Primetime Emmy Awards 2014
The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards · Held August 25, 2014 · 39 categories · everything in 2014
Outstanding Drama Series
- Winner Breaking Bad · Michelle MacLaren, Peter Gould
- Nominee Downton Abbey · Gareth Neame, Julian Fellowes
- Nominee Game of Thrones · David Benioff, D. B. Weiss, Carolyn Strauss, Bernadette Caulfield, Guymon Casady, George R. R. Martin
- Nominee House of Cards · Beau Willimon, Joshua Donen, Eric Roth, David Fincher, Kevin Spacey, Dana Brunetti, Andrew Davies, Michael Dobbs, David Manson, John Mankiewicz
- Nominee Mad Men
- Nominee True Detective · Nic Pizzolatto, Cary Joji Fukunaga, Scott Stephens, Steve Golin, Woody Harrelson, Matthew McConaughey
Outstanding Comedy Series
- Winner Modern Family · Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd, Dan O'Shannon, Danny Zuker, Jeffrey Richman, Abraham Higginbotham, Ben Karlin, Elaine Ko, Megan Ganz
- Nominee Louie · Louis C.K., Dave Becky, Pamela Adlon, Vernon Chatman, Steven Wright
- Nominee Orange Is the New Black · Jenji Kohan, Sara Hess, Michael Trim, Gary Lennon
- Nominee Silicon Valley · Mike Judge, Alec Berg, John Altschuler, Dave Krinsky, Michael Rotenberg
- Nominee The Big Bang Theory · Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro, Bill Prady, Eric Kaplan, Steve Holland, Faye Oshima Belyeu
- Nominee Veep · Armando Iannucci, Frank Rich, Simon Blackwell, Tony Roche, Chris Addison, Roger Drew, Sean Gray, Ian Martin, Will Smith, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Stephanie Laing
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
- Winner Fargo · Noah Hawley, Warren Littlefield
- Nominee American Horror Story: Coven · Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Tim Minear, Doug Petrie, Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, Alexis Martin Woodall
- Nominee Bonnie & Clyde · Craig Zadan, Neil Meron
- Nominee Luther
- Nominee The White Queen · Colin Callender, George S. J. Faber, Charles Pattinson, Philippa Gregory
- Nominee Treme · David Simon, Nina Kostroff Noble, Eric Overmyer, George Pelecanos, Carolyn Strauss
Outstanding Television Movie
- Winner The Normal Heart · Jason Blum, Dede Gardner, Brad Pitt, Mark Ruffalo, Scott Ferguson
- Nominee Killing Kennedy · Bill O'Reilly, Howard T. Owens, Charlie Parsons
- Nominee Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight · Scott Ferguson
- Nominee Sherlock: His Last Vow
- Nominee The Trip to Bountiful · Hallie Foote, Cicely Tyson
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
- Winner Bryan Cranston · Breaking Bad
- Nominee Kevin Spacey · House of Cards
- Nominee Jon Hamm · Mad Men
- Nominee Jeff Daniels · The Newsroom
- Nominee Woody Harrelson · True Detective
- Nominee Matthew McConaughey · True Detective
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- Winner Julianna Margulies · The Good Wife
- Nominee Michelle Dockery · Downton Abbey
- Nominee Claire Danes · Homeland
- Nominee Robin Wright Penn · House of Cards
- Nominee Lizzy Caplan · Masters of Sex
- Nominee Kerry Washington · Scandal
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
- Winner Jim Parsons · The Big Bang Theory
- Nominee Ricky Gervais · Derek
- Nominee Matt LeBlanc · Episodes
- Nominee Don Cheadle · House of Lies
- Nominee Louis C.K. · Louie
- Nominee William H. Macy · Shameless
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
- Winner Julia Louis-Dreyfus · Veep
- Nominee Lena Dunham · Girls
- Nominee Melissa McCarthy · Mike & Molly
- Nominee Edie Falco · Nurse Jackie
- Nominee Taylor Schilling · Orange Is the New Black
- Nominee Amy Poehler · Parks and Recreation
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Winner Benedict Cumberbatch · Sherlock: His Last Vow
- Nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor · Dancing on the Edge
- Nominee Billy Bob Thornton · Fargo
- Nominee Martin Freeman · Fargo
- Nominee Idris Elba · Luther
- Nominee Mark Ruffalo · The Normal Heart
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Winner Jessica Lange · American Horror Story: Coven
- Nominee Sarah Paulson · American Horror Story: Coven
- Nominee Helena Bonham Carter · Burton & Taylor
