64th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards

The 64th Annual Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony will be held on September 15, 2012. This is in conjunction with the annual Primetime Emmy awards and are presented in recognition of technical and other similar achievements in American television programming.

Schedule

On March 24, 2012, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced the following key dates for the 64th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards.

Date	Event
June 1, 2011 – May 31, 2012	Eligibility period (see the "hanging episodes" rule below)
Week of March 26, 2012	Online entry process begins
April 27, 2012	Deadline to re-instate or apply for membership in the Television Academy and be eligible to vote in the 2012 primetime competition
May 4, 2012	Entry deadline for all entries that were originally presented from June 1, 2011 – May 31, 2012
June 11, 2012	Nominating ballots are posted on the Academy’s website
June 28, 2012	Deadline for returning the nominating ballots to Ernst & Young
July 19, 2012	Nominations are announced live from the Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre in Hollywood, California
Week of August 6, 2012	At-home judging DVDs for Creative Arts Awards categories are mailed
Week of August 13, 2012	At-home judging DVDs for Telecast Awards categories are mailed
August 24, 2012	Deadline for returning at-home judging ballots for Creative Arts Awards categories to Ernst & Young
August 31, 2012	Deadline for returning at-home judging ballots for Telecast Awards categories to Ernst & Young
September 15, 2012	Creative Arts Awards and Ball
September 23, 2012	ABC Telecast and Governors Ball

Academy's "hanging episodes" rule

The Television Academy was alerted to an issue with "hanging episodes" by Starz. The channel has numerous series with multiple "hanging episodes". "Hanging episodes" are episodes broadcast after the Academy's deadline for consideration that are part of a season that began before the deadline. For instance, Starz's Magic City and AMC's Mad Men both ended their 2012 seasons in June, after the May 31 deadline. These episodes will now be allowed to be webcast for award consideration prior to their telecast should that telecast air after the submission period has closed. The Academy had prior rules stipulating that eligible episodes be presented on the same platform as the episodes that qualify the series.

Nominations

Outstanding Special Class Programs	Outstanding Special Class - Short-format Live-Action Entertainment Programs
84th Academy Awards (ABC) 54th Grammy Awards (CBS) Herbie Hancock, Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Celebrate Gershwin (PBS) Live at the Beacon Theater (FX) 65th Tony Awards (CBS) 69th Golden Globe Awards (NBC)	Childrens Hospital (adultswim.com) The Daily Show Correspondents Explain (thedailyshow.com) Parks and Recreation: April And Andy's Road Trip (NBC.com) 30 Rock: The Webisodes (NBC.com) Web Therapy (lstudio.com)
Outstanding Animated Program	Outstanding Short-format Animated Program
American Dad! (Episode: "Hot Water") (FOX) Bob's Burgers (Episode: "Burgerboss") (FOX) Futurama (Episode: "The Tip of the Zoidberg") (Comedy Central) The Penguins of Madagascar (Episode: "The Return Of The Revenge Of Dr. Blowhole") (Nickelodeon) The Simpsons (Episode: "Holidays of Future Passed") (FOX)	Adventure Time (Episode: "Too Young") (Cartoon Network) Phineas and Ferb (Episode: "The Doonkleberry Imperative") (Disney Channel) Mad (Episode: "Kitchen Nightmare Before Christmas/How I Met Your Mummy") (Cartoon Network) Regular Show (Episode: "Eggscellent") (Cartoon Network) Robot Chicken (Episode: "Fight Club Paradise") (Cartoon Network)
Outstanding Voice-Over Performance	Outstanding Children's Nonfiction, Reality or Reality-Competition Program
