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Big screen celebrities get a lot of recognition, but the Emmy Awards are all about honoring the best of the best in small-screen hits. September 20, 2015 will see the 67th annual Primetime Emmy Awards on Fox and this year might be the most watched yet. Thanks to streaming services, namely Netflix, television has seen not only a resurgence in quality programs as well as a huge audience, but a huge boost in the number of series in each drama, making the Emmys more competitive than ever. Another big change that has been occuring in television that has increased fandom is the rise of major Hollywood movie stars making their way back to the small screen with shows like House of Cards and True Detective. With Orange Is the New Black now competing in drama and so many talented actors and actresses dominating so many good shows, the competition both individually and for entire series is tough. Huge snub: Jim Parsons was not nominated for comedy actor in Big Bang Theory.
Here are this year’s nominees:
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Claire Danes, Homeland
Viola Davis, How to Get Away from Murder
Taraji P. Henson, Empire
Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
Robin Wright, House of Cards
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Kyle Chandler, Bloodline
Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Liev Schrieber, Ray Donovan
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Lisa Kudrow, The Comeback
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer
Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
Louis CK, Louie
Don Cheadle, House of Lies
Will Forte, The Last Man on Earth
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
William H Macy, Shameless
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent
Outstanding Drama Series
Better Call Saul
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
Homeland
House of Cards
Mad Men
Orange Is the New Black
Outstanding Comedy Series
Louie
Modern Family
Parks and Recreation
Silicon Valley
Transparent
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Veep
For a full list of this year’s nominations click here.