17th annual cadet tv awards 2012

drama series

Winner:
Homeland

Nominees:
Breaking Bad
Game of Thrones
The Good Wife
The Killing
Mad Men

comedy series

Winner:
Louie

Nominees:
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Happy Endings
House of Lies
Modern Family
Nurse Jackie

tv movie/mini-series

Winner:
Luther (BBC America)

Nominees:
Game Change (HBO)
Great Expectations (PBS)
Page Eight (PBS)
Sherlock (PBS)
The Hour (BBC America)

variety program

Winner:
Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)

Nominees:
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
Inside Comedy (Showtime)
Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
65th Annual Tony Awards (CBS)

non-fiction program

Winner:
Inside the Actors Studio (Bravo)

Nominees:
An Idiot Abroad (Science Channel)
Hoarders (A&E)
Prophets of Science Fiction (Science Channel)
Top Chef (Bravo)
Who Do You Think You Are? (NBC)

australian program

Winner:
The Slap (ABC1)

Nominees:
Agony Uncles (ABC1)
Four Corners (ABC1)
The Gruen Transfer (ABC1)
Hungry Beast (ABC1)
Selling Houses Australia (Lifestyle Channel)

new series (series nominated as best series are ineligible)

Winner:
Girls (HBO)

Nominees:
Boss (Starz)
New Girl (Fox)
Suits (USA)
Veep (HBO)
Wilfred (FX)

performance, new series (performers nominated elsewhere are ineligible)

Winner:
Callie Thorne – Necessary Roughness

Nominees:
Jeff Hephner – Boss
Noah Wyle – Falling Skies
Kerry Washington – Scandal
Sarah Rafferty – Suits
Christina Applegate – Up All Night

youth performance

Winner:
Maisie Williams – Game of Thrones

Nominees:
Sophie Turner – Game of Thrones
Kiernan Shipka – Mad Men
Nolan Gould – Modern Family
Max Burkholder – Parenthood
Chandler Riggs – The Walking Dead

variety/non-fiction performer

Winner:
Bill Hader – Saturday Night Live

Nominees:
David Steinberg – Inside Comedy
Bill Maher – Real Time with Bill Maher
Maya Rudolph – Saturday Night Live
Kristin Wiig – Saturday Night Live
Neil Patrick Harris – 65th Annual Tony Awards

lead actor, drama series

Winner:
Damian Lewis – Homeland

Nominees:
Kelsey Grammer – Boss
Bryan Cranston – Breaking Bad
Jon Hamm – Mad Men
Patrick J Adams – Suits
Gabriel Macht – Suits

lead actress, drama series

Winner:
Claire Danes – Homeland

Nominees:
Michelle Dockery – Downton Abbey
Anna Torv – Fringe
Julianna Margulies – The Good Wife
Mirielle Enos – The Killing
Elisabeth Moss – Mad Men

supporting actor, drama series

Winner:
Giancarlo Esposito – Breaking Bad

Nominees:
Aaron Paul – Breaking Bad
Peter Dinklage – Game of Thrones
Mandy Patinkin – Homeland
Neal McDonough – Justified
Joel Kinnaman – The Killing

supporting actress, drama series

Winner:
Christina Hendricks – Mad Men

Nominees:
Joanna Froggatt Downton – Abbey
Lena Headey – Game of Thrones
Morena Baccarin – Homeland
Lana Parrilla – Once Upon a Time
Lauren Graham – Parenthood

guest actor, drama series

Winner:
Mykelti Williamson – Justified

Nominees:
Chris Messina – Damages
Henry Ian Cusick – Fringe
Jere Burns – Justified
Ben Feldman – Mad Men
Dorian Missick – Southland

guest actress, drama series

Winner:
Carrie Preston – The Good Wife

Nominees:
Martha Plimpton – The Good Wife
Marin Ireland – Homeland
Julia Ormond – Mad Men
Barbara Hershey – Once Upon a Time
Lucy Liu – Southland

directing, drama series

Winner:
Phil Abraham – Mad Men – “The Other Woman”

