The 2014 Emmy Awards nominations today opened with a speech about new platforms like Netflix and rightfully so as "House of Cards" took home multiple nominations, including Robin Wright for Outstanding Lead Actress and Kevin Spacey for Lead Actor.
"Orange Is The New Black" also took 12 nods - the most for a comedy series - including Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy with Taylor Schilling and Outstanding Comedy Series. But the overall leader was HBO's shocking series "Game of Thrones," with 19 nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Supporting Actress for Lena Headey.
Not far behind "Thrones" was the new series "Fargo," which scored 18 nominations, including Billy Bob Thronton for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie. "Saturday Night Live" also earned 14 nods. Oscar nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor earned a nomination for "Dancing on the Edge" and Matt Bomer earned his first nod for "The Normal Heart."
List of 2014 Primetime Emmy nominees:
Outstanding Drama Series
"Breaking Bad"
"Downton Abbey"
"Game of Thrones"
"House of Cards"
"Mad Men"
"True Detective"
Outstanding Comedy Series
"The Big Bang Theory"
"Louis"
"Modern Family"
"Orange Is the New Black"
"Silicon Valley"
"Veep"
Outstanding Miniseries or Movie
"American Horror Story: Coven"
"Bonnie & Clyde"
"Fargo"
"Luther"
"Treme"
"The White Queen"
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 Margulies, "The Good Wife"
Kerry Washington, "Scandal"
Robin Wright, "House of Cards"
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Aaron Paul, "Breaking Bad"
Jim Carter, "Downton Abbey"
Peter Dinklage, "Game of Thrones"
Josh Charles, "The Good Wife"
Mandy Patinkin, "Homeland"
Jon Voight, "Ray Donovan"
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Anna Gunn, "Breaking Bad"
Maggie Smith, "Downton Abbey"
Joanne Froggatt, "Downton Abbey"
Lena Headey, "Game of Thrones"
Christine Baranski, "The Good Wife"
Christina Hendricks, "Mad Men"
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Jim Parsons, "The Big Bang Theory"
Ricky Gervais, "Derek"
Matt LeBlanc, "Episodes"
Don Cheadle, "House of Lies"
Louis C.K., "Louie"
William H. Macy, "Shameless"
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 & Recreation"
Taylor Schilling, "Orange Is the New Black"
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Andre Braugher, "Brookiyn Nine-Nine"
Adam Driver, "Girls"
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, "Modern Family"
Ty Burrell, "Modern Family"
Fred Armisen, "Portlandia"
Tony Hale, "Veep"
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Mayim Bialik, "The Big Bang Theory"
Julie Bowen, "Modern Family"
Allison Janney, "Mom"
Kate Mulgrew, "Orange Is the New Black"
Kate McKinnon, "Saturday Night Live"
Anna Chlumsky, "Veep"
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
Chiwetel Ejiofor, "Dancing on the Edge"
Martin Freeman, "Fargo"
Billy Bob Thornton, "Fargo"
Idris Elba, "Luther"
Mark Ruffalo, "The Normal Heart"
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
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 Bountiful"
Outstanding Supporting Actor in A Miniseries or Movie
Colin Hanks, "Fargo"
Martin Freeman, "Sherlock: His Last Vow"
Jim Parsons, "The Normal Heart"
Joe Mantello, "The Normal Heart"
Alfred Molina, "The Normal Heart"
Matt Bomer, "The Normal Heart"
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Frances Conroy, "American Horror Story: Coven"
Kathy Bates, "American Horror Story: Coven"
Angela Bassett, "American Horror Story: Coven"
Allison Tolman, "Fargo"
Ellen Burstyn, "Flowers in the Attic"
Julia Roberts, "The Normal Heart"
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Paul Giamatti, "Downton Abbey"
Reg E. Cathey, "House of Cards"
Robert Morse, "Mad Men"
Beau Bridges, "Masters of Sex"
Joe Morton, "Scandal"
Dylan Baker, "The Good Wife"
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Diana Rigg, "Game of Thrones"
Kate Mara, "House of Cards"
Allison Janney, "Masters of Sex"
Kate Burton, "Scandal"
Margo Martindale, "The Americans"
Jane Fonda, "The Newsroom"
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Nathan Lane, "Modern Family"
Steve Buscemi, "Portlandia"
Jimmy Fallon, "Saturday Night Live"
Louis C.K., "Saturday Night Live"
Bob Newhart, "The Big Bang Theory"
Gary Cole, "VEEP"
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Natasha Lyonne, "Orange Is the New Black"
Uzo Aduba, "Orange Is the New Black"
Laverne Cox, "Orange Is the New Black"
Tina Fey, "Saturday Night Live"
Melissa McCarthy, "Saturday Night Live"
Joan Cusack, "Shameless"
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
"Dancing With The Stars"
"Project Runway"
"So You Think You Can Dance"
"The Amazing Race"
"The Voice"
"Top Chef"
Outstanding Variety Series
"Jimmy Kimmel Live"
"Real Time With Bill Maher"
"Saturday Night Live"
"The Colbert Report"
"The Daily Show With Jon Stewart"
"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon"
Outstanding Variety Special
"AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Mel Brooks"
"Best of Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Primetime Special"
"Billy Crystal: 700 Sundays"
"Sarah Silverman: We are Miracles"
"The Beatles: The Night That Changed America"
"The Kennedy Center Honors"
Outstanding Animated Program
"Archer"
"Bob's Burgers"
"Futurama"
"South Park"
"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Manhattan Project"
Outstanding Children's Program
"Degrassi"
"Dog With a Blog"
"Good Luck Charlie"
"Nick News With Linda Ellerbee - Family Secrets: When Violence Hits Home"
"One Last Hug: Three Days at Grief Camp"
"Wynton Marsalis - A YoungArts Masterclass"
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
"American Masters"
"COSMOS: A SpaceTime Odyssey"
"Pioneers of Television"
"The World Wars"
"Years of Living Dangerously"
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
"JFK (American Experience)"
"Paycheck to Paycheck: The Life and Times of Katrina Gilbert"
"Running From Crazy"
"The Sixties: The Assassination of President Kennedy"
"The Square"
"Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley"
Outstanding Informational Series or Special
"Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown"
"Inside the Actors Studio"
"The Writers' Room"
"Through the Wormhole With Morgan Freeman"
"Vice"
Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program
Betty White, "Betty White's Off Their Rockers"
Tom Bergeron, "Dancing With The Stars"
Jane Lynch, "Hollywood Game Night"
Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn, "Project Runway"
Cat Deeley, "So You Think You Can Dance"
Anthony Bourdain, "The Taste"
Outstanding Choreography
Derek Hough, "Dancing With The Stars"
Christopher Scott, "So You Think You Can Dance"
Mandy Moore, "So You Think You Can Dance"
Tabitha Dumo and Napoleon Tuma, "So You Think You Can Dance"
Travis Wall, "So You Think You Can Dance"
Outstanding Television Movie
"Killing Kennedy"
"Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight"
"Sherlock: His Last Vow"
"The Normal Heart"
"The Trip to Bountiful"
Outstanding Structured Reality Program
"Antiques Roadshow"
"Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives"
"MythBusters"
"Shark Tank"
"Undercover Boss"
"Who Do You Think You Are?"
Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
"Alaska: The Last Frontier"
"Deadliest Catch"
"Flipping Out"
"Million Dollar Listing New York"
"Wahlburgers"
"Wild Things With Dominic Monaghan"
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Moira Walley-Beckett, "Breaking Bad"
Vince Gilligan, "Breaking Bad"
David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, "Game of Thrones"
Beau Willimon, "House of Cards"
Nic Pizzolatto, "True Detective"
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
Tim Van Patton, "Boardwalk Empire"
Vince Gilligan, "Breaking Bad"
David Evans, "Downton Abbey"
Neil Marshall, "Game of Thrones"
Carl Franklin, "House of Cards"
Cary Joji Fukunaga, "True Detective"
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik, "Episodes"
Louis C.K., "Louie"
Liz Friedman and Jenji Kohan, "Orange Is the New Black"
Alec Berg, "Silicon Valley"
Simon Blackwell, Tony Roche and 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 Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
Ryan Murphy and 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 and Eric Overmyer, "Treme"
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special
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 Writing for a Variety Series
"Inside Amy Schumer," Comedy Central
"Key & Peele," Comedy Central
"Portlandia," IFC
"The Colbert Report," Comedy Central"
"The Daily Show With Jon Stewart," Comedy Central
"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," NBC
Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series
Jonathan Krisel, "Portlandia"
Don Roy King, "Saturday Night Live"
James Hoskinson, "The Colbert Report"
Chuck O'Neil, "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart"
Dave Diomedi, "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon"
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special
Dave Boone and Paul Greenberg, "67th Annual Tony Awards"
Billy Crystal, "Billy Crystal: 700 Sundays"
Sarah Silverman, "Sarah Silverman: We are Miracles"
Barry Adelman, "The 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards"
Ken Ehrlich and David Wild, "The Beatles: The Night That Changed America"
Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special
Glenn Weiss, "67th Annual Tony Awards"
James Lapine, "Six By Sondheim"
Gregg Gelfand, "The Beatles: The Night That Changed America"
Louis J. Horvitz, "The Kennedy Center Honors"
Hamish Hamilton, "The Oscars"
Beth McCarthy Miller and Rob Ashford, "The Sound of Music Live!"
Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming
Brannon Braga, "COSMOS: A SpaceTime Odyssey"
Craig Spirko, "Project Runway"
Ken Fuchs, "Shark Tank"
Bertram van Munster, "The Amazing Race"
Jehane Noujaim, "The Square"
Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking
"Brave Miss World," Netflix
"Hillsborough (30 for 30 Soccer Stories)," ESPN
"Life According to Sam," HBO
"The Amish: Shunned (American Experience)," PBS
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