)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
Kevin Costner as William "Devil Anse" Hatfield in Hatfields & McCoys (History) Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes in Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia (PBS) Idris Elba as Det. John Luther in Luther (BBC America) Woody Harrelson as Steve Schmidt in Game Change (HBO) Clive Owen as Ernest Hemingway in Hemingway & Gellhorn (HBO) Bill Paxton as Randall McCoy in Hatfields & McCoys (History)	Julianne Moore as Sarah Palin in Game Change (HBO) Connie Britton as Vivien Harmon in American Horror Story (FX) Ashley Judd as Rebecca Winstone in Missing (ABC) Nicole Kidman as Martha Gellhorn in Hemingway & Gellhorn (HBO) Emma Thompson as She in The Song of Lunch (PBS)

Supporting performances

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman on Breaking Bad (Episode: "End Times") (AMC) Jim Carter as Charles Carson on Downton Abbey (Episode: "Episode Two") (PBS) Brendan Coyle as John Bates on Downton Abbey (Episode: "Episode Seven") (PBS) Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister on Game of Thrones (Episode: "Blackwater") (HBO) Giancarlo Esposito as Gus Fring on Breaking Bad (Episode: "Hermanos") (AMC) Jared Harris as Lane Pryce on Mad Men (Episode: "Commissions and Fees") (AMC)	Maggie Smith as Violet Crawley, Countess of Grantham on Downton Abbey (Episode: "Episode One") (PBS) Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart on The Good Wife (Episode: "Alienation of Affection") (CBS) Joanne Froggatt as Anna Bates on Downton Abbey (Episode: "Episode Seven") (PBS) Anna Gunn as Skyler White on Breaking Bad (Episode: "Cornered") (AMC) Christina Hendricks as Joan Harris on Mad Men (Episode: "The Other Woman") (AMC) Archie Panjabi as Kalinda Sharma on The Good Wife (Episode: "The Dream Team") (CBS)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Eric Stonestreet as Cameron Tucker on Modern Family (Episode: "Treehouse") (ABC) Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy on Modern Family (Episode: "Lifetime Supply") (ABC) Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell Pritchett on Modern Family (Episode: "Leap Day") (ABC) Max Greenfield as Schmidt on New Girl (Episode: "Control") (FOX) Bill Hader as Various Characters on Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Katy Perry") (NBC) Ed O'Neill as Jay Pritchett on Modern Family (Episode: "Baby on Board") (ABC)	Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy on Modern Family (Episode: "Go Bullfrogs!") (ABC) Mayim Bialik as Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler on The Big Bang Theory (Episode: "The Shiny Trinket Maneuver") (CBS) Kathryn Joosten as Karen McCluskey on Desperate Housewives (Episode: "Give Me the Blame/Finishing the Hat") (ABC) Sofía Vergara as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett on Modern Family (Episode: "Tableau Vivant") (ABC) Merritt Wever as Zoey Barkow on Nurse Jackie (Episode: "One-Armed Jacks") (Showtime) Kristen Wiig as Various Characters on Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Mick Jagger") (NBC)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
Tom Berenger as Jim Vance in Hatfields & McCoys (History) Martin Freeman as Dr. John Watson in Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia (PBS) Ed Harris as John McCain in Game Change (HBO) Denis O'Hare as Larry Harvey in American Horror Story (FX) David Strathairn as John Dos Passos in Hemingway & Gellhorn (HBO)	Jessica Lange as Constance Langdon in American Horror Story (FX) Frances Conroy as Moira O'Hara in American Horror Story (FX) Judy Davis as Jill Tankard in Page Eight (PBS) Sarah Paulson as Nicolle Wallace in Game Change (HBO) Mare Winningham as Sally McCoy in Hatfields & McCoys (History)

Guest performances

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 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 and 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 Ghost of Charlie Harper on Two and a Half Men (Episode: "Why We Gave Up Women") (CBS) Elizabeth Banks as Avery Jessup 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)

Directing

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series	Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
Tim Van Patten for Boardwalk Empire (Episode: "To the Lost") (HBO) Phil Abraham for Mad Men (Episode: "The Other Woman") (AMC) Michael Cuesta for Homeland (Episode: "Pilot") (Showtime) Vince Gilligan for Breaking Bad (Episode: "Face Off") (AMC) Brian Percival for Downton Abbey (Episode: "Episode Seven") (PBS)	Steven Levitan for Modern Family (Episode: "Baby on Board") (ABC) Louis C.K. for Louie (Episode: "Duckling") (FX) Lena Dunham for Girls (Episode: "She Did") (HBO) Jake Kasdan for New Girl (Episode: "Pilot") (FOX) Robert B. Weide for Curb Your Enthusiasm (Episode: "Palestinian Chicken") (HBO) Jason Winer for Modern Family (Episode: "Virgin Territory") (ABC)
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special	Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Special
Jay Roach for Game Change (HBO) Philip Kaufman for Hemingway & Gellhorn (HBO) Paul McGuigan for Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia (PBS) Sam Miller for Luther (BBC America) Kevin Reynolds for Hatfields & McCoys (History)	Glenn Weiss for 65th Tony Awards (CBS) Louis C.K. for Live at the Beacon Theater (FX) Louis J. Horvitz for 54th Grammy Awards (CBS) Don Mischer for 84th Academy Awards (ABC) Alan Skog for New York City Ballet George Balanchine's The Nutcracker (PBS)

Writing

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series	Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon & Gideon Raff for Homeland (Episode: "Pilot") (Showtime) Semi Chellas & Matthew Weiner for Mad Men (Episode: "Far Away Places") (AMC) Semi Chellas & Matthew Weiner for Mad Men (Episode: "The Other Woman") (AMC) Julian Fellowes for Downton Abbey (Episode: "Episode Seven") (PBS) Andre Jacquemetton & Maria Jacquemetton for Mad Men (Episode: "Commissions and Fees") (AMC)	Louis C.K. for Louie (Episode: "Pregnant") (FX) Lena Dunham for Girls (Episode: "Pilot") (HBO) Chris McKenna for Community (Episode: "Remedial Chaos Theory") (NBC) Amy Poehler for Parks and Recreation (Episode: "The Debate") (NBC) Michael Schur for Parks and Recreation (Episode: "Win, Lose, or Draw") (NBC)
Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special	Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Special
Danny Strong for Game Change (HBO) Neil Cross for Luther (BBC America) Bill Kerby, Ted Mann & Ronald Parker for Hatfields & McCoys (History) Steven Moffat for Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia (PBS) Abi Morgan for The Hour (BBC America)	Live at the Beacon Theater (FX) 65th Annual Tony Awards (CBS) 84th Annual Academy Awards (ABC) Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute To America's Golden Girl (NBC) The Kennedy Center Honors (CBS)