Nominees:
Michelle MacLaren – Breaking Bad – “Salud”
Neil Marshall – Game of Thrones – “Blackwater”
Michael Cuesta – Homeland – “Pilot”
Patty Jenkins – The Killing – “What I Know”
Tim Matheson – Suits – “Play the Man”

writing, drama series

Winner:
Meredith Stiehm – Homeland – “The Weekend”

Nominees:
Bradford Winters – Boss – “Stasis”
George Mastras & Sam Catlin – Breaking Bad – “Crawl Space”
Jeff Pinkner, J. H. Wyman & Akiva Goldsman – Fringe – “Brave New World (Part 2)”
|Courtney Kemp Agboh, Robert King & Michelle King – The Good Wife – “Blue Ribbon Panel”
Semi Challas & Matthew Weiner – Mad Men – “The Other Woman”

 

lead actor, comedy series

Winner:
Don Cheadle – House of Lies

Nominees:
Larry David – Curb Your Enthusiasm
Warwick Davis – Life’s Too Short
Louis CK – Louie
Ed Helms – The Office
Elijah Wood – Wilfred

lead actress, comedy series

Winner:
Lena Dunham – Girls

Nominees:
Laura Linney – The Big C
Zooey Deschanel – New Girl
Edie Falco – Nurse Jackie
Amy Poehler – Parks and Recreation
Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Veep

supporting actor, comedy series

Winner:
Damon Wayans Jr – Happy Endings

Nominees:
Oliver Platt – The Big C
Adam Pally – Happy Endings
Ed O’Neill – Modern Family
Eric Stonestreet – Modern Family
Max Greenfield – New Girl

supporting actress, comedy series

Winner:
Maya Rudolph – Up All Night

Nominees:
Zosia Mamet – Girls
Casey Wilson – Happy Endings
Anna Deavere-Smith – Nurse Jackie
Merritt Wever – Nurse Jackie
Jane Krakowski 30 Rock

guest actor, comedy series

Winner:
Greg Kinnear – Modern Family

Nominees:
Hugh Dancy – The Big C
Christopher Abbott – Girls
Matthew Bomer – Glee
Doug Stanhope – Louie
Justin Long – New Girl

guest actress, comedy series

Winner:
Megan Mullally – Happy Endings

Nominees:
Ana Gasteyer – Curb Your Enthusiasm
Becky Ann – Baker Girls
Ellen Barkin – Modern FamilyC
Kristin Schaal – 30 Rock
Jane Kaczmarek – Wilfred

directing, comedy series

Winner:
Robert B Weide – Curb Your Enthusiasm – “Palestinian Chicken”

Nominees:
Alec Berg – Curb Your Enthusiasm – “Larry vs Michael J Fox”
Adam Bernstein – House of Lies – “Utah”
Louis CK – Louie – “Duckling”
Jake Kasdan – New Girl – “Pilot”
Randall Einhorn – Nurse Jackie – “Handle Your Scandal”

writing, comedy series

Winner:
Louis CK – Louie – “Subway/Pamela”

Nominees:
Lena Dunham & Judd Apatow – Girls – “The Return”
Lena Dunham & Bruce Eric Kaplan – Girls – “Leave Me Alone”
Louis CK & Pamela Adlon – Louie – “Bummer/Blueberries”
Louis CK – Louie – “Moving”
Jesse Armstrong & Armando Ianucci – Veep – “Tears”

actor, tv movie/mini-series

Winner:
Benedict Cumberbatch – Sherlock

Nominees:
Woody Harrelson – Game Change
Ed Harris – Game Change
Idris Elba – Luther
Martin Freeman – Sherlock
Mekhi Phifer – Torchwood: Miracle Day

