EMMY AWARDS 2012 | Maggie Smith should win! See the nominees!

Maggie Smith has every right to take home an Emmy. And this is Emmy's last chance to give her one for her stellar performance as the Queen "B" Countess in Masterpiece's "Downtown Abbey", a role she truly has taken to great heights and may be the main reason why it is so successful. 

Here are the nominees: 

DRAMA

Best Drama Series

• Boardwalk Empire
• Breaking Bad
• Downton Abbey
• Game of Thrones
• Homeland
• Mad Men

Best Leading Actor in a Drama Series

• Hugh Bonneville, Downton Abbey
• Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
• Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
• Michael C. Hall, Dexter
• Jon Hamm, Mad Men
• Damian Lewis, Homeland

Best Leading Actress in a Drama Series

• Kathy Bates, Harry's Law
• Glenn Close, Damages
• Claire Danes, Homeland
• Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey
• Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
• Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

• Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
• Giancarlo Esposito, Breaking Bad
• Brendan Coyle, Downton Abbey
• Jim Carter, Downton Abbey
• Jared Harris, Mad Men
• Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

• Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife
• Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad
• Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
• Joanna Froggatt, Downton Abbey
• Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
• Christine Baranski, The Good Wife

COMEDY

Best Comedy Series

• The Big Bang Theory
• Curb Your Enthusiasm
• Girls
• Modern Family
• 30 Rock
• Veep

Best Leading Actor in a Comedy Series

• Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
• Don Cheadle, House of Lies
• Louis C.K., Louie
• Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
• Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm
• Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory

Best Leading Actress in a Comedy Series

• Zooey Deschanel, New Girl
• Lena Dunham, Girls
• Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
• Tina Fey, 30 Rock
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
• Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly
• Amy Poehler, Parks & Recreation

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

• Ed O'Neill, Modern Family
• Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family
• Ty Burrell, Modern Family
• Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family
• Bill Hader, Saturday Night Live
• Max Greenfield, New Girl

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

• Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory
• Merritt Wever, Nurse Jackie
• Julie Bowen, Modern Family
• Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live
• Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
• Kathryn Joosten, Desperate Housewives

REALITY TV

Best Reality Competition

• The Amazing Race
• Dancing With The Stars
• Project Runway
• So You Think You Can Dance
• Top Chef
• The Voice

Best Reality Host

• Tom Bergeron, Dancing With The Stars
• Cat Deeley, So You Think You Can Dance
• Phil Keoghan, The Amazing Race
• Ryan Seacrest, American Idol
• Betty White, Betty White's Off Their Rockers

MINISERIES

Best Miniseries or Movie

• American Horror Story
• Game Change
• Hatfields & McCoys
• Hemingway & Gellhorn
• Luther
• Sherlock