- Nominee Minnie Driver · Return to Zero
- Nominee Kristen Wiig · The Spoils of Babylon
- Nominee Cicely Tyson · The Trip to Bountiful
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Winner Aaron Paul · Breaking Bad
- Nominee Jim Carter · Downton Abbey
- Nominee Peter Dinklage · Game of Thrones
- Nominee Mandy Patinkin · Homeland
- Nominee Jon Voight · Ray Donovan
- Nominee Josh Charles · The Good Wife
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- Winner Anna Gunn · Breaking Bad
- Nominee Maggie Smith · Downton Abbey
- Nominee Joanne Froggatt · Downton Abbey
- Nominee Lena Headey · Game of Thrones
- Nominee Christina Hendricks · Mad Men
- Nominee Christine Baranski · The Good Wife
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Winner Ty Burrell · Modern Family
- Nominee Andre Braugher · Brooklyn Nine-Nine
- Nominee Adam Driver · Girls
- Nominee Jesse Tyler Ferguson · Modern Family
- Nominee Fred Armisen · Portlandia
- Nominee Tony Hale · Veep
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- Winner Allison Janney · Mom
- Nominee Julie Bowen · Modern Family
- Nominee Kate Mulgrew · Orange Is the New Black
- Nominee Kate McKinnon · Saturday Night Live
- Nominee Mayim Bialik · The Big Bang Theory
- Nominee Anna Chlumsky · Veep
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Winner Martin Freeman · Sherlock: His Last Vow
- Nominee Colin Hanks · Fargo
- Nominee Alfred Molina · The Normal Heart
- Nominee Joe Mantello · The Normal Heart
- Nominee Matt Bomer · The Normal Heart
- Nominee Jim Parsons · The Normal Heart
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Winner Kathy Bates · American Horror Story: Coven
- Nominee Frances Conroy · American Horror Story: Coven
- Nominee Angela Bassett · American Horror Story: Coven
- Nominee Allison Tolman · Fargo
- Nominee Ellen Burstyn · Flowers in the Attic
- Nominee Julia Roberts · The Normal Heart
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
- Winner Cary Joji Fukunaga · Who Goes There from True Detective
- Nominee Carl Franklin · Chapter 14 from House of Cards
- Nominee David Evans · Episode One from Downton Abbey
- Nominee Tim Van Patten · Farewell Daddy Blues from Boardwalk Empire
- Nominee Vince Gilligan · Felina from Breaking Bad
- Nominee Neil Marshall · The Watchers on the Wall from Game of Thrones
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
- Winner Gail Mancuso · Las Vegas from Modern Family
- Nominee Paris Barclay · 100 from Glee
- Nominee Louis C.K. · Elevator, Part 6 from Louie
- Nominee Iain B. MacDonald · Episode Nine from Episodes
- Nominee Jodie Foster · Lesbian Request Denied from Orange Is the New Black
- Nominee Mike Judge · Minimum Viable Product from Silicon Valley
Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Dramatic Special
- Winner Colin Bucksey · Fargo
- Nominee Alfonso Gomez-Rejon · American Horror Story
- Nominee Nick Hurran · Sherlock
Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series
- Winner Don Roy King · Host: Jimmy Fallon from Saturday Night Live
- Nominee Jim Hoskinson · Episode 9135 from The Colbert Report
- Nominee Jonathan Krisel · Getting Away from Portlandia
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
- Winner Moira Walley-Beckett · Ozymandias from Breaking Bad
- Nominee Beau Willimon · Chapter 14 from House of Cards
- Nominee Vince Gilligan · Felina from Breaking Bad
- Nominee D. B. Weiss · Game of Thrones
- Nominee David Benioff, D. B. Weiss · The Children from Game of Thrones
- Nominee Nic Pizzolatto · The Secret Fate of All Life from True Detective
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
- Winner Louis C.K. · So Did the Fat Lady from Louie
- Nominee David Crane · Episode Five from Episodes
- Nominee Liz Friedman, Jenji Kohan · I Wasn't Ready from Orange Is the New Black
- Nominee Alec Berg · Optimal Tip-to-Tip Efficiency from Silicon Valley
- Nominee Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche · Special Relationship from Veep
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
- Winner The Colbert Report
- Nominee Amy Schumer · Inside Amy Schumer
- Nominee Inside Amy Schumer
- Nominee Keegan-Michael Key · Key & Peele
