This morning, the 64th Annual Primetime Emmy Nominations were announced. I was a bit disappointed in the lack of variety of nominations this year–particularly in the Comedy area. It seems like this year it’s the Cable and Modern Family Awards Show. I was happy to see Breaking Bad get so many nods, though sad that “Jesse” and “Gus” have to compete with one another.

Here’s a list of some of the major categories, along with who I hope takes the award. Let us know your thoughts on the nominees.

The full list of nominees can be found on emmys.tv.

 

Outstanding Comedy Series

• The Big Bang Theory
• Curb Your Enthusiasm
• Girls
• Modern Family
• 30 Rock
• Veep

 

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series

• Girls - Lena Dunham as Hannah Horvath
• Mike & Molly - Melissa McCarthy as Molly Flynn
• New Girl - Zooey Deschanel as Jess Day
• Nurse Jackie - Edie Falco as Jackie Peyton
• Parks And Recreation - Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope
• 30 Rock - Tina Fey as Liz Lemon
• Veep –  Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer

 

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series

• The Big Bang Theory - Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper
• Curb Your Enthusiasm - Larry David as Himself
• House Of Lies  - Don Cheadle as Marty Kaan
• Louie - Louis C.K. as Louie
• 30 Rock - Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy
• Two And A Half Men - Jon Cryer as Alan Harper

 

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series

• The Big Bang Theory - Mayim Bialik as Amy Farrah Fowler
• Desperate Housewives - Kathryn Joosten as Karen McCluskey
• Modern Family - Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy
• Modern Family - Sofia Vergara as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett
• Nurse Jackie - Merritt Wever as Zoey Barkow
• Saturday Night Live - Kristen Wiig as various characters

 

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series

• Modern Family - Ed O’Neill as Jay Pritchett
• Modern Family - Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell Pritchett
• Modern Family - Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy
• Modern Family - Eric Stonestreet as Cameron Tucker
• New Girl - Max Greenfield as Schmidt
• Saturday Night Live - Bill Hader as various characters

 

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series

• Glee - Dot-Marie Jones as Coach Shannon Beiste
• Saturday Night Live - Maya Rudolph, Host
• Saturday Night Live - Melissa McCarthy, Host
• 30 Rock - Elizabeth Banks as Avery Jessup
• 30 Rock - Margaret Cho as Kim Jong-il
• Two And A Half Men - Kathy Bates as Charlie Harper

 

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series

• Curb Your Enthusiasm - Michael J. Fox as Himself
• Modern Family - Greg Kinnear as Tad
• Nurse Jackie - Bobby Cannavale as Dr. Mike Cruz
• Saturday Night Live - Jimmy Fallon, Host
• 30 Rock - Will Arnett as Devon Banks
• 30 Rock - Jon Hamm as Abner and David Brinkley

 

Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series

• Curb Your Enthusiasm – Palestinian Chicken - Robert B. Weide, Director
• Girls – She Did - Lena Dunham, Director
• Louie – Duckling - Louis C.K., Director
• Modern Family – Virgin Territory - Jason Winer, Director
• Modern Family – Baby On Board - Steven Levitan, Director
• New Girl – Pilot - Jake Kasdan, Director

 

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

• Community – Remedial Chaos Theory - Chris McKenna, Written by
• Girls – Pilot - Lena Dunham, Written by
• Louie – Pregnant - Louis C.K., Written by
• Parks And Recreation – The Debate - Amy Poehler, Written by
• Parks And Recreation – Win, Lose, Or Draw - Michael Schur, Written by

 

Outstanding Drama Series

• Boardwalk Empire 
• Breaking Bad 
• Downton Abbey 
• Game Of Thrones 
• Homeland 
• Mad Men 

 

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series

• Damages - Glenn Close as Patty Hewes
• Downton Abbey - Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary Crawley
• The Good Wife - Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick
• Harry’s Law - Kathy Bates as Harriet Korn
• Homeland - Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison
• Mad Men - Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olson

 

