New York - Here is a list of nominees in key categories for the Emmy Awards, the highest honours in US television, announced on Thursday.
The Emmys are awarded by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in a ceremony that will be broadcast on August 25, from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, on the NBC television network.
BEST DRAMA SERIES
Breaking Bad
Downton Abbey
House of Cards
Mad Men
Game of Thrones
True Detective
ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Matthew McConaughey, True Detective
Woody Harrelson, True Detective
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom
ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Claire Danes, Homeland
Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey
Robin Wright, House of Cards
Kerry Washington, Scandal
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Lizzy Caplan, Masters of Sex
SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
Jim Carter, Downton Abbey
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Mandy Patinkin, Homeland
Jon Voight, Ray Donovan
Josh Charles, The Good Wife
SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey
Lena Headey, Game of Thrones
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
Christine Baranski, The Good Wife
BEST COMEDY SERIES
The Big Bang Theory
Louie
Modern Family
Orange is the New Black
Veep
Silicon Valley
ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Don Cheadle, House of Lies
Ricky Gervais, Derek
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
Louis C.K., Louie
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
William H. Macy, Shameless
ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Lena Dunham, Girls
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Taylor Schilling, Orange is the New Black
Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly
SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Adam Driver, Girls
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family
Fred Armisen, Portlandia
Tony Hale, Veep
SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Julie Bowen, Modern Family
Allison Janney, Mom
Kate Mulgrew, Orange is the New Black
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory
Anna Chlumsky, Veep
BEST MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE
American Horror Story: Coven
Bonnie & Clyde
Fargo
Luther
The White Queen
Treme
ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Dancing on the Edge
Martin Freeman, Fargo
Billy Bob Thornton, Fargo
Idris Elba, Luther
Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock: His Last Vow (Masterpiece)
Mark Ruffalo, The Normal Heart
ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
Helena Bonham Carter, Burton and Taylor
Minnie Driver, Return to Zero
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Coven
Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Coven
Cicely Tyson, The Trip to Bountiful
Kristen Wiig, The Spoils of Babylon
BEST REALITY TV PROGRAMME
Antiques Roadshow
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
MythBusters
Shark Tank
Undercover Boss
Who Do You Think You Are?
BEST REALITY COMPETITION PROGRAMME
Dancing With the Stars
Project Runway
So You Think You Can Dance
The Amazing Race
The Voice
Top Chef
Reuters