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Nominations for the 65th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced on Thursday, July 18. American Horror Story (17 nominations), Game of Thrones (15 nominations), Behind the Candelabra and Saturday Night Live (15 nominations each), Breaking Bad and 30 Rock (13 nominations each) lead the Emmy Awards. Modern Family received 12 nominations, with five of its six adult cast members, plus The Big Bang Theory got 8 nominations.
Winners will be revealed during the Sunday, Sept. 22 ceremony from the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles beginning at 5:00 pm PT and airing live on CBS.
Check out the nominees for the main categories in drama, comedy, movie and miniseries, and variety. Visit the Emmy Awards Official Site for the complete list of nominees.
DRAMA
BEST DRAMA SERIES
“Breaking Bad”
“Downton Abbey”
“Game of Thrones”
“Homeland”
“House of Cards”
“Mad Men”
BEST DRAMA ACTOR
Hugh Bonneville, “Downton Abbey”
Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad”
Jeff Daniels, “The Newsroom”
Jon Hamm, “Mad Men”
Damian Lewis, “Homeland”
Kevin Spacey, “House of Cards”
BEST DRAMA ACTRESS
Connie Britton, “Nashville”
Claire Danes, “Homeland”
Michelle Dockery, “Downton Abbey”
Vera Farmiga, “Bates Motel”
Elisabeth Moss, “Mad Men”
Kerry Washington, “Scandal”
Robin Wright, “House of Cards”
BEST DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTOR
Jonathan Banks, “Breaking Bad”
Bobby Cannavale, “Boardwalk Empire”
Jim Carter, “Downton Abbey”
Peter Dinklage, “Game of Thrones”
Mandy Patinkin, “Homeland”
Aaron Paul, “Breaking Bad”
BEST DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Morena Baccarin, “Homeland”
Christine Baranski, “The Good Wife”
Emilia Clarke, “Game of Thrones”
Anna Gunn, “Breaking Bad”
Christina Hendricks, “Mad Men”
Maggie Smith, “Downton Abbey”
BEST DRAMA GUEST ACTOR
Dan Bucatinsky, “Scandal”
Michael J. Fox, “The Good Wife”
Rupert Friend, “Homeland”
Harry Hamlin, “Mad Men”
Nathan Lane, “The Good Wife”
Robert Morse, “Mad Men”
BEST DRAMA GUEST ACTRESS
Linda Cardellini, “Mad Men”
Joan Cusack, “Shameless”
Jane Fonda, “The Newsroom”
Margo Martindale, “The Americans”
Carrie Preston, “The Good Wife”
Diana Rigg, “Game of Thrones”
COMEDY
BEST COMEDY SERIES
“The Big Bang Theory”
“Girls”
“Louie
“Modern Family”
“30 Rock”
“Veep”
BEST COMEDY ACTOR
Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock”
Jason Bateman, “Arrested Development”
Don Cheadle, “House of Lies”
Louis C.K., “Louie”
Matt LeBlanc, “Episodes”
Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theory”
BEST COMEDY ACTRESS
Laura Dern, “Enlightened”
Lena Dunham, “Girls”
Edie Falco, “Nurse Jackie”
Tina Fey, “30 Rock”
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep”
Amy Poehler, “Parks and Recreation”
BEST COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTOR
Ty Burrell, “Modern Family”
Adam Driver, “Girls”
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, “Modern Family”
Bill Hader, “Saturday Night Live”
Tony Hale, “Veep”
Ed O’Neill, “Modern Family”
BEST COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Mayim Bialik, “The Big Bang Theory”
Julie Bowen, “Modern Family”
Anna Chlumsky, “Veep”
Jane Krakowski, “30 Rock”
Jane Lynch, “Glee”
Sofia Vergara, “Modern Family”
Merritt Wever, “Nurse Jackie”
BEST COMEDY GUEST ACTOR
Louie C.K., “Saturday Night Live”
Bobby Cannavale, “Nurse Jackie”
Will Forte, “30 Rock”
Nathan Lane, “Modern Family”
Bob Newhart, “The Big Bang Theory”
Justin Timberlake, “Saturday Night Live”
BEST COMEDY GUEST ACTRESS
Dot-Marie Jones, “Glee”
Melissa Leo, “Louie”
Melissa McCarthy, “Saturday Night Live”
Molly Shannon, “Enlightened”
Elaine Stritch, “30 Rock”
Kristin Wiig, “Saturday Night Live”
TV MOVIE/MINISERIES
BEST TV MOVIE/MINISERIES
“American Horror Story: Asylum”
“Behind the Candelabra”
“The Bible”
“Phil Spector”
“Political Animals”
“Top of the Lake”
BEST TV MOVIE/MINISERIES ACTOR
Benedict Cumberbatch, “Parade’s End”
Matt Damon, “Behind the Candelabra”
Michael Douglas, “Behind the Candelabra”
Toby Jones, “The Girl”
Al Pacino, “Phil Spector”
BEST TV MOVIE/MINISERIES ACTRESS
Jessica Lange, “American Horror Story: Asylum”
Laura Linney, “The Big C: Hereafter”
Helen Mirren, “Phil Spector”
Elisabeth Moss, “Top of the Lake”
Sigourney Weaver, “Political Animals”
BEST TV MOVIE/MINISERIES SUPPORTING ACTOR
Scott Bakula, “Behind the Candelabra”
James Cromwell, “American Horror Story: Asylum”
John Benjamin Hickey, “The Big C: Hereafter”
Peter Mullan, “Top of the Lake”
Zachary Quinto, “American Horror Story: Asylum”
BEST TV MOVIE/MINISERIES SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Ellen Burstyn, “Political Animals”
Sarah Paulson, “American Horror Story: Asylum”
Charlotte Rampling, “Restless”
Imelda Staunton, “The Girl”
Alfre Woodard, “Steel Magnolias”
REALITY
BEST REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM
“The Amazing Race”
“Dancing with the Stars”
“Project Runway”
“So You Think You Can Dance”
“Top Chef”
“The Voice”
BEST REALITY HOST
Tom Bergeron, “Dancing With The Stars”
Anthony Bourdain, “The Taste”
Cat Deeley, “So You Think You Can Dance”
Heidi Klum & Tim Gunn, “Project Runway”
Ryan Seacrest, “American Idol”
Betty White, “Betty White’s Off Their Rockers”
VARIETY
BEST VARIETY SERIES
“The Colbert Report”
“The Daily Show”
“Jimmy Kimmel Live”
“Late Night With Jimmy Fallon”
“Real Time with Bill Maher”
“Saturday Night Live”
