Outstanding Drama Series
BREAKING BAD (AMC)
DOWNTON ABBEY (PBS)
GAME OF THRONES (HBO)
HOMELAND (Showtime)
HOUSE OF CARDS (Netflix)
MAD MEN (AMC)

Outstanding Comedy Series
30 ROCK (NBC)
THE BIG BANG THEORY (CBS)
GIRLS (HBO)
LOUIE (FX)
MODERN FAMILY (ABC)
VEEP (HBO)

Outstanding Miniseries or Movie
AMERICAN HORROR STORY: ASYLUM (FX)
BEHIND THE CANDELABRA (HBO)
THE BIBLE (History Channel)
PHIL SPECTOR (HBO)
POLITICAL ANIMALS (USA)
TOP OF THE LAKE (Sundance Channel)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Hugh Bonneville as Robert, Earl of Grantham, DOWNTON ABBEY (PBS)
Bryan Cranston as Walter White, BREAKING BAD (AMC)
Jeff Daniels as Will McAvoy, THE NEWSROOM (HBO)
Jon Hamm as Don Draper, MAD MEN (AMC)
Damian Lewis as Nicholas Brody, HOMELAND (Showtime)
Kevin Spacey as Francis Underwood, HOUSE OF CARDS (Netflix)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Connie Britton as Rayna James, NASHVILLE (ABC)
Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison, HOMELAND (Showtime)
Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary Crawley, DOWNTON ABBEY (PBS)
Vera Farmiga as Norma Bates, BATES MOTEL (A&E)
Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olson, MAD MEN (AMC)
Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope, SCANDAL (ABC)
Robin Wright as Claire Underwood, HOUSE OF CARDS (Netflix)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy, 30 ROCK (NBC)
Jason Bateman as Michael Bluth, ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT (Netflix)
Louis C.K. as Louie, LOUIE (FX)
Don Cheadle as Marty Kaan, HOUSE OF LIES (Showtime)
Matt LeBlanc as Matt LeBlanc, EPISODES (Showtime)
Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper, THE BIG BANG THEORY (CBS)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Laura Dern as Amy, ENLIGHTENED (HBO)
Lena Dunham as Hannah Horvath, GIRLS (HBO)
Edie Falco as Jackie Peyton, NURSE JACKIE (Showtime)
Tina Fey as Liz Lemon, 30 ROCK (NBC)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer, VEEP (HBO)
Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope, PARKS AND RECREATION (NBC)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
Benedict Cumberbatch as Christopher Tietjens, PARADE'S END (HBO)
Matt Damon as Scott Thorson, BEHIND THE CANDELABRA (HBO)
Michael Douglas as Liberace, BEHIND THE CANDELABRA (HBO)
Toby Jones as Alfred Hitchcock, THE GIRL (HBO)
Al Pacino as Phil Spector, PHIL SPECTOR (HBO)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Jessica Lange as Sister Jude Martin, AMERICAN HORROR STORY: ASYLUM (FX)
Laura Linney as Cathy Jamison, THE BIG C: HEREAFTER (Showtime)
Helen Mirren as Linda Kennedy-Baden, PHIL SPECTOR (HBO)
Elisabeth Moss as Robin, TOP OF THE LAKE (Sundance Channel)
Sigourney Weaver as Elaine Barrish Hammond, POLITICAL ANIMALS (USA)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Jonathan Banks as Mike Ehrmantraut, BREAKING BAD (AMC)
Bobby Cannavale as Gyp Rosetti, BOARDWALK EMPIRE (HBO)
Jim Carter as Mr. Carson, DOWNTON ABBEY (PBS)
Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister, GAME OF THRONES (HBO)
Mandy Patinkin as Saul Berenson, HOMELAND (Showtime)
Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman, BREAKING BAD (AMC)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Morena Baccarin as Jessica Brody, HOMELAND (Showtime)
Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart, THE GOOD WIFE (CBS)
Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen, GAME OF THRONES (HBO)
Anna Gunn as Skyler White, BREAKING BAD (AMC)
Christina Hendricks as Joan Harris, MAD MEN (AMC)
Maggie Smith as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham, DOWNTON ABBEY (PBS)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy, MODERN FAMILY (ABC)
Adam Driver as Adam Sackler, GIRLS (HBO)
Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell Pritchett, MODERN FAMILY (ABC)
Bill Hader as Various Characters, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE (NBC)
Tony Hale as Gary Walsh, VEEP (HBO)
Ed O'Neill as Jay Pritchett, MODERN FAMILY (ABC)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Mayim Bialik as Amy Farrah Fowler, THE BIG BANG THEORY (CBS)
Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy, MODERN FAMILY (ABC)
Anna Chlumsky as Amy Brookheimer, VEEP (HBO)
Jane Krakowski as Jenna Maroney, 30 ROCK (NBC)
Jane Lynch as Sue Sylvester, GLEE (Fox)
Sofia Vergara as Gloria Pritchett, MODERN FAMILY (ABC)
Merritt Wever as Zoey Barkow, NURSE JACKIE (Showtime)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
Scott Bakula as Bob Black, BEHIND THE CANDELABRA (HBO)
James Cromwell as Dr. Arthur Arden, AMERICAN HORROR STORY: ASYLUM (FX)
John Benjamin Hickey as Sean, THE BIG C: HEREAFTER (Showtime)
Peter Mullan as Matt, TOP OF THE LAKE (Sundance Channel)
Zachary Quinto as Dr. Oliver Thredson, AMERICAN HORROR STORY: ASYLUM (FX)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Ellen Burstyn as Margaret Barrish Worthington, POLITICAL ANIMALS (USA)
Sarah Paulson as Lana Winters, AMERICAN HORROR STORY: ASYLUM (FX)
Charlotte Rampling as Sally Gilmartin, RESTLESS (Sundance Channel)
Imelda Staunton as Alma Hitchcock, THE GIRL (HBO)
Alfre Woodard as Ousier, STEEL MAGNOLIAS (Lifetime)

