Emmy Nominations Announced

The Emmy Award nominations have been announced. The annual awards ceremony will take place in September.

Below a list of nominees in the TV Comedy and Drama Categories.

Best Comedy

Programme Channel Production Company
The Big Bang Theory CBS Chuck Lorre Production Inc, in association with Warner Bros TV
Curb Your Enthusiasm HBO HBO Entertainment
Girls HBO Apatow Productions and I am Jenni Konner Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
Modern Family ABC Levitan-Lloyd Productions in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television
30 Rock NBC Broadway Video, Little Stranger, Inc. in association with Universal TV

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series

Actress Programme
Lena Dunham Girls
Melissa McCarthy Mike & Molly
Zooey Deschanel New Girl
Eddie Falco Nurse Jackie
Amy Poehler Parks and Recreation
Tina Fey 30 Rock
Julia Louis-Dreyfus Veep

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series

Actor Programme
Jim Parsons The Big Bang Theory
Larry David Curb Your Enthusiasm
Don Cheadle House of Lies
Louis C.K. Louie
Alec Baldwin 30 Rock
Jon Cryer Two and A Half Men

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series

Actress Programme
Mayim Bialik The Big Bang Theory
Kathryn Joosten Desperate Housewives
Julie Bowen Modern Family
Merritt Wever Nurse Jackie
Kristen Wiig Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series

Actor Programme
Ed O'Neill Modern Family
Jesse Tyler Ferguson Modern Family
Ty Burrell Modern Family
Eric Stonestreet Modern Family
Max Greenfield New Girl
Bill Hader Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series

Actress Programme
Dot-Marie Jones Glee
Maya Rudolph Saturday Night Live
Melissa McCarthy Saturday Night Live
Elizabeth Banks 30 Rock
Margaret Cho 30 Rock
Kathy Bates Two and A Half Men

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series

Actor Programme
Michael J. Fox Curb Your Enthusiasm
Greg Kinnear Modern Family
Bobby Cannavale Nurse Jackie
Jimmy Fallon Saturday Night Live
Will Arnett 30 Rock
Jon Hamm 30 Rock

Best Drama

Programme Channel Production Company
Boardwalk Empire HBO Leverage, Closest to the Hole Productions, Sikelia Productions and Cold Front Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
Breaking Bad AMC Sony Pictures Television
Downton Abbey PBS A Carnival/ Masterpiece Co-Production
Game of Thrones HBO Bighead, Littlehead, Generator Productions, Television 360, and Grok Television in association with HBO Entertainment
Homeland Showtime Showtime Presents, Teakwood Lane Productions, Cherry Pie Productions, Keshet, Fox 21
Mad Men AMC Lionsgate Televison

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series

Actress Programme
Glenn Close Damages
Michelle Dockery Downton Abbey
Julianna Margulies The Good Wife
Kathy Bates Harry's Law
Claire Danes Homeland
Elisabeth Moss Mad Men

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series

Actor Programme
Steve Buscemi Boardwalk Empire
Bryan Cranston Breaking Bad
Michael C. Hall Dexter
Hugh Bonneville Downton Abbey
Damian Lewis Homeland
Jon Hamm Mad Men

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series

Actress Programme
Anna Gunn Breaking Bad
Maggie Smith Downton Abbey
Joanne Froggatt Downton Abbey
Archie Panjabi The Good Wife
Christine Baranski The Good Wife
Christina Hendricks Mad Men

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series

Actor Programme
Aaron Paul Breaking Bad
Gaincarlo Esposito Breaking Bad
Brendan Colye Downton Abbey
Jim Carter Downton Abbey
Peter Dinklage Game of Thrones
Jared Harris Mad Men

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series

Actress Programme
Martha Plimpton The Good Wife
Loretta Devine Adele Webber
Jean Smart Harry's Law
Julia Ormond Mad Men
Joan Cusack Shameless
Uma Thurman Smash

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series

Actor Programme
Mark Margolis Breaking Bad
Dylan Baker The Good Wife
Micheal J. Fox The Good Wife
Jeremy Davies Justified
Ben Feldman Mad Men
Jason Ritter Parenthood