Emmy nominations 2013: Downton Abbey flies the flag for Brits with 12 nods... while Helen Mirren and Damian Lewis are also nominated

Jul 18, 2013 By Staff Eazam 0

Dame Helen Mirren up for Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie for Phil Spector
Toby Jones and Benedict Cumberbatch will battle each other in Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie
Dame Diana Rigg and Emilia Clarke up for Game Of Thrones

By Emily Sheridan

PUBLISHED: 09:13 EST, 18 July 2013 | UPDATED: 09:40 EST, 18 July 2013

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Period drama Downton Abbey is leading the way for the Brits as this year's Emmy Awards, with 12 nominations.

The ITV series, which runs on PBS in the US, has received major nominations, including acting nods for stars Hugh Bonneville, Michelle Dockery, Dame Maggie Smith and Jim Carter.

Hugh is up for Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series for his performance as Earl of Grantham, while his on-screen daughter Michelle is up for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series as Lady Mary Crawley.

Scroll down for a list of nominees

Popular Stateside: Downton Abbey is up for 12 nominations at this year's Emmy Awards

Creator Julian Fellowes has received a nod for Outstanding Writing In A Drama Series, while the show is also up for Directing and Best Drama Series.

Last year's Best Actor In A Drama Series Damian Lewis is up in the category again for the second year.

Dame Maggie and Jim are up for Outstanding Supporting Actress and Actor In A Drama Series respectively.

Also representing the UK is awards veteran Dame Helen Mirren, who will compete for the Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie in TV film Phil Spector.

Will it be a second year in a row? Damian Lewis, who won the same category last year, is up for Best Actor In A Drama Series with Homeland

Brits Toby Jones and Benedict Cumberbatch will go head-to-head in the Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie for The Girl and Parade's End respectively.

Toby's The Girl co-star Imelda Staunton, who played Alfred Hitchcock's wife Alma is nominated for Supporting Actress in a Miniseries Or A Movie, although Sienna Miller missed out on a nod for her performance as Tippi Hedren.

They're in a particularly tough category, which includes Hollywood A-listers Michael Douglas, Matt Damon and Al Pacino.

Emilia Clarke has received a nod for Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series for Game Of Thrones, which has a whopping 16 nominations, including Best Drama Series.

Another for the mantlepiece? Dame Helen Mirren, who has won several Emmys already, is up for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for Phil Spector

Dame Diana Rigg has been recognised for her guest performance in the HBO series as Lady Olenna Tyrell in Series 3 with Guest Actress in a Drama Series.

Rupert Friend has received his ever Emmy nomination for Guest Actor In A Drama Series for Homeland, in which he played CIA analyst Peter Quinn in 9 episodes of Series 2.

Birmingham-raised TV presenter Cat Deeley is up for Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Program for So You Think You Can Dance?

Overall, American Horror Story has the most nominations this year, with 17 apiece, with Game Of Thrones just after with 16.

Uncanny: Toby Jones has been nominated in the Best Actor in a Miniseries or Movie category for his portrayal of Alfred Hitchcock in The Girl

Leading man: Benedict Cumberbatch has been nominated for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Movie for Parade's End

Following close behind is TV movie Behind The Candelabra in 15 categories.

Saturday Night Live also has 15, while comedies Breaking Bad and 30 Rock have 13 each.

The nominees were announced live from Los Angeles on Thursday morning by Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul and Emmys host Neil Patrick Harris.

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This year was the first year that internet TV series were eligible for nomination for the success of House Of Cards and the rejuvenation of Arrested Development, which both ended up being nominated.

Netflix series House Of Cards, starring Kevin Spacey, is up for nine categories.

The nominees were due to be announced by actress Kate Mara alongside Aaron, but she had to pull out after her flight to Los Angeles from her film location couldn't take off due to technical problems.

High drama: Game Of Thrones is up for 16 nods, including Best Supporting Actress for Emilia Clarke

The nominees are chosen by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, which has 18,000 members.

To be eligible, they should have been broadcast between June 1 2012 and May 31 this year, pay an entree fee and at least co-produced by Americans.

The 2013 Emmys will be hosted by How I Met Your Mother star Neil Patrick Harris for the second time and will be broadcast live in the US on CBS from Los Angeles' Nokia Theatre on September 22.