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Dan Bucatinsky as James Novak, SCANDAL (ABC)
Michael J. Fox as Louis Canning, THE GOOD WIFE (CBS)
Rupert Friend as Peter Quinn, HOMELAND (Showtime)
Harry Hamlin as Jim Cutler, MAD MEN (AMC)
Nathan Lane as Clarke Hayden, THE GOOD WIFE (CBS)
Robert Morse as Bertram Cooper, MAD MEN (AMC)

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Linda Cardellini as Sylvia Rosen, MAD MEN (AMC)
Joan Cusack as Sheila Jackson, SHAMELESS (Showtime)
Jane Fonda as Leona Lansing, THE NEWSROOM (HBO)
Margo Martindale as Claudia, THE AMERICANS (FX)
Carrie Preston as Elsbeth Tascioni, THE GOOD WIFE (CBS)
Diana Rigg as Olenna Tyrrell, GAME OF THRONES (HBO)

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Bobby Cannavale as Dr. Mike Cruz, NURSE JACKIE (Showtime)
Louis C.K. as Host, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE (NBC)
Will Forte as Paul, 30 ROCK (NBC)
Nathan Lane as Pepper Saltzman, MODERN FAMILY (ABC)
Bob Newhart as Arthur Jeffries/Professor Proton, THE BIG BANG THEORY (CBS)
Justin Timberlake as Host, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE (NBC)

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Dot-Marie Jones as Shannon Beiste, GLEE (Fox)
Melissa Leo as Laurie, LOUIE (FX)
Melissa McCarthy as Host, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE (NBC)
Molly Shannon as Eileen Foliente, ENLIGHTENED (HBO)
Elaine Stritch as Colleen Donaghy, 30 ROCK (NBC)
Kristen Wiig as Host, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE (NBC)

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
BOARDWALK EMPIRE (HBO), Tim Van Patten ("Margate Sands")
BREAKING BAD (AMC), Michelle MacLaren ("Gliding Over All")
DOWNTON ABBEY (PBS), Jeremy Webb ("Episode 4")
HOMELAND (Showtime), Lesli Linka Glatter ("Q & A")
HOUSE OF CARDS (Netflix), David Fincher ("Chapter 1")

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
BREAKING BAD (AMC), George Mastras ("Dead Freight")
BREAKING BAD (AMC), Thomas Schnauz ("Say My Name")
DOWNTON ABBEY (PBS), Julian Fellowes ("Episode 4")
GAME OF THRONES (HBO), David Benioff and D.B. Weiss ("The Rains of Castamere")
HOMELAND (Showtime), Henry Bromell ("Q & A")

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
30 ROCK (NBC), Beth McCarthy-Miller ("Hogcock!/Last Lunch")
GIRLS (HBO), Lena Dunham ("On All Fours")
GLEE (Fox), Paris Barclay ("Diva")
LOUIE (FX), Louis C.K. ("New Year's Eve")
MODERN FAMILY (ABC), Gail Mancuso ("Arrested")

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
30 ROCK (NBC), Jack Burditt and Robert Carlock ("Hogcock!")
30 ROCK (NBC), Tina Fey and Tracey Wingfield ("Last Lunch")
EPISODES (Showtime), David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik ("Episode 209")
LOUIE (FX), Louis C.K. and Pamela Adlon ("Daddy's Girlfriend (Part 1)")
THE OFFICE (NBC), Greg Daniels ("Finale")

Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or Movie
Allison Anders, RING OF FIRE (Lifetime)
Jane Campion and Gareth Davis, TOP OF THE LAKE (Sundance Channel)
Julian Jarrold, THE GIRL (HBO)
David Mamet, PHIL SPECTOR (HBO)
Steven Soderbergh, BEHIND THE CANDELABRA (HBO)

Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries or Movie
Jane Campion and Gerald Lee, TOP OF THE LAKE (Sundance Channel)
Richard LaGravenese, BEHIND THE CANDELABRA (HBO)
David Mamet, PHIL SPECTOR (HBO)
Abi Morgan, THE HOUR (BBC America)
Tom Stoppard, PARADE'S END (HBO)

Outstanding Reality - Competition Program
THE AMAZING RACE (CBS)
DANCING WITH THE STARS (ABC)
PROJECT RUNWAY (Lifetime)
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (Fox)
TOP CHEF (Bravo)
THE VOICE (NBC)

Outstanding Host for a Reality - Competition Program
Tom Bergeron, DANCING WITH THE STARS (ABC)
Anthony Bourdain, THE TASTE (ABC)
Cat Deeley, SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (Fox)
Tim Gunn and Heidi Klum, PROJECT RUNWAY (Lifetime)
Ryan Seacrest, AMERICAN IDOL (Fox)
Betty White, BETTY WHITE'S OFF THEIR ROCKERS (NBC)

Outstanding Variety Series
THE COLBERT REPORT (Comedy Central)
THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART (Comedy Central)
JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE (ABC)
LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON (NBC)
REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER (HBO)
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE (NBC)

Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
THE COLBERT REPORT (Comedy Central)
THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART (Comedy Central)
JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE (ABC)
PORTLANDIA (IFC)
REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER (HBO)
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE (NBC)

Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series
THE COLBERT REPORT (Comedy Central)
THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART (Comedy Central)
JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE (ABC)
LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN (CBS)
PORTLANDIA (IFC)
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE (NBC)

Outstanding Variety Special
THE KENNEDY CENTER HONORS (CBS)
LOUIS C.K.: OH MY GOD (HBO)
MEL BROOKS STRIKES BACK! WITH MEL BROOKS AND ALAN YENTOB (HBO)
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: WEEKEND UPDATE THURSDAY (PART ONE) (NBC)
12-12-12: THE CONCERT FOR SANDY RELIEF (Multiple)

Outstanding Reality Program
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW (PBS)
DEADLIEST CATCH (Discovery Channel)
DINERS, DRIVE-INS AND DIVES (Food Network)
MYTHBUSTERS (Discovery Channel)
SHARK TANK (ABC)
UNDERCOVER BOSS (CBS)

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All I want are nominations for Tatiana Maslany and Monica Potter. I know they'll never nominate the right comedies because they never do, but I just want those two names mentioned tomorrow.

