What a year it has been for television. Thursday morning, TV fans woke up to Scandal's Kerry Washington and Host Jimmy Kimmel announcing the 64th Primetime Emmy Nominations in Los Angeles.
No surprise here, Cable television is dominating the Drama Series Category. Mad Men tied with American Horror Story with 17 nominations for the most overall nods. Along with Mad Men, fellow AMC hit Drama Breaking Bad scored a nomination in the top category. Boardwalk Empire, Downtown Abby, Homeland and Game of Thrones were among the rest of the shows nominated. The biggest snub: Walking Dead which has been a ratings winner for AMC. It's been a long time since a network show has been nominated/won in the category. Cable also is dominating in the Lead Actor/ Actress in a Drama Series. Dexter fan Favorite Michael C Hall is up against Dapper Don Jon Hamm and Bryan Cranston from Breaking Bad.
In the Comedy Series Category, Modern Family does it again! 14 Nominations for the ABC Hit including Outstanding Comedy, Supporting Actor/ Actress, Writing and Directing. The two-timed Emmy winner seems to be sweeping the competition having 4 out of the 6 nominees in the Supporting Actor Category. Big congrats to Big Bang Theory and HBO Series Girls who also scored the nod in Outstanding Comedy.
The biggest snub: Parks and Rec whom fans have felt that the show has been snubed so many times in that category.
Lead Actress in a Comedy Series competition is sure to be a tough one with Tina Fey, Zoey Deschannel, Amy Poleher, Edie Falcoand Julia Deyfus all battling for that win. Lead Actor finds Jim Parsons scoring another nod while up against Alec Baldwin and Larry David from Curb Your Enthusiasm.
To find the full List go to Emmys.com.
Were you surprise to find your favorite show nominated? The 64th Primetime Emmys Air Sunday September 23 on ABC
