Just minutes ago, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced the nominees for the 2012 Primetime Emmy Awards, which will be presented on September 23 in Los Angeles in a primetime event hosted by funnyman Jimmy Kimmel.* Discovery Channel, TLC & Animal Planet all took home nominations, including Frozen Planet in the Outstanding Nonfiction Series category and MythBusters in the Outstanding Reality Program category.
Congratulations to all the nominees — adding to the 11 nominations last week for the News & Documentary Emmy Awards!
Frozen Planet (Discovery Channel)
- Outstanding Nonfiction Series
- Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming
- Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming
- Outstanding Sound Editing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera)
- Outstanding Sound Mixing for Nonfiction Programming
MythBusters (Discovery Channel)
- Outstanding Reality Program
Deadliest Catch (Discovery Channel)
- Outstanding Cinematography for Reality Programming
- Outstanding Picture Editing for Reality Programming
- Outstanding Sound Mixing for Nonfiction Programming
Whale Wars (Animal Planet)
- Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming (with Frozen Planet)
Inside the Human Body (TLC)
- Outstanding Special Visual Effects
*The Primetime Creative Arts Emmys ceremony will take place on September 15.