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series

• Boardwalk Empire - Steve Buscemi as Nucky Thompson
• Breaking Bad - Bryan Cranston as Walter White
• Dexter - Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan
• Downton Abbey - Hugh Bonneville as Robert, Earl of Grantham
• Homeland - Damian Lewis as Nicholas Brody
• Mad Men - Jon Hamm as Don Draper

 

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series

• Breaking Bad - Anna Gunn as Skyler White
• Downton Abbey - Maggie Smith as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham
• Downton Abbey - Joanne Froggatt as Anna
• The Good Wife - Archie Panjabi as Kalinda Sharma
• The Good Wife - Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart
• Mad Men - Christina Hendricks as Joan Holloway Harris

 

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series

• Breaking Bad - Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman
• Breaking Bad - Giancarlo Esposito as Gustavo ‘Gus’ Fring
• Downton Abbey - Brendan Coyle as John Bates
• Downton Abbey - Jim Carter as Mr. Carson
• Game Of Thrones - Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister
• Mad Men - Jared Harris as Lane Pryce

 

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series

• The Good Wife - Martha Plimpton as Patti Nyholm
• Grey’s Anatomy - Loretta Devine as Adele Webber
• Harry’s Law - Jean Smart as D.A. Roseanna Remmick
• Mad Men - Julia Ormond as Marie Calvet
• Shameless - Joan Cusack as Sheila Jackson
• Smash - Uma Thurman as Rebecca Duvall

 

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series

• Breaking Bad - Mark Margolis as Tio Salamanca
• The Good Wife - Dylan Baker as Colin Sweeney
• The Good Wife - Michael J. Fox as Louis Canning
• Justified - Jeremy Davies as Dickie Bennett
• Mad Men - Ben Feldman as Michael Ginsberg
• Parenthood - Jason Ritter as Mark Cyr

 

Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series

• Boardwalk Empire – To The Lost - Tim Van Patten, Director
• Breaking Bad – Face Off - Vince Gilligan, Director
• Downton Abbey – Episode 7 - Brian Percival, Director
• Homeland – Pilot - Michael Cuesta, Director
• Mad Men – The Other Woman - Phil Abraham, Director

 

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

• Downton Abbey – Episode 7 - Julian Fellowes, Written by
• Homeland – Pilot - Alex Gansa, Written by & Howard Gordon, Written by & Gideon Raff, Written by
• Mad Men – The Other Woman - Semi Chellas, Written by & Matthew Weiner, Written by
• Mad Men – Commissions And Fees - Andre Jacquemetton, Written by & Maria Jacquemetton, Written by
• Mad Men – Far Away Places - Erin Levy, Written by & Matthew Weiner, Written by

 

Outstanding Miniseries or Movie

• American Horror Story
• Game Change 
• Hatfields & McCoys 
• Hemingway & Gellhorn 
• Luther 
• Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia (Masterpiece) 

 

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie

• American Horror Story - Connie Britton as Vivien Harmon
• Game Change - Julianne Moore as Sarah Palin
• Hemingway & Gellhorn - Nicole Kidman as Martha Gellhorn
• Missing - Ashley Judd as Rebecca Winstone
• The Song Of Lunch (Masterpiece) - Emma Thompson as She

 

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie

• Game Change - Woody Harrelson as Steve Schmidt
• Hatfields & McCoys - Kevin Costner as ‘Devil’ Anse Hatfield
• Hatfields & McCoys - Bill Paxton as Randall McCoy
• Hemingway & Gellhorn - Clive Owen as Ernest Hemingway
• Luther - Idris Elba as John Luther
• Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia (Masterpiece) - Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes

 

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or A Movie

• American Horror Story - Frances Conroy as Moira
• American Horror Story - Jessica Lange as Constance Langdon
• Game Change - Sarah Paulson as Nicolle Wallace
• Hatfields & McCoys  - Mare Winningham as Sally McCoy
• Page Eight (Masterpiece) - Judy Davis as Jill Tankard

 

