65th Primetime Emmy Award Nominations Announced

The 65th Primetime Emmy Award nominations were announced today by Breaking Bad star and two-time Emmy Award winner Aaron Paul and three-time winner and host of this year's show Neil Patrick Harris. This year, American Horror Story: Asylum leads the Emmy's with 17 nominations followed closely behind by Game of Thrones with 16 nominations.

The full list of categories and their nominations is as follows:

Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad
Hugh Bonneville - Downton Abbey
Damian Lewis - Homeland
Kevin Spacey - House of Cards
Jon Hamm - Mad Men
Jeff Daniels - The Newsroom

Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Vera Farminga - Bates Motel
Michelle Dockery - Downtown Abbey
Claire Danes - Homeland
Robin Wright - House of Cards
Elizabeth Moss - Mad Men
Connie Britton - Nashville
Kerry Washinton - Scandal

Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
Michael Douglas - Behind the Candelabra
Matt Damon - Behind the Candelabra
Toby Jones - The Girl
Benedict Cumberbatch - Parade's End
Al Pacino - Phil Spector

Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Jessica Lange - American Horror Story: Asylum
Laura Linney - The Big C
Helen Mirren - Phil Spector
Sigourney Weaver - Political Animals
Elisabeth Moss - Top of the Lake

Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program
Ryan Seacrest - American Idol
Betty White - Betty White's Off Their Rockers
Tom Bergeron - Dancing with the Stars
Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn - Project Runway
Cat Deeley - So You Think You Can Dance
Anthony Bourdain - The Taste

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock
Jason Bateman - Arrested Development
Louis C.K. - Louie
Jim Parsons - The Big Bang Theory
Matt LeBlanc - Episodes
Don Cheadle - House of Lies

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Laura Dern - Enlightened
Lena Dunham - Girls
Edie Falco - Nurse Jackie
Tina Fey - 30 Rock
Amy Poehler - Parks and Recreation
Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Veep

Outstanding Reality Competition Program
The Amazing Race
Dancing with the Stars
Project Runway
So You Think You Can Dance
Top Chef
The Voice

Outstanding Variety Series
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Real Time with Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Miniseries or Movie
American Horror Story: Asylum
Behind the Candelabra
The Bible
Phil Spector
Political Animals
Top of the Lake

Outstanding Comedy Series
30 Rock
The Big Bang Theory
Girls
Louie
Modern Family
Veep

Outstanding Drama Series
Breaking Bad
Downton Abby
Game of Thrones
Homeland
House of Cards
MadMen

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Bobby Cannavale - Boardwalk Empire
Jonathan Banks - Breaking Bad
Aaron Paul - Breaking Bad
Jim Carter - Downton Abbey
Peter Dinklage - Game of Thrones
Mandy Patinkin - Homeland

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Anna Gunn - Breaking Bad
Maggie Smith - Downton Abbey
Emilia Clarke - Game of Thrones
Christine Baranski - The Good Wife
Morena Baccarin - Homeland
Christina Hendricks - Mad Men

Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Nathan Lane - The Good Wife
Michael J. Fox - The Good Wife
Rupert Friend - Homeland
Robert Morese - Mad Men
Harry Hamlin - Mad Men
Dan Bucatinsky - Scandal

Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Margo Martindale - The Americans
Diana Riggs - Game of Thrones
Carrie Preston - The Good Wife
Linda Cardellini - Mad Men
Jane Fonda - The Newsroom
Joan Cusack - Shameless

Writing for a Drama Series
George Mastras - Breaking Bad
Thomas Schnauz - Breaking Bad
Julian Fellows - Downton Abbey
Bavid Benioff and D.B. Weiss - Game of Thrones
Benry Bromell - Homeland

Directing for a Drama Series
Tim Van Patten - Boardwalk Empire
Michelle MacLaren - Breaking Bad
Jeremy Webb - Downton Abbey
Lesli Linka Glatter - Homeland
David Fincher - House of Cards

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Adam Driver - Girls
Jesse Tyler Ferguson - Modern Family
Ed O'Neill - Modern Family
Ty Burrell - Modern Family
Bill Hader - Saturday Night Live
Tony Hale - Veep

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Mayim Bialik - The Big Bang Theory
Jane Lynch - Glee
Sofia Vergara - Modern Family
Julie Bowen - Modern Family
Merritt Wever - Nurse Jackie
Jame Krakowski - 30 Rock
Anna Chlumsky - Veep

Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Bob Newhart - The Big Bang Theory
Nathan Lane - Modern Family
Bobby Cannavale - Nurse Jackie
Louis C.K. - Saturday Night Live
Justin Timberlake - Saturday Night Live
Will Forte - 30 Rock

Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Molly Shannon - Enlightened
Dot-Marie Jones - Glee
Melissa Leo - Louie
Melissa McCarthy - Saturday Night Live
Kristen Wiig - Saturday Night Live
Elaine Stritch - 30 Rock

Writing for a Comedy Series
David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik - Episodes
Louis C.K. and Pamela Adlon - Louie
Greg Daniels - The Office
Jack Burditt and Robhert Carlock - 30 Rock
Tina Fey and Tracey Wigfield - 30 Rock

Directing for a Comedy Series
Lena Dunham - Girls
Paris Barclay - Glee
Louis C.K. - Louie
Gail Mancuso - Modern Family
Betgh McCarthy-Miller - 30 Rock

Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
James Cromwell - American Horror Story: Asylum
Zachary Quinto - American Horror Story: Asylum
Scott Bakula - Behind the Candelabra
John Benjamin Hickey - The Big C
Peter Mullan - Top of the Lake

Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
Sarah Paulson - American Horror Story: Asylum
Imelda Staunton - The Girl
Ellen Burstyn - Political Animals
Charlotte Rampling - Restless
Alfre Woodard - Steel Magnolias

Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
Richard LaGravenese - Behind the Candelabra
Abi Morgan - The Hour
Tom Stoppard - Parade's End
David Mamet - Phil Spector
Jane Campion and Gerard Lee - Top of the Lake

Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
Steven Soderbergh - Behind the Candelabra
Julian Jarrold - The Girl
David Mamet - Phil Spector
Allison Anders - Ring of Fire
Jane Campion and Garth Davis - Top of the Lake

Outstanding Variety Special
The Kennedy Center Honors
Louis C.K.: Oh My God
Mel Brooks Strikes Back!
Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update Thursday (Part One)
12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief

Writing for a Veriety Series
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Portlandia
Real Time with Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live

Writing for a Variety Special
The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards
Louis C.K.: Oh My God
Night of Too Many Stars: America Comes Together for Autism Programs
Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update Thursday (Part One)
66th Annual Tony Awards

Directing for a Variety Series
James Hoskinson - The Colbert Report
Chuck O'Neil - The Daily Show
Andy Fisher - Jummy Kimmel Live
Jerry Foley - Late Show with David Letterman
Jonathan Krisel - Portlandia
Don Roy King - Saturday Night Live

Directing for a Variety Special
Louis J. Horvitz - The Kennedy Center Honors
Bucky Gunts and Hamish Hamilton - London 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony
Louis C.K. - Louis C.K.: Oh My God
Don Mischer - The Oscars
Michael Dempsey - 12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief