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2014  is proving to be a strong year for Black actors as the nominees for the 66th Annual Primetime Emmys were announced earlier this morning.  Idris Elba was recognized for his work as DCI John Luther in the BBC mini-series “Luther,”  landing on the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries as well as Chiwetel Ejiofor for the jazz-age drama “Dancing On The Edge.”  Reg E. Cathey, who played barbecue  joint owner Freddy  on the Netflix hit “House of Cards” and Joe  Morton (“Scandal”) will compete for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series Emmy.

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In the comedy categories, Don Cheadle scored his third Emmy nod for the “Showtime” dramedy “House of Lies,” and Andre Braugher made the Outstanding Supporting Actor list for cop sitcom “Brooklyn Nine-Nine.”

Black actresses also held it down as Kerry Washington  was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in A Drama Series category for a second year in a row for “Scandal” and Angela Bassett got some well deserved Emmy love for her chilling performance as voodoo priestess Marie Leveau in “American Horror Story: Coven.”

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“Orange Is The New Black” was nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series, and also secured Outstanding Guest Actress nominations for Uzo Aduba (Crazy Eyes) and Laverne Cox (Sophia Burset).  Cicely Tyson also received an Emmy nod in the Outstanding Lead Actress in A Miniseries category for the Lifetime movie “A Trip To Bountiful.”  This is Tyson’s ninth Emmy nomination (she won in 1974 and 2009).

 The 2014  Emmys will air Monday, August 25th, 8PM EST on NBC.

Complete list of nominees below:

OUTSTANDING DRAMA

Breaking Bad

Downton Abbey

Game of Thrones

House of Cards

Mad Men

True Detective

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA

Lizzy Caplan, Masters of Sex

Kerry Washington, Scandal

Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey

Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife

Claire Danes, Homeland

Robin Wright, House of Cards

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A DRAMA

Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad

Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom

Jon Hamm, Mad Men

Woody Harrelson, True Detective

Matthew McConaughey, True Detective

Kevin Spacey, House of Cards

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA

Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad

Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey

Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey

Lena Headey, Game of Thrones

Christine Baranski, The Good Wife

Christina Hendricks, Mad Men

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA

Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad

Jim Carter, Downton Abbey

Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones

Josh Charles, The Good Wife

Mandy Patinkin, Homeland

Jon Voight, Ray Donovan

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA

Margo Martindale, The Americans

Diana Rigg, Game of Thrones

Kate Mara, House of Cards

Allison Janney, Masters of Sex

Jane Fonda, The Newsroom

Kate Burton, Scandal

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA

Paul Giamatti, Downton Abbey

Dylan Baker, The Good Wife

Reg E Cathey, House of Cards

Robert Morse, Mad Men

Beau Bridges, Masters of Sex

Joe Morton, Scandal

OUTSTANDING COMEDY

The Big Bang Theory

Louie

Modern Family

Orange Is the New Black

Silicon Valley

Veep

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY

Lena Dunham, Girls

Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep

Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly

Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation

Taylor Schilling, Orange Is the New Black

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A COMEDY

Louis CK, Louie

Don Cheadle, House of Lies

Ricky Gervais, Derek

Matt LeBlanc, Episodes

William H Macy, Shameless

Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY

Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory

Julie Bowen, Modern Family

Allison Janney, Mom

Kate Mulgrew, Orange Is the New Black

Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live

Anna Chlumsky, Veep

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY

Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Adam Driver, Girls

Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family

Ty Burrell, Modern Family

Fred Armisen, Portlandia

Tony Hale, Veep

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY

Natasha Lyonne, Orange Is the New Black

Uzo Aduba, Orange Is the New Black

Laverne Cox, Orange Is the New Black

Tina Fey, Saturday Night Live

Melissa McCarthy, Saturday Night Live

Joan Cusack, Shameless

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY

Bob Newhart, The Big Bang Theory

Nathan Lane, Modern Family

Steve Buscemi, Portlandia

Jimmy Fallon, Saturday Night Live

Louis C.K., Saturday Night Live

Gary Cole, Veep

OUTSTANDING REALITY SHOW HOST

Betty White, Betty White’s Off Their Rockers

Tom Bergeron, Dancing With the Stars

Jane Lynch, Hollywood Game Night

Heidi Klum/Tim Gunn, Project Runway

Cat Deeley, So You Think You Can Dance

Anthony Bourdain, The Taste

OUTSTANDING REALITY SHOW COMPETITION

The Amazing Race

Dancing With the Stars

Project Runway

So You Think You Can Dance

Top Chef

The Voice

OUTSTANDING VARIETY, MUSIC, OR COMEDY SERIES

The Colbert Report

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Jimmy Kimmel Live

Real Time with Bill Maher

Saturday Night Live

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

OUTSTANDING TV MINISERIES

American Horror Story: Coven

Bonnie & Clyde

Fargo

Luther

Treme

The White Queen

OUTSTANDING TV MOVIE

Killing Kennedy

Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight

The Normal Heart

Sherlock: His Last Vow

The Trip to Bountiful

LEAD ACTRESS IN A TV MINISERIES OR MOVIE

Helena Bonham Carter, Burton and Taylor

Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Coven

Minnie Driver, Return to Zero

Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Coven

Cicely Tyson, The Trip to Bountiful

Kristen Wiig, The Spoils of Babylon

LEAD ACTOR IN A TV MINISERIES OR MOVIE

Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock: His Last Vow

Idris Elba, Luther

Chiwetel Ejiofor, Dancing On the Edge

Martin Freeman, Fargo

Billy Bob Thornton, Fargo

Mark Ruffalo, The Normal Heart

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TV MINISERIES OR MOVIE

Frances Conroy, American Horror Story: Coven

Kathy Bates, American Horror Story: Coven

Angela Bassett, American Horror Story: Coven

Allison Tolman, Fargo

Ellen Burstyn, Flowers in the Attic

Julia Roberts, The Normal Heart

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TV MINISERIES OR MOVIE

Colin Hanks, Fargo

Jim Parsons, The Normal Heart

Joe Mantello, The Normal Heart

Alfred Molina, The Normal Heart

Matt Bomer, The Normal Heart

Martin Freeman, Sherlock: His Last Vow

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