--- description: A strong showing by the premium cable channel and its hit show title: HBO and Game of Thrones Dominate 2014 Emmy Award Nominations image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt528d50773cd53d17/69868a83cd68480e2f09420c/joffrey-dead-purple-wedding-game-of-thrones.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # HBO and _Game of Thrones_ Dominate Emmy Nominations  by [Noah Rayman](/author/noah-rayman/)  ## Noah Rayman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 10, 2014 2:06 PM CUT  From left: Jack Gleeson as Joffrey Baratheon and Natalie Dormer as Margaery Tyrell in Season 4, Episode 2 of HBO's Game of Thrones. From left: Jack Gleeson as Joffrey Baratheon and Natalie Dormer as Margaery Tyrell in Season 4, Episode 2 of HBO's Game of Thrones.Helen Sloan—HBO  by [Noah Rayman](/author/noah-rayman/)  ## Noah Rayman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 10, 2014 2:06 PM CUT _Game of Thrones_ received 19 Emmy nominations Thursday, fueling HBO’s 99 total nominations, including two for best drama. FX also fared well, drawing 18 nominations for _Fargo_ and another 17 for _American Horror Story: Coven._ Netflix, with _Orange Is the New Black_ contending for best comedy, pulled in a total of 31 Emmy nominations, more than either Fox or Comedy Central. Here are the highlights from this year’s Emmy [nominations](http://www.emmys.com/sites/default/files/Downloads/66th-nominations-list.pdf "undefined"): **Outstanding Drama Series** _Breaking Bad_ (AMC) _Downton Abbey_ (PBS) _Game of Thrones_ (HBO) _Mad Men_ (AMC) _True Detective_ (HBO) _House of Cards_ (Netflix) **Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series** Bryan Cranston, _Breaking Bad_ (AMC) Jeff Daniels, _The Newsroom_ (HBO) Kevin Spacey, _House of Cards_ (Netflix) Jon Hamm, _Mad Men_ (AMC) Matthew McConaughey, _True Detective_ (HBO) Woody Harrelson, _True Detective_ (HBO) **Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series** Michelle Dockery, _Downton Abbey_ (PBS) Claire Danes, _Homeland_ (Showtime) Robin Wright, _House of Cards_ (Netflix) Kerry Washington, _Scandal_ (ABC) Julianna Margulies, _The Good Wife_ (CBS) Lizzy Caplan, _Masters of Sex_ (Showtime) **Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series** Jon Voight, _Ray Donovan_ (Showtime) Peter Dinklage, _Game of Thrones_ (HBO) Mandy Patinkin, _Homeland_ (Showtime) Josh Charles, _The Good Wife_ (CBS) Aaron Paul, _Breaking Bad_ (AMC) Jim Carter, _Downton Abbey_ (PBS) **Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series** Anna Gunn, _Breaking Bad_ (AMC) Maggie Smith, _Downton Abbey_ (PBS) Lena Headey, _Game of Thrones_ (HBO) Christine Baranski, _The Good Wife_ (CBS) Christina Hendricks, _Mad Men_ (AMC) Joanne Froggatt, _Downton Abbey_ (PBS) **Outstanding Comedy Series** _The Big Bang Theory_ (CBS) _Louie_ (FX) _Modern Family_ (ABC) _Veep_ (HBO) _Orange is the New Black_ (Netflix) _Silicon Valley_ (HBO) **Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series** Jim Parsons, _The Big Bang Theory_ (CBS) Matt LeBlanc, _Episodes_ Don Cheadle, _House of Lies_ (Showtime) Louis C.K., _Louie_ (FX) William H. Macy, _Shameless_ (Showtime) Ricky Gervais, _Derek_ (Netflix) **Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series** Lena Dunham, _Girls_ (HBO) Edie Falco, _Nurse Jackie_ (Showtime) Amy Poehler, _Parks and Recreation_ (NBC) Julia Louis-Dreyfus, _Veep_ (HBO) Melissa McCarthy, _Mike & Molly_ (CBS) Taylor Schilling, _Orange is the New Black_ (Netflix) **Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series** Adam