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The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony will air on Monday (oddly enough), August 25, and will be hosted by Saturday Night Live vet and Late Night host Seth Meyers. Here are the nominees recognized for their achievements over the course of this past year in television.
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 – Comedy
Louis C.K. – Louie
Don Cheadle – House of Lies
Ricky Gervais – Derek
Matt LeBlanc – Episodes
William H. Macy – Shameless
Jim Parsons – The Big Bang Theory
Best Actress – Comedy
Lena Dunham – Girls
Edie Falco – Nurse Jackie
Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Veep
Melissa McCarthy – Mike and Molly
Amy Poehler – Parks and Recreation
Taylor Schilling – Orange Is the New Black
Lead Actor – Drama
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
Lead Actress – Drama
Lizzy Caplan – Masters of Sex
Claire Danes – Homeland
Michelle Dockery – Downton Abbey
Julianne Margolies – The Good Wife
Kerry Washinton – Scandal
Robin Wright – House of Cards
Best Mini-Series
American Horror Story: Coven
Bonnie and Clyde
Fargo
Luther
Treme
The White Queen
Best TV Movie
Killing Kennedy
Mohammad Ali’s Greatest Fight
The Normal Heart
Sherlock: His Last Vow
The Trip to Babylon
Best Actor – Mini-Series/TV Movie
Benedict Cumberbatch – Sherlock
Chiwetel Ejiofor – Dancing on the Edge
Idris Elba – Luther
Martin Freeman – Fargo
Mark Ruffalo – The Normal Heart
Bill Bob Thornton – Fargo
Best Actress – Mini-Series/TV Movie
Helena Bonham Carter – Burton and Taylor
Minnie Driver – Return to Zero
Jessica Lang – American Horror Story: Coven
Sarah Paulson – American Horror Story: Coven
Cicely Tyson – The Trip to Bountiful
Kristen Wiig – Spoils of Babylon
Best Variety Show
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Real Time with Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live
The Tonight Show
Best Reality Competition Show
The Amazing Race
Dancing with the Stars
Project Runway
So You Think You Can Dance
Top Chef
The Voice
Best Supporting Actor – Comedy Series
Fred Armisen – Portlandia
Andre Braugher – Brooklin Nine-Nine
Ty Burrell – Modern Family
Adam Driver – Girls
Jesse Tyler Ferguson – Modern Family
Tony Hale – Veep
Best Supporting Actress – Comedy Series
Mayim Bialik – The Big Bang Theory
Julie Bowen – Modern Family
Anna Chlumsky – Veep
Allison Janney – Mom
Kate McKinnon – Saturday Night Live
Kate Mulgrew – Orange Is the New Black
Best Supporting Actor – Drama
Jim Carter – Downton Abbey
Josh Charles – The Good Wife
Peter Dinklage – Game of Thrones
Mandy Patinkin – Homeland
Aaron Paul – Breaking Bad
Jon Voight – Ray Donovan
Best Supporting Actress – Drama
Christine Baranski – The Good Wife
Joan Froggatt – Downton Abbey
Anna Gunn – Breaking Bad
Lena Headey – Game of Thrones
Christina Hendricks – Mad Men
Maggie Smith – Downton Abbey
Best Guest Actor – Comedy
Steve Buscemi – Portlandia
Louis C.K. – Saturday Night Live
Gary Cole – Veep
Jimmy Fallon – Saturday Night Live
Nathan Lane – Modern Family
Bob Newhart – The Big Bang Theory
Best Guest Actress – Comedy
Uzo Aduba – Orange Is the New Black
Laverne Cox – Orange Is the New Black
Joan Cusack – Shameless
Tina Fey – Saturday Night Live
Natasha Lyonne – Orange Is the New Black
Melissa McCarthy – Saturday Night Live
Best Guest Actor – Drama
Dylan Baker – The Good Wife
Beau Bridges – Masters of Sex
Reg E Cathey – House of Cards
Paul Giamatti – Downton Abbey
Robert Morse – Mad Men
Joe Morton – Scandal
Best Guest Actress – Drama
Kate Burton – Scandal
Jane Fonda – The Newsroom
Allison Janney – Masters of Sex
Kate Mara – House of Cards
Margo Martindale – The Americans
Diana Rigg – Game of Thrones