I think the odds are fairly good for Potter and Maslany has a chance too.

Hoping Andrew Lincoln gets in.

GO AHS, i know you have no chance of winning the main award, but i hope it gets tons of noms in the acting categories.

Yeah Tatiana was really good in her role(s)

Things I'm furious about:
-NEW GIRL TOTALLY SNUBBED WTF WTF WTF
-No Monica Potter
-Julianna Margulies snub

Plenty of good things, though. I like Anna Chlumsky/Tony Hale getting in for Veep, as well as the new nominations for Connie Britton and Kerry Washington!

As usual there's more to be pissed about than happy about here:

- New Girl getting snubbed is fucking ridiculous.
- Monica Potter getting snubbed is INFURIATING.
- Tatiana Maslany getting snubbed is bullshit.
- The Americans getting mostly snubbed is bullshit.
- Downton Abbey does not deserve that much love for season 3.
- No Parks noms aside from Amy Poehler
- Jane Lynch getting a supporting nomination for Glee when she did, like, nothing this season.

Good things though:

- I guess Kerry Washington getting nominated. Even though the show is subpar and overhyped she's easily the best thing on it.
- Connie Britton is always welcome.
- Vera Farmiga getting in
- Them giving 30 Rock a nice sendoff with a ton of nominations for its last year.
- The surprise Veep supporting nominations.

Yes we are in a golden age of TV. Yet these are the worst Emmy nominations I have ever seen.

The absolute sole bright spot is Veep's surprise support

Veep could be the Comedy spoiler given Hale and Chlumsky's surprise nominations. Not sure.

Glee's mini comeback is so weird (Supporting Actress, Directing and Guest Actress nods). Jane Lynch had NOTHING to do, why is she even nominated? Even beating out, like, Jessica Walter and others. Very lazy nomination.

The most egregious snubs for me have to be Monica Potter and Jake Johnson. Not happy they weren't nominated, not at all.

MORENA BACCARIN???????

i quit, i'm done bye

I'm all for the season 2 love for "Homeland." Never understood the backlash. "Q&A" rightfully got a lot of nominations.

And yes, the "Glee" resurgence is odd and reeks of laziness. This season was much better than 3 but the comeback is bizarre. I don't even remember any storylines involving Jane Lynch other than the shooting episode.

I'm hoping they give the Comedy Emmy to "30 Rock" personally. It had a brilliant last season and deserves it.

Libs had more screentime in season two of Homeland than Morena Baccarin did

I thought Morena Baccarin was very good last season. But her nomination shouldn't be at the expense of Monica Potter...which it probably was.

Also, Kerry Washington is the first black actor be nominated in the lead category series since 1995. Get it girl.

Do you watch Scandal, yoshue? You absolutely must start if you don't. Remember how deliciously over the top Revenge was at the beginning of the series? Scandal has supplanted it as that show, except on like steroids.

Once again, the Emmy's suck donkey balls.

SHOCKING!

Dany over the Lannisters? fuck these noms.

Also... Another 17 noms for AHS... YAY!!!!

too bad it's only winning Lead Actress.

Nope, Elizabeth Moss

Sorry Libs I can't do Shonda Rhimes things

Also I've said this like fifty times but Episodes is probably the single worst television show I have ever seen and shame on these people

House of Lies is worse. I mean, I love Don Cheadle and I'm lifelong devoted to Matt LeBlanc because of Friends, but they were both nominated and NOT JAKE JOHNSON which is infuriating. At least Jon Cryer was punted out of the category finally.

"House of Lies" sucks. I only saw season 1 of "Episodes" but it was OK. I always forget it is even on though.

Jessica Lange did an even better job than last season, I'd say she has it.

No nomination for Tatiana and they nominted the wrong supporting actress from GOT. Emilia never really impressed me and seems to fumble on her lines a bit at times. Michelle Fairley should have been nominated in her place. GOT has 16 nominations overall so its odds just went up big time for a chance to win best drama