The Emmys are coming, the Emmys are coming...!

On July 10 the nominees for the 66th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced in Los Angeles. 

The following productions represented in Merrick Library's Television DVD Collection were among those acknowledged:

Drama:

"The Americans" - Best Guest Actress (Margo Martindale)

"Boardwalk Empire" - Best Directing, Best Costuming, Best Hairstyling, Best Makeup

"Breaking Bad" - Best Drama, Best Lead Actor (Bryan Cranston), Best Supporting Actress (Anna Gunn), Best Supporting Actor (Aaron Paul), Best Writing, Best Directing, Best Casting, Best Cinematography, Best Makeup

"Downton Abbey" - Best Drama, Best Lead Actress (Michelle Dockery), Best Supporting Actress (Joanne Froggatt, Maggie Smith), Best Supporting Actor (Jim Carter), Best Guest Actor (Paul Giamatti), Best Directing, Best Costuming, Best Hairstyling, Best Makeup, Best Musical Score

"Game of Thrones" - Best Drama, Best Supporting Actress (Lena Headey), Best Supporting Actor (Peter Dinklage), Best Guest Actress (Diana Rigg), Best Writing, Best Directing, Best Casting, Best Cinematography, Best Costuming, Best Hairstyling, Best Makeup, Best Musical Score

"Homeland" - Best Lead Actress (Claire Danes), Best Supporting Actor (Mandy Patinkin), Best Cinematography

"House of Cards" - Best Drama, Best Lead Actress (Robin Wright), Best Lead Actor (Kevin Spacey), Best Guest Actress (Kate Mara), Best Guest Actor (Reg E. Cathey), Best Writing, Best Directing, Best Casting, Best Cinematography, Best Musical Score

"Mad Men" - Best Drama, Best Lead Actor (Jon Hamm), Best Supporting Actress (Christina Hendricks), Best Guest Actor (Robert Morse), Best Hairstyling, Best Makeup,

Best Costuming

"The Newsroom" - Best Lead Actor (Jeff Daniels), Best Guest Actress (Jane Fonda)

"True Detective" - Best Drama, Best Lead Actor (Woody Harrelson, Matthew McConaughey, Best Writing, Best Directing, Best Casting, Best Cinematography, Best Main Title Design, Best Makeup, Best Musical Score

Comedy:

"Nurse Jackie" - Best Lead Actress (Edie Falco), Best Casting

"Orange is the New Black" - Best Comedy, Best Lead Actress (Taylor Schilling), Best Supporting Actress (Kate Mulgrew), Best Guest Actress (Uzo Aduba, Laverne Cox, Natasha Lyonne), Best Writing, Best Directing, Best Casting

"Veep" - Best Comedy, Best Lead Actress (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), Best Supporting Actress (Anny Chlumsky), Best Supporting Actor (Tony Hale), Best Guest Actor (Gary Cole), Best Writing, Best Casting

Miniseries, Movie or Special:

"Killing Kennedy" - Best Cinematography

"Treme" -  Best Miniseries, Best Writing, Best Casting

The 66th Emmy Awards presentation will be broadcast live from the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles on Monday evening, August 25 at 8 on NBC. Seth Meyers, current host of the Peacock Network's "Late Night" series will be the master of ceremonies.