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie

• American Horror Story - Denis O’Hare as Larry Harvey
• Game Change - Ed Harris as John McCain
• Hatfields & McCoys - Tom Berenger as Jim Vance
• Hemingway & Gellhorn - David Strathairn as John Dos Passos
• Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia (Masterpiece) - Martin Freeman as Dr. John Watson

 

Outstanding Directing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special

• Game Change - Jay Roach, Director
• Hatfields & McCoys - Kevin Reynolds, Director
• Hemingway & Gellhorn - Philip Kaufman, Director
• Luther - Sam Miller, Director
• Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia (Masterpiece) - Paul McGuigan, Director

 

Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special

• Game Change - Danny Strong, Written by
• Hatfields & McCoys • Part 2 - Ted Mann, Story and Teleplay by & Ronald Parker, Teleplay by & Bill Kerby, Story by
• The Hour - Abi Morgan, Written by
• Luther - Neil Cross, Written by
• Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia (Masterpiece) - Steven Moffat, Written by

 

Outstanding Variety Series

• The Colbert Report 
• The Daily Show With Jon Stewart 
• Jimmy Kimmel Live 
• Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
• Real Time With Bill Maher 
• Saturday Night Live 

 

Outstanding Variety Special

• Betty White’s 90th Birthday: A Tribute To America’s Golden Girl 
• Kathy Griffin: Tired Hooker
• The Kennedy Center Honors 
• Mel Brooks And Dick Cavett Together Again •
• Tony Bennett: Duets II (Great Performances)

 

Outstanding Special Class Programs

• 84th Annual Academy Awards 
• The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards
• The 54th Annual Grammy Awards
• Herbie Hancock, Gustavo Dudamel And The LA Phil Celebrate Gershwin (Great Performances) 
• Louis C.K. Live At The Beacon Theatre
• 65th Annual Tony Awards

 

Outstanding Special Class – Short-format Live-Action Entertainment Programs

• Childrens Hospital
• The Daily Show Correspondents Explain
• Parks And Recreation: April And Andy’s Road Trip 
• 30 Rock: The Webisodes 
• Web Therapy

 

Outstanding Animated Program

• American Dad! • Hot Water
• Bob’s Burgers • BurgerBoss
• Futurama • The Tip Of The Zoidberg
• The Penguins Of Madagascar: The Return Of The Revenge Of Dr. Blowhole
• The Simpsons • Holidays Of Future Passed

 

Outstanding Short-format Animated Program

• Adventure Time • Too Young
• Disney Phineas And Ferb • The Doonkleberry Imperative
• MAD • Kitchen Nightmare Before Christmas / How I Met Your Mummy
• Regular Show • Eggscellent
• Robot Chicken • Fight Club Paradise

 

Outstanding Voice-Over Performance

• Desperate Housewives • Give Me The Blame / Finishing The Hat - Brenda Strong as Mary-Alice Young
• Disney Phineas And Ferb: Across The 2^nd Dimension - Dan Povenmire as Doctor Doofenshmirtz
• Disney Prep & Landing: Naughty Vs. Nice - Rob Riggle as Noel
• Futurama • The Silence Of The Clamps - Maurice LaMarche as Clamps, Donbot, Hyperchicken, Calculon, Hedonismbot, Morbo
• The Looney Tunes Show • Double Date - Kristen Wiig as Lola
• The Simpsons • Moe Goes From Rags To Riches - Hank Azaria as Moe Szyslak, Duffman, Mexican Duffman, Carl, Comic Book Guy, Chief Wiggum

 

Outstanding Reality Program

• Antiques Roadshow 
• Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution 
• MythBusters 
• Shark Tank 
• Undercover Boss  
• Who Do You Think You Are? 

 

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program

• The Amazing Race 
• Dancing With The Stars 
• Project Runway  
• So You Think You Can Dance
• Top Chef  
• The Voice 

 

Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Program

• The Amazing Race - Phil Keoghan, Host
• American Idol - Ryan Seacrest, Host
• Betty White’s Off Their Rockers - Betty White, Host
• Dancing With The Stars - Tom Bergeron, Host
• So You Think You Can Dance - Cat Deeley, Host