Emmy nominations announced in Hollywood
As expected, AMC’s gritty “Breaking Bad” received a best-drama nomination today as it looks to repeat last year’s Emmy win, while “Modern Family” scored a best comedy nod in its bid for a fifth consecutive victory in the category.
Also nominated for best drama were AMC’s “Mad Men,” Netflix’s “House of Cards,” HBO’s “Game of Thrones” and “True Detective” and PBS’ “Downton Abbey.”
“Game of Thrones” topped all the nominees with 19 nods.
Challenging “Modern Family” for best comedy honors will be Netflix’s “Orange is the New Black,” HBO’s “Veep” and “Silicon Valley,” CBS’ “The Big Bang Theory” and FX’s “Louie.”
This is the third consecutive year that none of the outstanding drama nominees came from a major broadcast network.
A series from the major broadcast networks has not won in the category since Fox’s “24” in 2006.
“Breaking Bad’s” win in the category last year broke a four-year winning streak by “Mad Men.”
Bryan Cranston was nominated as best drama actor for his lead role in “Breaking Bad.”
He will be challenged by last year’s winner, Jeff Daniels of “The Newsroom,” John Hamm from “Mad Men,” Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey of “True Detective” and Kevin Spacey of “House of Cards.”
Lead drama actress nominations went to Michelle Dockery for “Downton Abbey,” Robin Wright for “House of Cards,” Kerry Washington for “Scandal,” Claire Danes for “Homeland,” Lizzy Caplan for “Masters of Sex” and Julianna Margulies for “The Good Wife.”
Jim Parsons of “The Big Bang Theory” was nominated for best actor in a comedy series, along with Ricky Gervais for “Derek,” Don Cheadle for “House of Lies,” William H. Macy for “Shameless,” Matt LeBlanc for “Episodes” and Louis C.K. for “Louie.”
Nominated for best comedy actress were Lena Dunham for “Girls,” Edie Falco for “Nurse Jackie,” Amy Poehler for “Parks and Recreation,” Melissa McCarthy for “Mike & Molly,” Taylor Schilling for “Orange is the New Black” and Julia Louis-Dreyfus for “Veep.”
The nominations were announced by Carson Daly, host of “The Voice,” and Mindy Kaling, star of the Fox comedy “The Mindy Project,” along with Bruce Rosenblum, the chairman and CEO of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
The 66th annual Primetime Emmy Awards, which honor programming initially airing between 6 p.m. and 2 a.m. from June 1, 2013, to May 31, 2014, will be presented Aug. 25 at the Nokia Theatre with Seth Meyers as the host.
