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The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced its nominees for the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards on Thursday morning.

Aaron Paul of “Breaking Bad” and this year’s master of ceremonies, Neil Patrick Harris, were present to deliver the news.

FX’s “American Horror Story: Asylum” drama series leads the way with 17 nominees, while HBO’s “Game of Thrones” received 16 nominations.

Here’s more:

Outstanding Drama Series
“Breaking Bad”
“Downton Abbey”
“Game of Thrones”
“Homeland”
“House of Cards”
“Mad Men”

Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Connie Britton, “Nashville”
Claire Danes, “Homeland”
Michelle Dockery, “Downton Abbey”
Vera Farmiga, “Bates Motel”
Elisabeth Moss, “Mad Men”
Kerry Washington, “Scandal”
Robin Wright, “House of Cards”

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

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

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

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

Outstanding Made for TV Movie/Miniseries
“American Horror Story: Asylum”
“Behind the Candelabra”
“The Bible”
“Phil Spector”
“Political Animals”
“Top of the Lake”

Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Series
“The Colbert Report”
“The Daily Show With Jon Stewart”
“Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
“Late Night With Jimmy Fallon”
“Real Time With Bill Maher”
“Saturday Night Live”

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

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

Lead Actress in a Made-for-TV Movie/Miniseries
Jessica Lange, “American Horror Story: Asylum”
Laura Linney, “The Big C: Hereafter”
Helen Mirren, “Phil Spector”
Elisabeth Moss, “Top of the Lake”
Sigourney Weaver, “Political Animals”

Leading Actor in a Made-for-TV Movie/Miniseries
Benedict Cumberbatch, “Parade’s End”
Matt Damon, “Behind the Candelabra”
Michael Douglas, “Behind the Candelabra”
Toby Jones, “The Girl”
Al Pacino, “Phil Spector”

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

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

Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
“The Abolitionist”
“American Masters”
“The Men Who Built America”
“Through the Wormhole With Morgan Freeman”
“Vice”

Outstanding Informational Series or Special
“Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown”
“Brain Games”
“Inside the Actors Studio”
“Oprah’s Master Class”
“Stand Up to Cancer”

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

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

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

For a complete list of the nominees, visit Emmys.com.

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