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With the Emmy nominations announcement quickly approaching I thought it would be helpful to see what shows will reap the most nominations. For this list I only considered awards that are presented on the main telecast and the guest categories.
Right now, I have Breaking Bad leading the nominations with nine. I think their leading the nominations is contingent on the number of writing and directing nominations they receive. In terms of total nominations I think Game of Thrones is going to lead with a large haul of technical nominations.
Breaking Bad (9 Major Nominations)
Drama Series
Directing for a Drama Series – Rian Johnson (“Ozymandias”)
Directing for a Drama Series – Vince Gilligan (“Felina”)
Writing for a Drama Series – Moira Walley-Beckett (“Ozymandias”)
Writing for a Drama Series – Gennifer Hutchison (“Confessions”)
Lead Actor in a Drama Series – Bryan Cranston (Suggested Episode Submission: “Ozymandias”)
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series – Aaron Paul (Suggested Episode Submission: “Confessions”)
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series – Dean Norris (Suggested Episode Submission: “Blood Money”)
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series – Anna Gunn (Confirmed Episode Submission: “Ozymandias”)
The Good Wife (7 Major Nominations)
Drama Series
Writing for a Drama Series – Robert and Michelle King (“The Last Call”)
Lead Actress in a Drama Series – Julianna Margulies (Suggested Episode Submission: “The Last Call”)
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series – Josh Charles (Suggested Episode Submission: “Hitting the Fan”)
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series – Christine Baranski (Suggested Episode Submission: “Outside the Bubble”)
Guest Actor in a Drama Series – Nathan Lane (Confirmed Episode Submission: “The Decision Tree”)
Guest Actress in a Drama Series – Carrie Preston (Confirmed Episode Submission: “A Few Words”)
Game of Thrones (6 Major Nominations)
Drama Series
Writing for a Drama Series – David Benioff and D.B. Weiss (“The Children”)
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series – Peter Dinklage (Suggested Episode Submission: “The Laws of Gods and Men”)
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series – Emilia Clarke (Suggested Episode Submission: “The Children”)
Guest Actor in a Drama Series – Pedro Pascal (Confirmed Episode Submission: “Mockingbird”)
Guest Actress in a Drama Series – Diana Rigg (Confirmed Episode Submission: “The Lion and the Rose”)
Mad Men (6 Major Nominations)
Drama Series
Writing for a Drama Series – Matthew Weiner and Carly Wray (“Waterloo”)
Lead Actor in a Drama Series – Jon Hamm (Suggested Episode Submission: “The Monolith”)
Lead Actress in a Drama Series – Elizabeth Moss (Suggested Episode Submission: “The Strategy”)
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series – Christina Hendricks (Suggested Episode Submission: “The Strategy”)
Guest Actor in a Drama Series – Robert Morse (Confirmed Episode Submission: “Waterloo”)
True Detective (5 Major Nominations)
Drama Series
Directing for a Drama Series – Cary Joji Fukunaga (“Who Goes There”)
Lead Actor in a Drama Series – Matthew McConaughey (Suggested Episode Submission: “Who Goes There”)
Lead Actor in a Drama Series – Woodey Harrelson (Suggested Episode Submission: “The Secret Fate of All Life”)
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series – Michelle Monaghan (Suggested Episode Submissions: “Haunted Houses”)
House of Cards (5 Major Nominations)
Drama Series
Directing for a Drama Series – Jodie Foster (“Chapter 22”)
Directing for a Drama Series – James Foley (“Chapter 26”)
Lead Actor in a Drama Series – Kevin Spacey (Suggested Episode Submission: “Chapter 14”)
Lead Actress in a Drama Series – Robin Wright (Suggested Episode Submission: “Chapter 17”)
Masters of Sex (5 Major Nominations)
Writing for a Drama Series – Michelle Ashford (“Pilot”)
Lead Actor in a Drama Series – Michael Sheen (Suggested Episode Submission: “Catherine”)
Lead Actress in a Drama Series – Lizzy Caplan (Suggested Episode Submission: “Involuntary”)
Guest Actor in a Drama Series – Beau Bridges (Confirmed Episode Submission: “Manhigh”)
Guest Actress in a Drama Series – Allison Janney (Confirmed Episode Submission: “Brave New World”)
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