The build-up to the 65th annual Emmy Awards started in Los Angeles on Thursday (18 July) with the announcement of the nominees. The announcement was made by Neil Patrick Harris and Breaking Bad's Aaron Paul, who grabbed himself a deserved nomination in the Best Supporting Actor category for his portrayal of Jesse Pinkman.
The awards only honour the world of TV (no big screen egos!) and are coming up in September, on the 22nd.
Here's a look at the nominees in the main categories, as well as some of our fave creative categories:
Outstanding Drama Series
Breaking Bad
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
House of Cards
Homeland
Mad Men
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Connie Britton as Rayna James, Nashville
Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison, Homeland
Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary Crawley, Downton Abbey
Vera Farmiga as Norma Bates, Bates Motel
Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope The Fixer (Scandal)
Robin Wright as Claire Underwood, House of Cards
Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olson, Mad Men
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Hugh Bonneville as Earl of Grantham/ Robert, Downton Abbey
Bryan Cranston as Walter White, Breaking Bad
Jeff Daniels as Will McAvoy, The Newsroom
Jon Hamm as Don Draper, Mad Men
Kevin Spacey as Francis Underwood, House of Cards
Damian Lewis as Nicholas Brody, Homeland
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Anna Gunn as Skyler White, Breaking Bad
Maggie Smith as Dowager Countess of Grantham/ Violet, Downton Abbey
Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen, Game Of Thrones (Khaleesi, the breaker of chains!)
Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart, The Good Wife
Morena Baccarin as Jessica Brody, Homeland
Christina Hendricks as Joan Harris, Mad Men
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Bobby Cannavale as Gyp Rosetti, Boardwalk Empire
Jonathan Banks as Mike Ehrmantraut, Breaking Bad
Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman, Breaking Bad
Jim Carter as Mr. Carson, Downton Abbey
Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister, Game Of Thrones
Mandy Patinkin as Saul Berenson, Homeland
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Diana Rigg as Olenna Tyrell, Game Of Thrones
Linda Cardellini as Sylvia Rosen, Mad Men
Joan Cusack as Sheila Jackson, Shameless
Margo Martindale as Claudia, The Americans
Carrie Preston as Elsbeth Tascioni, The Good Wife
Jane Fonda as Leona Lansing, The Newsroom
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Rupert Friend as Peter Quinn, Homeland
Robert Morse as Bertram Cooper, Mad Men
Harry Hamlin as Jim Cutler, Mad Men
Dan Bucatinsky as James Novack, The Fixer (Scandal)
Nathan Lane as Clarke Hayden, The Good Wife
Michael J. Fox as Louis Canning, The Good Wife
Outstanding Mini-series or Movie
American Horror Story
Behind the Candelabra
Phil Spector
Political Animals
The Bible
Top of the Lake
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Jessica Lange as Sister Jude Martin, American Horror Story: Asylum
Laura Linney as Cathy Jamison, The Big C: Hereafter
Helen Mirren as Linda Kenney-Baden, Phil Spector
Elisabeth Moss as Robin, Top of the Lake
Sigourney Weaver as Elaine Barrish Hammond, Political Animals
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Benedict Cumberbatch as Christopher Tietjens, Parade's End
Michael Douglas as Liberace, Behind The Candelabra
Matt Damon as Scott Thorson, Behind The Candelabra
Toby Jones as Alfred Hitchcock, The Girl
Al Pacino as Phil Spector, Phil Spector
Outstanding Comedy Series
30 Rock
Girls
The Big Bang Theory
Louie
Modern Family
Veep
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Laura Dern as Amy, Enlightened
Lena Dunham as Hannah Horvath, Girls
Edie Falco as Jackie Peyton, Nurse Jackie
TIna Fey as Liz Lemon, 30 Rock
Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer, Veep
Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope, Parks and Recreation
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy, 30 Rock
Jason Bateman as Michael Bluth, Arrested Development
Louis C.K as Louie., Louie
Don Cheadle as Marty Kaan, House of Lies
Matt LeBlanc as Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper, The Big Bang Theory
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Mayim Bialik as Amy Farrah Fowler, The Big Bang Theory
Jane Lynch as Sue Sylvester, Glee
Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy, Modern Family
Merritt Wever as Zoey Barkow, Nurse Jackie
Sofia Vergara as Gloria Pritchett, Modern Family
Jane Krakowski as Jenna Maroney, 30 Rock
Anna Chlumsky as Amy Brookheimer, Veep
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Adam Driver as Adam Sackler, Girls
Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell Pritchett, Modern Family
Ed O'Neill as Jay Pritchett, Modern Family
Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy, Modern Family
Bill Hader as various characters, Saturday Night Live
Tony Hale as Gary Walsh, Veep
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Will Forte as Paul, 30 Rock
Nathan Lane as Pepper Saltzman, Modern Family
Bobby Cannavale as Dr. Mike Cruz, Nurse Jackie
Louis C.K. as Host, Saturday Night Live
Justin Timberlake as Host, Saturday Night Live
Bob Newhart as Arthur Jeffries/Professor Proton, The Big Bang Theory
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Elaine Stritch as Colleen Donaghy, 30 Rock
Molly Shannon as Eileen Foliente, Enlightened
Dot-Marie Jones as Shannon Beiste, Glee
Melissa Leo as Laurie, Louie
Melissa McCarthy as Host, Saturday Night Live
Kristen Wiig as Host, Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Reality Competition Program
Dancing with the stars
Project Runway
So You Think You Can Dance
The Amazing Race
The Voice
Top Chef
Outstanding Reality Program
Antiques Roadshow
Deadliest Catch
Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives
MythBusters
Shark Tank
Undercover Boss
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
Outstanding Variety Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
Real Time With Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
Copper, music by Brian A. Keane
Da Vinci's Demons, music by Bear McCreary.
Elementary, music by Sean P. Callery
Hemlock Grove, music by Nathan W. Barr
House of Cards, music by Jeff Beal
The Americans, music by Nathan W. Barr
Make-Up for a Single Camera Series (non-prosthetic)
Boardwalk Empire
Game of Thrones
Glee
Mad Men
Once Upon a Time
The Borgias
Main Title Design
American Horror Story: Asylum
Da Vinci's Demons
Elementary
Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn
The Newsroom
Vikings
Outstanding Special Visual Effects
Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome
Defiance - Pilot
Falling Skies - Worlds Apart
Game Of Thrones - Valar Dohaeris
Hemlock Grove - Children Of The Night
Last Resort - Captain