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You can't say the Emmy nominations are ever shocking, but there were a few delightful surprises this morning when they were announced. All the usual suspects got nods, but a host of new shows cracked into the competition.

Mad Men had the most mentions of any show, 19, which is sort of like saying that Barack Obama has the Democratic nomination for president all sewn up. Newbies Game of Thrones (yay!) and Boardwalk Empire (boo!) also snagged nominations, but Game's fine ensemble only netted a mention for "the imp," Peter Dinklage, in the acting categories. Sadly, there were still a bunch of nominations for the hit-or-miss second season of Glee so we guess Ryan Murphy and crew aren't ever going to learn their lesson.

There were some other surprises in the acting categories, including potential trophies for Kathy Bates for Harry's Law, Louis CK for Louie, Matt LeBlanc for Episodes, and Andre Braugher from Men of a Certain Age. They also made our dreams come true and nominated Martha Plimpton for Raising Hope. Also the Academy of TV Sciences also finally recognized the brilliance of So You Think You Can Dance and its host Cat Deeley, so hurray for that.

Outstanding Drama Series
 Boardwalk Empire
Dexter
Friday Night Lights
Game of Thrones
The Good Wife
Mad Men

Outstanding Comedy Series
 The Big Bang Theory
Glee
Modern Family
The Office
Parks & Recreation
30 Rock

Lead Actor, Drama
 Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
 Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights
 Michael C. Hall, Dexter
 John Hamm, Mad Men
 Hugh Laurie, House
 Timothy Olyphant, Justified

Lead Actress, Drama
 Kathy Bates, Harry's Law
 Connie Britton, Friday Night Lights
 Mireille Enos, The Killing
 Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: SVU
 Julianna Marguiles, The Good Wife
 Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men

Supporting Actress, Drama
 Kelly McDonald, Boardwalk Empire
 Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
 Michelle Forbes, The Killing
 Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife
 Margo Martindale, Justified
 Christine Baranski, The Good Wife

Supporting Actor, Drama
 John Slattery, Mad Men
 Andre Braugher, Men of a Certain Age
 Walton Goggins, Justified
 Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
 Josh Charles, The Good Wife
 Alan Cumming, The Good Wife

Lead Actress, Comedy
 Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
 Tina Fey, 30 Rock
 Laura Linney, The Big C
 Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly
 Martha Plimpton, Raising Hope
 Amy Poehler, Parks & Recreation

Lead Actor, Comedy
 Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
 Louis CK, Louie
 Steve Carell, The Office
 Johnny Galecki, The Big Bang Theory
 Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
 Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory

Supporting Actress, Comedy
 Jane Lynch, Glee
 Betty White, Hot in Cleveland
 Julie Bowen, Modern Family
 Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live
 Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock
 Sofia Vergara, Modern Family

Supporting Actor, Comedy
 Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
 Chris Colfer, Glee
 Everyone with a Penis, Modern Family

Oustanding Reality Competition Program
 So You Think You Can Dance
The Amazing Race
Project Runway
American Idol
Dancing With the Stars
Top Chef

Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Program
 Jeff Probst, Survivor
 Cat Deeley, So You Think You Can Dance
 Phil Keoghan, The Amazing Race
 Tom Bergeron, Dancing With the Stars
 Ryan Seacrest, American Idol

Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series
 The Colbert Report
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Saturday Night Live
Conan
Real Time with Bill Maher
The Daily Show

Outstanding Mini-series or Movie
 Mildred Pierce
Downton Abbey
The Kennedys
Cinema Verite
Too Big to Fail
The Pillars of the Earth

Lead Actress, Mini-series or Movie
 Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce
 Elizabeth McGovern, Downton Abbey
 Diane Lane, Cinema Verite
 Taraji P. Henson, Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story
 Jean Marsh, Upstairs Downstairs

Lead Actor, Mini-series or Movie
 Greg Kinnear, The Kennedys
 Barry Pepper, The Kennedys
 Edgar Ramirez, Carlos
 William Hurt, Too Big To Fail
 Idris Elba, Luther
 Laurence Fishburne, Thurgood

Supporting Actor, Mini-series or Movie
 Guy Pearce, Mildred Pierce
 Bryan F. O'Byrne, Mildred Pierce
 Tom Wilkinson, The Kennedys
 Paul Giamatti, Too Big to Fail
 James Woods, Too Big to Fail

Supporting Actress, Mini-series or Movie
 Evan Rachel Wood, Mildred Pierce
 Melissa Leo, Mildred Pierce
 Mare Winningham, Mildred Pierce
 Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
 Eileen Atkins, Upstairs Downstairs

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