Emmy Awards

[Headache in a Suitcase]

That lead actor in a drama category tho...

Outstanding Comedy Series

Big Bang Theory
Louie
Modern Family
Orange Is the New Black
Silicon Valley
Veep

OutstandingLead Actor In A Comedy Series

Louis C.K.,Louis
Don Cheadle,House of Lies
Ricky Gervais,Derek
Matt LeBlanc,Episodes
William H Macy,Shameless
Jim Parsons,Big Bang Theory

OutstandingLead Actress In A Comedy Series

Lena Dunham,Girls
Edie Falco,Nurse Jackie
Julia Louis-Dreyfus,Veep
Melissa McCarthy,Mike & Molly
Amy Poehler,Parks & Recreation
Taylor Schilling,Orange Is the New Black

OutstandingSupporting Actor In A Comedy Series

Andre Braugher,Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Adam Driver,Girls
Jesse Tyler Ferguson,Modern Family
Tony Hale,Veep
Fred Armison,Portlandia
Ty Burrell,Modern Family

OutstandingSupporting Actress In A Comedy Series

Julie Bowen,Modern Family
Kate Mulgrew,Orange Is the New Black
Mayim Bialik,Big Bang Theory
Allison Janney,Mom
Kate McKinnon,Saturday Night Live
Anna Chlumsky,Veep

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series

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

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series

Nathan Lane,Modern Family
Steven Buscemi,Portlandia
Jimmy Fallon,Saturday Night Live
Louis C.K.,Saturday Night Live
Bob Newhart,The Big Bang Theory
Gary Cole,Veep

Outstanding Writing In A Comedy Series

David Crane, Jeffrey Klarik,Episodes
Louis C.K.,Louie
Liz Friedman, Jenji Kohan,Orange Is the New Black
Alec Berg,Silicon Valley
Simon Blackwell, Tony Roche, Armando Iannucci,Veep

OutstandingDrama Series

Breaking Bad
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
House of Cards
Mad Men
True Detective

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series

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

OutstandingLead Actress In A Drama Series

Lizzy Caplan,Masters of Sex
Claire Danes,Homeland
Michelle Dockery,Downton Abbey
Julianna Margulies,The Good Wife
Kerry Washington,Scandal
Robin Wright,House of Cards

OutstandingSupporting Actor In A Drama Series

Aaron Paul,Breaking Bad
Jim Carter,Downton Abbey
Peter Dinklage,Game of Thrones
Mandy Patinkin,Homeland
Jon Voight,Ray Donovan
Josh Charles,The Good Wife

OutstandingSupporting Actress In A Drama Series

Anna Gunn,Breaking Bad
Maggie Smith,Downton Abbey
Lena Headey,Game of Thrones
Joanne Froggatt,Downton Abbey
Christina Hendricks,Mad Men
Christine Baranski,The Good Wife

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series

Jane Fonda,The Newsroom
Allison Janney,Masters of Sex
Diana Rigg,Game of Thrones
Kate Mara,House of Cards
Kate Burton,Scandal
Margo Martindale,The Americans

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series

Robert Morse, Mad Men
Beau Bridges, Masters of Sex
Paul Giamatti, Downton Abbey
Reg E. Cathey, House of Cards
Dylan Baker, The Good Wife
Joe Morton,Scandal

Outstanding Directing In A Drama Series

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

Outstanding Writing In A Drama Series

Moira Walley-Beckett,Breaking Bad
Vince Gilligan,Breaking Bad
David Benioff, D.B. Weiss,Game of Thrones
Beau Willimon,House of Cards

Nic Pizzolatto,True Detective

Outstanding Miniseries

American Horror Story
Bonnie & Clyde
Fargo
Luther
Treme
The White Queen

Outstanding Television Movie

Killing Kennedy
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Sherlock: His Last Vow
The Normal Heart
The Trip to Bountiful

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie

Benedict Cumberbatch,Sherlock
Chiwetel Ejiofor,Dancing on the Edge
Idris Elba,Luther
Martin Freeman,Fargo
Mark Ruffalo,The Normal Heart

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie

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,The Spoils of Babylon

Outstanding Variety Series

The Colbert Report
The Daily Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Real Time with Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live
The Tonight Show

 

[Lancemc]

painful to see Big Bang Theory and the word "outstanding" anywhere near one another

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

McConaughey should win.

 

[corianderstem]

Fuck those bozos. No Tatiana Maslany. Big Bang Theory and Modern Family AGAIN. Oy. And Ugh.

Boooooooo.

 

[Mrs. Garrison]

McConaughey should win.

a strong arguement could and should be made for either him OR Woody Harrelson to win because they were both so good, along with the show True Detective.

However i suspect Breaking Bad will win everything it was nominated for. Say my name. You just don't go up against Walter White and win, even cancer got its ass kicked by Heisenberg.

 

[bono_212]

I knew actor in a drama series was going to be stacked this year, but not THIS stacked.

If Cranston wins another Emmy award, are they basically saying he's the greatest dramatic television actor/character of all time? Dennis Franz is the only other actor to win four and he did it over the course of 12 years.

 

[lazarus]

Maslany was robbed. As was Pamela Adlon.

 

[U2DMfan]

OutstandingSupporting Actress In A Drama Series

Anna Gunn,Breaking Bad
Maggie Smith,Downton Abbey
Lena Headey,Game of Thrones
Joanne Froggatt,Downton Abbey
Christina Hendricks,Mad Men
Christine Baranski,The Good Wife

I don't know about the rest of these categories but I know Anna Gunn should be making space on the shelf.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Kate Mara nominated for best "guest" appearance in a drama? Jeez, Emmy's... how 'bout a spoiler alert??

 

[LemonMelon]

Cranston is going to win his fourth for half a season of work.

And I'm totally alright with that.

 

[bono_212]

Cranston is going to win his fifth for half a season of work.

And I'm totally alright with that.

It'll be his fourth. He'll be tied with Franz.

 

[prbiker15]

Kate Mara nominated for best "guest" appearance in a drama? Jeez, Emmy's... how 'bout a spoiler alert??

Yes, one hell of a spoiler alert.

 

[LemonMelon]

It'll be his fourth. He'll be tied with Franz.

Thanks, edited.

 

[Imperor]

Trying to think of any Jesse scenes in S5.2 that approached Tyrion at the trial but I'm drawing a blank. I've got love for Aaron Paul, but give it to THE DINK! if you ask me.

 

[LemonMelon]

Aaron Paul was solid in 5b, 5a not so much. The writing really held him back. His zombie-like state was one of my least favorite parts of those episodes. Even with the improvement, Dinklage deserves it either way.

Agreed with U2DMfan that Anna Gunn likely has this in the bag.

 

[monkeyskin]

Cranston is up against McConaughey, not a lock by any means.

Poor, poor Jon Hamm. The split season has truly screwed him over.

There should be a new group of categories for dramadies. OITNB, Shameless, Louie, Girls and more have little in common with sitcoms. Premium serialized dramas are fine to compete against networks.

Sad to see nothing for Hannibal, Review or Enlightened, when the usual suspects of BBT, Modern Family and coasting movie stars are practically seeds at this point.

But yay Treme!

 

[monkeyskin]

Also Dean Norris > Aaron Paul in 5b. Not sure which episode to single out for Anna Gunn, she did great work throughout as her world was destroyed.

 

[cobl04]

How fucking depressing to see Big Bang Theory up there. Absolutely terrible show.

 

[monkeyskin]

It should have been knocked out of contention for Brooklyn Nine Nine at the very least. It just won the Golden Globe!

I always say I don't care, but goddammit.

 

[Imperor]

Sad to see nothing for Hannibal

Seriously. I figured at least Mads would get a nod, if not Dancy. Hell, even Michael Pitt.

 

[PhilsFan]

Trying to think of any Jesse scenes in S5.2 that approached Tyrion at the trial but I'm drawing a blank. I've got love for Aaron Paul, but give it to THE DINK! if you ask me.

Ah, but this Emmy nom for The DINK! is for Season 3, I'm pretty sure.

 

[monkeyskin]

Nope, season 4. This Emmy year covers July 13 to June 14 I think.

 

[brooklynmike]

How the hell is Louie in the Comedy sections? It hasn't been funny all season!

 

[Imperor]

On top of that, how is the episode for which Louis got a writing nod "So Did The Fat Lady" when "In The Woods" qualified?

 

[Lancemc]

Because it's so much better?

 

[lazarus]

As great as it was to hear the "Fat Lady" concluding monologue, the construction and character work on Into the Woods was a lot more impressive.and what's weird is that the guest actress from the former wasn't even nominated herself.

 

[lazarus]

Aaron Paul was solid in 5b, 5a not so much. The writing really held him back. His zombie-like state was one of my least favorite parts of those episodes. Even with the improvement, Dinklage deserves it either way.

This, but "solid" don't cut it when it comes to awards.

Of course, I'll be rooting against Breaking Bad in all categories. Not that the stumbling-across-the-finish-line True Detective is worthier.

 

[bono_212]

Strange that True Detective didn't go the American Horror Story route and call themselves a mini-series. They would've swept, had they. Now they're going up against the "final" season of Breaking Bad, instead.

 

[lazarus]

An article on Grantland suggested that HBO is more interested in the appearance of dominance then actual awards. So getting True Detective into the Best Drama lineup at the expense of another popular show is more prestigious in their minds. Not to mention Harrelson and MMC both getting onto the Drama Actor list.

 

[bono_212]

Appearance of dominance as opposed to actual dominance?