2014 Emmys

[Biff Pocoroba]

And nominees are:

Drama series
Breaking Bad, AMC
Downton Abby, PBS
Game of Thrones, HBO
House of Cards, Netflix
Mad Men, AMC
True Detective, HBO

Comedy series
The Big Bang Theory, CBS
Louie, FX
Modern Family, ABC
Orange Is the New Black, Netflix
Silicon Valley, HBO
Veep, HBO

Actor, drama series
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad (AMC)
Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom (HBO)
Jon Hamm, Mad Men (AMC)
Woody Harrelson, True Detective (HBO)
Matthew McConaughey, True Detective (HBO)
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards (Netflix)

Actress, drama series
Lizzy Caplan, Masters of Sex (Showtime)
Claire Danes, Homeland (Showtime)
Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey (PBS)
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife (CBS)
Kerry Washington, Scandal (ABC)
Robin Wright, House of Cards (Netflix)

Actor, comedy series
Louis C.K., Louie (FX)
Don Cheadle, House of Lies (Showtime)
Ricky Gervais, Derek (Netflix)
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes (Showtime)
William H. Macy, Shameless (Showtime)
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory (CBS)

Actress, comedy series
Lena Dunham, Girls (HBO)
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie (Showtime)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep (HBO)
Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly (CBS)
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation (NBC)
Taylor Schilling, Orange Is the New Black (Netflix)

Supporting actor, drama series
Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad (AMC)
Jim Carter, Downton Abbey (PBS)
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones (HBO)
Mandy Patinkin, Homeland (Showtime)
Jon Voight, Ray Donovan (Showtime)
Josh Charles, The Good Wife (CBS)

Supporting actress, drama series
Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad (AMC)
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey (PBS)
Joanna Froggatt, Downton Abbey (PBS)
Lena Headey, Game of Thrones (HBO)
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men (AMC)
Christine Baranski, The Good Wife (CBS)

Supporting actor, comedy series
Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine (Fox)
Adam Driver, Girls (HBO)
Ty Burrell, Modern Family (ABC)
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family (ABC)
Fred Armisen, Portlandia (IFC)
Tony Hale, Veep (HBO)

Supporting actress, comedy
Julie Bowen, Modern Family (ABC)
Allison Janney, Mom (CBS)
Kate Mulgrew, Orange Is the New Black (Netflix)
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
Anna Chlumsky, Veep (HBO)

Actor, miniseries or movie
Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock: His Last Vow (PBS)
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Dancing on the Edge (Starz)
Idris Elba, Luther (BBC America)
Martin Freeman, Fargo (FX)
Mark Ruffalo, The Normal Heart (HBO)
Billy Bob Thornton, Fargo (FX)

Actress, miniseries or movie
Helena Bonham Carter, Burton and Taylor (BBC America)
Minnie Driver, Return to Zero (Lifetime)
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Coven (FX)
Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Coven (FX)
Cicely Tyson, The Trip to Bounty (Lifetime)
Kristen Wiig, Spoils of Babylon (IFC)

Variety
The Colbert Report, Comedy Central
The Daily Show, Comedy Central
Jimmy Kimmel Live!, ABC
Saturday Night Live, NBC
Real Time With Bill Maher, HBO
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, NBC

Reality competition
The Amazing Race, CBS
Dancing With the Stars, ABC
Project Runway, Lifetime
So You Think You Can Dance, Fox
Top Chef, Bravo
The Voice, NBC

Miniseries
American Horror Story: Coven, FX
Fargo, FX
Luther, BBC America
Bonnie & Clyde, A&E
Treme, HBO
The White Queen, Starz

Movie
Killing Kennedy, National Geographic Channel
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight, HBO
The Normal Heart, HBO
Sherlock: His Last Vow (PBS)
Trip to Bountiful, Lifetime

[Monkey_Driven]

That best actor category is absolutely stacked.

[E.H. Ruddock]

Idris Elba and Andre Braugher.

[@SkitchP]

Idris Elba and Andre Braugher.

#BecauseBraugher

[Chris_H_2]

Does Vegas take bets on this? Because the best-actor category for a drama series is as stacked against Woody Harrelson as it could be with McConaughey also in it, and I would literally bet my life's savings against Harrelson winning.

[Chris_H_2]

By the way, how is Orange is the New Black considered a comedy series?

[nyquillyn]

Robin Wright better win. She's the best actor/actress on TV right now.

[E.H. Ruddock]

By the way, how is Orange is the New Black considered a comedy series?

I thought the same thing.

[Monkey_Driven]

By the way, how is Orange is the New Black considered a comedy series?

I thought the same thing.

Orange is a funny color.

[Jorge]

Oh my God The Big Bang Theory keeps getting nominated for things

[Monkey_Driven]

Oh my God The Big Bang Theory keeps getting nominated for things

I do not understand it.

[tommymtcom]

Where the fuck is Hannibal?

[E.H. Ruddock]

Where the fuck is Hannibal?

[broken iris]

Does Vegas take bets on this? Because the best-actor category for a drama series is as stacked against Woody Harrelson as it could be with McConaughey also in it, and I would literally bet my life's savings against Harrelson winning.

Cranston, McConaughey, and Hamm (who doesn't deserve it this year) could split the vote and give Woody a shot.


The biggest lock is:
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
"Breaking Bad" -- "Ozymandias" (Moira Walley-Beckett)


Also, does this reflect season one OITNB? If so, those are not the best choices (other than Laverne Cox who had some good scenes). Aduba was waaay better in the second season where she took "Crazy Eyes" from a weird, one dimension joke to a character you actually care about.

[broken iris]

The biggest lock is:
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
"Breaking Bad" -- "Ozymandias" (Moira Walley-Beckett)

That was easy.

[nyquillyn]

Margulies over Robin Wright is a fucking joke. And am I the only one who hates Modern Family?

[Jorge]

Her facial expression when they called out Margulies's name was very Claire Underwood-like.

[Monkey_Driven]

I don't mind Modern Family. It is a traditional network sitcom executed well. I do not understand the Emmy's fascination with network comedies though. Shows like Veep, Louis, and even Silicon Valley are all taking more risks and achieving more.

[tommymtcom]

I still haven't gotten over Hannibal not getting nominated.

[Jorge]

I agree. Season 2 was incredible.