'Game of Thrones' earns a leading 19 Emmy Award nominations

The fantasy saga "Game of Thrones," defying the Emmy Awards' grudging respect for genre fare, emerged as the leader in the nominations announced Thursday with 19 bids, including best drama series.

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The meth kingpin drama "Breaking Bad" was next in line with 16 bids for its final season, including best drama and best actor nod for star Bryan Cranston.

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Other top nominees included a pair of ambitious miniseries, "Fargo," with 18 bids, and "American Horror Story: Coven," with 17. The AIDS drama "The Normal Heart" received 16 nominations, including best TV movie.

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The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards will air on August 25 on NBC.

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Primetime Emmy Awards list of selected nominations:

Drama series:

'Breaking Bad'

'Downton Abbey'

'Game of Thrones'

'House of Cards'

'Mad Men'

'True Detective'



Comedy series:

'The Big Bang Theory'

'Louie'

'Modern Family'

'Orange Is the New Black'

'Silicon Valley'

'Veep'



Actor, drama series:

Bryan Cranston, 'Breaking Bad'

Jeff Daniels, 'The Newsroom'

Jon Hamm, 'Mad Men'

Woody Harrelson, 'True Detective'

Matthew McConaughey, 'True Detective'

Kevin Spacey, 'House of Cards'



Actress, drama series

Lizzy Caplan, 'Masters of Sex'

Claire Danes, 'Homeland'

Michelle Dockery, 'Downton Abbey'

Julianna Margulies, 'The Good Wife'

Kerry Washington, 'Scandal'

Robin Wright, 'House of Cards'



Actor, comedy series:

Louis C.K., 'Louie'

Don Cheadle, 'House of Lies'

Ricky Gervais, 'Derek'

Matt LeBlanc, 'Episodes'

William H. Macy, 'Shameless'

Jim Parsons, 'The Big Bang Theory'



Actress, comedy series:

Lena Dunham, 'Girls'

Edie Falco, Nurse 'Jackie'

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, 'Veep'

Melissa McCarthy, 'Mike & Molly'

Amy Poehler, 'Parks and Recreation'

Taylor Schilling, 'Orange Is the New Black'



Supporting actor, 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, drama series:

Anna Gunn, 'Breaking Bad (AMC)

Dame Maggie Smith, 'Downton Abbey'

Joanna Froggatt, 'Downton Abbey'

Lena Headey, 'Game of Thrones'

Christina Hendricks, 'Mad Men'

Christine Baranski, 'The Good Wife'



Supporting actor, 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, comedy:

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'



Actor, miniseries or movie:

Benedict Cumberbatch, 'Sherlock: His Last Vow'

Chiwetel Ejiofor, 'Dancing on the Edge'

Idris Elba, 'Luther'

Martin Freeman, 'Fargo'

Mark Ruffalo, 'The Normal Heart'

Billy Bob Thornton, 'Fargo'



Actress, 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, 'Spoils of Babylon'



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'The Colbert Report'

'The Daily Show'

'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'

'Saturday Night Live'

'Real Time With Bill Maher'

'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon'



Reality competition:

'The Amazing Race'

'Dancing With the Stars'

'Project Runway'

'So You Think You Can Dance'

'Top Chef'

'The Voice'



Miniseries:

'American Horror Story: Coven'

'Fargo'

'Luther'

'Bonnie & Clyde'

'Treme'

'The White Queen'



Movie:

'Killing Kennedy'

'Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight'

'The Normal Heart'

'Sherlock: His Last Vow'

'Trip to Bountiful'



Guest actor, drama series:

Paul Giamatti, 'Downton Abbey'

Reg E. Cathey, 'House of Cards'

Robert Morse, 'Mad Men'

Beau Bridges, 'Masters of Sex'

Joe Morton, 'Scandal'

Dylan Baker, 'The Good Wife'



Guest actress, drama series:

Dianna Rigg, 'Game of Thrones'

Kate Mara, 'House of Cards'

Allison Janney, 'Masters of Sex'

Kate Burton, 'Scandal'

Margo Martindale, 'The Americans'

Jane Fonda, 'The Newsroom'



Guest actor, comedy series

Nathan Lane, 'Modern Family'

Steve Buscemi, 'Portlandia'

Jimmy Fallon, 'Saturday Night Live'

Louis C.K., 'Saturday Night Live'

Bob Newhart, 'The Big Bang Theory'

Gary Cole, 'Veep'



Guest actress, comedy series

Uzo Aduba, 'Orange Is the New Black'

Laverne Cox, 'Orange Is the New Black'

Natasha Lyonne, 'Orange Is the New Black'

Tina Fey, 'Saturday Night Live'

Melissa McCarthy, 'Saturday Night Live'

Joan Cusack, 'Shameless'

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