First announced in July by Mindy Kaling and Carson Daly, the nominees for this year's awards show include Bryan Cranston and AMC's "Breaking Bad", Taylor Schilling and Netflix's "Orange Is the New Black", Jon Hamm and AMC's "Mad Men", and Lena Dunham and HBO's "Girls."
HBO's celebrated fantasy television series "Game of Thrones" received 19 nominations, the most out of any program. It is up for honors including Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for Peter Dinklage, and Outstanding Drama Series.
Whether "Game of Throne"s wins out, or falls to its big competitors such as "Breaking Bad" or "Downton Abbey", will be seen on Monday, Aug. 25, when the Seth Meyers-hosted 66th Primetime Emmy Awards air at 8 p.m. EST/5 p.m. PST on NBC.
Check out the complete list of nominees for the 2014 Emmy Awards:
Drama Series
- Breaking Bad
- Downton Abbey
- Game of Thrones
- House of Cards
- Mad Men
- True Detective
Comedy Series
- The Big Bang Theory
- Louie
- Modern Family
- Orange Is the New Black
- Silicon Valley
- Veep
Lead Actor in a 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 Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
- Chiwetel Ejiofor, Dancing on the Edge
- Martin Freeman, Fargo
- Billy Bob Thornton, Fargo
- Idris Elba, Luther
- Mark Ruffalo, The Normal Heart
- Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock: His Last Vow
Lead Actress in a Drama
- Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey
- Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
- Claire Danes, Homeland
- Robin Wright, House of Cards
- Lizzy Caplan, Masters of Sex
- Kerry Washington, Scandal
Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
- Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Coven
- Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Coven
- Helena Bonham Carter, Burton and Taylor
- Minnie Driver, Return to Zero
- Kristen Wiig, The Spoils of Babylon
- Cicely Tyson, The Trip to Bountiful
Lead Actor in a Comedy
- Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
- Ricky Gervais, Derek
- Matt LeBlanc,, Episodes
- Don Cheadle, House of Lies
- Louis C.K., Louie
- William H. Macy, Shameless
Lead Actress in a Comedy
- Lena Dunham, Girls
- Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly
- Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
- Taylor Schilling, Orange Is the New Black
- Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Reality Competition Program
- The Amazing Race
- Dancing With the Stars
- Project Runway
- So You Think You Can Dance
- Top Chef
- The Voice
Variety Series
- The Colbert Report
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
- Jimmy Kimmel Live
- Real Time With Bill Maher
- Saturday Night Live
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Miniseries
- American Horror Story: Coven
- Bonnie & Clyde
- Fargo
- Luther
- Treme
- The White Queen
Television Movie
- Killing Kennedy
- Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
- The Normal Heart
- Sherlock: His Las Vow
- The Trip to Bountiful
Supporting Actor in a Drama
- Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
- Jim Carter, Downton Abbey
- Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
- Josh Charles, The Good Wife
- Mandy Patinkin, Homeland
- Jon Voight, Ray Donovan
Supporting Actress in a Drama
- Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad
- Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
- Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey
- Lena Headey, Game of Thrones
- Christine Baranski, The Good Wife
- Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
Guest Actor in a Drama
- Paul Giamatti, Downton Abbey
- Dylan Baker, The Good Wife
- Reg E. Cathey, House of Cards
- Robert Morse, Mad Men
- Beau Bridges, Masters of Sex
- Joe Morton, Scandal
Guest Actress in a Drama
- Margo Martindale, The Americans
- Diana Rigg, Game of Thrones
- Kate Mara, House of Cards
- Allison Janney, Masters of Sex
- Jane Fonda, The Newsroom
- Kate Burton, Scandal
Writing for a Drama
- Moira Walley-Beckett, Breaking Bad
- Vince Gilligan, Breaking Bad
- David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, Game of Thrones
- Beau Willimon, House of Cards
- Nic Pizzolatto, True Detective
Directing for a Drama
- Tim Van Patten, Boardwalk Empire
- Vince Gilligan, Breaking Bad
- David Evans, Downton Abbey
- Neil Marshall, Game of Thrones
- Carl Franklin, House of Cards
- Cary Joji Fukunaga, True Detective
Supporting Actor in a Comedy
- Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
- Adam Driver, Girls
- Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family
- Ty Burrell, Modern Family
- Fred Armisen, Portlandia
- Tony Hale, Veep
Supporting Actress in a Comedy
- 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
Guest Actor in a Comedy
- Bob Newhart, The Big Bang Theory
- Nathan Lane, Modern Family
- Steve Buscemi, Portlandia
- Jimmy Fallon, Saturday Night Live
- Louis C.K., Saturday Night Live
- Gary Cole, Veep
Guest Actress in a Comedy
- Natasha Lyonne, Orange Is the New Black
- Uzo Aduba, Orange Is the New Black
- Laverne Cox, Orange Is the New Black
- Tina Fey, Saturday Night Live
- Melissa McCarthy, Saturday Night Live
- Joan Cusack, Shameless
Writing for a Comedy
- David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik, Episodes
- Louis C.K., Louie
- Liz Friedman and Jenji Kohan, Orange Is the New Black
