Tied with AMC's Mad Men to lead the 2012 Emmy Awards nominations announced this morning, FX's American Horror Story earned a total of 17, including acting nominations for Connie Britton, Jessica Lange, Denis O'Hare and Frances Conroy.
Other recognized geek-favorite shows include HBO's Game of Thrones, AMC's The Walking Dead and a surprising 13 nominations for BBC series Sherlock, which aired in the United States as part of PBS' Masterpiece series. FOX's Fringe, however, was criminally overlooked once again, as was HBO's True Blood, with both shows failing to earn even a single nomination.
You can read the full list of nominations here, but this is the breakdown for the shows listed above...
AMERICAN HORROR STORY (17 Nominations)
Outstanding Miniseries or Movie
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie -- Connie Britton as Vivien Harmon
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie -- Frances Conroy as Moira
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie -- Jessica Lange as Constance Langdon
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie - Denis O'Hare as Larry Harvey
Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie -- "Open House (Part 7)"
Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie -- "Part 1"
Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special -- "Halloween, Part 1"
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or Movie -- "Birth"
Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries or Movie
Outstanding Main Title Design
Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries or Movie (Non-Prosthetic)
Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special -- "Piggy, Piggy"
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or Movie -- "Piggy, Piggy"
Outstanding Stunt Coordination
SHERLOCK (13 Nominations) -- All for "A Scandal in Belgravia"
Outstanding Miniseries or Movie
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie -- Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie -- Martin Freeman as Dr. John Watson
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special -- Paul McGuigan
Outstanding Writing for a MIniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special -- Steven Moffat
Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie
Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a SpecialOutstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie
Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or Movie
Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
(Original Dramatic Score) -- David Arnold and Michael Price
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or Movie
GAME OF THRONES (12 Nominations)
Outstanding Drama Series
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series -- Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister
Outstanding Art Direction for a Single Camera Series -- "Garden of Bones"
Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series
Outstanding Costumes for a Series -- "The Prince of Winterfell"
Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series -- "The Old Gods and the New"
Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media – Enhancement to a Television Program or Series
Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic) -- "The Old Gods and the New"
Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special -- "Valar Morghulis"
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series -- "Blackwater"
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour) -- "Blackwater"
Outstanding Special Visual Effects -- "Valar Morghulis"
THE WALKING DEAD (3 Nominations)
Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special -- "What Lies Ahead"
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series -- "Beside the Dying Fire"
Outstanding Special Visual Effects -- "Beside the Dying Fire"
The 64th Primetime Emmys is scheduled to air on Sunday, September 23rd on ABC at 7 p.m. EST.