Hank Azaria as Moe Szyslak, Duffman, Mexican Duffman, Carl, Comic Book Guy, and Chief Wiggum on The Simpsons (Episode: "Moe Goes from Rags to Riches") (FOX) Maurice LaMarche as Clamps, Donbot, Hyperchicken, Calculon, Hedonismbot, and Morbo on Futurama (Episode: The Silence of the Clamps) (Comedy Central) Dan Povenmire as Dr. Doofenshmirtz on Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension (Disney Channel) Rob Riggle as Noel on Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice (ABC) Brenda Strong as Mary-Alice Young on Desperate Housewives (Episodes: "Give Me the Blame"/"Finishing The Hat") (ABC) Kristen Wiig as Lola on The Looney Tunes Show (Episode: "Double Date") (Cartoon Network)	It Gets Better (MTV) Sesame Street: Growing Hope Against Hunger (PBS) The Weight of the Nation for Kids: The Great Cafeteria Takeover (HBO)
Outstanding Nonfiction Series	Outstanding Nonfiction Special
American Masters (PBS) Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (Travel Channel) Frozen Planet (Discovery Channel) Inside the Actors Studio (Bravo) The Weight of the Nation (HBO)	6 Days To Air: The Making Of South Park (Comedy Central) Bobby Fischer Against the World (HBO) George Harrison: Living in the Material World (HBO) Gloria: In Her Own Words (HBO) Paul Simon's Graceland Journey: Under African Skies (A&E)
Outstanding Special Class - Short-format Nonfiction Programs	Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking
Bravo's Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen (bravotv.com) DGA Moments in Time (dga.org) Jay Leno's Garage (jaylenosgarage.com) Thank A Vet (history.com) 30 Rock: Ask Tina (NBC.com)	The Amish (American Experience) (PBS) Have You Heard From Johannesburg? (Independent Lens) (PBS) Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory (HBO)
Outstanding Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series	Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series
Hell's Kitchen (Episodes: Episode 915, Episode 916) (FOX) How I Met Your Mother (Episodes: Now We're Even; The Magician's Code, Part One; The Magician's Code, Part Two) (CBS) Mike & Molly (Episodes: Goin' Fishin', Valentine's Piggyback, The Wedding) (CBS) 30 Rock (Episode: Live From Studio 6H) (NBC) 2 Broke Girls (Episodes: And The Rich People Problems, And The Reality Check, And The Pop Up Sale) (CBS)	Boardwalk Empire (Episodes: Peg Of Old, Battle Of The Century, To The Lost) (HBO) Downton Abbey (Episodes: Episode 4, Episode 7) (PBS) Game Of Thrones (Episodes: Garden Of Bones, The Ghost Of Harrenhal, A Man Without Honor) (HBO) Justified (Episodes: Cut Ties, Loose Ends, Measures) (FX Networks) Mad Men (Episode: At The Cod Fish Ball) (AMC)
Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie	Outstanding Art Direction for Variety or Nonfiction Programming
American Horror Story (Episodes: Part 1, Open House (Part 7)) (FX) Great Expectations (Masterpiece) (PBS) Hatfields & McCoys (History) Hemingway & Gellhorn (HBO) Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia (Masterpiece) (PBS)	84th Annual Academy Awards (ABC) The 54th Annual Grammy Awards (CBS) Saturday Night Live (Episodes: Host: Jimmy Fallon, Host: Melissa McCarthy, Host: Mick Jagger) (NBC) 65th Annual Tony Awards (CBS) The Voice (Episodes: Blind Auditions (Part 2), Battle Rounds (Part 1), Live Shows (Part 4)) (NBC)
Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series	Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series
The Big C (Showtime) Modern Family (ABC) Nurse Jackie (Showtime) Veep (HBO)	Boardwalk Empire (HBO) Downton Abbey (PBS) Game Of Thrones (HBO) The Good Wife (CBS) Homeland (Showtime) Mad Men (AMC)
Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special	Outstanding Choreography
American Horror Story (FX) Five (Lifetime) Game Change (HBO) Hatfields & McCoys (History) Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia (Masterpiece) (PBS)	Dancing With The Stars (Routine: Without You) (ABC) Smash (Routines: National Pastime, Let's Be Bad, Never Met A Wolf) (NBC) So You Think You Can Dance (Routines: In This Shirt, Turning Tables, Heart Asks For Pleasure First, Misty Blue, Velocity, Whatever Lola Wants, Please Mr. Jailor, Where Do I Begin) (FOX)
Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series	Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series
How I Met Your Mother (Episode: 46 Minutes) (CBS) Mike & Molly (Episode: Victoria Can't Drive) (CBS) Pair Of Kings (Episode: The Evil King (Part 2)) (Disney XD) Two And A Half Men (Episode: Sips, Sonnets, And Sodomy) (CBS) 2 Broke Girls (Episode: Pilot) (CBS)	Boardwalk Empire (Episode: 21) (HBO) Breaking Bad (Episode: Face Off) (AMC) Glee (Episode: Asian F) (FOX) Mad Men (Episode: The Phantom) (AMC) Pan Am (Episode: Pilot) (ABC)
Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie	Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming
Game Change (HBO) Great Expectations (Masterpiece) (Episode: Part 2) (PBS) Hemingway & Gellhorn (HBO) Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia (Masterpiece) (PBS) Treasure Island (Episode: Part 1) (Syfy)	Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (Episode: Mozambique) (Travel Channel) Frozen Planet (Episode: Ends Of The Earth) (Discovery) George Harrison: Living In The Material World (HBO) Prohibition (Episode: A Nation Of Drunkards) (PBS) Whale Wars (Episode: Race To Save Lives) (Animal Planet)
Outstanding Cinematography for Reality Programming	Outstanding Commercial
The Amazing Race (Episode: Let Them Drink Their Haterade (Lake Manyara, Tanzania)) (CBS) Deadliest Catch (Episode: I Don't Wanna Die) (Discovery) Project Runway (Episode: The Finale Challenge) (Lifetime) Survivor (Episode: Running The Show) (CBS) Top Chef (Episode: Fit For An Evil Queen) (Bravo)	The Bark Side (Volkswagen) Best Job (Procter & Gamble) Color Changes Everything (Target) The Dog Strikes Back (Volkswagen) It's Halftime In America (Chrysler)
Outstanding Costumes for a Series	Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
Boardwalk Empire (Episode: 21) (HBO) The Borgias (Episode: The Confession) (Showtime) Downton Abbey (Episode: Episode 1) (PBS) Game Of Thrones (Episode: The Prince Of Winterfell) (HBO) Once Upon A Time (Episode: Hat Trick) (ABC)	American Horror Story (Episode: Halloween, Part 1) (FX) Great Expectations (Masterpiece) (Episode: Part 2) (PBS) Hatfields & McCoys (Episode: Part 1) (History) Hemingway & Gellhorn (HBO) Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia (Masterpiece) (PBS) Treasure Island (Episode: Part 1) (Syfy)
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series	Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series
Breaking Bad (Episodes: End Times, Face Off) (AMC) Downton Abbey (Episode: Episode 7) (PBS) Homeland (Episode: Pilot) (Showtime) Mad Men (Episode: Far Away Places) (AMC)	Curb Your Enthusiasm (Episode: Palestinian Chicken) (HBO) Modern Family (Episode: Election Day) (ABC) 30 Rock (Episodes: The Tuxedo Begins, Leap Day) (NBC)
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or a Movie	Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series
American Horror Story (Episode: Birth) (FX) Game Change (HBO) Hatfields & McCoys (Episode: Part 2) (History) Hemingway & Gellhorn (HBO) Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia (Masterpiece) (PBS)	The Big Bang Theory (Episode: The Countdown Reflection) (CBS) Hot In Cleveland (Episode: God And Football) (TV Land) How I Met Your Mother (Episode: Trilogy Time) (CBS) Two And A Half Men (Episode: Why We Gave Up Women) (CBS) 2 Broke Girls (Episode: And The Kosher Cupcakes) (CBS)
Outstanding Picture Editing for Short-Form Segments and Variety Specials	Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming
84th Annual Academy Awards (Opening Film) (ABC) The Colbert Report (Episode: Stephen Colbert Occupies Wall Street (Episode 8013)) (Comedy Central) The Daily Show With Jon Stewart (Episode: A Love Supreme - Profanity & Nudity On TV (Episode 17051)) (Comedy Central) Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (Rise And Honor A Veterans Day Special) (ABC) Live At The Beacon Theatre (FX) 2012 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony (HBO)	American Masters (Johnny Carson: King Of Late Night) (PBS) Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (Episode: U.S. Desert) (Travel Channel) Beyond Scared Straight (Episode: Oakland County, MI) (A&E) Frozen Planet (Episode: Ends Of The Earth) (Discovery) George Harrison: Living In The Material World (HBO)
Outstanding Picture Editing for Reality Programming	Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series
