Lena Dunham, Jason Ritter, Eric Stonestreet and more, in their own unfiltered words to their followers.

THR's newsroom takes calls from all over the world on awards nomination mornings; the stars, writers and executives are sometimes bleary-eyed and sometimes hyper-excited. But before their publicists arrange those calls, the honorees take to Twitter for a spontaneous, unfiltered reaction for their followers and fans.

Lena Dunham, nominated for HBO's Girls:

I have no jokes to make. This is an amazing morning.

— Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) July 19, 2012

Jason Ritter from Parenthood was more succinct:

Whoa!

— Jason Ritter (@JasonRitter) July 19, 2012

FULL LIST: 2012 Emmy Nominations

Sofia Vergara, again nominated for her role in Modern Family, was gracious:

Gracias to everybody that loves Modern Family!! So much fun to be nominated again!! And gracias Modern Family!!

— Sofia Vergara (@SofiaVergara) July 19, 2012

Mayim Bialik was nominated for her guest turn on The Big Bang Theory, and was excited:

NOMINATED FOR AN EMMY!!!!!!!

— Mayim Bialik (@missmayim) July 19, 2012

Modern Family's Eric Stonestreet was much more measured.

I'm honored to be nominated in a category that has so many actors on so many shows doing such great work. Thank you all for your kind words.

— Eric Stonestreet (@ericstonestreet) July 19, 2012

PHOTOS: Major 2012 Emmy Nominees

Elizabeth Banks (30 Rock) gave credit to writers Kay Cannon and John Riggi for her nomination:

Thanks Tweeps for your kind words on the Emmy nom. Wouldn't have been possible w/o the great writing of @KayKayCannon, @riggirobot et al.

— Elizabeth Banks (@ElizabethBanks) July 19, 2012

Don Cheadle, nominated for Showtime's House of Lies, had two reactions:

:)

— Don Cheadle (@IamDonCheadle) July 19, 2012

and...

This nom wouldn't have been possible without the hard work of the team behind House of… F*ck this. Ship the thing to my house, already!

— Don Cheadle (@IamDonCheadle) July 19, 2012

Kathy Griffin celebrated her nomination for Best Variety program:

EMMY NOM! "TIRED HOOKER" is nominated 4 Outstanding Variety Special! Guess I'm not so tired after all! lockerz.com/s/226410410

— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) July 19, 2012

And Jimmy Fallon had his own pair of reactions.

Yayyyyyyy!!!! We just got nominated for an Emmy!!!!

— jimmy fallon (@jimmyfallon) July 19, 2012

and

It’s been an unbelievable year for us - we are so happy and thankful.

— jimmy fallon (@jimmyfallon) July 19, 2012