actress, tv movie/mini-series

Winner:
Julianna Moore – Game Change

Nominees:
Jessica Lange – American Horror Story
Sarah Paulson – Game Change
Gillian Anderson – Great Expectations
Judy Davis – Page Eight
Lauren Ambrose – Torchwood: Miracle Day

directing, movie/mini-series

Winner:
Paul McGuigan & Toby Haynes – Sherlock

Nominees:
Jay Roach – Game Change
Brian Birk – Great Expectations
Sam Miller – Luther
David Hare Page Eight

writing, movie/mini-series

Winner:
Neil Cross – Luther

Nominees:
Danny Strong – Game Change
Abi Morgan – The Hour
David Hare – Page Eight
Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss & Steve Thompson – Sherlock

directing, variety/non-fiction

Winner:
65th Annual Tony Awards

Nominees:
An Idiot Abroad
Inside Comedy
Real Time with Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live
Top Chef

writing, variety/non-fiction

Winner:
Real Time with Bill Maher

Nominees:
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
84th Annual Academy Awards
Louis CK Live at the Beacon Theatre
Portlandia
Saturday Night Live

dramatic ensemble

Winner:
The Good Wife (CBS) – Christine Baranski, Josh Charles, Alan Cumming, Matt Czuchry, Julianna Margulies, Chris Noth, Archie Panjabi, Graham Phillips, Makenzie Vega.

Nominees:
Boardwalk Empire (HBO) – Greg Antonacci, Steve Buscemi, Dabney Coleman, Paz de la Huerta, Stephen Graham, Jack Huston, Anthony Laciura, Kelly Macdonald, Gretchen Mol, Aleksa Palladino, Vincent Piazza, Michael Pitt, Michael Shannon, Paul Sparks, Michael Stuhlbarg, Shea Whigham, Michael K Williams.
Breaking Bad (AMC) – Jonathan Banks, Betsy Brandt, Bryan Cranston, Giancarlo Esposito, Anna Gunn, RJ Mitte, Dean Norris, Bob Odenkirk, Aaron Paul.
Homeland (Showtime) – Morena Baccarin, Claire Danes, David Harewood, Diego Klattenhoff, Damian Lewis, Jackson Pace, Mandy Patinkin, Morgan Saylor.
Parenthood (NBC) – Bonnie Bedelia, Tyree Brown, Joy Bryant, Max Burkholder, Erika Christensen, Lauren Graham, Miles Heizer, Sam Jaeger, Peter Krause, Craig T. Nelson, Monica Potter, Savannah Paige Rae, Sarah Ramos, Dax Shepard, Mae Whitman.
Sherlock (PBS) – Jonathan Aris, Louise Brealey, Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Mark Gatiss, Rupert Graves, Lara Pulver, Vinette Robinson, Andrew Scott, Una Stubbs, Russell Tovey.

comedic ensemble

Winner:
Saturday Night Live (NBC) – Fred Armisen, Vanessa Bayer, Paul Brittain, Abby Elliott, Bill Hader, Taran Killam, Kate McKinnon, Seth Meyers, Bobby Moynihan, Nasim Pedrad, Jay Pharoah, Andy Samberg, Jason Sudeikis, Kenan Thompson, Kristen Wiig.

Nominees:
Family Guy (Fox) – Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mike Henry, Mila Kunis, Seth MacFarlane, Patrick Warburton.
Girls (HBO) – Adam Driver, Lena Dunham, Jemima Kirke, Zosia Mamet, Allison Williams.
Happy Endings (ABC) – Eliza Coupe, Elisha Cuthbert, Zachary Knighton, Adam Pally, Damon Wayans Jr., Casey Wilson.
Parks and Recreation (NBC) – Aziz Ansari, Rashida Jones, Rob Lowe, Nick Offerman, Jim O’Heir, Aubrey Plaza, Amy Poehler, Chris Pratt, Retta, Adam Scott.
Veep (HBO) – Sufe Bradshaw, Anna Chlumsky, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Tony Hale, Reid Scott, Timothy Simons, Matt Walsh.

