67th Emmy Nominations: Parsons Out, Transparent Scores Big, Game of Thrones Leads

Erik Anderson July 16, 2015

Presenters (and 2015 nominees) Uzo Aduba (Orange is the New Black) and Cat Deeley (So You Think You Can Dance) announced the nominees for the 67th Emmy Awards this morning and there some HUGE shocks and snubs abound. Most notably was four-time Emmy winner for Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory, which was also snubbed in Comedy Series) who was snubbed this year and Tatiana Maslany, finally making the cut for Lead Actress in a Drama Series for Orphan Black. Julianna Margulies, last year’s winner as Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series was snubbed this year, but it’s happened to her before. The bad press for this season of The Good Wife looks to have adversely affected her but not so much her co-star and perennial nominee Christine Baranski who still showed up in Supporting Actress.

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series saw an overabundance of nominations, with 8, instead of the normal 6. Those included huge surprises like Niecy Nash for Getting On (who knew they watched this?) and Gaby Hoffman in Transparent.

In all, HBO’s Game of Thrones came away with a whopping 24 nominations, the most in that show’s history. On the comedy side, Amazon’s freshman show Transparent leads the nominations with 11. HBO’s Veep is not far behind with 9.

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

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Kyle Chandler, Bloodline
Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards

OUTSTANDING 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 SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey
Lena Headey, Game of Thrones
Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
Uzo Aduba, Orange Is the New Black
Christine Baranski, The Good Wife

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul
Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodline
Jim Carter, Downton Abbey
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Michael Kelly, House of Cards
Alan Cumming, The Good Wife

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Margo Martindale, The Americans
Diana Rigg, Game of Thrones
Rachel Brosnahan, House of Cards
Cicely Tyson, How to Get Away with Murder
Allison Janney, Masters of Sex
Khandi Alexander, Scandal

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Alan Alda, The Blacklist
Michael J. Fox, The Good Wife
F. Murray Abraham, Homeland
Reg E. Cathay, House of Cards
Pablo Schreiber, Orange is the New Black

OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES SERIES
Louie
Modern Family
Parks and Recreation
Silicon Valley
Transparent
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Veep

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

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Anthony Anderson, black-ish
Louis C.K., Louie
Don Cheadle, House of Lies
Will Forte, Last Man on Earth
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
William H. Macy, Shameless
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Niecy Nash, Getting On
Julie Bowen, Modern Family
Allison Janney, Mom
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory
Gaby Hoffmann, Transparent
Jane Krakowski, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Anna Chlumsky, Veep

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Adam Driver, Girls
Keegan-Michael Key, Key & Peele
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Tony Hale, Veep

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Christine Baranski, The Big Bang Theory
Gaby Hoffman, Girls
Pamela Adlon, Louie
Elizabeth Banks, Modern Family
Joan Cusack, Shameless
Tina Fey, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Mel Brooks, The Comedians
Paul Giamatti, Inside Amy Schumer
Louis C.K., Saturday Night Live
Bill Hader, Saturday Night Live
Bradley Whitford, Transparent
Jon Hamm, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

OUTSTANDING REALITY SHOW HOST
Tom Bergeron, Dancing with the Stars
Jane Lynch, Hollywood Game Night
Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn, Project Runway
Cat Deeley, So You Think You Can Dance
Anthony Bourdain, The Taste

OUTSTANDING REALITY SHOW COMPETITION
The Amazing Race
Dancing With the Stars
Project Runway
So You Think You Can Dance
Top Chef
The Voice

OUTSTANDING VARIETY, MUSIC, OR COMEDY SERIES
Drunk History
Inside Amy Schumer
Key & Peele
Portlandia
Saturday Night Live

OUTSTANDING VARIETY, MUSIC, OR COMEDY SERIES
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Last Week Tonight
Late Show With David Letterman
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

OUTSTANDING LIMITED SERIES
American Crime
American Horror Story: Freak Show
The Honorable Woman
Olive Kitteridge
Wolf Hall

OUTSTANDING TV MOVIE
Agatha Christie’s Poirot — Curtain: Poirot’s Last Case
Bessie
Grace of Monaco
Hello Ladies: The Movie
Killing Jesus
Nightingale

