Emmy nominations announced in Los Angeles

The nominations for TV's Emmy Awards have been announced, and history has been made, http://blog.al.com reports.
 
The Netflix series "House of Cards," a political intrigue saga, received a Best Drama Series nomination Thursday. It's the first top Emmy nod for a program delivered online, not on TV. The series received a total of nine bids, including acting nominations for stars Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright.

The most Emmy nominations, 17, went to "American Horror Story: Asylum." Close behind was "Game of Thrones" with 16 nods, while "Saturday Night Live" and the Liberace biopic "Behind the Candelabra" earned 15 nominations each.

Tony Hale, a Samford University graduate, is nominated for Best Supporting Actor in the comedy "Veep."

The Emmys will be hosted by Neil Patrick Harris and air Sept. 22 on CBS.

Here is a partial list of nominees:

Outstanding Drama Series: "Homeland," "Downton Abbey," "Breaking Bad," "Game of Thrones," "Mad Men," "House of Cards"
Outstanding Comedy Series: "30 Rock," "Big Bang Theory," "Girls," "Louie," "Modern Family," "Veep"

Lead Actress, Comedy Series: Laura Dern, Lena Dunham, Edie Falco, Tina Fey, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Amy Poehler

Lead Actor, Drama Series: Jeff Daniels, Jon Hamm, Damian Lewis, Kevin Spacey, Hugh Bonneville, Bryan Cranston

Lead Actress, Drama Series: Connie Britton Claire Danes, Michelle Dockery, Vera Farmiga, Elisabeth Moss, Kerry Washington, Robin Wright

Lead Actor, Comedy Series: Ed O'Neill, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Ty Burrell, Eric Stonestreet, Bill Hader, Max Greenfield

Supporting Actor, Comedy Series: Adam Driver, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Ed O'Neill, Ty Burrell, Bill Hader, Tony Hale

Supporting Actress, Comedy Series: Mayim Bialik, Jane Lynch, Sofia Vergara, Julie Bowen, Merritt Wever, Jane Krakowski, Anna Chlumsky

Supporting Actor, Drama Series: Bobby Cannavale, Jonathan Banks, Aaron Paul, Jim Carter, Peter Dinklage, Mandy Patinkin,

Supporting Actress, Drama Series: Anna Gunn, maggie Smith, Emilia Clarke, Christine Baranski, Morena Baccarin.