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Emmy Awards 2015: And the nominees are...

Announcement hosts Cat Deeley and Uzo Aduba were also among the performers nominated for this year's Emmy Awards
Poehler, Spacey among actors nominated for Emmy awards 06:23

Nominees for the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards were unveiled Thursday morning in West Hollywood, California, by "Orange Is the New Black" star Uzo Aduba and Cat Deely of "So You Think You Can Dance" (who also learned they are both nominees this year).

The final season of AMC's hit "Mad Men," Netflix's "House of Cards," and Amazon's new transgender comedy "Transparent" are among this year's big contenders.

Series and acting performances are Emmy-eligible if they aired between June 1, 2014 and May 31, 2015.

Emmy winners will be announced on Sept. 20 at 8 p.m. ET in a ceremony airing live from Los Angeles on Fox.

This year's Emmys host, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" star Andy Samberg, promises for a wild ride. "Buckle your seat belts, Emmy viewers!" he said about the upcoming telecast.

But before that all goes down, let's take a look at the 2015 nominees:

Outstanding Comedy Series

"Louie"
"Modern Family"
"Parks and Recreation"
"Silicon Valley"
"Transparent"
"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"
"Veep"

Drama Series

"Better Call Saul"
"Downton Abbey"
"Game of Thrones"
"Homeland"
"Mad Men"
"House of Cards"
"Orange Is the New Black"

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Edie Falco, "Nurse Jackie"
Lisa Kudrow, "The Comeback"
Julia Louis-Dreyfuss, "Veep"
Amy Poehler, "Parks and Recreation"
Amy Schumer, "Inside Amy Schumer"
Lily Tomlin, "Grace and Frankie"

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Anthony Anderson, "Black-ish"
Louis C.K., "Louie"
Don Cheadle, "House of Lies"
Will Forte, "Last Man on Earth"
Matt LeBlanc, "Episodes"
William H. Macy, "Shameless"
Jeffrey Tambor, "Transparent"

Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Kyle Chandler, "Bloodline"
Jeff Daniels, "The Newsroom"
Jon Hamm, "Mad Men"
Bob Odenkirk, "Better Call Saul"
Kevin Spacey, "House of Cards"
Liev Schreiber, "Ray Donovan"

Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Claire Danes, "Homeland"
Viola Davis, "How to Get Away With Murder"
Taraji P. Henson, "Empire"
Tatiana Maslany, "Orphan Black"
Elisabeth Moss, "Mad Men"
Robin Wright, "House of Cards"

Limited Series

"American Crime
"
"American Horror Story: Freak Show"
"Olive Kitteridge"
"Honorable Woman
"
"Wolf Hall"

Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie

Adrien Brody, "Houdini"
Ricky Gervais, "Derek"
Timothy Hutton, "American Crime Story"
Richard Jenkins, "Olive Kitteridge"
David Oyelowo, "Nightingale"
Mark Rylance, "Wolf Hall"

Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie

Maggie Gyllenhaal, "The Honourable Woman"
Felicity Huffman, "American Crime"
Jessica Lange, "American Horror Story"
Queen Latifah, "Bessie"
Frances McDormand, "Olive Kitteridge"
Emma Thompson, "Sweeney Todd"

Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition

Tom Bergeron, "Dancing With the Stars"
Jane Lynch, "Hollywood Game Night"
Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn, "Project Runway"
Cat Deeley, "So You Think You Can Dance"
Anthony Bourdain, "The Taste"

Reality-Competition Program

"The Amazing Race"
"Dancing With the Stars"
"Project Runway"
"So You Think You Can Dance"
"Top Chef"
"The Voice"

Variety Talk Series

"The Colbert Report"
"The Daily Show With Jon Stewart"
"Jimmy Kimmel Live"
"Last Week Tonight"
"The Late Show"
"The Tonight Show"

Television Movie

"Agatha Christie's Poirot: Curtain, Poirot's Last Case"
"Bessie"
"Grace Of Monaco"
"Hello Ladies: The Movie"
"Killing Jesus"
"Nightingale"

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Jonathan Banks, "Better Call Saul"
Ben Mendelsohn, "Bloodline"
Jim Carter, "Downton Abbey"
Peter Dinklage, "Game of Thrones"
Alan Cumming, "The Good Wife"
Michael Kelly, "House of Cards"

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Joanne Froggatt, "Downton Abbey"
Lena Headey, "Game of Thrones"
Emilia Clarke, "Game of Thrones"
Christine Baranski, "The Good Wife"
Christina Hendricks, "Mad Men"
Uzo Aduba, "Orange Is The New Black"

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Andre Braugher, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
Adam Driver, Girls
Keegan-Michael Key, "Key & Peele"
Ty Burrell, "Modern Family"
Tituss Burgess, "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"
Tony Hale, "Veep"

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Mayim Bialik, "The Big Bang Theory"
Niecy Nash, "Getting On"
Julie Bowen, "Modern Family"
Allison Janney, "Mom"
Kate McKinnon, "Saturday Night Live"
Gaby Hoffmann, "Transparent"
Jane Krakowski, "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"
Anna Chlumsky, "Veep"

Variety Sketch Series

"Drunk History"
"Inside Amy Schumer"
"Key & Peele"
"Portlandia"
"Saturday Night Live"

Guest Actor in a Drama Series

Alan Alda, "The Blacklist"
Michael J. Fox, "The Good Wife"
F. Murray Abraham, "Homeland"
Reg E. Cathey, "House of Cards"
Beau Bridges, Masters of Sex"
Pablo Schreiber, "Orange Is the New Black"

Guest Actress in a Drama Series

Margo Martindale, "The Americans"
Diana Rigg, "Game of Thrones"
Rachel Brosnahan, House of Cards
Cicely Tyson, "How to Get Away With Murder"
Allison Janney, "Masters of Sex"
Khandi Alexander, "Scandal"

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

Mel Brooks, "The Comedians"
Paul Giamatti, "Inside Amy Schumer"
Bill Hader, "Saturday Night Live"
Louis C.K., "Saturday Night Live"
Bradley Whitford, "Transparent"
Jon Hamm, "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

Christine Baranski, "The Big Bang Theory"
Gaby Hoffmann, "Girls"
Pamela Adlon, "Louie"
Elizabeth Banks, "Modern Family"
Joan Cusack, "Shameless"
Tina Fey, "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"

Children's Program

"Alan Alda and the Actor Within You: A YoungArts Masterclass"
"Degrassi,"
"Dog With a Blog"
"Girl Meets World,"
"Nick News With Linda Ellerbee: Coming Out"

Go here for a complete list of nominees.

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