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2013 EMMY NOMINATIONS

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series:

Vera Farmiga - Bates Motel

Michelle Dockery - Downton Abbey

Claire Danes - Homeland

Robin Wright - House of Cards

Elisabeth Moss - Mad Men

Connie Britton - Nashville

Kerry Washington - Scandal

Outstanding 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

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series

Anna Gunn - Breaking Bad

Maggie Smith - Downton Abbey

Emilia Clarke - Game Of Thrones

Morena Baccarin - Homeland

Christina Hendricks - Mad Men

Christine Baranski - The Good Wife

Outstanding 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

Drama Series:

Breaking Bad

Downton Abbey

Game of Thrones

Homeland

House Of Cards

Mad Men

Comedy Series:

The Big Bang Theory

Girls

Louie

Modern Family

30 Rock

Veep

Outstanding Miniseries Or Movie:

American Horror Story: Asylum

Behind the Candelabra

Phil Spector

Political Animals

The Bible

Top of the Lake

Guest Actress in a Drama Series:

Diana Rigg - Game of Thrones

Linda Cardellini - Mad Men

Joan Cusack - Shameless

Margo Martindale - The Americans

Carrie Preston - The Good Wife

Jane Fonda - The Newsroom

Guest Actor in a Drama Series:

Michael J. Fox - The Good Wife

Rupert Friend - Homeland

Robert Morse - Mad Men

Harry Hamlin - Mad Men

Dan Bucatinsky - Scandal

Nathan Lane - The Good Wife

Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series:

Breaking Bad - George Mastras

Breaking Bad - Thomas Schnauz

Downton Abbey - Julian Fellowes

Game Of Thrones - David Benioff and D.B. Weiss

Homeland - Henry Bromell

Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series:

Boardwalk Empire - Tim Van Patten

Breaking Bad - Michelle MacLaren

Downton Abbey - Jeremy Webb

Homeland - Lesli Linka Glatter

House of Cards - David Fincher

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series:

Laura Dern - Veep

Lena Dunham - Girls

Edie Falco - Nurse Jackie

Tina Fey - 30 Rock

Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Veep

Amy Poehler - Parks and Rec

Outstanding Lead actor in Comedy Series:

Jason Bateman - Arrested Development

Louis CK - Louis

Don Cheadle - House of Lies

Matt LeBlanc - Episodes

Jim Parsons - Big Bang Theory

Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock

Best Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series:

Jane Krakowski - 30 Rock

Jane Lynch - Glee

Sofia Vergara - Modern Family

Julie Bowen - Modern Family

Merritt Wever - Nurse Jackie

Mayim Bialik - The Big Bang Theory

Anna Chlumsky - Veep

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series:

Ed O'Neill - Modern Family

Jesse Tyler Ferguson - Modern Family

Ty Burrell - Modern Family

Eric Stonestreet - Modern Family

Bill Hader,- Saturday Night Live

Max Greenfield - New Girl

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie:

Michael Douglas - Behind the Candelabra

Matt Damon - Behind the Candelabra

Benedict Cumberbatch - Parade's End

Al Pacino - Phil Spector

Toby Jones - The Girl

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie:

Jessica Lange - American Horror Story: Asylum

Helen Mirren - Phil Spector

Sigourney Weaver - Political Animals

Laura Linney - The Big C: Hereafter

Elisabeth Moss - Top of the Lake

Supporting Actress in a Miniseries Or A Movie:

Sarah Paulson - American Horror Story

Ellen Burstyn - Political Animals

Charlotte Rampling - Restless

Alfre Woodard - Steel Magnolias

Imelda Staunton - The Girl

Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or A Movie:

James Cromwell - American Horror Story

Zachary Quinto - American Horror Story

Scott Bakula - Behind the Candelabra

John Benjamin Hickey - The Big C

Peter Mullan - Top of the Lake

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series:

Elaine Stritch - 30 Rock

Molly Shannon - Enlightened

Dot-Marie Jones - Glee

Melissa Leo - Louie

Melissa McCarthy - Saturday Night Live

Kristen Wiig - Saturday Night Live

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:

American Idol - Ryan Seacrest

Betty White's Off Their Rockers - Betty White

Dancing With The Stars - Tom Bergeron

Project Runway - Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn

So You Think You Can Dance? - Cat Deeley

The Taste - Anthony Bourdain

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