The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards winners Aaron Paul, Anna Gunn and Bryan Cranston pose backstage with their awards for their roles in AMC's "Breaking Bad." (Photo : REUTERS/Mike Blake)
"Game Of Thrones," "House Of Cards" and "Mad Men" are among the drama series that dominated the list of 2015 Primetime Emmys nominations while fans of "Empire" were surprised the Fox series did not get as many nominations as expected.
Here is the complete list of the 67th annual Primetime Emmy Awards nominees under drama series categories:
Outstanding Drama Series
"Better Call Saul"
"Downton Abbey"
"Game of Thrones"
"Homeland"
"House of Cards"
"Mad Men"
"Orange Is the New Black"
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
"Better Call Saul" actor Bob Odenkirk
"The Newsroom" actor Jeff Daniels
"Mad Men" actor Jon Hamm
"House of Cards" actor Kevin Spacey
"Bloodline" actor Kyle Chandler
"Ray Donovon" actor Liev Schrieber
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
"Homeland" actress Claire Danes
"Mad Men" actress Elisabeth Moss
"House of Cards" actress Robin Wright
"Empire" actress Taraji P. Henson
"Orphan Black" actress Tatiana Maslany
"How to Get Away with Murder" actress Viola Davis
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
"The Good Wife" actor Alan Cumming
"Bloodline" actor Ben Mendelsohn
"Downton Abbey" actor Jim Carter
"Better Call Saul" actor Jonathan Banks
"House of Cards" actor Michael Kelly
"Game of Thrones" actor Peter Dinklage
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
"Mad Men" actress Christina Hendricks
"The Good Wife" actress Christine Baranski
"Game of Thrones" actress Emilia Clarke
"Downton Abbey" actress Joanne Froggatt
"Game of Thrones" actress Lena Headey
"Orange Is the New Black" actress Uzo Aduba
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
"The Blacklist" guest actor Alan Alda
"Master of Sex" guest actor Beau Bridges
"Homeland" guest actor F. Murray Abraham
"The Good Wife" guest actor Michael J. Fox
"Orange Is the New Black" guest actor Pablo Schreiber
"House of Cards" guest actor Reg E. Cathey
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
"Masters of Sex" guest actress Allison Janney
"How to Get Away with Murder" guest actress Cicely Tyson
"Game of Thrones" guest actress Diana Rigg
"Scandal" guest actress Khandi Alexander
"The Americans" guest actress Margo Martindale
"House of Cards" guest actress Rachel Brosnahan
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
"Game of Thrones" season 4 episode 24 "Mother's Mercy" director David Nutter
"Game of Thrones" season 4 episode 28 "Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken" director Jeremy Podeswa
"Homeland" season 4 episode 6 "From A to B and Back Again" director Lesli Linka Glatter
"The Knick" season 1 episode 1 "Method and Madness" director Steven Soderbergh
"Boardwalk Empire" season 5 episode 8 "Eldorado" director Tim Van Patten
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
"Game of Thrones" season 4 episode 24 "Mother's Mercy" writers David Benioff and David Weiss
"Better Call Saul" season 1 episode 6 "Five-O" writer Gordon Smith
"The Americans" season 3 episode 9 "Do Mail Robots Dream of Electric Sheep" writer Joshua Brand
"Mad Men" season 7 episode 12 "Lost Horizon" writer Matthew Weiner
"Mad Men" season 7 episode 14 "Person to Person" writer Matthew Weiner
The 67th annual Primetime Emmy Awards winners will be announced on Sept. 12.