- Alec Berg, Silicon Valley
- Simon Blackwell, Tony Roche, and Armando Iannucci, Veep
Directing for a Comedy
- Iain B. MacDonald, Episodes
- Paris Barclay, Glee
- Louis C.K., Louie
- Gail Mancuso, Modern Family
- Jodie Foster, Orange Is the New Black
- Mike Judge, Silicon Valley
Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
- Colin Hanks, Fargo
- Jim Parsons, The Normal Heart
- Joe Mantello, The Normal Heart
- Alfred Molina, The Normal Heart
- Matt Bomer, The Normal Heart
- Martin Freeman, Sherlock: His Last Vow
Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
- Frances Conroy, American Horror Story: Coven
- Kathy Bates, American Horror Story: Coven
- Angela Bassett, American Horror Story: Coven
- Allison Tolman, Fargo
- Ellen Burstyn, Flowers in the Attic
- Julia Roberts, The Normal Heart
Writing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special
- Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk, American Horror Story: Coven
- Noah Hawley, Fargo
- Neil Cross, Luther
- Larry Kramer, The Normal Heart
- Steven Moffat, Sherlock: His Last Vow
- David Simon and Eric Overmyer, Treme
Directing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special
- Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, American Horror Story: Coven
- Adam Bernstein, Fargo
- Colin Bucksey, Fargo
- Stephen Frears, Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
- Ryan Murphy, The Normal Heart
- Nick Hurran, Sherlock: His Last Vow
Variety Special
- AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Mel Brooks
- The Beatles: The Night That Changed America
- Best of Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Primetime Special
- Billy Crystal: 700 Sundays
- The Kennedy Center Honors
- Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles
Writing for a Variety Series
- The Colbert Report
- The Daily Show
- Inside Amy Schumer
- Key & Peele
- Portlandia
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Writing for a Variety Special
- The Beatles: The Night That Changed America
- Billy Crystal: 700 Sundays
- The 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards
- Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles
- 67th Annual Tony Awards
Directing for a Variety Series
- James Hoskinson, The Colbert Report
- Chuck O'Neil, The Daily Show
- Jonathan Krisel, Portlandia
- Don Roy King, Saturday Night Live
- Dave Diomedi, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Directing for a Variety Special
- Gregg Gelfand, The Beatles: The Night That Changed America
- Louis J. Horvitz, The Kennedy Center Honors
- Hamish Hamilton, The Oscars
- James Lapine, Six by Sondheim
- Beth McCarthy Miller and Rob Ashford, The Sound of Music Live!
- Glenn Weiss, 67th Annual Tony Awards
Special Class Program
- The 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards
- The Oscars
- Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony
- The Sound of Music Live!
- 67th Annual Tony Awards
Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program
- Between Two Ferns With Zach Galifianakis: President Barack Obama
- Childrens Hospital
- Parks and Rec in Europe
- The Soup: True Detective
- Super Bowl XLVIII Halftime Show Starring Bruno Mars
Short-Format Nonfiction Program
- Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
- COSMOS: A National Geographic Deeper Dive
- I Was There: Boston Marathon Bombings
- Jay Leno's Garage
- Park Bench With Steve Buscemi
- 30 for 30 Shorts
Interactive Program
- Comedy Central's @midnight
- Game of Thrones Premiere - Facebook Live and Instagram
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Digital Experience
- The Voice
Children's Program
- Degrassi
- Dog With a Blog
- Good Luck Charlie
- Nick News With Linda Ellerbee - Family Secrets: When Violence Hits Home
- One Last Hug: Three Days at Grief Camp
- Wynton Marsalis - A YoungArts Masterclass
Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program
- Betty White, Betty White's Off Their Rockers
- 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
Narrator
- Jeremy Irons, Game of Lions
- Daniel Craig, One Life
- Jane Lynch, Penguins: Waddle All the Way
- Henry Strozier, Too Cute!
- Whoopi Goldberg, Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
Structured Reality Program
- Antiques Roadshow
- Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives
- MythBusters
- Shark Tank
- Undercover Boss
- Who Do You Think You Are?
Unstructured Reality Program
- Alaska: The Last Frontier
- Deadliest Catch
- Flipping Out
- Million Dollar Listing New York
- Wahlburgers
- Wild Things With Dominic Monaghan
Documentary or Nonfiction Special
- JFK (American Experience)
- Paycheck to Paycheck: The Life and Times of Katrina Gilbert
- Running From Crazy
- The Sixties: The Assassination of President Kennedy
- The Squazre
- Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
Documentary or Nonfiction Series
- American Masters
- COSMOS: A SpaceTime Odyssey
- Pioneers of Television
- The World Wars
- Years of Living Dangerously
Information Series or Special
- Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
- Inside the Actors Studio
- Through the Wormhole With Morgan Freeman
- Vice
- The Writers' Room
Animated Program
- Archer
- Bob's Burgers
- Futurama
- South Park
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Manhattan Project
Check out more about the technical awards on the Emmys website.
