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Netflix gained awards-race ground on cable and broadcast competitors and HBO continued to dominate as the nominees for the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Thursday.
HBO's Game of Thrones led all drama series with 19 nominations, though none in the high-profile acting categories. Thrones was joined by Breaking Bad, Downton Abbey, House of Cards, Mad Men and fellow HBO series True Detective in the Best Drama category. Netflix's Orange is the New Black was this year's most nominated comedy, with 12 nods, including one for lead actress and first-time nominee Taylor Schilling. The prison comedy was joined by The Big Bang Theory, Modern Family, Louie, Silicon Valley and Veep.
FX miniseries Fargo earned 18 nominations, including for Billy Bob Thornton and Martin Freeman in best actor, miniseries.
Oscar-winner Matthew McConaughey earned his first Emmy nomination for HBOs True Detective. Other first-time nominees included actress Lizzy Caplan for Showtimes Masters of Sex and actor Chiwetel Ejiofor for the Starz miniseries Dancing on the Edge. Orange is the New Black and HBOs Silicon Valley were first-time nominees in the best comedy category, while True Detective was the only one best-drama rookie.
HBO's bid to run True Detective in the best drama series categories instead of best miniseries yielded 12 nominations, including MConaughey's and one for his co-star, Woody Harrelson. Showtime shifted Shameless from the drama series categories to comedy this year, leading to a nomination for actor William H. Macy.
Digital service Netflix earned 31 nominations, up from 14 last year. Drama series House of Cards earned 13 nominations, including ones for actors Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright. Orange is the New Black earned 12. Ricky Gervais' Netflix comedy series Derek also earned a nod, for Gervais' acting. Documentaries Brave Miss World and The Square also drew nods for the digital service.
Despite Netflix having earned the first series-category nominations last year for a digital network, it was, once again, the only such service break into the field this year. Neither competitor Amazon nor Hulu earned a nod in any category, despite increased efforts in original series from both. AOL and FunnyOrDie.com earned their first nominations, each in short-format categories. Overall, digital nominations were up from 19 in 2013 to 39 this year, though Netflix accounted for most of that increase.
HBO was once again the most nominated network with 99 nods, down from 108 last year. CBS was a distant second at 47. Overall, the number of nominations for the Big Four broadcast networks was down from 170 in 2013 to 148 this year, with all four earning fewer nods than they did a year ago. In cable, FX Networks drew 46 nominations-up from 26 last year, tying NBC and outperforming both ABC (37) and broadcast cousin Fox (18). Showtime earned 24 nominations this year, down from 31 last year.
Despite taking home the Golden Globe earlier this year for best comedy series, Fox's Brooklyn Nine-Nine failed to earn a nomination in the category. Star Andy Samberg, who won best comedy actor at the Globes, was also not nominated. Critical favorites such as FX's The Americans and BBC America's Orphan Black, as well as high-rated series such AMC's The Walking Dead and NBC's The Blacklist also failed to garner and nominations in the major categories.
Nominees in the major categories are:
Best Comedy Series
The Big Bang Theory
Louie
Modern Family
Orange is the New Black
Silicon Valley
Veep
Best Drama Series
Breaking Bad
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
House of Cards
Mad Men
True Detective
Best Actor, 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
Best Actress, 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, Miniseries
Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock: His Last Vow
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Dancing on the Edge
Idris Elba, Luther
Mark Ruffalo, The Normal Heart
Billy Bob Thornton, Fargo
Martin Freeman, Fargo
Best Actress, Miniseries
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 to Bountiful
Best Actor, Comedy Series
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
Don Cheadle, House of Lies
Louis C.K., Louie
Ricky Gervais, Derek
William H. Macy, Shameless
Best Actress, Comedy Series
Lena Dunham, Girls
Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Taylor Schilling, Orange Is the New Black
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Best Reality Competition
The Amazing Race
Dancing With the Stars
So You Think You Can Dance
Project Runway
Top Chef
The Voice
Best 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
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