2015 Emmy Nominations list: Primetime honors go to ...

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Set to air Sept. 20, the 67th annual Primetime Emmy Awards will honor the best in primetime programming over the past year. On Thursday, the nominations were announced live by Uzo Aduba, Emmy winner and breakout star of Orange Is the New Black, and Cat Deeley, host of So You Think You Can Dance. (John Stamos was originally in Deeley’s place, but he dropped out in order to enter a treatment program for substance abuse.)

Upset about your favorite shows not being nominated? Us, too. Check out the biggest snubs here, and the happiest surprises here!

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Finally, two EW critics went toe-to-toe to predict the nominations — check those out here. (We even declared a winner!)

Outstanding Comedy Series

Louie

Modern Family

Parks and Recreation

Silicon Valley

Transparent

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Veep

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 Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Anthony Anderson, Black-ish

Matt LeBlanc, Episodes

Don Cheadle, House of Lies

Louis C.K., Louie

William H. Macy, Shameless

Will Forte, The Last Man on Earth

Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent

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, The Big Bang Theory

Gaby Hoffman, Transparent

Jane Krakowski, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Anna Chlumsky, Veep

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy

Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Adam Driver, Girls

Keegan-Michael Key, Key & Peele

Ty Burrell, Modern Family

Titus Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Tony Hale, Veep

Outstanding Drama Series

Better Call Saul

Downton Abbey

Game of Thrones

Homeland

House of Cards

Mad Men

Orange Is the New Black

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Claire Danes, Homeland

Viola Davis, How to Get Away with 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

Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul

Liev Schrieber, Ray Donovan

Kevin Spacey, House of Cards

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

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul

Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodline

Jim Carter, Downton Abbey

Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones

Michael Kelly, House of Cards

Alan Cumming, The Good Wife

Outstanding Limited Series

American Crime

American Horror Story: Freak Show

The Honorable Woman

Olive Kitteridge

Wolf Hall

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie

Felicity Huffman, American Crime

Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Freak Show

Queen Latifah, Bessie

Frances McDormand, Olive Kitteridge

Emma Thompson, Mrs. Lovett

Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Honorable Woman

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie

Timothy Hutton, American Crime

Ricky Gervais, Derek Special

Adrien Brody, Houdini

David Oyelowo, Nightingale

Richard Jenkins, Olive Kitteridge

Mark Rylance, Wolf Hall

Outstanding Reality Show Competition

The Amazing Race

Dancing with the Stars

Project Runway

So You Think You Can Dance

Top Chef

The Voice

Outstanding Reality Show Host

Tom Bergeron, Dancing with the Stars

Jane Lynch, Hollywood Game Night

Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn, Project Runway

Cat Deeley, So You Think You Can Dance

Anthony Bourdain, The Taste

Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Series

The Colbert Report

The Daily Show

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Late Show with David Letterman

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Outstanding Variety Sketch Series

Drunk History

Inside Amy Schumer

Key & Peele

Portlandia

Saturday Night Live

Outstanding TV Movie

Agatha Christie’s Poirot — Curtain: Poirot’s Last Case

Bessie

Grace of Monaco

Hello Ladies: The Movie

Killing Jesus

Nightingale

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series

Margo Martindale, The Americans

Diana Rigg, Game of Thrones

Rachel Brosnahan, House of Cards

Cicely Tyson, How to Get Away with Murder

Allison Janney, Masters of Sex

Khandi Alexander, Scandal

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series

Alan Alda, The Blacklist

Michael J. Fox, The Good Wife

F. Murray Abraham, Homeland

Reg E. Cathey, House of Cards

Beau Bridges, Masters of Sex

Pablo Schreiber, Orange Is the New Black

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

Joshua Brand, The Americans, “Do Mail Robots Dream of Electric Sheep?”

