The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced their nominations this morning for the upcoming 65TH ANNUAL PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS. The nominees are as follows…
Outstanding Drama Series
- Breaking Bad (AMC)
- Downton Abbey (PBS)
- Game Of Thrones (HBO)
- Homeland (Showtime)
- House Of Cards (Netflix)
- Mad Men (AMC)
Outstanding Comedy Series
- The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
- Girls (HBO)
- Louie (FX)
- Modern Family (ABC)
- 30 Rock (NBC)
- Veep (HBO)
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series
- Breaking Bad … Bryan Cranston as Walter White
- Downton Abbey … Hugh Bonneville as Robert, Earl of Grantham
- Homeland … Damian Lewis as Nicholas Brody
- House Of Cards … Kevin Spacey as Francis Underwood
- Mad Men … Jon Hamm as Don Draper
- The Newsroom … Jeff Daniels as Will McAvoy
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series
- Bates Motel … Vera Farmiga as Norma Bates
- Downton Abbey … Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary Crawley
- Homeland … Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison
- House Of Cards … Robin Wright as Claire Underwood
- Mad Men … Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olson
- Nashville … Connie Britton as Rayna James
- Scandal … Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series
- Arrested Development … Jason Bateman as Michael Bluth
- The Big Bang Theory … Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper
- Episodes … Matt LeBlanc as Matt LeBlanc
- House Of Lies … Don Cheadle as Marty Kaan
- Louie … Louis C.K. as Louie
- 30 Rock … Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series
- Enlightened … Laura Dern as Amy
- Girls … Lena Dunham as Hannah Horvath
- 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 Miniseries Or A Movie
- Behind The Candelabra … Michael Douglas as Liberace
- Behind The Candelabra … Matt Damon as Scott Thorson
- The Girl … Toby Jones as Alfred Hitchcock
- Parade’s End … Benedict Cumberbatch as Christopher Tietjens
- Phil Spector … Al Pacino as Phil Spector
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie
- American Horror Story: Asylum … Jessica Lange as Sister Jude Martin
- The Big C: Hereafter … Laura Linney as Cathy Jamison
- Phil Spector … Helen Mirren as Linda Kenney-Baden
- Political Animals … Sigourney Weaver as Elaine Barrish Hammond
- Top Of The Lake … Elisabeth Moss as Robin
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
- Boardwalk Empire … Bobby Cannavale as Gyp Rosetti
- Breaking Bad … Jonathan Banks as Mike Ehrmantraut
- Breaking Bad … Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman
- Downton Abbey … Jim Carter as Mr. Carson
- Game Of Thrones … Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister
- Homeland … Mandy Patinkin as Saul Berenson
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
- Breaking Bad … Anna Gunn as Skyler White
- Downton Abbey … Maggie Smith as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham
- Game Of Thrones … Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen
- The Good Wife … Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart
- Homeland … Morena Baccarin as Jessica Brody
- Mad Men … Christina Hendricks as Joan Harris
Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series
- The Good Wife … Nathan Lane as Clarke Hayden
- The Good Wife … Michael J. Fox as Louis Canning
- Homeland … Rupert Friend as Peter Quinn
- Mad Men … Robert Morse as Bertram Cooper
- Mad Men … Harry Hamlin as Jim Cutler
- Scandal … Dan Bucatinsky as James Novack
Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series
- The Americans … Margo Martindale as Claudia
- Game Of Thrones … Diana Rigg as Olenna Tyrell
- The Good Wife … Carrie Preston as Elsbeth Tascioni
- Mad Men … Linda Cardellini as Sylvia Rosen
- The Newsroom … Jane Fonda as Leona Lansing
- Shameless … Joan Cusack as Sheila Jackson
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
- Girls … Adam Driver as Adam Sackler
- Modern Family … Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell Pritchett
- Modern Family… Ed O’Neill as Jay Pritchett
- Modern Family … Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy
- Saturday Night Live … Bill Hader as Various characters
- Veep … Tony Hale as Gary Walsh
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
- The Big Bang Theory … Mayim Bialik as Amy Farrah Fowler
- Glee … Jane Lynch as Sue Sylvester
- Modern Family … Sofia Vergara as Gloria Pritchett
- Modern Family … Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy
- Nurse Jackie … Merritt Wever as Zoey Barkow
- 30 Rock … Jane Krakowski as Jenna Maroney
- Veep … Anna Chlumsky as Amy Brookheimer
Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series
- The Big Bang Theory … Bob Newhart as Arthur Jeffries/Professor Proton
- Modern Family … Nathan Lane as Pepper Saltzman
- Nurse Jackie … Bobby Cannavale as Dr. Mike Cruz
- Saturday Night Live … Louis C.K., Host
- Saturday Night Live … Justin Timberlake, Host
- 30 Rock … Will Forte as Paul
Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series
- Enlightened … Molly Shannon as Eileen Foliente
- Glee … Dot-Marie Jones as Shannon Beiste
- Louie … Melissa Leo as Laurie
- Saturday Night Live … Melissa McCarthy, Host
- Saturday Night Live … Kristen Wiig, Host
- 30 Rock … Elaine Stritch as Colleen Donaghy
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie
- American Horror Story: Asylum … James Cromwell as Dr. Arthur Arden
- American Horror Story: Asylum … Zachary Quinto as Dr. Oliver Thredson
- Behind The Candelabra … Scott Bakula as Bob Black
- The Big C: Hereafter… John Benjamin Hickey as Sean
- Top Of The Lake … Peter Mullan as Matt
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie
- American Horror Story: Asylum … Sarah Paulson as Lana Winters
- The Girl … Imelda Staunton as Alma Hitchcock
