‘Orange is the New Black’ Leads AW Emmy Noms with 12; ‘Mad Men’ and ‘Breaking Bad’ with 9
The 1st AwardsWatch Emmy nominations were announced and the first season of Orange is the New Black dominated with 12 nominations, including Comedy Series, New Series and Program of the Year. Mad Men‘s first half of its last season did surprisingly well, gathering nominations in Drama Series, Lead Actor (Jon Hamm), Lead Actress (Elisabeth Moss) and Supporting Actress (Kiernan Shipka) while Breaking Bad‘s actual last season did very well, tying Mad Men‘s tally of 9.
The strength of The Good Wife‘s renaissance season did very well with AwardsWatch voters, landing in Program of the Year, Drama Series, Lead Actress (Julianna Margulies), Supporting Actor and Actress (Josh Charles and Christine Baranski, respectively) and more. The Comedy Central hit Broad City netted a Comedy Series nomination along with two for its leads, Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson. Hannibal also played strongly, showing up in Program of the Year, Drama Series, two Lead Actor noms (for Mads Mikkelsen and Hugh Dancy) plus two Guest nominations (for Raul Esparza and Gillian Anderson).
Surprising snubs befell The Americans despite a superb sophomore season. The recently canceled military comedy Enlisted managed a Supporting Actor nomination for Parker Young but nothing else. House of Cards netted a mention for Robin Wright but not for Spacey or the show in Drama Series. Winners will be revealed Wednesday, July 16th.
Full nominations below:
Program of the Year
Breaking Bad (AMC)
Fargo (FX)
Game of Thrones (HBO)
The Good Wife (CBS)
Hannibal (NBC)
Louie (FX)
Mad Men (AMC)
Orange is the New Black (Netflix)
True Detective (HBO)
Veep (HBO)
Drama Series
Breaking Bad (AMC)
The Good Wife (CBS)
Hannibal (NBC)
Mad Men (AMC)
True Detective (HBO)
Comedy Series
Broad City (Comedy Central)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (Fox)
Louie (FX)
Orange is the New Black (Netflix)
Veep (HBO)
Best Directing of an Episode of a Drama Series
“Mizumono,” Hannibal (David Slade)
“The National Anthem,” Black Mirror (Otto Bathurst)
“Ozymandias,” Breaking Bad (Rian Johnson)
“Waterloo,” Mad Men (Matthew Weiner)
“Who Goes There,” True Detective (Cary Fukunaga)
Best Directing of an Episode of a Comedy Series
“Beach House,” Girls (Jesse Peretz)
“Elevator, Part 6,” Louie (Louis C.K.)
“Geographical Escapism,” Community
“Lesbian Request Denied,” Orange is the New Black (Jodie Foster)
“Looking for the Future,” Looking (Andrew Haigh)
Best Writing of an Episode of a Drama Series
“Behind the Red Door,” The Americans (Melissa James-Gibson)
“Hitting the Fan,” The Good Wife (Robert King, Michelle King)
“Ozymandias,” Breaking Bad (Moira Walley-Beckett)
“The Strategy,” Mad Men (Semi Chellas)
“Waterloo,” Mad Men (Matthew Weiner, Carly Wray)
Best Writing of an Episode of a Comedy Series
“Beach House,” Girls (Judd Apatow, Lena Dunham, Jenni Konner)
“Debate,” Veep (Armando Iannucci, David Quantick, Tony Roche)
“Lesbian Request Denied,” Orange is the New Black (Sian Heder)
“Pancakes, Divorce, Pancakes,” Review (Leo Allen, Andy Blitz, Jeffrey Blitz, Andy Daly, Kevin Dorff, Carol Kolb, Gavin Steckler)
“So Did the Fat Lady,” Louie (Louis C.K.)
Actor in a Drama Series
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Hugh Dancy, Hannibal
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Matthew McConaughey, True Detective
Mads Mikkelsen, Hannibal
Actor in a Comedy Series
Louis C.K., Louie
Andrew Daly, Review
Thomas Middleditch, Silicon Valley
Andy Samberg, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Adam Scott, Parks and Recreation
Actress in a Drama Series
Lizzy Caplan, Masters of Sex
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
Robin Wright, House of Cards
Actress in a Comedy Series
Ilana Glazer, Broad City
Abbi Jacobson, Broad City
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Taylor Schilling, Orange is the New Black
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Josh Charles, The Good Wife
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Dean Norris, Breaking Bad
Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
Peter Sarsgaard, The Killing
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Adam Driver, Girls
Tony Hale, Veep
Reid Scott, Veep
Parker Young, Enlisted
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Christine Baranski, The Good Wife
Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad
Lena Headey, Game of Thrones
Annet Mahendru, The Americans
Kiernan Shipka, Mad Men
Sophie Turner, Game of Thrones
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Danielle Brooks, Orange is the New Black
Anna Chlumsky, Veep
Allison Janney, Mom
Zosia Mamet, Girls
Kate Mulgrew, Orange is the New Black
Ensemble in a Drama Series
Breaking Bad
Game of Thrones
The Good Wife
Mad Men
Masters of Sex
Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Girls
Orange is the New Black
Parks and Recreation
Trophy Wife
Veep
Guest Actor in a Drama/Comedy
Beau Bridges, Masters of Sex
Raul Esparza, Hannibal
Pedro Pascal, Game of Thrones
Michael Pitt, Hannibal
Pablo Schreiber, Orange is the New Black
Guest Actress in a Drama/Comedy
Uzo Aduba, Orange is the New Black
Gillian Anderson, Hannibal
Sarah Baker, Louie
Laverne Cox, Orange is the New Black
Allison Janney, Masters of Sex
TV Movie/Miniseries
American Horror Story: Coven (FX)
Broadchurch (BBC America)
Fargo (FX)
The Hollow Crown (PBS)
The Normal Heart (HBO)
Best Actor in a TV Movie/Miniseries
Matt Bomer, The Normal Heart
Martin Freeman, Fargo
Mark Ruffalo, The Normal Heart
Billy Bob Thornton, Fargo
Ben Whishaw, The Hollow Crown
Best Actress in a TV Movie/Miniseries
Angela Bassett, American Horror Story: Coven
Olivia Colman, Broadchurch
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Coven
Julia Roberts, The Normal Heart
Allison Tolman, Fargo
Variety, Comedy or Music Program
The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
Inside Amy Schumer (Comedy Central)
Key and Peele (Comedy Central)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC)
New Series
Broad City (Comedy Central)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (Fox)
Masters of Sex (Showtime)
Orange is the New Black (Netflix)
True Detective (HBO)
Nomination Tally:
Orange is the New Black (Netflix) – 12
Veep (HBO) – 8
Louie (FX) – 6
Girls (HBO) – 5
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (Fox) – 5
Broad City (Comedy Central) – 4
Review (Comedy Central) – 2
Community (NBC) – 1
Enlisted (Fox) – 1
Looking (HBO) – 1
Mom (CBS) – 1
Silicon Valley (HBO) – 1
Trophy Wife (ABC) – 1
Breaking Bad (AMC) – 9
Mad Men (AMC) – 9
Hannibal (NBC) – 8
The Good Wife (CBS) – 7
Game of Thrones (HBO) – 6
Masters of Sex (Showtime) – 5
True Detective (HBO) – 5
The Americans (FX) – 2
Black Mirror (Channel 101) – 1
House of Cards (Netflix) – 1
The Killing (AMC) – 1
Orphan Black (BBC America) – 1
Fargo (FX) – 5
The Normal Heart (HBO) – 4
American Horror Story: Coven (FX) – 3
Broadchurch (BBC America) – 2
The Hollow Crown (PBS) – 2
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