Emmys 2015 Nominations

This year’s Drama and Comedy Series nominees included newcomers as well as returning programs to the Emmy Competition: Transparent and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt in the Outstanding Comedy Series category and Better Call Saul in the Outstanding Drama Series competition. Aditionally, Park and Recreation returns for Outstanding Comedy Series while Homeland in back in the running for Outstanding Drama Series. Orange Is The New Black is nominated for its seconds consecutive year season, but in the drama category, following an Academy – sanctioned switch from last year’s comedy nomination.

Game of Thrones again tallied the most nominations (24), limited series American Horror Story: Freak Show and Olive Kitteridge received 19 nominations and 13 nominations respectively.

For the first time, the Academy split the Variety Series genre in two new categories: Outstanding Variety Talk Series is recognizing iconic shows in their last year of eligibility such as The Colbert Report and Late Show with David Letterman, as well The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The new Outstanding Variety Sketch Series category produced these nominees: Drunk History, Inside Amy Schumer, Key & Peele, Portlandia and Saturday Night Live.

Finally this are the nominees for the Emmys 2015

Outstanding Comedy Series Transparent Louie Modern Family Orange Is the New Black Silicon Valley Veep Parks and Recreation The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Outstanding Drama Series Homeland Downton Abbey Game of Thrones House of Cards Mad Men Better Call Saul

Outstanding Miniseries American Horror Story: Freakshow American Crime The Honorable Woman Olive Kitteridge Wolf Hall

Outstanding Television Movie Curtain, Poirot’s Last Case Bessie Grace of Monoco Hello Ladies: The Movie Killing Jesus Nightingale

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Will Forte, The Last Man on Earth Matt LeBlanc, Episodes Don Cheadle, House of Lies Louis C.K., Louie Anthony Anderson, Blackish William H. Macy, Shameless Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Lisa Kudrow, The Comeback Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul Kevin Spacey, House of Cards Jon Hamm, Mad Men Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom Kyle Chandler, Bloodline Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Viola Davis, How to Get Away With Murder Taraji P. Henson, Empire Claire Danes, Homeland Robin Wright, House of Cards Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie Adrian Brody, Houdini Ricky Gervais, Derek Special Timothy Hutton, American Crime Richard Jenkins, Olive Kitteridge Mark Rylance, Wolf Hall David Oyelowo, Nightingale

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie Felicity Huffman, American Crime Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Honorable Woman Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Freakshow Queen Latifah, Bessie Frances McDormand, Olive Kitteridge Emma Thompson, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet St.

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodline Jim Carter, Downton Abbey Michael Kelly, House of Cards Alan Cumming, The Good Wife

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey Christina Hendricks, Mad Men Uzo Aduba, Orange Is the New Black Lena Headey, Game of Thrones Christine Baranski, The Good Wife

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie Richard Cabral, American Crime Denis O’Hare, American Horror Story: Freakshow Finn Wittrock, American Horror Story: Freakshow Michael Kenneth Williams, Bessie Bill Murray, Olive Kitteridge Damian Lewis, Wolf Hall

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Freakshow Angela Bassett, American Horror Story: Freakshow Regina King, American Crime Kathy Bates, American Horror Story: Freakshow Mo’Nique, Bessie Zoe Kazan, Olive Kitteridge

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine Ty Burrell, Modern Family Keegan-Michael Peele, Key & Peele Adam Driver, Girls Tituss Burgess, The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Tony Hale, Veep

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Julie Bowen, Modern Family Niecy Nash, Getting On Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory Allison Janney, Mom Gaby Hoffmann, Transparent Anna Chlumsky, Veep Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night LIve Jane Krakowski, The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Outstanding Variety Talk Show The Colbert Report The Daily Show Jimmy Kimmel Live Last Week Tonight With John Oliver The Late Show With David Letterman The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon