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Kathy Bates, Jimmy Fallon, Martha Plimpton and Jeremy Davies were among the winners at Saturday's Creative Arts Emmy Awards, the marathon non-televised ceremony at which the vast majority of the Primetime Emmys are handed out.

Bates and Fallon were named Outstanding Guest Actress and Actor in a Comedy Series for "Two and a Half Men" and "Saturday Night Live," respectively, while Plimpton and Davies took the same awards in the drama category for "The Good Wife" and "Justified." (Photo above of Davies/Getty)

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"Homeland" made a breakthrough with Thursday's Emmy nominations, and Showtime entertainment president David Nevins says his network has more good news to come.

The domestic terror drama was the only new show to enter the Outstanding Drama Series category. (The other new entry in the category, "Downton Abbey," competed previously as a miniseries.)

It scored a lead actor nod for Damien Lewis and lead actress nomination for Claire Danes, making it the only drama besides Emmy-magnet "Mad Men" to land nods for its male and female leads.

Showtime also earned a nomination in each of the lead acting categories -- the only network to do so...

Let's start by saying a few nice things about Emmy voters. They did a good job of not letting sentiment influence their choices with this year's nominations.

No one was guaranteed a nomination just because they were nominated before. Some past shoo-ins -- including "American Idol" -- were dumped from big categories to make room for splashy new shows. It was the first time "Idol" wasn't nominated, and, adding insult to injury, it lost its place to its NBC rival, "The Voice."

Emmy voters get a lot of heat for conservative choices, but that wasn't the case this year. "American Horror Story," which tied "Mad Men" for the most nominations with 17, is one of the most graphic shows on television, and part of a genre -- horror -- that rarely gets the respect it deserves. HBO's "Girls," which is...

When it comes to the Emmys, HBO still rules. But at least the competition can console themselves with a little evidence that the gap is narrowing.

The cable giant picked up 81 Emmy nominations on Thursday morning, giving it a comfortable lead over CBS  with 60, PBS with 58 and NBC with 51.

But that showing was far less dominant than 2011, when HBO more than doubled the showing of second-place CBS, 104 to 51.

Also read: Emmy Nominations 2012: The Complete List

And in a year in which strong challengers came from unlikely sources, the Emmy nominations provided an American...