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2015 Emmy Nominations: ‘Mad Men,’ ‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ Rack Up Honors

2015 Emmy Nominations: 'Mad Men,' 'Game of Thrones,' 'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt' Rack Up Honors
2015 Emmy Nominations: 'Mad Men,' 'Game of Thrones,' 'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt' Rack Up Honors

Happy Emmys Day! With a total of 24 nominations, “Game of Thrones” dominated this morning’s announcement, but there were a number of other big victories for underdogs, including major recognition for “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” and the first-ever nomination for “Orphan Black” star Tatiana Maslany. Check out the list below, or the Academy’s full list on their official site (in PDF form). 

Outstanding Comedy Series

“Louie”
“Modern Family”
“Parks and Recreation”
“Silicon Valley”
“Transparent”
“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”
“Veep”

Outstanding Drama Series

“Better Call Saul”
“Downton Abbey”
“Game of Thrones”
“Homeland”
“House of Cards”
“Mad Men”
“Orange is the New Black”

Outstanding Television Movie

Agatha Christie’s “Poirot”
“Bessie”
“Grace of Monaco”
“Hello, Ladies: The Movie”
“Killing Jesus”
“Nightingale”

Outstanding Limited Series

“American Crime”
“American Horror Story: Freak Show”
“Olive Kitteridge”
“The Honorable Woman” 
“Wolf Hall”

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series

Andre Anderson, “Black-ish”
Matt LeBlanc, “Episodes”
Don Cheadle, “House of Lies”
Louie CK, “Louie”
William H. Macy, “Shameless”
Will Forte, “The Last Man on Earth”
Jeffrey Tambor, “Transparent”

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series

Andre Braugher, “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”
Adam Driver, “Girls”
Keegan-Michael Key, “Key and Peele”
Ty Burrell, “Modern Family”
Tituss Burgess, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”
Tony Hale, “Veep”

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series

Kyle Chandler, “Bloodline”
Jeff Daniels, “The Newsroom”
John Hamm, “Mad Men”
Bob Odenkirk, “Better Call Saul”
Liev Schreiber, “Ray Donovan”
Kevin Spacey, “House of Cards”

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series

Jonathan Banks, “Better Call Saul”
Jim Carter, “Downton Abbey”
Ben Mendelsohn, “Bloodline”
Peter Dinklage, “Game of Thrones”
Michael Kelly, “House of Cards”
Alan Cumming, “The Good Wife”

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series

Lily Tomlin, “Grace and Frankie”
Amy Schumer, “Inside Amy Schumer”
Edie Falco, “Nurse Jackie”
Amy Poehler, “Parks and Recreation”
Lisa Kudrow, “The Comeback”
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep”

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, “Big Bang Theory”
Gaby Hoffmann, “Transparent”
Jane Krakowski, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”
Anna Chlumsky, “Veep”

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series

Taraji P. Henson, “Empire”
Claire Danes, “Homeland” 
Robin Wright, “House of Cards”
Viola Davis, “How to Get Away With Murder”
Elisabeth Moss, “Mad Men”
Tatiana Maslany, “Orphan Black”

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”

READ MORE: Indiewire’s Emmy Wishlist: 7 Dream Nominations from Tatiana Maslany to ‘The Leftovers’

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