Emmy Nominations 2014 List: 'Breaking Bad,' 'Orange is the New Black,' 'Game of Thrones' Receive Top Honors [VIDEO]
The 2014 Primetime Emmy nominations were announced Thursday morning, and some of television's top shows are up for big awards.
In the Comedy Series category, the Television Academy chose to nominate The Big Bang Theory, Louie, Modern Family, Orange is the New Black, Silicon Valley and Veep. This is the first eligible year for Orange is the New Black and Silicon Valley. The other four nominees were nominated last year as well. Modern Family is the defending champion, having won four trophies in a row.
The highly competitive Drama Series category boiled down to Breaking Bad, Downton Abbey, Game of Thrones, House of Cards, Mad Men and True Detective. Breaking Bad appears to be the favorite after winning last year but True Detective is the new show on the block and could potentially spoil.
Game of Thrones led the nominations with 19 overall, including acting nominees Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey and Diana Rigg. Breaking Bad received 17 nominations including Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul and Anna Gunn.
In the miniseries/movie categories, American Horror Story: Coven, Fargo and The Normal Heart all have reason to celebrate. Fargo led with 18 nominations, with acting nominees that included Martin Freeman, Billy Bob Thornton, Colin Hanks and Allison Tolman. American Horror Story: Coven received 17 nominations including Jessica Lange, Sarah Paulson, Angela Bassett, Kathy Bates and Frances Conroy. The Normal Heart dominated the Supporting Actor category, taking up four out of six nominations: Matt Bomer, Joe Mantello, Alfred Molina and Jim Parsons, in addition to nominations in Lead Actor for Mark Ruffalo and Supporting Actress for Julia Roberts.
The nominations in the major categories include:
DRAMA
BEST DRAMA SERIES
Breaking Bad
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
House of Cards
Mad Men
True Detective
BEST DRAMA ACTRESS
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 DRAMA ACTOR
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
BEST COMEDY SERIES
The Big Bang Theory
Louie
Modern Family
Orange is the New Black
Silicon Valley
Veep
BEST COMEDY ACTRESS
Lena Dunham, Girls
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Melissa McCarthy, Mike and Molly
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Taylor Schilling, Orange is the New Black
BEST COMEDY ACTOR
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
For more of the 2014 Primetime Emmy nominations, go to the Emmy website here.
The 2014 Primetime Emmy Awards are set to take place on Monday, Aug. 25 at 8 p.m. EST/5 p.m. PST. They will be hosted by Saturday Night Live alum and new talk show host Seth Meyers.