Gordon Smith, Better Call Saul, “Five-O”

David Benioff and David Weiss, Game of Thrones, “Mother’s Mercy”

Matthew Weiner, Mad Men, “Lost Horizon”

Matthew Weiner, Mad Men, “Person to Person”

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series

Tim Van Patten, Boardwalk Empire, “Eldorado”

David Nutter, Game of Thrones, “Mother’s Mercy”

Jeremy Podeswa, Game of Thrones, “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken”

Lesli Linka Glatter, Homeland, “From A to B and Back Again”

Steven Soderbergh, The Knick, “Method and Madness”

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

Christine Baranski, The Big Bang Theory

Gaby Hoffman, Girls

Pamela Adlon, Louie

Elizabeth Banks, Modern Family

Joan Cusack, Shameless

Tina Fey, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

Mel Brooks, The Comedians

Paul Giamatti, Inside Amy Schumer

Bill Hader, Saturday Night Live

Louis C.K., Saturday Night Live

Bradley Whitford, Transparent

Jon Hamm, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik, Episodes, “Episode 409”

Will Forte, The Last Man on Earth, “Alive in Tucson”

Alec Berg, Silicon Valley, “Two Days of the Condor”

Jill Soloway, Transparent, “Pilot”

Armando Iannucci, Simon Blackwell and Tony Roche, Veep, “Election Night”

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series

Christopher Miller and Phil Lord, The Last Man on Earth, “Pilot”

Louis C.K., Louie, “Sleepover”

Mike Judge, Silicon Valley, “Sand Hill Shuffle”

Jill Soloway, Transparent, “Best New Girl”

Armando Iannucci, Veep, “Testimony”

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie

Regina King, American Crime

Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Freak Show

Angela Bassett, American Horror Story: Freak Show

Kathy Bates, American Horror Story: Freak Show

Mo’Nique, Bessie

Joe Kazan, Olive Kitteridge

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie

Richard Cabral, American Crime

Denis O’Hare, American Horror Story: Freak Show

Finn Wittrock, American Horror Story: Freak Show

Michael Kenneth Williams, Bessie

Bill Murray, Olive Kitteridge

Damian Lewis, Wolf Hall

Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special

John Ridley, American Crime, “Episode One”

Christopher Cleveland, Bettina Gilois and Horton Foote, Bessie

Stephen Merchant, Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg, Hello Ladies: The Movie

Hugo Blick, The Honorable Woman

Jane Anderson, Olive Kitteridge

Peter Straughan, Wolf Hall

Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special

Ryan Murphy, American Horror Story: Freak Show, “Monsters Among Us”

Dee Rees, Bessie

Hugo Blick, The Honorable Woman

Uli Edel, Houdini

Tom Shankland, The Missing

Lisa Cholodenko, Olive Kitteridge

Peter Kosminsky, Wolf Hall

Outstanding Structured Reality Program

Antiques Roadshow

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

MythBusters

Property Brothers

Shark Tank

Undercover Boss

Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program

Alaska: The Last Frontier

Deadliest Catch

Intervention

Million Dollar Listing

Naked and Afraid

Wahlburgers

Outstanding Variety Special

BIll Maher: Live from D.C.

Louis C.K.: Live at the Comedy Store

Mel Brooks Live at the Geffen

The Saturday Night Live 40th Anniverary Special

Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga: Cheek to Cheek LIVE!

Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series

The Colbert Report

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Inside Amy Schumer

Key & Peele

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special

The 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards

Key & Peele Super Bowl Special

Louis C.K.: Live at the Comedy Store

Mel Brooks Live at the Geffen

The Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special

Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special

Natalie Johns, Annie Lennox: Nostalgia Live in Concert

Louis J. Horvitz, The Kennedy Center Honors

Hamish Hamilton, The Oscars

Don Roy King, The Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special

Glenn Wiess, 68th Annual Tony Awards

Outstanding Special Class Program

Beyoncé and Jay Z On the Run

The 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards

The Oscars

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

68th Annual Tony Awards

Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music

Daniele Luppi, Marco Polo

Abel Korzeniowski, Penny Dreadful

John Debney and Bruce Broughton, Texas Rising

Jeff Beal, The Dovekeepers

Dustin O’Halloran, Transparent

Jeff Danna and Michael Danna, Tyrant

Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics

Darren Criss, Glee, “This Time” from “Dreams Come True”

Walter Murphy and Mike Reiss, How Murray Saved Christmas, “You Gotta Believe”

Kyle Dunnigan and Jim Roach, Inside Amy Schumer, “Girl You Don’t Need Makeup” from “Cool With It”

Bob Theile, Kurt Sutter and Jake Smith, Sons of Anarchy, “Come Join the Murder” from “Papa’s Goods”

Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, The Comedians, “Kiss An Old Man” from “Celebrity Guest”

Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, The Oscars, “Moving Pictures”

For the rest of the nominees, visit Emmys.com.

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