The nominations for the Primetime Emmy Awards were announced today by Kerry Washington and Jimmy Kimmel. Mad Men and American Horror Story lead the pack with 17 nominations each. Modern Family leads the comedy sector with 14 nominations. There were some changes to the acting categories, most notably Downton Abbey gaining 6 acting nods, matching Modern Family for the most among a single cast. Check out the list of nominees and stay tuned for some analysis later today !
OUTSTANDING DRAMA
Boardwalk Empire
Breaking Bad
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
Homeland
Mad Men
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Kathy Bates, Harry’s Law
Glenn Close, Damages
Claire Danes, Homeland
Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Hugh Bonneville, Downton Abbey
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Damian Lewis, Homeland
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
Giancarlo Esposito, Breaking Bad
Brendan Coyle, Downton Abbey
Jim Carter, Downton Abbey
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Jared Harris, Mad Men
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey
Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife
Christine Baranski, The Good Wife
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Mark Margolis, Breaking Bad
Dylan Baker, The Good Wife
Michael J. Fox, The Good Wife
Jeremy Davies, Justified
Ben Feldman, Mad Men
Jason Ritter, Parenthood
OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Martha Plimpton, The Good Wife
Loretta Devine, Grey’s Anatomy
Jean Smart, Harry’s Law
Julia Ormond, Mad Men
Joan Cusack, Shameless
Uma Thurman, Smash
OUTSTANDING COMEDY
The Big Bang Theory
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Girls
Modern Family
30 Rock
Veep
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Zoey 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 and Recreation
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Don Cheadle, House of Lies
Louis CK, Louie
Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Ed O’Neill, Modern Family
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family
Max Greenfield, New Girl
Bill Hader, Saturday Night Live
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory
Kathryn Joosten, Desperate Housewives
Julie Bowen, Modern Family
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
Merritt Wever, Nurse Jackie
Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live
OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Michael J. Fox, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Greg Kinnear, Modern Family
Bobby Cannavale, Nurse Jackie
Jimmy Fallon, Saturday Night Live
Will Arnett, 30 Rock
Jon Hamm, 30 Rock
OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Dot-Marie Jones, Glee
Maya Rudolph, Saturday Night Live
Melissa McCarthy, Saturday Night Live
Elizabeth Banks, 30 Rock
Margaret Cho, 30 Rock
Kathy Bates, Two and a Half Men
OUTSTANDING REALITY SHOW 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
OUTSTANDING REALITY SHOW COMPETITION
The Amazing Race
Dancing With the Stars
Project Runway
So You Think You Can Dance
Top Chef
The Voice
OUTSTANDING VARIETY, MUSIC, OR COMEDY SERIES
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
Real Time With Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live
OUTSTANDING TV MINISERIES OR MOVIE
American Horror Story
Game Change
Hatfields & McCoys
Hemingway and Gellhorn
Luther
Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia
LEAD ACTOR IN A TV MINISERIES OR MOVIE
Kevin Costner, Hatfields & McCoys
Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia
Idris Elba, Luther
Woody Harrelson, Game Change
Clive Owen, Hemingway and Gellhorn
Bill Paxton, Hatfields & McCoys
LEAD ACTRESS IN A TV MINISERIES OR MOVIE
Connie Britton, American Horror Story
Ashley Judd, Missing
Nicole Kidman, Hemingway and Gellhorn
Julianne Moore, Game Change
Emma Thompson, The Song of Lunch
SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TV MINISERIES OR MOVIE
Denis O’Hare, American Horror Story
Ed Harris, Game Change
Tom Berenger, Hatfields & McCoys
David Strathairn, Hemingway & Gellhorn
Martin Freeman, Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia
SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TV MINISERIES OR MOVIE
Frances Conroy, American Horror Story
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story
Sarah Paulson, Game Change
Mare Winningham, Hatfields & McCoys as Sally McCoy
Judy Davis, Page Eight
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10 Comments
The love for Curb Your Enthusiasm is baffling to me. Also, why did Ashley Judd get a acting nom for miniseries/movie for what was a cancelled series? And the utter lack of love for Community is sad, not surprising, but sad.
Ronny(Quote) (Reply)
Curb, much like 30 Rock, I feel has overstayed it’s welcome. I think Judd got the nom because the series was cancelled before it reached series qualifying running time?
Terence Johnson(Quote) (Reply)
@ Terrence: If you ask me, 30 Rock got just what it deserved here. Why am I the only person that likes that show? I’m pissed that Slattery didn’t get in for Mad Men, though. This was his best season.
koook160(Quote) (Reply)
30 Rock is a good show, but yes it should have ended last season or two seasons ago. Curb Your Enthusiasm is obnoxious Emmy being obnoxious. It’s such a pretentious show but let’s be honest, funny as hell.
I knew Lena was getting in. There was no way that they would nominated her show but not her.
Emmy is as predictable as ever, however I am predicting some of those Downton Abbey fellows to walk away with something. Even Best Drama Series. If Mad Men wins it will be a record for a series winning multiple times. I am hoping for something different.
GL(Quote) (Reply)
Wish the Emmy voters would have gone more for Homeland instead of Dowtown Abbey.
Massimo(Quote) (Reply)
@Massimo like Mandy Patinkin? He’s definitely a snub
Terence Johnson(Quote) (Reply)
Go Max Greenfield! Go Bill Hader! Go Zooey Deschanel!
Boo Curb Your Enthusiasm. Boo Jon Cryer!
Clayton Davis(Quote) (Reply)
Yes sadly he was Terrence, just to name a couple others. I think “Weekend” deserved a writing nomination and Morena Baccarin deserved a supporting actress nomination.
Massimo(Quote) (Reply)
Agree about Patinkin snub. He (and the entire cast/show) is incredible. One of the best shows on TV for sure. Hope it pulls off a win or two.
Mark Johnson(Quote) (Reply)
Pretty sure Mad Men can take it again. This season was far better than the first three and they all won. Four is really its only competition. Maybe Jon Hamm can actually win…Elisabeth Moss too. Some of her best work in the series was the last couple of episodes this season.
steve(Quote) (Reply)