17th annual cadet tv awards 2012

drama series
Homeland
Breaking Bad
Game of Thrones
The Good Wife
The Killing
Mad Men

comedy series
Louie
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Happy Endings
House of Lies
Modern Family
Nurse Jackie

tv movie/mini-series
Luther – BBC America
Game Change – HBO
Great Expectations – PBS
Page Eight – PBS
Sherlock – PBS
The Hour – BBC America

variety program
Real Time with Bill Maher – HBO
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
Inside the Actors Studio – Bravo
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
The Slap – ABC1
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)
Girls – HBO
Boss – Starz
New Girl – Fox
Suits – USA
Veep – HBO
Wilfred – FX

performance, new series (performers nominated elsewhere are ineligible)
Callie Thorne – Necessary Roughness
Jeff Hephner – Boss
Noah Wyle – Falling Skies
Kerry Washington – Scandal
Sarah Rafferty – Suits
Christina Applegate – Up All Night

youth performance
Maisie Williams – Game of Thrones
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
Bill Hader – Saturday Night Live
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
Damian Lewis – Homeland
Kelsey Grammer – Boss
Bryan Cranston – Breaking Bad
Jon Hamm – Mad Men
Patrick J Adams – Suits
Gabriel Macht – Suits

lead actress, drama series
Claire Danes – Homeland
Michelle Dockery – Downton Abbey
Anna Torv – Fringe
Julianna Margulies – The Good Wife
Mirielle Enos – The Killing
Elisabeth Moss – Mad Men

supporting actor, drama series
Giancarlo Esposito – Breaking Bad
Aaron Paul – Breaking Bad
Peter Dinklage – Game of Thrones
Mandy Patinkin – Homeland
Neal McDonough – Justified
Joel Kinnaman – The Killing

supporting actress, drama series
Christina Hendricks – Mad Men
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
Mykelti Williamson – Justified
Chris Messina – Damages
Henry Ian Cusick – Fringe
Jere Burns – Justified
Ben Feldman – Mad Men
Dorian Missick – Southland

guest actress, drama series
Carrie Preston – The Good Wife
Martha Plimpton – The Good Wife
Marin Ireland – Homeland
Julia Ormond – Mad Men
Barbara Hershey – Once Upon a Time
Lucy Liu – Southland

directing, drama series
Phil Abraham – Mad Men – “The Other Woman”
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
Meredith Stiehm – Homeland – “The Weekend”
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
Don Cheadle – House of Lies
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
Lena Dunham – Girls
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
Damon Wayans Jr – Happy Endings
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
Maya Rudolph – Up All Night
Zosia Mamet – Girls
Casey Wilson – Happy Endings
Anna Deavere-Smith – Nurse Jackie
Merritt Wever – Nurse Jackie
Jane Krakowski 30 Rock

guest actor, comedy series
Greg Kinnear – Modern Family
Hugh Dancy – The Big C
Christopher Abbott – Girls
Matthew Bomer – Glee
Doug Stanhope – Louie
Justin Long – New Girl

guest actress, comedy series
Megan Mullally – Happy Endings
Ana Gasteyer – Curb Your Enthusiasm
Becky Ann – Baker Girls
Ellen Barkin – Modern FamilyC
Kristin Schaal – 30 Rock
Jane Kaczmarek – Wilfred

directing, comedy series
Robert B Weide – Curb Your Enthusiasm – “Palestinian Chicken”
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
Louis CK – Louie – “Subway/Pamela”
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
Benedict Cumberbatch – Sherlock
Woody Harrelson – Game Change
Ed Harris – Game Change
Idris Elba – Luther
Martin Freeman – Sherlock
Mekhi Phifer – Torchwood: Miracle Day

actress, tv movie/mini-series
Julianna Moore – Game Change
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
Paul McGuigan & Toby Haynes – Sherlock
Jay Roach – Game Change
Brian Birk – Great Expectations
Sam Miller – Luther
David Hare Page Eight

writing, movie/mini-series
Neil Cross – Luther
Danny Strong – Game Change
Abi Morgan – The Hour
David Hare – Page Eight
Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss & Steve Thompson – Sherlock

directing, variety/non-fiction
65th Annual Tony Awards
An Idiot Abroad
Inside Comedy
Real Time with Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live
Top Chef

writing, variety/non-fiction
Real Time with Bill Maher
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
84th Annual Academy Awards
Louis CK Live at the Beacon Theatre
Portlandia
Saturday Night Live

dramatic ensemble
The Good Wife (CBS) – Christine Baranski, Josh Charles, Alan Cumming, Matt Czuchry, Julianna Margulies, Chris Noth, Archie Panjabi, Graham Phillips, Makenzie Vega.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
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.
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
Family Guy – Fox
Futurama – Fox
ThunderCats – Cartoon Network

music composition/score
Downton Abbey – “Episode 7”
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
Great Expectations
Boss
Hell On Wheels
Magic City
Page Eight

titles sequence
Homeland
Great Expectations
Strike Back
Suits

film editing
Breaking Bad – “End Times” – AMC
Homeland – “The Weekend” – Showtime
Luther – “Episode 1” – BBC America
Southland – “Wednesday” – TNT
Suits – “Dog Fight” – USA

cinematography
Game of Thrones – “Winter is Coming” – HBO
Boss – “Choose” – Starz
Downton Abbey – “Episode 7” – PBS
Hell on Wheels – “Revelations” – AMC
Homeland – “Pilot” – Showtime

production design
Game of Thrones – “Valar Morghulis” – HBO
Great Expectations – “Part 1” – PBS
Hell on Wheels – “Pilot” – AMC
Once Upon a Time – “Pilot” – ABC
Scandal – “CRash and Burn” – ABC

costume design
Once Upon a Time – “True North” – ABC
Great Expectations – “Part 1” – PBS
Hell on Wheels “Revelations” – AMC
Pan Am “Pilot” – NBC
Mad Men “At the Codfish Ball” – AMC

makeup/hairstyling
Mad Men – “Tea Leaves” – AMC
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
Homeland – “Marine One” – Showtime
Downton Abbey – “Episode 1” – PBS
Game of Thrones – “Blackwater” – HBO
The Killing – “Off the Reservation” – AMC
True Blood – “Soul of Fire” – HBO

sound editing
Fringe – “Letters of Transit” – Fox
Breaking Bad “Face Off” – AMC
Covert Affairs “Half a World Away” – USA
Game of Thrones “Blackwater” – HBO
Spartacus: Vengeance “Libertus” – Starz

visual effects
Game of Thrones – “Valar Morghulis” – Fox
Falling Skies “Prisoner of War” – TNT
Fringe “Letters of Transit” – Fox
Terra Nova “Occupation/Resistance” – Fox
Torchwood: Miracle Day “The Blood Line” – Starz

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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