animated program

Winner:
Family Guy (Fox)

Nominees:
Futurama (Fox)
ThunderCats (Cartoon Network)

music composition/score

Winner:
Downton Abbey – “Episode 7”

Nominees:
The Killing – “What I Know” (AMC)
Mad Men – “The Other Woman” (AMC)
Sherlock – “A Scandal in Belgravia” (PBS)
The Walking Dead – “Beside the Dying Fire” (AMC)

main title theme

Winner:
Great Expectations

Nominees:
Boss
Hell On Wheels
Magic City
Page Eight

titles sequence

Winner:
Homeland

Nominees:
Great Expectations
Strike Back
Suits

film editing

Winner:
Breaking Bad – “End Times” (AMC)

Nominees:
Homeland – “The Weekend” (Showtime)
Luther – “Episode 1” (BBC America)
Southland – “Wednesday” (TNT)
Suits – “Dog Fight” (USA)

cinematography

Winner:
Game of Thrones – “Winter is Coming” (HBO)

Nominees:
Boss – “Choose” (Starz)
Downton Abbey – “Episode 7” (PBS)
Hell on Wheels – “Revelations” (AMC)
Homeland – “Pilot” (Showtime)

production design

Winner:
Game of Thrones – “Valar Morghulis” (HBO)

Nominees:
Great Expectations – “Part 1” (PBS)
Hell on Wheels – “Pilot” (AMC)
Once Upon a Time – “Pilot” (ABC)
Scandal – “CRash and Burn” (ABC)

costume design

Winner:
Once Upon a Time – “True North” (ABC)

Nominees:
Great Expectations – “Part 1” (PBS)
Hell on Wheels “Revelations” (AMC)
Pan Am “Pilot” (NBC)
Mad Men “At the Codfish Ball” (AMC)

makeup/hairstyling

Winner:
Mad Men – “Tea Leaves” (AMC)

Nominees:
Game of Thrones – “Valar Morghulis” (HBO)
Once Upon a Time – “Dreamy” (ABC)
Fringe – “Brave New World (Part 2)” (Fox)
The Walking Dead – “What Lies Behind” (AMC)

sound mixing

Winner:
Homeland – “Marine One” (Showtime)

Nominees:
Downton Abbey – “Episode 1” (PBS)
Game of Thrones – “Blackwater” (HBO)
The Killing – “Off the Reservation” (AMC)
True Blood – “Soul of Fire” (HBO)

sound editing

Winner:
Fringe – “Letters of Transit” (Fox)

Nominees:
Breaking Bad “Face Off” (AMC)
Covert Affairs “Half a World Away” (USA)
Game of Thrones “Blackwater” (HBO)
Spartacus: Vengeance “Libertus” (Starz)

visual effects

Winner:
Game of Thrones – “Valar Morghulis” (Fox)

Nominees:
Falling Skies “Prisoner of War” (TNT)
Fringe “Letters of Transit” (Fox)
Terra Nova “Occupation/Resistance” (Fox)
Torchwood: Miracle Day “The Blood Line” (Starz)

 

————SPOILER WARNING————

top 10 scenes of the 2010-2011 television season
(alphabetical order)

Breaking Bad – “Face Off” – The Death of Gus and Tio
Fringe – “Brave New World (Part 2)” – “I’m Pregnant”
Game of Thrones – “Blackwater” – The Seige
Homeland – “Marine One” – Vest Malfunction
House of Lies – “Amsterdam” – Getting Cat Deeley
The Killing – “What I Know” – Rosie’s Goodbye
Louie – “Oh Louie/Tickets” – Dane Cook Confrontation
Louie – “Subway/Pamela” – Violins
Mad Men – “The Phantom” – A New Level
Saturday Night Live – “Host: Mick Jagger” – Lawrence Welk Show with Jonny Prosciutto