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The 2015 Emmy Award nominations were announced this morning.

My personal favorites: all the noms for House of Cards, Nurse Jackie, Mad Men and The Comeback.

Full list of nominees:

Nominations for the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards were announced this morning.

Of note, Laverne Cox became the first transgender person to be nominated for an Emmy in an acting category. Cox received a nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as “Sophia Burset” in the hit Netflix Original Series Orange is the New Black.

In addition, there were several nominations for LGBT-friendly shows/movies like Modern Family, The Normal Heart plus openly gay/lesbian actors Jim Parsons, Joe Mantello, Matt Bomer and others.

Seth Meyers will host the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards on August 25 at 8 p.m. on NBC.

Here are the nominees in the top categories:

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”

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”

Edie Falco, “Nurse Jackie”

Amy Poehler, “Parks and Recreation”

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep”

Melissa McCarthy, “Mike & Molly” (CBS)

Taylor Schilling, “Orange is the New Black”

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 Channel)

“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 Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie

Matt Bomer, “The Normal Heart” (HBO)

Martin Freeman, “Sherlock: His Last Vow” (PBS)

Joe Mantello, “The Normal Heart” (HBO)

Colin Hanks, “Fargo” (FX)

Jim Parsons, “The Normal Heart” (HBO)

Alfred Molina, “The Normal Heart” (HBO)

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 Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie

Kathy Bates, “American Horror Story: Coven” (FX)

Frances Conroy, “American Horror Story: Coven” (FX)

Angela Bassett, “American Horror Story: Coven” (FX)

Allison Tolman, “Fargo” (FX)

Ellen Burstyn, “Flowers in the Attic” (Lifetime)

Julia Roberts, “The Normal Heart” (HBO)

Read the full list here.

From Newsy:

Every awards show’s gotta have its winners and losers. Let’s take a look at who took home the top honors at the 65th annual Primetime Emmy Awards Sunday night..

“This may be the saddest Emmys of all time, but we could not be happier.” (Courtesy CBS/ATAS)

That’s Steve Levitan, who co-created “Modern Family” — which took home the best comedy series award. (Via ABC)

This makes four years in a row for the show — which Sunday night also added a best directing award. And in the outstanding drama category — a long overdue win for AMC’s “Breaking Bad.”

The cult crime show is in its final season — but despite its wild success creator Vince Gilligan acted surprised by the win. (Via AMC)

GILLIGAN: “Holy crap! Man. I– I did not see this coming. I thought this was going to be– I thought this was going to be ‘House of Cards.’”

But let’s be honest — no one else was really surprised. Interestingly though — Gilligan credits the Internet for the show’s success.

He called online binge-watching and video on demand “a bold new era.” (Via The New York Times)

Actress Anna Gunn — who plays Walter White’s wife in the series — won her first Emmy for best supporting actress.

What’s interesting about THAT win is audiences, well, kinda hate her character.

Really. So much so that last year Gunn wrote an op-ed in The New York Times defending the role.

One surprise win was in the outstanding lead actor in a drama category. (Via The Hollywood Reporter)

It went to Jeff Daniels of “The Newsroom” — who beat out Jon Hamm of “Mad Men” and “Breaking Bad’s Bryan Cranston. (Via CNN)

But he was very humble about the win.

DANIELS: “Oh, crap! ( Laughter ) didn’t expect this. The last– I usually don’t win anything. … I won the best actor over 50 from the AARP.”

That was Daniels’ first Emmys nomination.

Entertainment Weekly dubbed it the night’s biggest upset, followed by “Nurse Jackie’s Merritt Wever for outstanding supporting actress in a comedy.

You can catch a full list of the winners by checking out this link.