My 2013 Primetime Emmy Award Nominations

With the 2013 Primetime Emmy Awards coming up, I feel it is time that I officially put down which programs I think deserved to be nominated. While I watched as many shows as I would've liked to, the variation is something left to be desired. I watched way too many dramas and not enough comedies, so if my nominations seem a little weird, it's the lack of programs I watched. Oh, and FYI, American Horror Story is a television series in my mind not a miniseries. Without further a due, here are my nominees. The episodes I have chosen as the best will be displayed in brackets.

Best Drama Series

The Americans [FX] ("Pilot")
American Horror Story: Asylum [FX] ("I am Anne Frank, Parts 1 & 2")
Bates Motel [A&E] ("The Man in Number 9")
Homeland [Showtime] ("State of Independence")
Once Upon a Time [ABC] ("The Miller's Daughter")
Revenge [ABC] ("Truth, Parts 1 & 2")

Best Comedy Series

1600 Penn [NBC] ("Putting out Fires")
Arrested Development [Netflix] ("Flight of the Phoenix")
Enlightened [HBO] ("Agent of Change")
Girls [HBO] ("Bad Friend")
Up All Night [NBC] ("The Game of Life")
Veep [HBO] ("Midterms")

Best Leading Actor in a Drama Series

Hugh Dancy - Hannibal ("Releves")
Jeff Daniels - The Newsroom ("We Just Decided To")
Damian Lewis - Homeland ("Q&A")
Mads Mikkelsen - Hannibal ("Savoreux")
Steven Pasquale - Do No Harm ("A Stand In")
Matthew Rhys - The Americans ("Pilot")

Best Leading Actor in a Comedy Series

Will Arnett - Up All Night ("Home/Office")
Jason Bateman - Arrested Development ("Flight of the Phoenix")
Michael Cera - Arrested Development ("Blockheads")
Josh Gad - 1600 Penn ("Live from the Lincoln Bedroom")
Michael Landes - Save Me ("The Book of Beth")
Bill Pullman - 1600 Penn ("Live from the Lincoln Bedroom")

Best Leading Actress in a Drama Series

Connie Britton - Nashville ("My Heart Would Know")
Claire Danes - Homeland ("State of Independence")
Vera Farmiga - Bates Motel ("The Man in Number 9")
Jessica Lange - American Horror Story: Asylum ("Dark Cousin")
Hayden Panetierre - Nashville ("I'll Never Get out of this World Alive")
Keri Russell - The Americans ("Gregory")

Best Leading Actress in a Comedy Series

Christina Applegate - Up All Night ("Ma'am'd")
Laura Dern - Enlightened ("The Key")
Lena Dunham - Girls ("Bad Friend")
Jenna Elfman - 1600 Penn ("Meet the Parent")
Anne Heche - Save Me ("The Book of Beth")
Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Veep ("Midterms")

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Robert Carlyle - Once Upon a Time ("Manhattan")
Noah Emmerich - The Americans ("Safe House")
Charles Esten - Nashville ("I'll Never Get out of this World Alive")
Silas Weir Mitchell - Grimm ("Over My Dead Body")
Mandy Patinkin - Homeland ("The Clearing")
Zachary Quinto - American Horror Story: Asylum ("The Origins of Monstrosity")

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Will Arnett - Arrested Development ("A New Attitude")
David Cross - Arrested Development ("A New Start")
Tony Hale - Arrested Development ("Off the Hook")
Timothy Simons - Veep ("Andrew")
Mike White - Enlightened ("The Ghost is Seen")
Luke Wilson - Enlightened ("Higher Power")

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Morena Baccarin - Homeland ("State of Independence")
Ginnifer Goodwin - Once Upon a Time ("The Miller's Daughter")
Olivia Munn - The Newsroom ("Bullies")
Lana Parrilla - Once Upon a Time ("The Cricket Game")
Sarah Paulson - American Horror Story: Asylum ("Spilt Milk")
Lily Rabe - American Horror Story: Asylum ("The Name Game")

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Anna Chlumsky - Veep ("Midterms")
Jemima Kirke - Girls ("Video Games")
Portia de Rossi - Arrested Development ("Indian Takers")
Maya Rudolph - Up All Night ("I Can't Quit You")
Alia Shawkat - Arrested Development ("Senoritis")
Jessica Walters - Arrested Development ("Queen B.")

Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series

Roger Bart - Revenge ("Illusion")
Jere Burns - Bates Motel ("The Boy and his Dog")
Eddie Izzard - Hannibal ("Roti")
Dylan McDermott - American Horror Story: Asylum ("Madness Ends")
Ian McShane - American Horror Story: Asylum ("Unholy Night")
James Rebhorn - Homeland ("The Smile")

Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

Dermot Mulroney - Enlightened ("All I Ever Wanted")
Andrew Rannells - Girls ("Bad Friend")
Seth Rogen - Arrested Development ("Flight of the Phoenix")
Peter Scolari - Girls ("It's Back")
Ben Stiller - Arrested Development ("A New Attitude")
Henry Winkler - Arrested Development ("Flight of the Phoenix")

Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series

Gillian Anderson - Hannibal ("Releves")
Barbara Hershey - Once Upon a Time ("The Queen is Dead")
Margo Martindale - The Americans ("The Colonel")
Rose McGowan - Once Upon a Time ("The Miller's Daughter")
Susan Misner - The Americans ("Covert War")
Franka Potente - American Horror Story: Asylum ("I am Anne Frank, Parts 1 & 2")

Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

Becky Ann Baker - Girls ("It's Back")
Maria Bamford - Arrested Development ("A New Start")
Allison Janney - Veep ("First Response")
Liza Minelli - Arrested Development ("Flight of the Phoenix")
Molly Shannon - Enlightened ("The Ghost is Seen")
Kristen Wiig - Arrested Development ("Flight of the Phoenix")

Best Directing for a Drama Series

Gavin O'Connor - The Americans ("Pliot")
Michael Lehmann - American Horror Story: Asylum ("The Name Game")
David Slade - Hannibal ("Aperitif")
David Semel - Homeland ("New Car Smell")
Lesli Linka Glatter - Homeland ("Q&A")
Lodge Kerrigan - Homeland ("State of Independence")

Best Directing for a Comedy Series

Mitchell Hurwitz & Troy Miller - Arrested Development ("Flight of the Phoenix")
Mitchell Hurwitz & Troy Miller - Arrested Development ("A New Attitude")
Mitchell Hurwitz & Troy Miller - Arrested Development ("A New Start")
Nicole Holofcener - Enlightened ("The Key")
Jesse Peretz - Girls ("Bad Friend")
Christopher Morris - Veep ("Midterms")

Best Writing for a Drama Series

Joe Weisberg - The Americans ("Pilot")
Kerry Ehrin - Bates Motel ("The Man in Number 9")
Meredith Stiehm - Homeland ("New Car Smell")
Henry Bromell - Homeland ("Q&A")
Alexander Cary - Homeland ("State of Independence")
Christine Boylan & Jane Espenson - Once Upon a Time ("Tallahassee")

Best Writing for a Comedy Series

Mitchell Hurwitz & Jim Vallely - Arrested Development ("A New Attitude")
Dean Lorey & Jim Vallely - Arrested Development ("A New Start")
Mike White - Enlightened ("The Ghost is Seen")
Mike White - Enlightened ("The Key")
Lena Dunham & Sarah Heyward - Girls ("Bad Friend")
Armando Iannucci & Will Smith - Veep ("Midterms")

...And there we have it, my complete list of nominations! I will announce the winners, and provide some commentary, the day before the Emmy Award winners are announced. Tell me what you think in the comments below.