Louis C.K. Receives 2012 Seven Emmy Noms + Other Latinos Nominated This Year

Louis C.K. received a staggering seven (7) Primetime Emmy nominations for this year's ceremony. The Mexican-American actor-comedian-writer-director-editor received his nominations for his FX television series "Louie" and for his comedy special "Live at the Beacon Theater." It is the most Primetime Emmy Award nominations for an individual in a single year in Emmy history. The categories for which he is nominated are listed below.

• Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series

• Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series

• Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series

• Outstanding Special Class Programs (along with Dave Becky and M. Blair Breard)

• Outstanding Directing For A Variety Special
• Outstanding Writing For A Variety Special

• Outstanding Picture Editing For Short-Form Segments and Variety Specials

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Other Latinos who are nominated for Emmy Awards this year include Sofía Vergara (Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series for ABC's "Modern Family") and Bobby Cannavale (Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series for Showtime's "Nurse Jackie").

Behind the scenes people also nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award this year include Michael Cuesta (Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series for Showtime's "Homeland"), Gustavo Dudamel (Outstanding Special Class Programs for PBS' "Herbie Hancock, Gustavo Dudamel and the L.A. Philharmonic Celebrate Gershwin - Great Performances"), Fred Armisen (Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series for IFC's "Portlandia"), Gus Domínguez (Outstanding Cinematography for Reality Programming for Lifetime's "Project Runway"), Conan Castro (Outstanding Costumes For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special for FX's "American Horror Story"), Eduardo Castro (Outstanding Costumes For A Series for ABC's "Once Upon A Time"), Yvette Rivas (Outstanding Hairstyling For A Miniseries Or A Movie for HBO's "Hemingway & Gellhorn"), Mónica Lisa Sabedra and Terri Vélazquez Owen (Outstanding Hairstyling for A Multi-Camera Series Or Special for Nickelodeon's "Victorious"), Mary Guerrero and Jennifer Guerrero-Mazursky (Outstanding Hairstyling for A Multi-Camera Series Or Special for ABC's "Dancing With The Stars"), Arturo Rojas (Outstanding Hairstyling for A Single-Camera Series for AMC's "Mad Men"), Rosalia Culora (Outstanding Hairstyling for A Single-Camera Series for HBO's "Game of Thrones"), Oscar Domínguez (Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction For A Variety Series for NBC's "The Voice"), Juan Ruiz Anchia and Gabriel Díaz (Outstanding Main Title Design for FX's "American Horror Story"), Javier Navarrete (Outstanding Music Composition For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special-Original Dramatic Score for HBO's "Hemigway & Gellhorn"), Gustavo Santaolalla (Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music for AMC's "Hell On Wheels"), Julián Gómez (two nominations; Outstanding Picture Editing for Reality Programming and Outstanding Sound Editing for Nonfiction Programming-Single- Or Multi-Camera, both for CBS' "The Amazing Race"), Ruy García (Outstanding Sound Editing For A Series for HBO's "Boardwalk Empire"), Gabriel J. Serrano (Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Miniseries Or A Movie for HBO's "Game Change"), Pablo Munguía (two nominations; Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Series Or Special for CBS' "The 54th Annual Grammy Awards" and with Kristian Pedregón, et al., Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Series Or Special for ABC's "The 84th Annual Academy Awards"), Diego Galtieri and Anthony Ocampo (two nominations; Outstanding Special Visual Effects for ABC's "Pan Am" and, along with Nicole Zabala and Meliza Fermín, et al., Outstanding Special Visual Effects In A Supporting Role for Fox's "Touch"), Christian Cardona (Outstanding Special Visual Effects In A Supporting Role for Fox's "Bones"). 

Note that the above list does not include every member of a team that was nominated, just the Latinos within each team. 

In addition, the Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special category features Danny Bonilla and Héctor Ramírez (both with three nominations within the same category for CBS' "The 54th Annual Grammy Awards," CBS' "The Kennedy Center Honors" and ABC's "The 84th Annual Academy Awards"), Manny Bonilla (two nominations within the same category for CBS' "The 54th Annual Grammy Awards" and ABC's "The 84th Annual Academy Awards"), Randy Gómez (for CBS' "The 54th Annual Grammy Awards") and Jofre Rosero (for ABC's "The 84th Annual Academy Awards"). Héctor Ramírez picked up a fourth nod for Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control For A Series for ABC's "Dancing With The Stars" while Ray Gonzales is also nominated in the same category for CBS' "The Big Bang Theory." 

Note that the above list may be incomplete due to the daunting number of categories.

The Primetime Emmy Award is a television production award and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards for film, the Tony Awards for theater and the Grammy Awards for music. The list does not reflect this year's Daytime Emmys, nor any regional or international Emmy Awards. Three related but separate organizations present the Emmy Awards: the Academy of Television Arts & Science (ATAS), the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), and the International Academy of Television Arts Sciences. Each is responsible for administering a particular set of Emmy award shows.

The 64th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, honoring the best in primetime television programming from June 1, 2011 until May 31, 2012, will be held on September 23, 2012 at the Nokia Theatre in downtown Los Angeles, California, USA. Comedian and late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel will host the Emmys for the first time. The Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony, presented in recognition of technical and other similar achievements in American television programming, will be held on September 15, 2012.

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