- Political Animals … Ellen Burstyn as Margaret Barrish Worthington
- Restless … Charlotte Rampling as Sally Gilmartin
- Steel Magnolias … Alfre Woodard as Ouiser
Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Program
- American Idol … Ryan Seacrest, Host
- Betty White’s Off Their Rockers … Betty White, Host
- Dancing With The Stars … Tom Bergeron, Host
- Project Runway … Heidi Klum, Host / Tim Gunn, Host
- So You Think You Can Dance … Cat Deeley, Host
- The Taste … Anthony Bourdain, Host
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
- The Amazing Race (CBS)
- Dancing With The Stars (ABC)
- Project Runway (Lifetime)
- So You Think You Can Dance (FOX)
- Top Chef (Bravo)
- The Voice (NBC)
Outstanding Variety Series
- The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)
- The Daily Show With Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
- Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC)
- Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (NBC)
- Real Time With Bill Maher (HBO)
- Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Outstanding Miniseries Or Movie
- American Horror Story: Asylum (FX)
- Behind The Candelabra (HBO)
- The Bible (HISTORY)
- Phil Spector (HBO)
- Political Animals (USA)
- Top Of The Lake (Sundance Channel)
Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series
- Breaking Bad [Dead Freight] … George Mastras, Written by
- Breaking Bad [Say My Name] … Thomas Schnauz, Written by
- Downton Abbey [Episode 4] … Julian Fellowes, Written by
- Game Of Thrones [The Rains Of Castamere] … David Benioff, Written by / D.B. Weiss, Written by
- Homeland [Q&A] … Henry Bromell, Written by
Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series
- Boardwalk Empire [Margate Sands] … Tim Van Patten, Directed by
- Breaking Bad [Gliding Over All] … Michelle MacLaren, Directed by
- Downton Abbey [Episode 4] … Jeremy Webb, Directed by
- Homeland [Q&A] … Lesli Linka Glatter, Directed by
- House Of Cards [Chapter 1] … David Fincher, Directed by
Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series
- Episodes [Episode 209] … David Crane, Written by / Jeffrey Klarik, Written by
- Louie [Daddy's Girlfriend Part 1] … Louis C.K., Story & Teleplay by / Pamela Adlon, Story by
- The Office [Finale] … Greg Daniels, Written by
- 30 Rock [Hogcock!] … Jack Burditt, Written by / Robert Carlock, Written by
- 30 Rock [Last Lunch] … Tina Fey, Written by / Tracey Wigfield, Written by
Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series
- Girls [On All Fours] … Lena Dunham, Directed by
- Glee [Diva] … Paris Barclay, Directed by
- Louie [New Year's Eve] … Louis C.K., Directed by
- Modern Family [Arrested] … Gail Mancuso, Directed by
- 30 Rock [Hogcock! / Last Lunch] … Beth McCarthy-Miller, Directed by
Outstanding Writing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special
- Behind The Candelabra … Richard LaGravenese, Written by
- The Hour … Abi Morgan, Written by
- Parade’s End … Tom Stoppard, Written by
- Phil Spector … David Mamet, Written by
- Top Of The Lake … Jane Campion, Written by / Gerard Lee, Written by
Outstanding Directing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special
- Behind The Candelabra … Steven Soderbergh, Directed by
- The Girl … Julian Jarrold, Directed by
- Phil Spector … David Mamet, Directed by
- Ring Of Fire … Allison Anders, Directed by
- Top Of The Lake [Part 5] … Jane Campion, Directed by / Garth Davis, Directed by
Outstanding Variety Special
- The Kennedy Center Honors (CBS)
- Louis C.K.: Oh My God (HBO)
- Mel Brooks Strikes Back! With Mel Brooks And Alan Yentob (HBO)
- Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update Thursday [Part One] (NBC)
- 12-12-12: The Concert For Sandy Relief (Robin Hood Foundation)
Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series
- The Colbert Report … Various
- The Daily Show With Jon Stewart … Various
- Jimmy Kimmel Live … Various
- Portlandia … Various
- Real Time With Bill Maher … Various
- Saturday Night Live … Various
Outstanding Writing For A Variety Special
- The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards … Various
- Louis C.K.: Oh My God … Various
- Night Of Too Many Stars: America Comes Together For Autism Programs … Various
- Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update Thursday [Part One] … Various
- 66th Annual Tony Awards … Dave Boone, Written by / Paul Greenberg, Special Material by
Outstanding Directing For A Variety Series
- The Colbert Report [Episode 8131] … James Hoskinson, Directed by
- The Daily Show With Jon Stewart [Episode 17153] … Chuck O’Neil, Directed by
- Jimmy Kimmel Live [Episode 13-1810] … Andy Fisher, Directed by
- Late Show With David Letterman [Episode 3749] … Jerry Foley, Directed by
- Portlandia [Alexandra] … Jonathan Krisel, Directed by
- Saturday Night Live [Host: Justin Timberlake] … Don Roy King, Directed by
Outstanding Directing For A Variety Special
- The Kennedy Center Honors … Louis J. Horvitz, Directed by
- London 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony … Bucky Gunts, Directed by / Hamish Hamilton, Directed by
- Louis C.K.: Oh My God … Louis C.K., Directed by
- The Oscars … Don Mischer, Directed by
- 12-12-12: The Concert For Sandy Relief … Michael Dempsey, Directed by
So, what are your thoughts regarding this year’s nominees? Are there any standouts for you? I’m personally hoping for a lot of GAME OF THRONES love (especially for the amazing Emilia Clarke) as well as a win for Matt LeBlanc in EPISODES (though I know Jim Parsons will probably win it again). I’d also consider Jessica Lange for her AMERICAN HORROR STORY: ASYLUM work. That was one powerful performance.
Hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, the 65TH ANNUAL PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS will air live on Sunday, September 22nd at 8pm (EST).
~K