The Walking Dead Scores Two EMMY Nominations

The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced their nominees for EMMY awards this morning and, shockingly, The Walking Dead did not receive a nomination for Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie, or a Special.

However, the Lifetime movie Anna Nicole did.

Let that sink in for a moment.

Other nominees in the prosthetic makeup category are American Horror Story: Coven, Boardwalk Empire, Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, and The Normal Heart.

It also did not receive a nomination for Outstanding Special and Visual Effects. Those nominations went to Almost Human, COSMOS: A SpaceTime Odyssey, Game of Thrones, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and The 100.

Oddly, The Walking Dead received a nomination in the Outstanding Special and Visual Effects in a Supporting Role category, with acknowledgement going to Victor Scalise (VFX Supervisor), Darrell Dean Pritchett (Special FX Supervisor), Matt Robken (VFX Producer), Gary Romey (VFX Coordinator), Martin Hilke (Lead 2D Artist), Diego Galtieri (Senior 2D Artist), Michael Cook (Lead CG Artist), William L. Arance *Senior CG Artist), and Dylen Vasquez (2D Artist). They're up against Black Sails, Da Vinci's Demons, Hawaii Five-O, Mob City, and Vikings.

The Walking Dead also received a nod for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series, with acknowledgement going to Jerry Ross (Supervising Sound Editor), Michael Baber (Music Editor), Tim Farrell (Sound Effects), Lou Thomas (Dialogue Editor), and Clayton Weber (Foley Artist). They're up against Black Sails, Boardwalk Empire, Breaking Bad, and Game of Thrones.

The Walking Dead did not receive any acting, directing or writing nominations nomination.

The Walking Dead Scores 3 Tech Emmy Nominations

Unfortunately, The Walking Dead has not received any nominations in the major categories of the 2012 Emmy Awards.  While the Drama Series / Actor / Actress / Direction / Writing categories all have very strong contenders, it would have been great to see The Walking Dead get a nod as well. 

The Walking Dead did pull in nominations in three technical catgories - Prosthetic Makeup, Sounding Editing and Special Visual Effects.

Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup For A Series, Miniseries, Movie Or A Special
American Horror Story • FX Networks
Boardwalk Empire • HBO
Game Of Thrones • HBO
Once Upon A Time • ABC
The Walking Dead • AMC

Outstanding Sound Editing For A Series
Boardwalk Empire • HBO
Breaking Bad • AMC
CSI: Miami • CBS
Game Of Thrones • HBO
The Walking Dead • AMC

Outstanding Special Visual Effects
Falling Skies • TNT
Game Of Thrones • HBO
Inside The Human Body • TLC
Once Upon A Time • ABC
Pan Am • ABC
The Walking Dead • AMC

Despite this limitation, AMC has nothing to complain it as both Mad Men and Breaking Bad did very well, scoring 17 and 13 nominations respectively.

And here's how the competition shaped up in the keys races in which The Walking Dead lost out:

Outstanding Drama Series
Boardwalk Empire • HBO
Breaking Bad • AMC
Downton Abbey • PBS
Game Of Thrones • HBO
Homeland • Showtime
Mad Men • AMC

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series
Damages • Glenn Close as Patty Hewes
Downton Abbey • Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary Crawley
The Good Wife • Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick
Harry's Law • Kathy Bates as Harriet Korn
Homeland • Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison
Mad Men • Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olson

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series
Boardwalk Empire • Steve Buscemi as Nucky Thompson
Breaking Bad • Bryan Cranston as Walter White
Dexter • Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan
Downton Abbey • Hugh Bonneville as Robert, Earl of Grantham
Homeland • Damian Lewis as Nicholas Brody
Mad Men • Jon Hamm as Don Draper

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
Breaking Bad • Anna Gunn as Skyler White
Downton Abbey • Maggie Smith as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham
Downton Abbey • Joanne Froggatt as Anna
The Good Wife • Archie Panjabi as Kalinda Sharma
The Good Wife • Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart
Mad Men • Christina Hendricks as Joan Holloway Harris

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
Breaking Bad • Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman
Breaking Bad • Giancarlo Esposito as Gustavo 'Gus' Fring
Downton Abbey • Brendan Coyle as John Bates
Downton Abbey • Jim Carter as Mr. Carson
Game Of Thrones • Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister
Mad Men • Jared Harris as Lane Pryce

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series
The Good Wife • Martha Plimpton as Patti Nyholm
Grey's Anatomy • Loretta Devine as Adele Webber
Harry's Law • Jean Smart as D.A. Roseanna Remmick
Mad Men • Julia Ormond as Marie Calvet
Shameless • Joan Cusack as Sheila Jackson
Smash • Uma Thurman as Rebecca Duvall

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series
Breaking Bad • AMC • Mark Margolis as Tio Salamanca
The Good Wife • Dylan Baker as Colin Sweeney
The Good Wife • Michael J. Fox as Louis Canning
Justified • Jeremy Davies as Dickie Bennett
Mad Men • Ben Feldman as Michael Ginsberg
Parenthood • Jason Ritter as Mark Cyr

Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series
Boardwalk Empire • Tim Van Patten
Breaking Bad • Vince Gilligan
Downton Abbey • Brian Percival
Homeland • Michael Cuesta
Mad Men • Phil Abraham

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Downton Abbey • Julian Fellowes
Homeland • Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon, Gideon Raff
Mad Men • Semi Chellas, Matthew Weiner
Mad Men • Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton
Mad Men • Erin Levy, Matthew Weiner

Good luck to The Walking Dead and all the other contenders for Emmy Awards this season.