Brace yourselves.. The Emmy’s are coming!
Hosted by Seth Meyers, nominations have been announced this Thursday, already there seems to be an array of different opinions, a few casual nods here and there, it’s almost like going through a wormhole. Better yet picture yourself as Tom Cruise in The Edge of Tomorrow, a soldier reliving the same day of combat, or Bill Murray in Groundhog Day were everything is a constant loop, it’s all the same but every year there seems to be a minor adjustments coming through… you get my gist.
Shows coming out the wood work with series like True Detective and Orange Is the New Black are finally getting recognised as truly amazing shows are starting to earn their seat. As well as Netflix gaining attention as last year it seemed to be a fish out of water, now bursting out with 31 nominations including Derek by the talented and ballsy Ricky Gervais.
And that’s not all, Oscar stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, (12 Years A Slave) has picked up his first Emmy nomination for the miniseries “Dancing on the Edge”. Matthew McConaughey best known for his risk taking performances, and warm up routines will be nominated ‘Best Actor in a Drama Series: True Detective’, if he wins he will be the first actor to win both an Oscar and Emmy in one year! It’s looking like a battle between HBO’s True Detective and AMC’s Breaking Bad to snatch the title of ‘Best Drama Series’. Joining the battle for the best drama throne will be Game of Thrones, the choices are incredible and I give my nods to all three immaculate shows, but I can imagine Breaking Bad could make a victory for themselves, either way every year it’s a nail biting moment, next year I’m sure to wake up with the same predictions.
So without further ado, this year’s nominations include (take a deep breath)… The complete list of nominees are:
Best Comedy Series
“The Big Bang Theory”
“Louis” “Modern Family”
“Orange Is the New Black”
“Silicon Valley”
“Veep”
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Lena Dunham – “Girls”
Edie Falco – “Nurse Jackie”
Julia Louis Dreyfus – “Veep”
Melissa McCarthy – “Mike & Molly”
Amy Poehler – “Parks & Recreation”
Taylor Schilling – “Orange Is the New Black”
Best Actor in a Comedy Series
Jim Parsons – “The Big Bang Theory”
Ricky Gervais – “Derek”
Matt LeBlanc – “Episodes”
Don Cheadle – “House of Lies”
Louis C.K. – “Louie”
William H. Macy – “Shameless”
Supporting Actor, Comedy Series
Andre Braugher – “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”
Adam Driver – “Girls”
Jesse Tyler Ferguson – “Modern Family”
Ty Burrell – “Modern Family”
Fred Armisen – “Portlandia”
Tony Hale – “Veep”
Supporting Actress, Comedy Series
Mayim Bialik – “The Big Bang Theory”
Julie Bowen – “Modern Family”
Allison Janney – “Mom”
Kate Mulgrew – “Orange Is the New Black”
Kate McKinnon – “Saturday Night Live”
Anna Chlumsky – “Veep”
Best Drama Series
“Breaking Bad”
“Downton Abbey”
“Game of Thrones”
“House of Cards”
“Mad Men”
“True Detective”
Best Actress in a Drama Series
Lizzy Caplan – “Masters of Sex”
Claire Danes – “Homeland”
Michelle Dockery – “Downton Abbey”
Julianna Margulies – “The Good Wife”
Kerry Washington – “Scandal”
Robin Wright – “House of Cards”
Best Actor in a Drama Series
Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad”
Jeff Daniels, “The Newsroom”
Jon Hamm, “Mad Men”
Woody Harrelson, “True Detective”
Matthew McConaughey, “True Detective”
Kevin Spacey, “House of Cards”
Supporting Actor, Drama Series
Aaron Paul – “Breaking Bad”
Jim Carter – “Downton Abbey”
Peter Dinklage – “Game of Thrones”
Josh Charles – “The Good Wife”
Mandy Patinkin – “Homeland”
Jon Voight – “Ray Donovan”
Supporting Actress, Drama Series
Anna Gunn – “Breaking Bad”
Maggie Smith – “Downton Abbey”
Lena Headey – “Game of Thrones”
Christine Baranski – “The Good Wife”
Christina Hendricks – “Mad Men”
Joanne Froggatt – “Downton Abbey”
Best Miniseries or Movie
“American Horror Story: Coven”
“Bonnie & Clyde”
“Fargo”
“Luther”
“Treme”
“The White Queen”
Best Actress Miniseries or Movie
Jessica Lange – “American Horror Story: Coven”
Sarah Paulson – “American Horror Story: Coven”
Helena Bonham Carter – “Burton and Taylor”
Minnie Driver – “Return to Zero”
Kristen Wiig – “The Spoils of Babylon”
Cicely Tyson – “The Trip Bountiful”
Best Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
Chiwetel Ejiofor – “Dancing on the Edge”
Martin Freeman – “Fargo”
Billy Bob Thornton – “Fargo”
Idris Elba – “Luther”
The 66th Emmy Awards will be announced on the 25th August