The Amazing Race (Episode: Let Them Drink Their Haterade (Lake Manyara, Tanzania)) (CBS) Deadliest Catch (Episode: I Don't Wanna Die) (Discovery) Project Runway (Episode: My Pet Project) (Lifetime) Survivor (Episode: Cult-Like) (CBS) Top Chef (Episode: Fit For An Evil Queen) (Bravo)	Boardwalk Empire (Episode: Two Boats And A Lifeguard) (HBO) The Borgias (Episode: The Confession) (Showtime) Downton Abbey (Episode: Episode 1) (PBS) Game Of Thrones (Episode: The Old Gods And The New) (HBO) Mad Men (Episode: The Phantom) (AMC)
Outstanding Hairstyling for a Multi-Camera Series or Special	Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries or a Movie
Dancing With The Stars (Episode: Episode 1407) (ABC) Saturday Night Live (Episode: Host: Zooey Deschanel) (NBC) Victorious (Episode: April Fools Blank) (Nickelodeon) The Voice (Episode: Episode 210A) (NBC)	American Horror Story (FX) Hatfields & McCoys (History) Hemingway & Gellhorn (HBO)
Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media - Enhancement to a Television Program or Series	Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media – Original Interactive Television Programming
Bravo's Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen (bravotv.com) Game Of Thrones Season Two - Enhanced Digital Experience (HBO) The Team Coco Sync App (TBS)	Dirty Work (rides.tv) Psych HashTag Killer (USA) What's Trending With Shira Lazar (whatstrending.com)
Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Variety Series	Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Variety Special
American Idol (Episode: Finale) (FOX) Dancing With The Stars (Episode: Episode 1307) (ABC) Saturday Night Live •(Episode: Host: Jimmy Fallon) (NBC) So You Think You Can Dance (Episode: Season 8 Finale) (FOX) The Voice (Episode: Live Shows (Part 1)) (NBC)	84th Annual Academy Awards (ABC) Andrea Bocelli Live In Central Park (Great Performances) (PBS) The 54th Annual Grammy Awards (CBS) Super Bowl XLVI Halftime Show Starring Madonna (NBC) Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2011 (CBS)
Outstanding Main Title Design	Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic)
American Horror Story (FX) Great Expectations (Masterpiece) (PBS) Magic City (Starz) New Girl (FOX) Strike Back (Cinemax)	Boardwalk Empire (Episode: Georgia Peaches) (HBO) Game Of Thrones (Episode: The Old Gods And The New (HBO) Glee (Episode: Yes/No) (FOX) Mad Men (Episode: Christmas Waltz) (AMC) The Middle (Episode: The Play) (ABC)
Outstanding Makeup for a Multi-Camera Series or Special (Non-Prosthetic)	Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries or a Movie (Non-Prosthetic)
Dancing With The Stars (Episode: Episode 1307) (ABC) Hot In Cleveland (Episode: Bridezelka) (TV Land) How I Met Your Mother (Episode: Trilogy Time) (CBS) Saturday Night Live (Episode: Host: Katy Perry) (NBC) Victorious (Episode: April Fools Blank) (Nickelodeon)	American Horror Story (FX) Hatfields & McCoys (History) Hemingway & Gellhorn (HBO)
Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special	Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
American Horror Story (FX) Boardwalk Empire (Episode: The Age Of Reason) (HBO) Game Of Thrones (Episode: Valar Morghulis) (HBO) Once Upon A Time (Episode: Dreamy) (ABC) The Walking Dead (Episode: What Lies Ahead) (AMC)	The Borgias (Episode: The Confession) (Showtime) Downton Abbey (Episode: Episode 6) (PBS) Pan Am (Episode: Pilot) (ABC) Smash (Episode: Publicity) (NBC) 30 Rock (Episode: The Tuxedo Begins) (NBC)
Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score)	Outstanding Music Direction
Disney Prep & Landing: Naughty Vs. Nice (ABC) Game Change (HBO) Hatfields & McCoys (Episode: Part 1) Hemingway & Gellhorn (HBO) Missing (Episode: The Hard Drive) (ABC) Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia (Masterpiece) (PBS)	Christmas In Washington (TNT) Country Music (In Performance At The White House) (PBS) The Kennedy Center Honors (CBS) Michael Feinstein: The Sinatra Legacy (PBS) Seth MacFarlane: Swingin' In Concert (EPIX) The Thomashefskys: Music And Memories Of A Life In The Yiddish Theater (Great Performances) (PBS)
Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics	Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
