Emmy Noms

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Emmy Nominations are out. From TVGuide.com:



Jul 10, 2014 09:17 AM ET
by Joyce Eng
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Game of Thrones topped Thursday's Primetime Emmy nominations with 19, followed by Fargo with 18 and American Horror Story: Coven with 17.

Thrones will duke it out for drama series against reigning champ Breaking Bad,Downton Abbey, House of Cards, four-time champ Mad Men and True Detective.

True Detective, which opted to enter the drama race instead of miniseries, became the first show in 12 years to nab double nods in the lead actor category. Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson will go up against three-time champ Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad), reigning champ Jeff Daniels (The Newsroom), Jon Hamm (Mad Men) and Kevin Spacey (House of Cards). Hamm, who's currently tied with Martin Sheen, Hugh Laurie and Michael C. Hall, would become the category's biggest loser (0-7) if he loses.

In comedy, Modern Family will try to duplicate Frasier's five-peat in the series race. It's up against The Big Bang Theory, Louie, Orange Is the New Black, Silicon Valley and Veep.

The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards, hosted by Seth Meyers, will air Monday, Aug. 25 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on NBC.

Check out the nominees below.

Drama Series
Breaking Bad
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
House of Cards
Mad Men
True Detective

Comedy Series
The Big Bang Theory
Louie
Modern Family
Orange Is the New Black
Silicon Valley
Veep

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 in a Drama Series
Jim Carter, Downton Abbey
Josh Charles, The Good Wife
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Mandy Patinkin, Homeland
Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
Jon Voight, Ray Donovan

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Christine Baranski, The Good Wife
Lena Headey, Game of Thrones
Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey
Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Louis C.K., Louie
Don Cheadle, House of Lies
Ricky Gervais, Derek
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
William H. Macy, Shameless
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Lena Dunham, Girls
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Taylor Schilling, Orange Is the New Black

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Fred Armisen, Portlandia
Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Adam Driver, Girls
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family
Tony Hale, Veep

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory
Julie Bowen, Modern Family
Anna Chlumsky, Veep
Allison Janney, Mom
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
Kate Mulgrew, Orange Is the New Black

Miniseries
American Horror Story: Coven
Bonnie & Clyde
Fargo
Luther
Treme
The White Queen

TV Movie
Killing Kennedy
The Normal Heart
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Sherlock: His Last Vow
The Trip to Bountiful

Actor in a TV Movie/Miniseries
Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock: His Last Vow
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Dancing on the Edge
Idris Elba, Luther
Martin Freeman, Fargo
Mark Ruffalo, The Normal Heart
Billy Bob Thornton, Fargo

Actress in a TV Movie/Miniseries
Helena Bonham Carter, Burton and Taylor
Minnie Driver, Return to Zero
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Coven
Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Coven
Cicely Tyson, The Trip to Bountiful
Kristen Wiig, The Spoils of Babylon

Supporting Actor in a TV Movie/Miniseries
Matt Bomer, The Normal Heart
Martin Freeman, Sherlock: His Last Vow
Colin Hanks, Fargo
Joe Mantello, The Normal Heart
Alfred Molina, The Normal Heart
Jim Parsons, The Normal Heart

Supporting Actress in a TV Movie/Miniseries
Angela Bassett, American Horror Story: Coven
Kathy Bates, American Horror Story: Coven
Ellen Burstyn, Flowers in the Attic
Frances Conroy, American Horror Story: Coven
Julia Roberts, The Normal Heart
Allison Tolman, Fargo

Comments

[molliemole.livejournal.com]

The Good Wife was the best drama series on television this year, and it can't even get a nomination? The Emmys are crappy.

[frelling-tralk.livejournal.com]

The nominations are all so predictable this year :(

[shipperx.livejournal.com]

Doesn't matter. Breaking Bad will win. (I don't even watch Breaking Bad, but you can tell it's the industry fave. It'll win.)

[eilowyn.livejournal.com]

Outraged on Tatiana Maslaney's behalf. What does a girl gotta do to get nominated?

[kikimay]

I think that the Emmy always discriminates science fiction. They never nominated John Noble for Fringe for the same reasons, I think. Only "serious" shows get considered.

[eilowyn.livejournal.com]

Which is why Game of Thrones is so remarkable, I guess. Maybe Orphan Black just needs more blood and boobies.

[kikimay]

It's embarassing that Tatiana Maslaney wasn't nominated and there are women from Downton Abbey (The last season was ridiculous, frankly. And I love DA and Michelle Dockery as much as the next person. But Maslany fucking plays ALL THE CHARACTERS! And she's doing a better job that ED in Dollhouse)

[shadowkat67.livejournal.com]

It's admittedly hard to take The Emmys seriously - considering that the voters and nominators don't watch all the series and only see the submitted reels. Also the rules are wonky. I think it's a panel that reviews and decides.

That said...

Why did they nominate Downton Abbey again? It was horrid this season. I can think of at least three series that were better, one that I don't even watch.

And it'll either be Breaking Bad or True Detective. Fargo has the miniseries, and Orange is the New Black has the comedy category. Game of Thrones and Mad Men don't have a chance.

[shadowkat67.livejournal.com]

Game of Thrones isn't your typical fantasy/genre series - for a couple of reasons. 1) it's on HBO, 2) it doesn't emphasize the fantasy all that much, you can watch it and forget it's fantasy...

That's why a lot of people who despise fantasy - love Game of Thrones, both the books and the series. Because it's basically a medieval war story that has fantasy elements. As opposed to a fantasy series that has medieval war elements.

There are a couple of genre series that have jumped into the mainstream and got emmy nods: X-Files also comes to mind. It's inclusion way back when was actually more surprising than Game of Thrones was.

[silverusagi]

I remain baffled that AHS and DA get so many nominations, particularly AHS.

[wildrider.livejournal.com]

I'm glad to see Fargo get so many nods (it was freakin' awesome)--and it's gonna be a tough, tough choice between Martin Freeman & Billy Bob, both of whom knocked it out of the part -- but I definitely join in with the outrage on the part of Tatiana Maslaney.