Select nominations below, full list can be found here (emmys.com).
DRAMA
Best Drama Series “Breaking Bad” “Downton Abbey” “Game of Thrones” “House of Cards” “Mad Men” “True Detective”
Lead Actor in a Drama Series Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad” Jeff Daniels, “The Newsroom” Jon Hamm, “Mad Men” Woody Harrelson, “True Detective” Matthew McConaughey, “True Detective” Kevin Spacey, “House of Cards”
Lead Actress in a Drama Series Lizzy Caplan, “Masters of Sex” Claire Danes, “Homeland” Michelle Dockery, “Downton Abbey” Julianna Margulies, “The Good Wife” Kerry Washington, “Scandal” Robin Wright, “House of Cards”
Supporting Actor, Drama Aaron Paul, “Breaking Bad” Jim Carter, “Downton Abbey” Peter Dinklage, “Game of Thrones” Josh Charles, “The Good Wife” Mandy Patinkin, “Homeland” Jon Voight, “Ray Donovan”
Supporting Actress, Drama Anna Gunn, “Breaking Bad” Maggie Smith, “Downton Abbey” Joanne Froggatt, “Downton Abbey” Lena Headey, “Game of Thrones” Christine Baranski, “The Good Wife” Christina Hendricks, “Mad Men”
Guest Actor, Drama Paul Giamatti, “Downton Abbey” Dylan Baker, “The Good Wife” Reg E. Cathey, “House of Cards” Robert Morse, “Mad Men” Beau Bridges, “Masters of Sex” Joe Morton, “Scandal”
Guest Actress, Drama Margo Martindale, “The Americans” Diana Rigg, “Game of Thrones” Kate Mara, “House of Cards” Allison Janney, “Masters of Sex” Jane Fonda, “Newsroom” Kate Burton, “Scandal”
Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series Breaking Bad - Ozymandias Breaking Bad - Felina Game Of Thrones - The Children House Of Cards - Chapter 14 True Detective - The Secret Fate Of All Of Life
Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series Boardwalk Empire - Farewell Daddy Blues Breaking Bad - Felina Downton Abbey - Episode 1 Game Of Thrones - The Watchers On The Wall House Of Cards - Chapter 14 True Detective - Who Goes There
COMEDY
Best Comedy Series “The Big Bang Theory” “Louie” “Modern Family” “Orange is the New Black” “Silicon Valley” “Veep”
Lead Actress, Comedy Lena Dunham, “Girls” Edie Falco, “Nurse Jackie” Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep” Melissa McCarthy, “Mike & Molly” Amy Poehler, “Parks and Recreation” Taylor Schilling, “Orange Is the New Black”
Lead Actor, Comedy Louis CK, “Louie” Don Cheadle, “House of Lies” Ricky Gervais, “Derek” Matt LeBlanc, “Episodes” William H Macy, “Shameless” Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theory”
Supporting Actor, Comedy Andre Braugher, “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” Adam Driver, “Girls” Jesse Tyler Ferguson, “Modern Family” Ty Burrell, “Modern Family” Fred Armisen, “Portlandia” Tony Hale, "Veep"
Supporting Actress, Comedy Mayim Bialik, “The Big Bang Theory” Julie Bowen, “Modern Family” Allison Janney, “Mom” Kate Mulgrew, “Orange Is the New Black” Kate McKinnon, “Saturday Night Live” Anna Chlumsky, “Veep”
Guest Actor, Comedy Bob Newhart, “The Big Bang Theory” Nathan Lane, “Modern Family” Steve Buscemi, “Portlandia” Jimmy Fallon, “Saturday Night Live” Louis C.K., “Saturday Night Live” Gary Cole, “Veep”
Guest Actress, Comedy Natasha Lyonne, “Orange Is the New Black” Uzo Aduba, “Orange Is the New Black” Laverne Cox, “Orange Is the New Black” Tina Fey, “Saturday Night Live” Melissa McCarthy, “Saturday Night Live” Joan Cusack, “Shameless”
Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series Episodes - Episode 309 Glee - 100 Louie - Elevator, Part 6 Modern Family - Vegas Orange Is The New Black - Lesbian Request Denied Silicon Valley - Minimum Viable Product
Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series Episodes - Episode 305 Louie - So Did The Fat Lady Orange Is The New Black - I Wasn’t Ready (Pilot) Silicon Valley - Optimal Tip-To-Tip Efficiency Veep - Special Relationship
MINISERIES/MOVIE
Outstanding Miniseries “American Horror Story: Coven” “Bonnie & Clyde” “Fargo” “Luther” “Treme” “The White Queen”
Outstanding Television Movie “Killing Kennedy” “Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight” “The Normal Heart” “Sherlock: His Last Vow” “The Trip to Bountiful”
Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie Benedict Cumberbatch, “Sherlock: His Last Vow” Chiwetel Ejiofor, “Dancing on the Edge” Martin Freeman, “Fargo” Billy Bob Thorton, “Fargo” Idris Elba, “Luther” Mark Ruffalo, “The Normal Heart”
Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie Helena Bonham Carter, “Burton and Taylor” Jessica Lange, “American Horror Story: Coven” Minnie Driver, “Return to Zero” Sarah Paulson, “American Horror Story: Coven” Cicely Tyson, “The Trip to Bountiful” Kristen Wiig, “The Spoils of Babylon”
Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie Colin Hanks, “Fargo” Jim Parsons, “The Normal Heart” Joe Mantello, “The Normal Heart” Alfred Molina, “The Normal Heart” Matt Bomer, “The Normal Heart” Martin Freeman, “Sherlock: His Last Vow:
Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie Frances Conroy, “American Horror Story: Coven” Kathy Bates, “American Horror Story: Coven” Angela Bassett, “American Horror Story: Coven” Allison Tolman, “Fargo” Ellen Burstyn, “Flowers in the Attic” Julia Roberts, “The Normal Heart”
Outstanding Writing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special American Horror Story: Coven - Bitchcraft Fargo - The Crocodile’s Dilemma Luther The Normal Heart Sherlock: His Last Vow (Masterpiece) Treme - …To Miss New Orleans
Outstanding Directing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special American Horror Story: Coven - Bitchcraft Fargo - The Crocodile’s Dilemma Fargo - Buridan’s Ass Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight The Normal Heart Sherlock: His Last Vow (Masterpiece)
REALITY
Outstanding Reality Series Program “The Amazing Race” “Dancing with the Stars” “Project Runway” “So You Think You Can Dance” “Top Chef” “The Voice”
VARIETY
Outstanding Variety Series “The Colbert Report” “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” “Jimmy Kimmel Live” “Real Time with Bill Maher” “Saturday Night Live” “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon”
Outstanding Variety Special AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute To Mel Brooks The Beatles: The Night That Changed America Best Of Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Primetime Special Billy Crystal: 700 Sundays The Kennedy Center Honors Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles
Genuinely, truly stunned Hannibal got nothing for the design categories (costume, make-up, production) or cinematography or editing. It's a gorgeous show, and its packaging is fundamental to the series.
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I really hope Anna Gunn gets the win, if only to stick it to the Skyler haters one last time. And I don't think I'll ever get over the fact that Nick Offerman has yet to be nominated for Ron Swanson (but, as my avatar may suggest, I'm very biased there...)
I don't really have a lot of objections. I love 'Derek', but I don't think Gervais was *that* good in the role. And if anything, the list is a tad uninspired... so there's not a lot here that I haven't seen or that I feel I need to start watching.
But I like enough of the shows that are nominated for something, so I *might* care to watch the awards show this year.
I didn't really think the voters would pay attention to a BBC America/Canadian show, as sad as that fact may be. Poor Tatiana...
Brooklyn Nine-Nine gets just two nods, after winning the Golden Globe for Best Comedy based on just half a season!? At least one was for Andre Braugher. (the other - best stuntwork in a comedy...a category I didn't know existed! I believe that was where Community got its only nod.)
Parks & Rec is always snubbed, at least they didn't nominate every single person on Modern Family this time but that show still clogs up all the categories. Offerman should've won a few years back.
I loved seeing that Steve Buscemi got a nod for the "Celery" episode of Portlandia.
These are the same voters that go wild for TBBT so I'm not surprised that they can't spot real talent. Just goes to show you how much of an actual joke the Emmys are.
Masiany not being nominated is a complete joke. There were more than a few pundits who seriously argued she should've received multiple nominations for her various performances on the show.
How the hell is Fred Armisen a 'supporting' actor on Portlandia? I would've been totally fine with him as a lead but supporting?
The 'guest' categories are also pretty confusing. It's great seeing the OITNB ladies nominated, yet Cox, Aduba and Lyonne were all actual cast members, not guest stars.
If I had the vote.... Breaking Bad, Cranston, Caplan, Dinklage, Gunn, 'Ozymandias,' 'Who Goes There'
Orange Is The New Black, CK, JLD, Braugher, Mulgrew or McKinnon, "Vegas," "So Did The Fat Lady"
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Originally posted by Big BadHow the hell is Fred Armisen a 'supporting' actor on Portlandia? I would've been totally fine with him as a lead but supporting?
He would have submitted himself as a supporting actor. The Academy doesn't choose it...the actors do themselves.
If that's how he feels, it's hard for us to argue!
I really do not have a preference who wins as I do not watch a lot of these shows. However, I hope Modern Family and The Big Bang Theory gets shut out - with the exception of Mayim Bialik who I feel deserves to win.
