04 Emmy nominations announced

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2014 Emmy nominations announced --

Fri, 11 Jul 2014 13:59

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The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards will take place on 25 August at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. Hosted by Seth Meyers, the awards will honour and celebrate outstanding work in television .

Game of Thrones leads with a total of 19 nominations across drama categories, while Modern Family stands to win the Emmy for Best Comedy Series for the fifth year in a row.

Nominees in main categories include:

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

Lizzy Caplan, Masters of Sex

Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey

Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife

Kerry Washington, The Fixer (Scandal)

Robin Wright, House of Cards

Lead 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

Lead 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

Actor, Comedy Series

Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory

Matt LeBlanc, Episodes

Don Cheadle, House of Lies

Louis C.K., Louie

Ricky Gervais, Ricky

William H. Macy, Shameless

Actress, Comedy Series

Lena Dunham, Girls

Melissa McCarthy, Mike and Molly

Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie

Taylor Schilling, Orange Is the New Black

Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep

Best Comedy Series

The Big Bang Theory

Louis

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

Outstanding Miniseries

American Horror Story: Coven

Fargo

Bonnie & Clyde

Luther

Treme

The White Queen

Outstanding Variety Series

The Colbert Report

The Daily Show

Jimmy Kimmel Live

Saturday Night Live

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Outstanding Reality Competition Program

The Amazing Race

Dancing With the Stars

So You Think You Can Dance

The Voice

Top Chef

Project Runway

View the full list of nominees.

Visit the Primetime Emmy Awards website for more information.

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