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR TV MOVIE
Felicity Huffman, American Crime
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Freak Show
Queen Latifah, Bessie
Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Honorable Woman
Frances McDormand, Olive Kitteridge
Emma Thompson, Sweeney Todd

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR TV MOVIE
Timothy Hutton, American Crime
Ricky Gervais, Derek Special
Adrien Brody, Houdini
David Oyelowo, Nightingale
Richard Jenkins, Olive Kitteridge
Mark Rylance, Wolf Hall

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR TV MOVIE
Regina King, American Crime
Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Freak Show
Angela Bassett, American Horror Story: Freak Show
Kathy Bates, American Horror Story: Freak Show
Mo’Nique, Bessie
Zoe Kazan, Olive Kitteridge

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR TV MOVIE
Richard Cabral, American Crime
Denis O’Hare, American Horror Story: Freak Show
Finn Wittrock, American Horror Story: Freak Show
Michael Kenneth Williams, Bessie
Bill Murray, Olive Kitteridge
Damian Lewis, Wolf Hall

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NOMINATION SUMMARY

24 Nominations
Game Of Thrones

19 Nominations
American Horror Story: Freak Show

13 Nominations
Olive Kitteridge

12 Nominations
Bessie

11 Nominations
House Of Cards
Mad Men
Transparent

10 Nominations
American Crime
Boardwalk Empire

9 Nominations
Veep

8 Nominations
Dancing With The Stars
Downton Abbey
The Oscars
Saturday Night Live
So You Think You Can Dance
Wolf Hall

7 Nominations
Better Call Saul
Going Clear: Scientology And The Prison Of Belief
Houdini
Inside Amy Schumer
Kurt Cobain: Montage Of Heck
The Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special
Silicon Valley
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

6 Nominations
The Big Bang Theory
The Jinx: The Life And Deaths Of Robert Durst
Key & Peele
Late Show With David Letterman
Louie
Modern Family
The Voice

5 Nominations
Homeland
The Knick
The Simpsons

4 Nominations
Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown
Citizenfour
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Deadliest Catch
Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways
The Good Wife
Gotham
The Honorable Woman
The Kennedy Center Honors
The Last Man On Earth
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
Orange Is The New Black
Project Runway
The Walking Dead

3 Nominations
The Amazing Race
Empire
57th Annual Grammy Awards
Marvel’s Daredevil
Masters Of Sex
Parks And Recreation
Penny Dreadful
Peter Pan Live!
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
The Secret Life Of Marilyn Monroe
Sons Of Anarchy
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street (Live From Lincoln Center)
Texas Rising
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
68th Annual Tony Awards
24: Live Another Day
2 Broke Girls

2 Nominations
The Americans
Black Sails
The Blacklist
Bloodline
Bob’s Burgers
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
The Case Against 8
The Comedians
Episodes
Girls
The 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards
Grace Of Monaco
Hello Ladies: The Movie
Hot In Cleveland
How To Get Away With Murder
Louis C.K.: Live At The Comedy Store
Mel Brooks Live At The Geffen
Mike & Molly
The Missing
Nightingale
Portlandia
Robot Chicken
Shameless
Shark Tank
Super Bowl XLIX Halftime Show Starring Katy Perry
Survivor
Tyrant
Virunga

How did the Emmy Experts do? Compare the nominations to their predictions here.

For the full list of nominations go to the Emmy website here. The Emmys will air on Sunday, September 20th on FOX and be hosted Andy Samberg.

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Erik Anderson

Erik Anderson is the founder/owner and Editor-in-Chief of AwardsWatch and has always loved all things Oscar, having watched the Academy Awards since he was in single digits; making lists, rankings and predictions throughout the show. This led him down the path to obsessing about awards. Much later, he found himself in film school and the film forums of GoldDerby, and then migrated over to the former Oscarwatch (now AwardsDaily), before breaking off to create AwardsWatch in 2013.

He is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic, accredited by the Cannes Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival and more, is a member of the International Cinephile Society (ICS), The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics (GALECA), Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) and the International Press Academy. Among his many achieved goals with AwardsWatch, he has given a platform to underrepresented writers and critics and supplied them with access to film festivals and the industry and calls the Bay Area his home where he lives with his husband and son.