Presenters Uzo Aduba ("Orange is the New Black" and Cat Deeley ("So You Think You Can Dance") announced the nominees for the 67th Emmy Awards on Thursday morning.
HBO's "Game of Thrones" again earned the most nominations with 24, limited series FX's "American Horror Story: Freak Show" and HBO's "Olive Kitteridge" received 19 nominations and 13 nominations, respectively.
With several series ending their runs, this year found some spots for new talent and shows. Amazon's "Transparent" and Netflix's "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" got their first nominations in the Outstanding Comedy Series category and AMC's "Breaking Bad" spinoff, "Better Call Saul," entered the Outstanding Drama Series competition for the first time.
First time nominees in the drama acting categories include Kyle Chandler on Netflix's "Bloodline," Viola Davis on ABC's "How to Get Away with Murder," Taraji P. Henson from Fox's "Empire," Tatiana Maslany on "Orphan Black," Bob Odenkirk on "Better Call Saul," and Liev Schreiber from "Ray Donovan."
Some newbies in the comedy acting categories as well, including Anthony Anderson on ABC's "Black-ish," Will Forte from Fox's "The Last Man on Earth," Amy Schumer on "Inside Amy Schumer," Jeffrey Tambor from "Transparent" and Lily Tomlin on "Grace and Frankie."
The 67th Annual Emmys will air Sunday, Sept. 20 on Fox, with Lonely Island rapper and "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" star Andy Samberg hosting.
Here is the list of nominees:
COMEDY SERIES
"Louie"
"Modern Family"
"Parks & Recreation"
"Silicon Valley"
"Transparent"
"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"
"Veep"
DRAMA SERIES
"Better Call Saul"
"Downtown Abbey"
"Game of Thrones"
"Homeland"
"House of Cards"
"Mad Men"
"Orange Is The New Black"
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