The 2014 Emmy Award nominations were announced today and led by HBO’s “Game of Thrones” with 19 total nominations. New show “Fargo” scored 18, followed by “American Horror Story“, “Breaking Bad“, The Normal Heart and not too far down the line “True Detective” with 12. The one show I love and continue to watch, “Hannibal” received zero nominations, but then again, I have never paid too much attention to the Emmys, primarily because people have to nominate themselves, something I’ve never understood.
- “Game of Thrones” 19
- “Fargo” 18
- “American Horror Story: Coven” 17
- “Breaking Bad” 16
- “The Normal Heart” 16
- “Saturday Night Live” 14
- “House of Cards” 13
- “Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey” 12
- “Downton Abbey” 12
- “Orange Is the New Black” 12
From a network perspective, leading the pack was HBO, coming in just one nomination shy of a 100 and it wasn’t even a close race with CBS coming in second with 47.
- HBO 99
- CBS 47
- NBC 46
- FX Networks 45
- ABC 37
The top shelf nominations are listed below and you can click here if you’re looking for the below the line categories. The 66th annual Primetime Emmy Awards will be held Monday, August 25.
Miniseries/TV Movies
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Miniseries Or Movie
- 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”
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Miniseries Or Movie
- Angela Bassett – “American Horror Story: Coven”
- Kathy Bates – “American Horror Story: Coven”
- Frances Conroy – “American Horror Story: Coven”
- Ellen Burstyn – “Flowers In The Attic”
- Julia Roberts – “The Normal Heart”
- Allison Tolman – “Fargo”
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or Movie
- Benedict Cumberbatch – “Sherlock: His Last Vow”
- Idris Elba – “Luther”
- Chiwetel Ejiofor – “Dancing On The Edge”
- Martin Freeman – “Fargo”
- Mark Ruffalo – “The Normal Heart”
- Billy Bob Thornton – “Fargo”
Outstanding Actress In A Miniseries Or Movie
- Helena Bonham Carter – “Burton & 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”
Outstanding Writing For A Miniseries/TV Movie
- Ryan Murphy & Brad Falchuk – “American Horror Story: Coven”
- Noah Hawley – “Fargo”
- Neil Cross – “Luther”
- Steven Moffat – “Sherlock: His Last Vow”
- Larry Kramer – “The Normal Heart”
- David Simon & Eric Overmyer – “Treme”
Outstanding Directing For A Miniseries/TV Movie
- Alfonso Gomez-Rejon – “American Horror Story: Coven”
- Adam Bernstein – “Fargo”
- Colin Bucksey – “Fargo”
- Stephen Frears – “Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight”
- Nick Hurran – “Sherlock: HIs Last Vow”
- Ryan Murphy – “The Normal Heart”
Outstanding TV Movie
- “Killing Kennedy”
- “Muhammad Ali’s Final Fight”
- “The Normal Heart”
- “Sherlock: His Last Vow”
- “The Trip To Bountiful”
Outstanding Miniseries
- “American Horror Story: Coven”
- “Bonnie & Clyde”
- “Fargo”
- “Luther”
- “Treme”
- “The White Queen”
Comedy
Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series
- Steve Buscemi – “Portlandia”
- Louis C.K. – “Saturday Night Live”
- Gary Cole – “Veep”
- Jimmy Fallon – “Saturday Night Live”
- Nathan Lane – “Modern Family”
- Bob Newhart – “The Big Bang Theory”
Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series
- Uzo Aduba – “Orange Is The New Black”
- Laverne Cox – “Orange Is The New Black”
- Joan Cusack – “Shameless”
- Tina Fey – “Saturday Night Live”
- Natasha Lyonne – “Orange Is The New Black”
- Melissa McCarthy – “Saturday Night Live”
Outstanding 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”
Outstanding 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”
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series
- Don Cheadle – “House Of Lies”
- Louis C.K. – “Louie”
- Ricky Gervais – “Derek”
- Matt LeBlanc – “Episodes”
- William H. Macy – “Shameless”
- Jim Parsons – “Big Bang Theory”
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series
- 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”
Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series
- David Crane & Jeffrey Klarik – “Episodes”
- Louis C.K. – “Louie”
- Liz Friedman & Jenji Kohan – “Orange Is The New Black”
- Alec Berg – “Silicon Valley”
- Simon Blackwell, Tony Roche, Armando Iannucci – “Veep”
Outstanding Directing for A Comedy Series
- Iain B. MacDonald – “Episodes”
- Paris Barclay – “Glee”
- Louis C.K. – “Louie”
- Gail Mancuso – “Modern Family”
- Jodie Foster – “Orange Is The New Black”
- Mike Judge – “Silicon Valley”
Outstanding Comedy Series
- “The Big Bang Theory”
- “Louie”
- “Modern Family”
- “Orange Is The New Black”
- “Silicon Valley”
- “Veep”
Drama
Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series
- Dylan Baker – “The Good Wife”
- Beau Bridges – “Masters Of Sex”
- Reg E. Cathey – “House Of Cards”
- Paul Giamatti – “Downton Abbey”
- Robert Morse – “Mad Men”
- Joe Morton – “Scandal”
Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series
- Kate Burton – “Scandal”
- Jane Fonda – “The Newsroom”
- Allison Janney – “Masters Of Sex”
- Kate Mara – “House Of Cards”
- Margo Martindale – “The Americans”
- Diana Rigg – “Game Of Thrones”
Outstanding 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”
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
- Christine Baranski – “The Good Wife”
- Joanne Froggatt – “Downton Abbey”
- Anna Gunn – “Breaking Bad”
- Lena Headey – “Game Of Thrones”
- Christina Hendricks – “Mad Men”
- Maggie Smith – “Downton Abbey”
Outstanding 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”
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series
- Lizzy Caplan – “Masters Of Sex”
- Claire Danes – “Homeland”
- Michelle Dockery – “Downton Abbey”
- Julianna Marguiles – “The Good Wife”
- Kerry Washington – “Scandal”
- Robin Wright – “House Of Cards”
Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series
- David Benioff & D.B. Weiss – “Breaking Bad”
- Vince Gilligan – “Breaking Bad”
- Nic Pizzolatto – “True Detective”
- Moira Walley-Beckett – “Breaking Bad”
- Beau Willimon – “House Of Cards”
Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series
- David Evans – “Downton Abbey”
- Carl Franklin – “House Of Cards”
- Cary Joji Fukunaga – “True Detective”
- Vince Gilligan – “Breaking Bad”
- Neil Marshall – “Game Of Thrones”
- Tim Van Patten – “Boardwalk Empire”
Outstanding Drama Series
- “Breaking Bad”
- “Downton Abbey”
- “Game Of Thrones”
- “House Of Cards”
- “Mad Men”
- “True Detective”
Other
Outstanding Variety Series
- “The Colbert Report”
- “The Daily Show”
- “Jimmy Kimmel Live”
- “Real Time With Bill Maher”
- “Saturday Night Live”
- “The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon”
Outstanding Reality
- “The Amazing Race”
- “Dancing With The Stars”
- “Project Runway”
- “So You Think You Can Dance”
- “Top Chef”
- “The Voice”
