--SUPERS --

"Downton Abbey"
Courtesy PBS

"Homeland"
Courtesy Showtime

"Mad Men"
Courtesy AMC

"Boardwalk Empire"
Courtesy HBO

"Breaking Bad"
Courtesy AMC

"Game of Thrones"
Courtesy HBO

Jimmy Kimmel
Host, "Jimmy Kimmel Live"

"The Colbert Report"
Courtesy Comedy Central

"The Daily Show with Jon Stewart "
Courtesy Comedy Central

"Late Night with Jimmy Fallon "
Courtesy NBC

"Real Time with Bill Maher"
Courtesy HBO

"Saturday Night Live"
Courtesy NBC/Broadway Video

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The competition is stiff for the 64th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards.
The nominees were announced early this morning.
Elizabeth Corridan breaks down a few of the most popular categories for us.
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LATE NIGHT HOST JIMMY KIMMEL AND ACTRESS KERRY WASHINGTON WERE UP EARLY ON THE WEST COAST TO ANNOUNCE THIS YEAR'S PRIMETIME EMMY NOMINATIONS.
FOR THE DRAMAS
DOWNTON ABBEY
HOMELAND
AND MAD MEN WERE ALL NOMINATED IN THE BEST SERIES, LEAD ACTRESS AND LEAD ACTOR CATEGORIES.
MAD MEN LED THE PACK, PICKING UP A TOTAL OF 17 NOMINATIONS .
BOARDWALK EMPIRE
BREAKING BAD
AND GAME OF THRONES ALSO PICKED UP SERIES NODS.
WHEN IT COMES TO THE PRIMETIME LAUGHS....
"The nominations in the comedy category are:
THE BIG BANG THEORY
CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM
GIRLS
MODERN FAMILY
30 ROCK
AND VEEP"
IN THE REALITY REALM.....
"The nominees for outstanding host for a reality or reality competition program are:
TOM BERGERON "DANCING WITH THE STARS"
KAT DEELEY "SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE"
PHIL KEOGHAN "THE AMAZING RACE"
RYAN SEACREST "AMERICAN IDOL"
AND BETTY WHITE "BETTY WHITE'S OFF THEIR ROCKERS."
KIMMEL IS THRILLED WITH HIS NOMINATION FOR HIS VARIETY SERIES.
"Our first nomination. We've been on almost 10 years so one out of 10 isn't bad.'
KIMMEL'S VARIETY SHOW COMPETITION IS:
"THE COLBERT REPORT"
"THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART"
"LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON,"
"REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER"
AND "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE."
KIMMEL WILL LIKELY UPGRADE HIS PAJAMAS FOR A TUX WHEN HE HOSTS THE 64TH ANNUAL EMMY AWARDS ON SEPTEMBER 23RD.
I'M ELIZABETH CORRIDAN REPORTING
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