14 DAY TRIAL // HBO’s “Game of Thrones” continues to be a fan- and critic-favorite show, despite whatever controversies might blow up online when fans and industry watchers find the treatment of certain topics, such as rape, questionable. It’s leading the nominations in the Emmys 2015 race, with no less than 24 nods, including in the Outstanding Drama Series one.
The nominations were announced by Cat Deely and Uzo Aduba live from the SilverScreen Theater in Los Angeles. The Emmys 2015, held by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, will take place on September 20 and will air live on FOX.
Second in terms of number of nominations is another fan-favorite, “Mad Men,” but “VEEP,” “Transparent,” “House of Cards” and “How to Get Away with Murder” also got a lot of love.
History will be made in the Best Actress category if either Taraji P. Henson (“Empire”) or Viola Davis (“How to Get Away with Murder”), both nominated, wins: it will be the first time an African-American actress takes home the top honor.
First-time nominees include “Better Caul Saul,” the “Breaking Bad” spinoff that is at its first season, and comedienne Amy Schumer.
Below are the nominees in the major categories: check it out to see if your favorite made it, and if you should tune in on September 20 to root for them. The complete list is available at the link in the second paragraph.
Outstanding Drama Series
“Better Call Saul” “Game of Thrones” “Downton Abbey” “Homeland” “House of Cards” “Mad Men” “Orange Is the New Black”
Outstanding Comedy Series
“Louie” “Modern Family” “Parks and Recreation” “Silicon Valley” “Transparent” “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” “Veep”
Outstanding Lead Actor Drama Series
Kyle Chandler, "Bloodline" Jeff Daniels, "Newsroom" Jon Hamm, "Mad Men" Bob Odenkirk, "Better Call Saul" Liev Schreiber, "Ray Donovan" Kevin Spacey, "House of Cards"
Outstanding Lead Actress Drama Series
Claire Danes,”Homeland” Viola Davis,”How To Get Away With Murder” Taraji P. Henson, “Empire” Tatiana Maslany, “Orphan Black” Elisabeth Moss, “Mad Men” Robin Wright, “House of Cards”
Outstanding Lead Actor Comedy
Anthony Anderson,”Black-ish” Louie C.K.,”Louie” Don Cheadle,”House of Lies” Matt LeBlanc,”Episodes” Will Forte,”Last Man on Earth” Jeffrey Tambor, “Transparent” William H. Macy, “Shameless”
Outstanding Lead Actress Comedy Series
Edie Falco, “Nurse Jackie” Lisa Kudrow, “The Comeback” Julia Louis Dreyfus, “Veep” Amy Poehler, “Parks & Recreation” Amy Schumer, “Inside Amy Schumer” Lily Tomlin, “Grace and Frankie”
Outstanding Limited Series
“American Crime” “American Horror Story: Freak Show” “Olive Kitteridge” "The Honorable Woman” “Wolf Hall”
Outstanding TV Movie
“Agatha Christie’s Poirot - Curtain: Poirot’s Last Case” “Bessie” “Grace of Monaco” “Hello Ladies: The Movie” “Killing Jesus” “Nightingale”
Outstanding Variety Talk Series
“Colbert Report” “The Daily Show” “Jimmy Kimmel Live” “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” “Late Show with Letterman” “Tonight Show starring Fallon”
Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
“Drunk History” “Inside Amy Schumer” “Key & Peele” “Portlandia “Saturday Night Live”
Outstanding Reality Show Competition
“The Amazing Race” “Dancing with the Stars” “Project Runway” “So You Think You Can Dance” “Top Chef” “The Voice”
Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition
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 Supporting Actor Drama
Jonathan Banks, “Better Call Saul” Jim Carter, “Downton Abbey” Alan Cumming, “The Good Wife” Peter Dinklage, “Game of Thrones” Michael Kelly, “House of Cards” Ben Mendelsohn, “Bloodline”
Outstanding Supporting Actress Drama
Uzo Aduba, “Orange Is the New Black” Christine Baranski, “The Good Wife” Emilia Clarke, “Game of Thrones” Joanne Froggatt, “Downton Abbey” Lena Headey, “Game of Thrones” Christina Hendricks, “Mad Men”
Outstanding Supporting Actor Comedy
Tituss Burgess, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” Ty Burrell, “Modern Family” Andre Braugher, “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” Adam Driver, “Girls” Keegan-Michael Key, “Key & Peele” Tony Hale, “Veep”
Outstanding Supporting Actress Comedy
Julie Bowen, “Modern Family” Anna Chlumsky, “Veep” Allison Janney, “Mom” Jane Krakowski, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” Kate McKinnon, “Saturday Night Live” Niecy Nash, “Getting On” Gaby Hoffmann, “Transparent”
Outstanding Guest Actress Drama Series
Khandi Alexander, “Scandal” Rachel Brosnahan, “House of Cards” Allison Janney, “Masters of Sex” Margo Martindale, “The Americans” Diana Rigg, “Game of Thrones” Cicely Tyson, “How To Get Away With Murder”
Outstanding Guest Actor Comedy Series
Mel Brooks, “The Comedians” Louis C.K., “Saturday Night Live” Host Paul Giamatti, “Inside Amy Schumer” Bill Hader, “Saturday Night Live” Host Jon Hamm, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmit” Bradley Whitford, “Transparent”
Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series
Alan Alda, “The Blacklist” Michael J. Fox, “The Good Wife” F. Murray Abraham, “Homeland” Reg E. Cathey, “House Of Cards” Beau Bridges, “Masters Of Sex” Pablo Schreiber, “Orange Is The New Black”
Outstanding Guest Actress Comedy Series
Pamela Adlon, “Louie” Elizabeth Banks, “Modern Family” Christine Baranski, “The Big Bang Theory” Joan Cusack, “Shameless” Tina Fey, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” Gaby Hoffmann, “Girls”
Outstanding Lead Actor Limited Series Or Movie
Adrien Brody, “Houdini” Ricky Gervais, “Derek” Special Timothy Hutton, “American Crime” Richard Jenkins, “Olive Kitteridge” David Oyelowo, “Nightingale” Mark Rylance, “Wolf Hall”
Outstanding Lead Actress Limited Series or Movie
Maggie Gyllenhaal, “The Honorable Woman” Felicity Huffman, “American Crime” Jessica Lange, “American Horror Story: Freak Show” Queen Latifah, “Bessie” Frances McDormand, “Oliver Kitteridge” Emma Thompson, “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Live from Lincoln Center)”
Outstanding Supporting Actor Limited Series or a Movie
Richard Cabral, “American Crime” Denis O'Hare, “American Horror Story: Freak Show” Finn Wittrock, “American Horror Story: Freak Show” Michael Kenneth, “Bessie” Bill Murray, “Olive Kitteridge” Damian Lewis, “Wolf Hall”
Outstanding Supporting Actress Limited Series or a Movie
Regina King, “American Crime” Sarah Paulson, “American Horror Story: Freak Show” Angela Bassett, “American Horror Story: Freak Show” Kathy Bates, “American Horror Story: Freak Show” Mo'Nique, “Bessie” Zoe Kazan, “Olive Kitteridge”