Emmys: nominations announed, Netflix original series among nominees

The primetime Emmy awards nominations were announced in Los Angeles. For the first time history was made when Netflix’s original series were awarded in the major categories. Nominated internet only series were “Arrested Development,” “House of Cards” and “Hemlock Grove.”

The awards will be handed out live on Sunday, September .  Neil Patrick Harris will be the host and the show airs on CBS.

Check out a list of  nominees:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES:
Hugh Bonneville, Downton Abbey, PBS
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad, AMC
Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom, HBO
Jon Hamm, Mad Men, AMC
Damian Lewis, Homeland, Showtime
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards, Netflix


LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES:
Connie Britton, Nashville, ABC
Claire Danes, Homeland, Showtime
Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey, PBS
Vera Farmiga, Bates Motel, A&E
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men, AMC
Kerry Washington, Scandal, ABC
Robin Wright, House of Cards, Netflix


COMEDY SERIES:
The Big Bang Theory, CBS
Girls, HBO
Louie, FX
Modern Family, ABC
30 Rock, NBC
Veep, HBO


LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES:
Jason Bateman, Arrested Development, Netflix
Louis C.K., Louie, FX
Don Cheadle, House of Lies, Showtime
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes, Showtime
Jim Parsons, Big Bang Theory, CBS
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock, NBC


LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES:
Lena Dunham, Girls, HBO
Laura Dern, Enlightened, HBO
Tiny Fey, 30 Rock, NBC
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation, NBC
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep, HBO
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie, Showtime


SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES:
Adam Driver, Girls, HBO
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family, ABC
Ed O’Neill, Modern Family, ABC
Ty Burrell, Modern Family, ABC
Bill Hader, Saturday Night Live, NBC
Tony Hale, Veep, HBO


SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES:
Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory, CBS
Jane Lynch, Glee, Fox
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family, ABC
Julie Bowen, Modern Family, ABC
Merritt Wever, Nurse Jackie, Showtime
Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock, NBC
Anna Chlumsky, Veep, HBO


DRAMA SERIES:
Breaking Bad, AMC
Downton Abbey, PBS
Homeland, Showtime
Game of Thrones, HBO
House of Cards, Netflix
Mad Men, AMC


SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES:
Bobby Cannavale, Boardwalk Empire, HBO
Jonathan Banks, Breaking Bad, AMC
Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad, AMC
Jim Carter, Downton Abbey, PBS
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones, HBO
Mandy Patinkin, Homeland, Showtime


SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES:
Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad, AMC
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey, PBS
Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones, HBO
Christine Baranski, The Good Wife, CBS
Morena Baccarin, Homeland, Showtime
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men, AMC


LEAD ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE:
Michael Douglas, Behind The Candelabra, HBO
Matt Damon, Behind The Candelabra, HBO
Toby Jones, The Girl, HBO
Benedict Cumberbatch, Parade’s End, HBO
Al Pacino, Phil Spector, HBO


LEAD ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE:
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story, FX
Laura Linney, The Big C: Hereafter, Showtime
Helen Mirren, Phil Spector, HBO
Sigourney Weaver, Political Animals, USA
Elisabeth Moss, Top of the Lake, Sundance Channel


MINISERIES OR MOVIE:
American Horror Story: Asylum, FX
Behind the Candelabra, HBO
Phil Spector, HBO
Political Animals, USA
The Bible, History
Top of the Lake, Sundance Channel


HOST FOR A REALITY OR REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM:
Ryan Seacrest, American Idol, Fox
Betty White, Betty White’s Off Their Rockers, NBC
Tom Bergeron, Dancing With the Stars, ABC
Heidi Klum, Tim Gunn, Project Runway, Bravo
Cat Deeley, So You Think You Can Dance, Fox
Anthony Bourdain, The Taste, ABC


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
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
WRITING FOR A VARIETY SERIES:
The Colbert Report, Comedy Central
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, Comedy Central
Jimmy Kimmel Live, ABC
Portlandia, IFC
Real Time With Bill Maher, HBO
Saturday Night Live, NBC
GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES:
Margo Martindale, The Americans, FX
Diana Rigg, Game of Thrones, HBO
Carrie Preston, The Good Wife, CBS
Linda Cardellini, Mad Men, AMC
Jane Fonda, The Newsroom, HBO
Joan Cusack, Shameless, Showtime
GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES:
Nathan Lane, The Good Wife, CBS
Michael J. Fox, The Good Wife, CBS
Rupert Friend, Homeland, Showtime
Robert Morse, Mad Men, AMC
Harry Hamlin, Mad Men, AMC
Dan Bucatinsky, Scandal, ABC
WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES:
Breaking Bad (“Dead Freight”), AMC
Breaking Bad (“Say My Name”), AMC
Downton Abbey, PBS
Game of Thrones, HBO
Homeland, Showtime
DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES:
Boardwalk Empire, HBO
Breaking Bad, AMC
Downton Abbey, PBS
Homeland, Showtime
House of Cards, Netflix
GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES:
Bob Newhart, The Big Bang Theory, CBS
Nathan Lane, Modern Family, ABC
Bobby Cannavale, Nurse Jackie, Showtime
Louis C.K., Saturday Night Live, NBC
Justin Timberlake, Saturday Night Live, NBC
Will Forte, 30 Rock, NBC
GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES:
Molly Shannon, Enlightened, HBO
Dot-Marie Jones, Glee, Fox
Melissa Leo, Louie, FX
Melissa McCarthy, Saturday Night Live, NBC
Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live, NBC
Elaine Stritch, 30 Rock, NBC
WRITING FOR COMEDY SERIES:
Episodes, Showtime
Louie, FX
The Office, NBC
30 Rock (“Hogcock!”), NBC
30 Rock (“Last Lunch”), NBC
DIRECTING FOR COMEDY SERIES:

Girls, HBO
Glee, Fox
Louie, FX
Modern Family, ABC
30 Rock, NBC
SUPPORTING ACTOR IN MINISERIES OR MOVIE:
James Cromwell, American Horror Story: Asylum, FX
Zachary Quinto, American Horror Story: Asylum, FX
Scott Bakula, Behind The Candelabra, HBO
John Benjamin Hickey, The Big C: Hereafter, Showtime
Peter Mullan, Top of the Lake, Sundance Channel
SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN MINISERIES OR MOVIE:
Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Asylum, FX
Imelda Staunton, The Girl, HBO
Charlotte Rampling, Restless, Sundance Channel
Alfre Woodard, Steel Magnolias, Lifetime
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

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