Neil Patrick Harris Host Emmy Awards, Nominations Revealed

The Emmy nominations have been revealed and series Breaking Bad had a slew of nominations. The show will be hosted by How I Met Your Mother’s  Neil Patrick Harris and will have television actors fighting for the best in their categories from Outstanding Actor to Outstanding Drama.

Breaking Bad earns a nomination for Outstanding Drama as it airs its final season on AMC. Bryan Canton from the series is nominated for outstanding actor, while Anna Gun is up for outstanding supporting actress for her role as Skylar White. Jonathan Banks and Aaron Paul are up for Outstanding Supporting Actor for Breaking Bad, where they are against series such as Boardwalk Empire, Game of Thrones, and Downtown Abbey.

Kerry Washington gets a nomination for her role as Olivia Pope in the hit ABC series, Scandal. She is up for Outstanding Actress in a drama against Nashville’s Connie Britton, Claire Danes from Homeland, Michelle Dockery from Downtown Abbey, Bates Motel’s Vera Farmiga, House of Card’s Robin Wright, and Mad Men’s Elisabeth Moss.

Lena Dunham is up for Outstanding Actress in a comedy for her hit series Girls, which airs on HBO. It’s up against fellow HBO series Veep where Julia Louis-Dreyfus is nominated as well. Game of Thrones also has a series of nominations as well.

Shanika Simmons