List of Emmys nominees
DRAMA SERIES “Game of Thrones” “Mad Men” “Downton Abbey” “Orange Is the New Black” “Homeland” “House of Cards” “Better Call Saul”COMEDY SERIES “Louie” “Modern Family” “Transparent” “Silicon Valley” “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” “Veep” “Parks and Recreation”LIMITED SERIES “American Crime” “Olive Kitteridge” “American Horror Story: Freak Show” “The Honourable Woman” “Wolf Hall”ACTRESS IN A DRAMA Taraji P. Henson, “Empire” Viola Davis, “How to Get Away With Murder” Robin Wright, “House of Cards” Elisabeth Moss, “Mad Men” Claire Danes, “Homeland” Tatiana Maslany, “Orphan Black”ACTOR IN A DRAMA Bob Odenkirk, “Better Call Saul” Jon Hamm, “Mad Men” Kevin Spacey, “House of Cards” Jeff Daniels, “The Newsroom” Kyle Chandler, “Bloodline” Liev Schreiber, “Ray Donovan”ACTRESS IN A COMEDY Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep” Amy Poehler, “Parks and Recreation” Lily Tomlin, “Grace and Frankie” Edie Falco, “Nurse Jackie” Amy Schumer, “Inside Amy Schumer” Lisa Kudrow, “Comeback”ACTOR IN A COMEDY Jeffrey Tambor, “Transparent” Louis C.K., “Louie” Anthony Anderson, “black-ish” William H. Macy, “Shameless” Matt LeBlanc, “Episodes” Don Cheadle, “House of Lies” Will Forte, “Last Man on Earth”
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – The elaborate fantasy saga “Game of Thrones” received a leading 24 EmmyAwards nominations Thursday, its stature apparently untouched by backlash over a female character’s rape scene.
The series is a contender again for top drama honors, an award that has eluded it since it debuted in 2011. TV academy voters rarely give shows in the sci-fi or other genres the ultimate accolade, with “Lost” among the rare exceptions.
The TV academy took a step toward recognizing TV’s increasing embrace of diverse TV talent, giving best actress nods to black stars Taraji P. Henson for “Empire” and Viola Davis for “How to Get Away with Murder.”
That sets up a possibility of a history-making win: An African-American actress has never won the top drama acting award. However, two-time nominee Kerry Washington of “Scandal” was left out this year.