The nominees for the 64th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced this morning in Los Angeles by ABC’s “Scandal” star Kerry Washington and late night host Jimmy Kimmel. It seems to be cable’s night as several shows from HBO, Showtime, AMC, and FX dominated the nominations.
In the Outstanding Drama Series, none of the big four networks (ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX) garnered one nomination. AMC’s “Mad Men” earned 17 nominations and has a chance to win the title of the most honored drama series in history. So far it ties with “Hill Street Blues,” “L.A. Law” and “The West Wing,”winning four outstanding drama trophies. Tied with “Mad Men” is FX’s “American Horror Story,” which swept the miniseries category, including acting nods for Connie Britton and in her Golden Globe winning performance, Jessica Lange. Other leading nominees include PBS’ “Downton Abbey” and two mini-series: HBO’s “Hemingway & Gellhorn” and History Channel’s “Hatfields & McCoys.”
“Modern Family” continues to dominate the Comedy Series nominations with 14 nominations and hoping for a third win in a row.
Here is a list of the nominees for the 64th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards.
Outstanding Comedy Series
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Girls
30 Rock
Veep
Modern Family
The Big Bang Theory
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Zooey Deschanel- New Girl
Lena Dunham- Girls
Edie Falco- Nurse Jackie
Amy Poehler- Parks And Recreation
Tina Fey- 30 Rock
Julia Louis-Dreyfus- Veep
Melissa McCarthy- Mike & Molly
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Larry David- Curb Your Enthusiasm
Jon Cryer- Two And A Half Men
Louis C.K.- Louie
Jim Parsons- The Big Bang Theory
Don Cheadle- House of Lies
Alec Baldwin-30 Rock
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Mayim Bialik- The Big Bang Theory
Merrit Weaver- Nurse Jackie
Julie Bowen- Modern Family
Kristen Wiig- Saturday Night Live
Sofia Vergara- Modern Family
Kathryn Joosten- Desperate Housewives
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Ed O’Neill- Modern Family
Jesse Tyler Ferguson- Modern Family
Ty Burrell- Modern Family
Eric Stonestreet- Modern Family
Bill Hader- Saturday Night Live
Max Greenfield- New Girl
Outstanding Drama Series
Boardwalk Empire
Breaking Bad
Downton Abbey
Mad Men
Homeland
Game of Thrones
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Julianna Margulies- The Good Girl
Michelle Dockery- Downton Abbey
Elisabeth Moss-Mad Men
Kathy Bates- Harry’s Law
Claire Danes-Homeland
Glenn Close-Damages
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Steve Buscemi- Boardwalk Empire
Michael C. Hall- Dexter
Bryan Cranston- Breaking Bad
Hugh Bonneville- Downton Abbey
Jon Hamm- Mad Men
Damian Lewis- Homeland
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Archie Panjabi- The Good Wife
Anna Gunn- Breaking Bad
Maggie Smith- Downton Abbey
Joanne Froggatt- Downton Abbey
Christina Hendricks- Mad Men
Christine Baranski- The Good Wife
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Aaron Paul- Breaking Bad
Giancarlo Esposito- Breaking Bad
Brendan Coyle- Downton Abbey
Jim Carter- Downton Abbey
Jared Harris- Mad Men
Peter Dinklage- Game of Thrones
Outstanding Miniseries or Movie
Game Change
American Horror Story
Hemingway & Gellhorn
Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia (Masterpiece)
Luther
Hatfields & McCoys
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Julianne Moore- Game Change
Connie Britton- American Horror Story
Nicole Kidman- Hemingway & Gellhorn
Emma Thompson- The Song of Lunch (Masterpiece)
Ashley Judd- Missing
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
Woody Harrelson- Game Change
Clive Owen- Hemingway & Gellhorn
Benedict Cumberbatch- Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia (Masterpiece)
Idris Elba- Luther
Kevin Costner- Hatfields & McCoys
Bill Paxton- Hatfields & McCoys
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Sarah Paulson- Game Change
Frances Conroy- American Horror Story
Jessica Lange- American Horror Story
Judy Davis- Page Eight (Masterpiece)
Mare Winningham- Hatfields & McCoys
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
Ed Harris- Game Change
Denis O’Hare- American Horror Story
David Strathairn- Hemingway & Gellhorn
Martin Freeman- Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia (Masterpiece)
Tom Berenger- Hatfields &McCoys
Outstanding Variety Series
The Daily Show
The Colbert Report
Real Time With Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
So You Think You Can Dance
The Amazing Race
Dancing With The Stars
Top Chef
Project Runway
The Voice
Outstanding Host for a Reality-Competition Program
Cat Deeley- So You Think You Can Dance
Phil Keoghan- The Amazing Race
Ryan Seacrest- American Idol
Betty White- Off Their Rockers
Tom Bergeron- Dancing With The Stars
See who wins when Jimmy Kimmel hosts the show on ABC Sunday September 23 at 8pm!
