by Sarah Waldrop
The HBO series Game Of Thrones and FX miniseries Fargo scored big with approximately 19 and 18 nominations apiece after today’s Emmy Nominations were announced. Netflix’s Orange Is The New Black and HBO’s True Detective may be newcomers but they have made a big impression on both critics and audiences. Other shows to make the list are ABC comedy Modern Family and the latest installment of American Horror Story: Coven. The 66th annual Emmy Awards are set to air live on August 25.
Complete 2014 Emmy Nominees
Best Comedy Series: The Big Bang Theory, Louis, Modern Family, Orange Is the New Black, Silicon Valley, Veep.
Best Actress in a Comedy Series: Lena Dunham – Girls, Edie Falco – Nurse Jackie, Julia Louis Dreyfus – Veep, Melissa McCarthy – Mike & Molly, Amy Poehler – Parks & Recreation, Taylor Schilling – Orange Is the New Black.
Best Actor in a Comedy Series: Jim Parsons – The Big Bang Theory, Ricky Gervais – Derek, Matt LeBlanc – Episodes, Don Cheadle – House of Lies, Louis C.K. – Louie, William H. Macy – Shameless.
Supporting Actor, Comedy Series: Andre Braugher – Brookiyn Nine-Nine, Adam Driver – Girls, Jesse Tyler Ferguson – Modern Family, Ty Burrell – Modern Family, Fred Armisen – Portlandia, Tony Hale – Veep.
Supporting Actress, Comedy Series: 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.
Best Drama Series: Breaking Bad, Downton Abbey, Game of Thrones, House of Cards, Mad Men, True Detective.
Best 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.
Best 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.
Supporting Actor, Drama Series: 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 Series: Anna Gunn – Breaking Bad, Maggie Smith – Downton Abbey, Lena Headey – Game of Thrones, Christine Baranski – The Good Wife, Christina Hendricks – Mad Men, Joanne Froggatt – Downton Abbey.
Best Miniseries or Movie: American Horror Story: Coven, Bonnie & Clyde, Fargo, Luther, Treme, The White Queen.
Best Actress Miniseries or Movie: Jessica Lange – American Horror Story: Coven, Sarah Paulson – American Horror Story: Coven, Helena Bonham Carter – Burton and Taylor, Minnie Driver – Return to Zero, Kristen Wiig – The Spoils of Babylon, Cicely Tyson – The Trip Bountiful.
Best Actor in a Miniseries or Movie: Chiwetel Ejiofor – Dancing on the Edge, Martin Freeman – Fargo, Billy Bob Thornton – Fargo, Idris Elba – Luther, Mark Ruffalo – The Normal Heart, Benedict Cumberbatch – Sherlock: His Last Vow.
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 Animated Program: Archer, Bob’s Burgers, Futurama, South Park, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Manhattan Project.
Outstanding Host: Reality-Competition Program: Betty White – Betty White’s Off Their Rockers, Tom Bergeron – Dancing with the Stars, Jane Lynch – Hollywood Game Night, Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn – Project Runway, Cat Deeley – So You Think You Can Dance, Anthony Bourdain – The Taste.
Reality-Competition Program: The Amazing Race, So You Think You Can Dance, Dancing with the Stars, Top Chef, Project Runway, The Voice.
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.
Children’s Program: Degrassi, Dog with a Blog, Good Luck Charlie, Nick News With Linda Ellerbee – Family Secrets: When Violence Hits Home, One Last Hug: Three Days at Grief Camp, Wynton Marsalis – A YoungArts Masterclass,
Outstanding Guest Actor in Drama: Paul Giamatti as Harold Levinson – Downton Abbey, Dylan Baker as Colin Sweeney – The Good Wife, Reg E. Cathey as Freddy – House Of Cards, Robert Morse as Bertram Cooper – Mad Men, Beau Bridges as Barton Scully – Masters of Sex, Joe Morton as Rowan Pope – Scandal.
Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series: Margo Martindale as Claudia – The Americans, Diana Rigg as Lady Olenna Tyrell – Game of Thrones, Kate Mara as Zoe Barnes – House of Cards, Allison Janney as Margaret Scully – Masters of Sex, Jane Fonda as Leona Lansing – The Newsroom, Kate Burton as Sally Langston – Scandal.
Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series: Bob Newhart as Arthur – The Big Bang Theory, Nathan Lane as Pepper Saltzman – Modern Family, Steve Buscemi as Marty – Portlandia, Jimmy Fallon as Host – SNL, Louis C.K. as Host – SNL, Gary Cole as Kent Davison – Veep.
Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series: Natasha Lyonne as Nicky Nichols – Orange is the New Black, Uzo Aduba as Suzanne Warren – Orange is the New Black, Laverne Cox as Sophia Burset – Orange is the New Black, Tina Fey as Host – SNL, Melissa McCarthy as Host – SNL, Joan Cusack as Sheila Jackson – Shameless.