The Heart Of Christmas (Song: The Heart Of Christmas) (GMC) Raising Hope (Episode: Prodigy, Song: Welcome Back To Hope) (FOX) Saturday Night Live (Episode: Host: Jason Segel, Song: I Can't Believe I'm Hosting) (NBC) Smash (Episode: Pilot, Song: Let Me Be Your Star) (NBC) 65th Annual Tony Awards (Song: It's Not Just For Gays Anymore) (CBS)	Great Expectations (Masterpiece) (PBS) Hell On Wheels (AMC) Homeland (Showtime) Page Eight (Masterpiece) (PBS) Touch (FOX)
Outstanding Sound Editing For A Series	Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
Boardwalk Empire (Episode: Gimcrack And Bunkum) (HBO) Breaking Bad (Episode: Face Off) (AMC) CSI: Miami (Episode: Blown Away) (CBS) Game Of Thrones (Episode: Blackwater) (HBO) The Walking Dead (Episode: Beside The Dying Fire) (AMC)	American Horror Story (Episode: Piggy, Piggy) (FX) Hatfields & McCoys (Episode: Part 1) (History) Hemingway & Gellhorn (HBO) The River (Episode: Doctor Emmet Cole) (ABC) Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia (Masterpiece) (PBS)
Outstanding Sound Editing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera)	Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour)
The Amazing Race (Episode: Let Them Drink Their Haterade (Lake Manyara, Tanzania)) (CBS) Frozen Planet (Episode: Ends Of The Earth) (Discovery Channel) George Harrison: Living In The Material World (HBO) Paul Simon's Graceland Journey: Under African Skies (A&E) Prohibition (Episode: A Nation Of Hypocrites) (PBS)	Breaking Bad (Episode: Face Off) (AMC) Downton Abbey (Episode: Episode 1) (PBS) Game Of Thrones (Episode: Blackwater) (HBO) Homeland (Episode: Marine One) (Showtime) Person Of Interest (Episode: Pilot) (CBS)
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or a Movie	Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation
American Horror Story (Episode: Piggy, Piggy) (FX) Game Change (HBO) Hatfields & McCoys (Episode: Part 1) (History) Hemingway & Gellhorn (HBO) Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia (Masterpiece) (PBS)	Entourage (Episode: The End) (HBO) Modern Family (Episode: Dude Ranch) (ABC) Nurse Jackie (Episode: Handle Your Scandal) (Showtime) Parks And Recreation (Episode: End Of The World) (NBC) 30 Rock (Episode: Live From Studio 6H) (NBC)
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special	Outstanding Sound Mixing for Nonfiction Programming
84th Annual Academy Awards (ABC) ACM Presents: Lionel Richie And Friends - In Concert (CBS) American Idol (Episode: 1144) (FOX) The 54th Annual Grammy Awards (CBS)	The Amazing Race (Episode: Let Them Drink Their Haterade (Lake Manyara, Tanzania)) (CBS) Deadliest Catch (Episode: I Don't Wanna Die) (Discovery) Frozen Planet (Episode: Ends Of The Earth) (Discovery) George Harrison: Living In The Material World (HBO) Paul Simon's Graceland Journey: Under African Skies (A&E)
Outstanding Special Visual Effects	Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Supporting Role
Falling Skies (Episode: Live And Learn / The Armory) (TNT) Game Of Thrones (Episode: Valar Morghulis) (HBO) Inside The Human Body (Episode: Episode 1) (TLC) Once Upon A Time (Episode: The Stranger) (ABC) Pan Am (Episode: Pilot) (ABC) The Walking Dead (Episode: Beside The Dying Fire) (AMC)	Boardwalk Empire (Episode: Georgia Peaches) (HBO) Bones (Episode: The Twist In The Twister) (FOX) The Borgias (Episode: The Choice) (Showtime) Breaking Bad (Episode: Face Off) (AMC) Hemingway & Gellhorn (HBO) Touch (Episode: Pilot) (FOX)
Outstanding Stunt Coordination	Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Series
American Horror Story (FX) Criminal Minds (Episode: The Bittersweet Science) (CBS) Grimm (Episode: The Woman In Black) (NBC) Hawaii Five-0 (Episode: Kame'e) (CBS) NCIS: Los Angeles (Episode: Blye K) (CBS) Southland (Episode: Wednesday) (TNT)	The Big Bang Theory (Episode: The Countdown Reflection) (CBS) Dancing With The Stars (Episode: Episode 1410A) (ABC) Late Show With David Letterman (Episode: Episode 3602) (CBS) Saturday Night Live (Episode: Host: Mick Jagger) (NBC) 30 Rock (Episode: Live From Studio 6H (West Coast Version)) (NBC)
Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
84th Annual Academy Awards (ABC) The 54th Annual Grammy Awards (CBS) The Kennedy Center Honors (CBS) Memphis (Great Performances) (PBS)