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2014 Emmy Awards: Complete List Of Nominees

Kathy Zerbib |
July 10, 2014 | 4:08 p.m. PDT

Senior Entertainment Editor

With 99 nominations, HBO is the clear king of the 2014 Emmys (HBO).
With 99 nominations, HBO is the clear king of the 2014 Emmys (HBO).
The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards is back with "The Mindy Project" star and writer Mindy Kaling and "The Voice" host Carson Daly announcing the nominees via live webcast on July 10.

HBO received 99 impressive nominations, with CBS (47), NBC (46), FX (45), ABC (37) and Netflix (31) not quite close behind.

Here are the nominees for the most coveted show in the television industry…

   

Best Drama Series

"House of Cards"

"Breaking Bad"

"Downton Abbey" 

"Game of Thrones" 

"True Detective"

"Mad Men" 

  

Best Actor in a Drama Series

Jeff Daniels, "The Newsroom" 

Woody Harrelson, "True Detective" 

Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad" 

Matthew McConaughey, "True Detective" 

Jon Hamm, "Mad Men" 

Kevin Spacey, "House of Cards"

  

Best Actress in a Drama Series

Lizzy Caplan, "Masters of Sex"

Kerry Washington, "Scandal" 

Claire Danes, "Homeland" 

Michelle Dockery, "Downton Abbey" 

Julianna Margulies, "The Good Wife" 

Robin Wright, "House of Cards" 

   

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Jim Carter, "Downtown 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 in a Drama Series

Christine Baranski, "The Good Wife"

Joanne Froggatt, "Downton Abbey"

Anna Gunn, "Breaking Bad"

Lena Headey, "Game of Thrones"

Christina Hendricks, "Mad Men"

Maggie Smith, "Downton Abbey"

     

Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series

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 in a Drama Series

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"

   

Best Comedy Series

"The Big Bang Theory"

"Louie" 

"Silicon Valley" 

"Modern Family"

"Orange Is the New Black" 

"Veep"

   

Best Actor in a Comedy Series 

Ricky Gervais, "Derek"

Don Cheadle, "House of Lies"

Louis C.K., "Louie" 

Jim Parsons, "The Big Bang Theory"

Matt LeBlanc, "Episodes"

William H. Macy, "Shameless"

    

Best Actress in a Comedy Series 

Taylor Schilling, "Orange Is the New Black"

Lena Dunham, "Girls"

Edie Falco, "Nurse Jackie"  

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "Veep" 

Melissa McCarthy, "Mike and Molly" 

Amy Poehler, "Parks and Recreation"

  

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Fred Armisen, "Portlandia"

Andre Braugher, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"

Ty Burrell, "Modern Family"

Adam Driver, "Girls"

Jesse Tyler Ferguson, "Modern Family"

Tony Hale, "Veep"

   

Best 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"

   

Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

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 in a Comedy Series

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 Variety

"The Colbert Report"

"The Daily Show"

"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" 

"Real Time With Bill Maher"

"Saturday Night Live"

"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" 

   

Best Reality Competition Program

"The Amazing Race"

"Dancing With the Stars"

"Project Runway"

"So You Think You Can Dance"

"Top Chef"

"The Voice"

   

Best Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Program 

Tom Bergeron, "Dancing With the Stars"

Anthony Bourdain, "The Taste"

Cat Deeley, "So You Think You Can Dance"

Tim Gunn and Heidi Klum, "Project Runway"

Jane Lynch, "Hollywood Game Night"

Betty White, "Betty White's Off Their Rockers"

   

Best TV Mini-Series

"American Horror Story: Coven"

"Bonnie and Clyde"

"Fargo"

"Luther"

"Treme"

"The White Queen"

  

Best TV Movie

"Killing Kennedy"

"Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight"

"The Normal Heart"

"The Trip to Bountiful"

"Sherlock: His Last Vow"

       

Best Actor in a TV Movie or Mini-Series

Benedict Cumberbatch, "Sherlock: His Last Vow"

Idris Elba, "Luther"

Chiwetel Ejiofor, "Dancing on the Edge"

Martin Freeman, "Fargo"

Mark Ruffalo, "The Normal Heart"

Billy Bob Thornton, "Fargo"

   

Best Actress in a TV Movie or Mini-Series

Helena Bonham Carter, "Burton and Taylor"

Minnie Driver, "Return to Zero"

Jessica Lange, "American Horror Story: Coven"

Sarah Paulson, "American Horror Story: Coven"

Cicely Tyson, "The Trip to Bountiful"

Kristen Wiig, "Spoils of Babylon"

    

Best Supporting Actor in a TV Movie or Mini-Series

Matt Bomer, "The Normal Heart"

Martin Freeman, "Sherlock: His Last Vow"

Colin Hanks, "Fargo"

Joe Mantello, "The Normal Heart"

Alfred Molina, "Return to Zero"

Jim Parsons, "The Normal Heart"

   

Best Supporting Actress in a TV Movie or Mini-Series

Kathy Bates, "American Horror Story: Coven"

Angela Bassett, "American Horror Story: Coven"

Ellen Burstyn, "Flowers in the Attic"

Frances Conroy, "American Horror Story: Coven"

Julia Roberts, "The Normal Heart"

Allison Tolman, "Fargo"

   

Best Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program 

"Between Two Ferns With Zach Galifianakis: President Barack Obama" 

"Children's Hospital" 

"Parks and Rec in Europe" 

"The Soup: True Detective"

"Super Bowl XLVIII Halftime Show Starring Bruno Mars" 

    

See the entire list of nominees on the Emmy site here. Check back on Neon Tommy soon for a list of the worst nominations snubs.  

Tune into the awards show with "Late Night" host Seth Meyers as emcee on August 25 at 8e/5p on NBC.

Reach Senior Entertainment Editor Kathy Zerbib here. Follow her on Twitter here.



 

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