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Game of Thrones Leads Nominations in The 67th Emmy Awards


The Television Academy has announced the nominees for the 67th Emmy Awards, and HBO's epic fantasy drama Game of Thrones is on top, with 24 nominations overall, including Outstanding Drama Series.

American Horror Story: Freak Show is next with 19 nominations overall, including an Outsanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie nomination for Jessica Lange.

Other genre television series earning nominations include Netflix's Daredevil with 3 nominations, and The Walking Dead and Gotham with 4 nominations each. Adventure Time, Community, Constantine, The Flash, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and Orphan Black each earned a single nomination.

The 67th Emmy Awards ceremony will be live on Fox on Sept. 20. Here's a full list of nominations in the major categories.

Outstanding Comedy Series

Louis
Modern Family
Parks and Recreation
Silicon Valley
Transparent
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Veep

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie
Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Lisa Kudrow, The Comeback
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
Don Cheadle, House of Lies
Louis C.K., Louie
William H. Macy, Shameless
Will Forte, The Last Man on Earth
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent

Outstanding Drama Series

Better Call Saul
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
Homeland
House of Cards
Mad Men
Orange Is the New Black

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Claire Danes, Homeland
Viola Davis, How to Get Away with Murder
Taraji P. Henson, Empire
Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
Robin Wright, House of Cards

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Kyle Chandler, Bloodline
Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Liev Schrieber, Ray Donovon
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie

Felicity Huffman, American Crime
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Freak Show
Queen Latifah, Bessie
Frances McDormand, Olive Kitteridge
Emma Thompson, Mrs. Lovett
Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Honorable Woman

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Seriers or a Movie

Timothy Hutton, American Crime
Ricky Gervais, Derek Special
Adrien Brody, Houdini
David Oyelowo, Nightingale
Richard Jenkins, Olive Kitteridge
Mark Rylance, Wolf Hall

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