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64th Primetime Emmy nominees announced

Los Angeles - The nominations for the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards were announced on Thursday in Los Angeles.

The announcement was made by Scandal star Kerry Washington and this year's host, Jimmy Kimmel.

Here's the list of this year's nominees:

Drama Series
Boardwalk Empire
Breaking Bad
Downton Abbey
Mad Men
Homeland
Game of Thrones

Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Kathy Bates - Harry's Law
Glenn Close - Damages
Claire Danes - Homeland
Michelle Dockery - Downton Abbey
Julianna Margulies - The Good Wife
Elisabeth Moss - Mad Men

Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Steve Buscemi - Boardwalk Empire
Michael C Hall - Dexter
Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad
Hugh Bonneville - Downton Abbey
Jon Hamm - Mad Men
Damian Lewis - Homeland

Mad Men, American Horror Story scoop 17 Emmy nods

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Archie Panjabi - The Good Wife
Anna Gunn - Breaking Bad
Maggie Smith - Violet
Joanne Froggatt - Downton Abbey
Christina Hendricks - Mad Men
Christine Baranski - The Good Wife

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Aaron Paul - Breaking Bad
Gaincarlo Esposito - Breaking Bad
Brendan Coyle - Downton Abbey
Jim Carter - Downton Abbey
Jared Harris - Mad Men
Peter Dinklage - Game Of Thrones

Comedy Series
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Girls
30 Rock
Veep
Modern Family
The Big Bang Theory

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Larry David - Curb Your Enthusiasm
Jon Cryer -  Two And A Half Men
Louis C.K. - Louie
Jim Parsons - The Big Bang Theory
Don Cheadle - House Of Lies
Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Zooey Deschanel - New Girl
Edi- Falco - Nurse Jackie
Tina Fey - 30 Rock
Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Veep
Melissa McCarthy - Mike & Molly
Amy Poehler - Parks & Recreation
Lena Dunham – Girls

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Mayim Bialik - The Big Bang Theory
Merritt Wever - Nurse Jackie
Julie Bowen - Modern Family
Kristen Wigg - Saturday Night Live
Sofia Vergara - Modern Family
Kathryn Joosten - Desperate Housewives

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Ed O'Neill - Modern Family
Jesse Tyler Ferguson - Modern Family
Ty Burrell - Modern Family
Eric Stonestreet - Modern Family
Bill Hader - Saturday Night Live
Max Greenfield - New Girl

Reality Competition Program
So You Think You Can Dance
The Amazing Race
Dancing With The Stars
Top Chef
Project Runway
The Voice

Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Program
Cat Deeley – So You Think You Can Dance
Phil Keoghan – The Amazing Race
Ryan Seacrest – American Idol
Tom Bergeron – Dancing With The Stars
Betty White – Betty White’s Off Their Rockers

TV Miniseries or Movie
American Horror Story
Game Change
Hatfields & McCoys
Hemingway and Gellhorn
Luther
Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia

Click here for the full list of nominations.

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