Tis the season. Emmy nominations are in full swing. We've got a list of the most popular categories. Let us know who you're cheering for in the comment field.
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
 Breaking Bad
 Downton Abbey
 Game of Thrones
 Homeland
 House of Cards
 Mad Men
OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
 30 Rock
 The Big Bang Theory
 Girls
 Louie
 Modern Family
 Veep
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
 Hugh Bonneville, Downton Abbey
 Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
 Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom
 Jon Hamm, Mad Men
 Damian Lewis, Homeland
 Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
 Connie Britton, Nashville
 Claire Danes, Homeland
 Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey
 Vera Farmiga, Bates Motel
 Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
 Kerry Washington, Scandal
 Robin Wright, House of Cards
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
 Benedict Cumberbatch, Parade's End
 Matt Damon, Behind the Candelabra
 Michael Douglas, Behind the Candelabra
 Toby Jones, The Girl
 Al Pacino, Phil Spector
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
 Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Asylum
 Laura Linney, The Big C: Hereafter
 Helen Mirren, Phil Spector
 Elisabeth Moss, Top of the Lake
 Sigourney Weaver, Political Animals
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
 Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
 Jason Bateman, Arrested Development
 Louis C.K., Louie
 Don Cheadle, House of Lies
 Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
 Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
 Laura Dern, Enlightened
 Lena Dunham, Girls
 Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
 Tina Fey, 30 Rock
 Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
 Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
OUTSTANDING VARIETY, MUSIC, OR COMEDY SERIES
 The Colbert Report
 The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
 Jimmy Kimmel Live
 Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
 Real Time With Bill Maher
 Saturday Night Live
OUTSTANDING MINISERIES OR MADE FOR TELEVISION MOVIE
 American Horror Story: Asylum
 Behind the Candelabra
 The Bible
 Phil Spector
 Political Animals
 Top of the Lake
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
 Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
 Bobby Cannavale, Boardwalk Empire
 Jonathan Banks, Breaking Bad
 Jim Carter, Downton Abbey
 Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
 Mandy Patinkin, Homeland
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
 Tony Hale, Veep
 Bill Hader, Saturday Night Live
 Ed O'Neill, Modern Family
 Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family
 Adam Driver, Girls
 Ty Burrell, Modern Family
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
 Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad
 Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
 Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones
 Morena Baccarin, Homeland
 Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
 Christine Baranski, The Good Wife
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
 Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock
 Jane Lynch, Glee
 Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
 Julie Bowen, Modern Family
 Merritt Wever, Nurse Jackie
 Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory
 Anna Chlumsky, Veep
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
 James Cromwell, American Horror Story: Asylum
 Zachary Quinto, American Horror Story: Asylum
 Scott Bakula, Behind the Candelabra
 John Benjamin Hickey, The Big C: Hereafter
 Peter Mullan, Top of the Lake
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
 Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Asylum
 Imelda Staunton, The Girl
 Ellen Burstyn, Political Animals
 Charlotte Rampling, Restless
 Alfre Woodard, Steel Magnolias
OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
 Bob Newhart, The Big Bang Theory
 Nathan Lane, Modern Family
 Bobby Cannavale, Nurse Jackie
 Louis C.K., Saturday Night Live
 Justin Timberlake, Saturday Night Live
 Will Forte, 30 Rock
OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
 Margo Martindale, The Americans
 Diana Rigg, Game of Thrones
 Carrie Preston, The Good Wife
 Linda Cardellini, Mad Men
 Jane Fonda, The Newsroom
 Joan Cusack, Shameless
OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
 Molly Shannon, Enlightened
 Dot-Marie Jones, Glee
 Melissa Leo, Louie
 Melissa McCarthy, Saturday Night Live
 Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live
 Elaine Stritch, 30 Rock
OUTSTANDING REALITY PROGRAM
 Antiques Roadshow
 Deadliest Catch
 Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
 MythBusters
 Shark Tank
 Undercover Boss
OUTSTANDING VARIETY, MUSIC, OR COMEDY SPECIAL
 The Kennedy Center Honors
 Louis C.K.: Oh My God
 Mel Brooks Strikes Back! With Mel Brooks and Alan Yentob
 Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update Thursday (Part One)
 12-12-12: The Concert For Sandy Relief
OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
 Girls
 Modern Family
 Nurse Jackie
 30 Rock
 Veep
OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
 Downton Abbey
 Game of Thrones
 The Good Wife
 Homeland
 House of Cards
OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE, OR SPECIAL
 American Horror Story: Asylum
 Behind the Candelabra
 The Hour
 Political Animals
 Top of the Lake
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
 Tim Van Patten, Boardwalk Empire
 Michelle MacLaren, Breaking Bad
 Jeremy Webb, Downton Abbey
 Lesli Linka Glatter, Homeland
 David Fincher, House of Cards
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
 Lena Dunham, Girls
 Paris Barclay, Glee
 Louis C.K., Louie
 Gail Mancuso, Modern Family
 Beth McCarthy-Miller, 30 Rock
OUTSTANDING NONFICTION SERIES
 The Abolitionists
 American Masters
 The Men Who Built America
 Through the Wormhole With Morgan Freeman
 Vice
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MUSIC AND LYRICS
 Nashville, "Nothing in This World Will Ever Break My Heart Again"
 The Neighbors, "More or Less the Kind of Thing You May or May Not Possibly See on Broadway"
 Smash, "Hang the Moon"
 Smash, "I Hear Your Voice in a Dream"
 30 Rock, "Rural Juror"
 66th Annual Tony Awards, "If I Had Time"
OUTSTANDING MAIN TITLE DESIGN
 American Horror Story
 Da Vinci's Demons
 Elementary
 Halo 4
 The Newsroom
OUTSTANDING SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
 Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome
 Defiance
 Falling Skies
 Game of Thrones
 Hemlock Grove
 Last Resort
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
 Episodes ("Episode 209," David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik)
 Louie ("Daddy's Girlfriend Part 1," Louis C.K.)
 The Office ("Finale," Greg Daniels)
 30 Rock ("Hogcock!," Jack Burditt and Robert Carlock)
 30 Rock ("Last Lunch," Tina Fey and Tracey Wigfield)
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
 Breaking Bad ("Dead Freight," George Mastras)
 Breaking Bad ("Say My Name," Thomas Schnauz)
 Downton Abbey ("Episode 4," Julian Fellowes)
 Game of Thrones ("The Rains of Castamere," David Benioff and D.B. Weiss)
 Homeland ("Q&A," Henry Bromell)
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY, MUSIC, OR COMEDY SERIES
 The Colbert Report
 The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
 Jimmy Kimmel Live
 Portlandia
 Real Time With Bill Maher
 Saturday Night Live
OUTSTANDING ANIMATED PROGRAM
 Bob's Burgers
 Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness: Enter the Dragon
 Regular Show: The Christmas Special
 The Simpsons
 South Park
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