Driver, _Girls_ (HBO) Jessie Tyler Ferguson, _Modern Family_ (ABC) Fred Armisen, _Portlandia_ (IFC) Ty Burrell, _Modern Family_ (ABC) Tony Hale, _Veep_ (HBO) Andre Braugher, _Brooklyn Nine-Nine_ (FOX) **Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series** Mayim Bialik, _The Big Bang Theory_ (CBS) Julie Bowen, _Modern Family_ (ABC) Anna Chlumsky, _Veep_ (HBO) Allison Janney, _Mom_ (CBS) Kate McKinnon, _Saturday Night Live_ (NBC) Kate Mulgrew, _Orange Is the New Black_ (Netflix) **Outstanding Miniseries** _American Horror Story: Coven_ (FX) _Fargo_ (FX) _The White Queen_ (Starz) _Bonnie and Clyde_ (A&E, Lifetime, History) _Treme_ (HBO) _Luther_ (BBC America) **Outstanding Television Movie** _The Normal Heart_ (HBO) _The Trip to Bountiful_ (Lifetime) _Killing Kennedy_ (National Geographic) _Sherlock: His Last Vow_ (PBS) _Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight_ (HBO) **Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie** Chiwetel Ejiofor, _Dancing on the Edge_ (Starz) Mark Ruffalo, _The Normal Heart_ (HBO) Billy Bob Thornton, _Fargo_ (FX) Benedict Cumberbatch, _Sherlock: His Last Vow_ (PBS) Idris Elba, _Luther_ (BBC America) Martin Freeman, _Fargo_ (FX) **Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie** Cicely Tyson, _The Trip to Bountiful_ (Lifetime) Jessica Lange, _American Horror Story: Coven_ (FX) Sarah Paulson, _American Horror Story: Coven_ (FX) Kristen Wiig, _Spoils of Babylon_ (IFC) Helena Bonham Carter, _Burton and Taylor_ (BBC America) Minnie Driver, _Return to Zero_ (Lifetime) **Outstanding Reality-Competition Program** _The Amazing Race_ (CBS) _Dancing With the Stars_ (ABC) _Project Runway_ (Lifetime) _So You Think You Can Dance_ (Fox) _Top Chef_ (Brav0) _The Voice_ (NBC) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2972672/2014-emmy-nominations-awards-list-game-of-thrones/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2972672/2014-emmy-nominations-awards-list-game-of-thrones/"},"headline":"HBO and Game of Thrones Dominate Emmy Nominations","datePublished":"2014-07-10T14:06:09.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T09:04:22.183Z","description":"A strong showing by the premium cable channel and its hit show","url":"https://time.com/2972672/2014-emmy-nominations-awards-list-game-of-thrones/","keywords":["Television","game of thrones","downton abbey","awards","breaking bad","True Detective","emmys"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt528d50773cd53d17/69868a83cd68480e2f09420c/joffrey-dead-purple-wedding-game-of-thrones.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Noah Rayman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/noah-rayman/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt528d50773cd53d17/69868a83cd68480e2f09420c/joffrey-dead-purple-wedding-game-of-thrones.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"From left: Jack Gleeson as Joffrey Baratheon and Natalie Dormer as Margaery Tyrell in Season 4, Episode 2 of HBO's Game of Thrones.","caption":"From left: Jack Gleeson as Joffrey Baratheon and Natalie Dormer as Margaery Tyrell in Season 4, Episode 2 of HBO's Game of Thrones.","creditText":"Helen Sloan—HBO","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2972672/2014-emmy-nominations-awards-list-game-of-thrones/","name":"HBO and Game of Thrones Dominate Emmy Nominations"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"The 14 Best Television Intros","description":"The best 30 seconds on TV come before the feature. 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