The anticipation leading up to the announcement of the 65th Primetime Emmy awards has been building for weeks, and “Breaking Bad’s” Aaron Paul and “How I Met Your Mother’s” three-time Emmy winner Neil Patrick Harris (who’s also hosting the ceremony this year) finally made the official list public this morning.
Watch the video below, or read on for the full list from Soap Opera Network detailing who’s in the running for the coveted golden statues!
OUTSTANDING DRAMA
- “Breaking Bad”
- “Downton Abbey”
- “Game of Thrones”
- “Homeland” (2012 WINNER)
- “House of Cards”
- “Mad Men”
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
- Connie Britton, “Nashville”
- Claire Danes, “Homeland” (2012 WINNER)
- Michelle Dockery, “Downton Abbey”
- Vera Farmiga, “Bates Motel”
- Elisabeth Moss, “Mad Men”
- Kerry Washington,” Scandal”
- Robin Wright, “House of Cards”
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A DRAMA
- Hugh Bonneville, “Downton Abbey”
- Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad”
- Jeff Daniels, “The Newsroom”
- Jon Hamm, “Mad Men”
- Damian Lewis, “Homeland” (2012 WINNER)
- Kevin Spacey, “House of Cards”
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
- Anna Gunn, “Breaking Bad”
- Maggie Smith, “Downton Abbey” (2012 WINNER)
- Emilia Clarke, “Game of Thrones”
- Christine Baranski, “The Good Wife”
- Morena Baccarin, “Homeland”
- Christina Hendricks, “Mad Men”
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA
- Bobby Cannavale, “Boardwalk Empire”
- Jonathan Banks, “Breaking Bad”
- Aaron Paul, “Breaking Bad” (2012 WINNER)
- Jim Carter, “Downton Abbey”
- Peter Dinklage, “Game of Thrones”
- Mandy Patinkin, “Homeland”
OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
- Margo Martindale, “The Americans”
- Diana Rigg, “Game of Thrones”
- Carrie Preston, “The Good Wife”
- Linda Cardellini, “Mad Men”
- Jane Fonda, “The Newsroom”
- Joan Cusack, “Shameless”
OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA
- Nathan Lane, “The Good Wife”
- Michael J. Fox, “The Good Wife”
- Rupert Friend, “Homeland”
- Robert Morse, “Mad Men”
- Harry Hamlin, “Mad Men”
- Dan Bucatinsky, “Scandal”
OUTSTANDING COMEDY
- “30 Rock”
- “The Big Bang Theory”
- “Girls”
- “Louie”
- “Modern Family” (2012 WINNER)
- “Veep”
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
- Laura Dern, “Enlightened”
- Lena Dunham, “Girls”
- Edie Falco, “Nurse Jackie”
- Tina Fey, “30 Rock”
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep” (2012 WINNER)
- Amy Poehler, “Parks and Recreation”
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A COMEDY
- Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock”
- Jason Bateman, “Arrested Development”
- Louis CK, “Louie”
- Don Cheadle, “House of Lies”
- Matt LeBlanc, “Episodes”
- Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theory”
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
- Mayim Bialik, “The Big Bang Theory”
- Jane Lynch, “Glee”
- Julie Bowen, “Modern Family” (2012 WINNER)
- Merritt Wever, “Nurse Jackie”
- Jane Krakowski, “30 Rock”
- Sofia Vergara, “Modern Family”
- Anna Chlumsky, “Veep”
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY
- Adam Driver, “Girls”
- Jesse Tyler Ferguson, “Modern Family”
- Ed O’Neill, “Modern Family”
- Ty Burrell, “Modern Family”
- Bill Hader, “Saturday Night Live”
- Tony Hale, “Veep”
OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
- Molly Shannon, “Enlightened”
- Dot-Marie Jones, “Glee”
- Melissa Leo, “Louie”
- Melissa McCarthy, “Saturday Night Live”
- Kristen Wiig, “Saturday Night Live”
- Elaine Stritch, “30 Rock”
OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY
- Bob Newhart, “The Big Bang Theory”
- Nathan Lane, “Modern Family”
- Bobby Cannavale, “Nurse Jackie”
- Louis CK, “Saturday Night Live”
- Justin Timberlake, “Saturday Night Live”
- Will Forte, “30 Rock”
OUTSTANDING REALITY SHOW HOST
- Ryan Seacrest, “American Idol”
- Betty White, “Betty White’s Off Their Rockers”
- Tom Bergeron, “Dancing With the Stars” (2012 WINNER)
- 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” (2012 WINNER)
- “Dancing With the Stars”
- “Project Runway”
- “So You Think You Can Dance”
- “Top Chef”
- “The Voice”
OUTSTANDING TV MINISERIES OR MOVIE
- “American Horror Story: Asylum”
- “Behind the Candelabra”
- “The Bible”
- “Phil Spector”
- “Political Animals”
- “Top of the Lake”
LEAD ACTRESS IN A TV MINISERIES OR MOVIE
- Jessica Lange, “American Horror Story: Asylum” (2012 WINNER in Supporting category)
- Laura Linney, “The Big C: Hereafter”
- Helen Mirren, “Phil Spector”
- Sigourney Weaver, “Political Animals”
- Elisabeth Moss, “Top of the Lake”
LEAD ACTOR IN A TV MINISERIES OR MOVIE
- Michael Douglas, “Behind the Candelabra”
- Matt Damon, “Behind the Candelabra”
- Toby Jones, “The Girl”
- Benedict Cumberbatch, “Parade’s End”
- Al Pacino, “Phil Spector”
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TV MINISERIES OR MOVIE
- Sarah Paulson, “American Horror Story: Asylum”
- Imelda Staunton, “The Girl”
- Ellen Burstyn, “Political Animals”
- Charlotte Rampling, “Restless”
- Alfre Woodard, “Steel Magnolias”
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TV MINISERIES OR MOVIE
- James Cromwell, “American Horror Story: Asylum”
- Zachary Quinto, “American Horror Story: Asylum”
- Scott Bakula, “Behind The Candelabra”
- John Benjamin Hickey, “The Big C: Hereafter”
- Peter Mullan, “Top of the Lake”
OUTSTANDING VARIETY, MUSIC, OR COMEDY SERIES
- “The Colbert Report”
- “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” (2012 WINNER)
- “Jimmy Kimmel Live”
- “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon”
- “Real Time With Bill Maher”
- “Saturday Night Live”
The Emmys will be broadcast on CBS on Sunday, September 22 from the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, California.
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