- Nominee Key & Peele
- Nominee Portlandia
- Nominee The Daily Show
- Nominee The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
- Winner Harry Shearer · The Simpsons
- Nominee Stephen Full · Dog with a Blog
- Nominee Seth MacFarlane · Family Guy
- Nominee Maurice LaMarche · Futurama
- Nominee Chris Diamantopoulos · Mickey Mouse
- Nominee Seth Green · Robot Chicken DC Comics Special 2: Villains in Paradise
Outstanding Choreography
- Winner So You Think You Can Dance · Napoleon D'umo, Tabitha D'umo
- Nominee Dancing with the Stars · Derek Hough
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
- Winner American Masters
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
- Winner American Experience
- Nominee Paycheck to Paycheck: The Life and Times of Katrina Gilbert · Sheila Nevins, Maria Shriver
- Nominee Running from Crazy · Mariel Hemingway, Oprah Winfrey, Barbara Kopple
- Nominee The Sixties: The Assassination of President Kennedy · Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman
- Nominee The Square · Jehane Noujaim
- Nominee Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
- Winner Jimmy Fallon · Saturday Night Live
- Nominee Nathan Lane · Modern Family
- Nominee Steve Buscemi · Portlandia
- Nominee Louis C.K. · Saturday Night Live
- Nominee Bob Newhart · The Big Bang Theory
- Nominee Gary Cole · Veep
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
- Winner Joe Morton · Scandal
- Nominee Paul Giamatti · Downton Abbey
- Nominee Reg E. Cathey · House of Cards
- Nominee Robert Morse · Mad Men
- Nominee Beau Bridges · Masters of Sex
- Nominee Dylan Baker · The Good Wife
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
- Winner Uzo Aduba · Orange Is the New Black
- Nominee Natasha Lyonne · Orange Is the New Black
- Nominee Laverne Cox · Orange Is the New Black
- Nominee Tina Fey · Saturday Night Live
- Nominee Melissa McCarthy · Saturday Night Live
- Nominee Joan Cusack · Shameless
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
- Winner Allison Janney · Masters of Sex
- Nominee Diana Rigg · Game of Thrones
- Nominee Kate Burton · Scandal
- Nominee Margo Martindale · The Americans
- Nominee Jane Fonda · The Newsroom
Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program
- Winner Jane Lynch · Hollywood Game Night
- Nominee Betty White · Betty White's Off Their Rockers
- Nominee Tom Bergeron · Dancing with the Stars
- Nominee Heidi Klum · Project Runway
- Nominee Cat Deeley · So You Think You Can Dance
- Nominee Anthony Bourdain · The Taste
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series
- Winner Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey · Alan Silvestri
- Nominee Downton Abbey · John Lunn
- Nominee Game of Thrones · Ramin Djawadi
- Nominee True Detective · T Bone Burnett
Outstanding Music Direction
- Winner The Beatles: The Night That Changed America
- Nominee 67th Tony Awards
- Nominee 86th Academy Awards
- Nominee Barbra Streisand: Back to Brooklyn
- Nominee Saturday Night Live
- Nominee The Sound of Music Live!
Outstanding Narrator
- Winner Jeremy Irons · Game of Lions
- Nominee Daniel Craig · One Life
- Nominee Jane Lynch · Penguins: Waddle All The Way
- Nominee Too Cute!
- Nominee Whoopi Goldberg · Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics
- Winner 67th Tony Awards
- Nominee A Christmas Carol: The Concert
- Nominee Key & Peele
- Nominee Saturday Night Live · Kate McKinnon
- Nominee Sofia the First: The Floating Palace
- Nominee Sons of Anarchy
Outstanding Variety Special (Live)
- Winner 67th Tony Awards
- Nominee 2014 Winter Olympics: Opening Ceremony
- Nominee 71st Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee 86th Academy Awards
- Nominee The Sound of Music Live!
Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Dramatic Special
- Winner Steven Moffat · His Last Vow from Sherlock
- Nominee David Simon, Eric Overmyer · ...To Miss New Orleans from Treme
- Nominee Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk · Bitchcraft from American Horror Story: Coven
- Nominee Neil Cross · Luther
- Nominee Noah Hawley · The Crocodile's Dilemma from Fargo
- Nominee Larry Kramer · The Normal Heart