Life is hilariously cruel.
It ain't the six minutes... it's what happens in that six minutes.
Hannibal. Just...what? No Mads Mikkelson? No Hugh Dancy? Not even Gillian Anderson? The beautiful cinematography and gorgeous symbolism and just...gah. Best show on TV, but I guess they didn't have strong enough stomachs to watch it.
The Tatiana Maslany thing really bums me out. I felt like she had enough groundswell that they'd have to notice. Silly me.
Mindy Kaling not getting nominated is ridiculous. I understand New Girl wasn't quite as good this year, but Zoey Deschanel is still excellent (if not to everyone's tastes, I know).
I literally watch nothing on the drama list except Game of Thrones. Mariska Hargitay should be nominated every year until SVU ends 'cause she's awesome.
I'll be all in for Louis CK to crush Jim Parsons...but it'll be Jim Parsons.
I had literally never even heard of Silicon Valley.
In comedy, Brooklyn 99 is the big snub to me. Andre Braugher is awesome, but so is literally everyone else on the show. Chelsea Peretti should definitely be nommed in supporting actress and I'd throw Terry Crews in with Andre Braugher.
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Claire Danes and the Good Wife are probably the reason our Tatiana is still an Orphan on the nods. Anna Gunn is taking a spot for a good actress. There is nothing in this season of Breaking Bad that made her Emmy worthy. Maybe season 5, maybe. Breaking Bad and Cranston should win as does best episode. Direction as to go to Watchers on the Wall if for only the big camera move during the battle. That was epic.
Mayim deserves to win. Orange is going to rampage through the comedies. Louie should win for Best Actor.
Some great shows on this list, but Brooklyn 99 not in the Best Comedy nominees is shocking, and Orphan Black is a glaring omission across the board.
Still, Fargo, True Detective, GoT, House of Cards, Luther, and Breaking Bad are well represented, so I have plenty of shows to root for. In fact, with the current Renaissance of television, I actually care about the Emmys again, much more than the Oscars these days.
Originally posted by Big Bad The 'guest' categories are also pretty confusing. It's great seeing the OITNB ladies nominated, yet Cox, Aduba and Lyonne were all actual cast members, not guest stars.
They are all regular cast for season 2, but not for season 1. The episode that is up for an Emmy, Lesbian Request Denied, is from season 1. I am assuming that all their nominations are for season 1 work, which they were all not main cast members, as they are now.
Hannibal, The Bridge, Sons of Anarchy, Suits, White Collar, Longmire, Hell on Wheels, The Americans, Penny Dreadful, Charles Dance, and Jon Taffer were all robbed.
Originally posted by CerebusHannibal, The Bridge, Sons of Anarchy, Suits, White Collar, Longmire, Hell on Wheels, The Americans, Penny Dreadful, Charles Dance, and Jon Taffer were all robbed.
I'm a little annoyed with Suits at the moment--ok, quite annoyed--but that's mostly because I don't like where they've been going with the start of this season, so that really shouldn't matter here. White Collar I think is past its prime, but still pretty good.
Originally posted by OliverI never really thought of Orange Is The New Black as a comedy.
I thought the exact same thing.
I think of it as a Dramady, the same way MASH seasons 6-11 were. An overall serious situation for the show (prison vs war) with some funny bits sprinkled in (the great chicken hunt vs crazy antics by Drs trying not to go mad in a stressful situation).
Originally posted by OliverI never really thought of Orange Is The New Black as a comedy.
I thought the exact same thing.
I think of it as a Dramady, the same way MASH seasons 6-11 were. An overall serious situation for the show (prison vs war) with some funny bits sprinkled in (the great chicken hunt vs crazy antics by Drs trying not to go mad in a stressful situation).
See, it annoys me a bit since I thought MASH always had a leg up on the comedies, because they could turn on a dime to be a very serious show about real things. To me, MASH will always tilt toward Drama. Sons of Anarchy will always be screwed out of these things. Don't ask me why, I still think seasons 1-4 were as good as anything on TV even Breaking Bad. Again Skylar is taking away from Sagal or Russel from the Americans. There is no need for two DownTown Abby supporting nominees. One of those should go to Maggi Siff for Sons.
Downtown Abby? Really that fad is not over? Sherlock should get all of the awards for mini-series.
Originally posted by CerebusHannibal, The Bridge, Sons of Anarchy, Suits, White Collar, Longmire, Hell on Wheels, The Americans, Penny Dreadful, Charles Dance, and Jon Taffer were all robbed.
My wife tells me Eva Green is something else and deserves to win every award. I wonder if the show's scheduling prevented the submission of any material (it started mid-May, and the cutoff for eligibility is May 31).
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