Its that time of year when the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announces its nominations for the annual Emmy Awards Ceremony which will take place on Sunday, September 23 from 8-11 (EST). Jimmy Kimmel will bring his late night shtick to the ceremony as host and it will be a grand affair. The Nominations kick off the frenzy and mark two months of hand wringing and disgust with all of the world’s injustices.
On to the Nominations!
This year’s announcements were made by Kerry Washington (Scandal) and the aforementioned Mr. Kimmel. The full list is available in this Emmy Press Release.
Outstanding Drama Series
- Boardwalk Empire
- Breaking Bad
- Downton Abbey
- Game Of Thrones
- Homeland
- Mad Men
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- Damages, Glenn Close as Patty Hewes
- Downton Abbey, Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary Crawley
- The Good Wife, Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick
- Harry’s Law, Kathy Bates as Harriet Korn
- Homeland, Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison
- Mad Men, Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olson
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
- Boardwalk Empire, Steve Buscemi as Nucky Thompson
- Breaking Bad, Bryan Cranston as Walter White
- Dexter, Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan
- Downton Abbey, Hugh Bonneville as Robert, Earl of Grantham
- Homeland, Damian Lewis as Nicholas Brody
- Mad Men, Jon Hamm as Don Draper
Outstanding Miniseries or Movie
- American Horror Story, FX Networks
- Game Change, HBO
- Hatfields & McCoys, HISTORY
- Hemingway & Gellhorn, HBO
- Luther, BBC America
- Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia (Masterpiece), PBS
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
- American Horror Story, Connie Britton as Vivien Harmon
- Game Change, Julianne Moore as Sarah Palin
- Hemingway & Gellhorn, Nicole Kidman as Martha Gellhorn
- Missing, Ashley Judd as Rebecca Winstone
- The Song Of Lunch (Masterpiece), Emma Thompson as She
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie
- Game Change,Woody Harrelson as Steve Schmidt
- Hatfields & McCoys, Kevin Costner as ‘Devil’ Anse Hatfield
- Hatfields & McCoys, Bill Paxton as Randall McCoy
- Hemingway & Gellhorn, Clive Owen as Ernest Hemingway
- Luther, Idris Elba as John Luther
- Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia (Masterpiece), Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes
Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Program
- The Amazing Race, Phil Keoghan, Host
- American Idol, Ryan Seacrest, Host
- Betty White’s Off Their Rockers, Betty White, Host
- Dancing With The Stars, Tom Bergeron, Host
- So You Think You Can Dance, Cat Deeley, Host
Outstanding Reality Competition Program
- The Amazing Race
- Dancing With The Stars
- Project Runway
- So You Think You Can Dance
- Top Chef
- The Voice
Outstanding Variety 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 Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
- Girls, LenaDunham as Hannah Horvath
- Mike & Molly, Melissa McCarthy as Molly Flynn
- New Girl, Zooey Deschanel as Jess Day
- Nurse Jackie, Edie Falco as Jackie Peyton
- Parks And Recreation, Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope
- 30 Rock, Tina Fey as Liz Lemon
- Veep, Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
- The Big Bang Theory, Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper
- Curb Your Enthusiasm, Larry David as Himself
- House Of Lies, Don Cheadle as Marty Kaan
- Louie, Louis C.K. as Louie
- 30 Rock, Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy
- Two And A Half Men, Jon Cryer as Alan Harper
Outstanding Comedy Series
- The Big Bang Theory
- Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Girls
- Modern Family
- 30 Rock
- Veep
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
- The Big Bang Theory, Mayim Bialik as Amy Farrah Fowler
- Desperate Housewives, Kathryn Joosten as Karen McCluskey
- Modern Family, Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy
- Modern Family, Sofia Vergara as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett
- Nurse Jackie, Merritt Wever as Zoey Barkow
- Saturday Night Live, Kristen Wiig as various characters
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
- Modern Family, Ed O’Neill as Jay Pritchett
- Modern Family, Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell Pritchett
- Modern Family, Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy
- Modern Family, Eric Stonestreet as Cameron Tucker
- New Girl, Max Greenfield as Schmidt
- Saturday Night Live, Bill Hader as various characters
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
- Breaking Bad, Anna Gunn as Skyler White
- Downton Abbey, Maggie Smith as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham
- Downton Abbey, Joanne Froggatt as Anna
- The Good Wife, Archie Panjabi as Kalinda Sharma
- The Good Wife, Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart
- Mad Men, Christina Hendricks as Joan Holloway Harris
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
- Breaking Bad, Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman
- Breaking Bad, Giancarlo Esposito as Gustavo ‘Gus’ Fring
- Downton Abbey, Brendan Coyle as John Bates
- Downton Abbey, Jim Carter as Mr. Carson
- Game Of Thrones, Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister
- Mad Men, Jared Harris as Lane Pryce
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