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See the dramatic shows and actors hoping to take home gold this year

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1 of 30 Macall B. Polay/HBO

Boardwalk Empire

Nominated for: Outstanding Drama Series
2 of 30 Ben Leuner/AMC

Breaking Bad

Nominated for: Outstanding Drama Series
3 of 30 Carnival Film & Television Limited for Masterpiece

Downton Abbey

Nominated for: Outstanding Drama Series
4 of 30 Helen Sloan/HBO

Game of Thrones

Nominated for: Outstanding Drama Series
5 of 30 Kent Smith/Showtime

Homeland

Nominated for: Outstanding Drama Series
6 of 30 Jordin Althaus/AMC

Mad Men

Nominated for: Outstanding Drama Series
7 of 30 PBS

Hugh Bonneville, Downton Abbey

Nominated for: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
8 of 30 Macall B. Polay/HBO

Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire

Nominated for: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
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9 of 30 Gregory Peters/AMC

Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad

Nominated for: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
10 of 30 Randy Tepper/Showtime

Michael C. Hall, Dexter

Nominated for: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
11 of 30 Jordin Althaus/AMC

Jon Hamm, Mad Men

Nominated for: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
12 of 30 Kent Smith/Showtime

Damian Lewis, Homeland

Nominated for: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
13 of 30 Michael Yarish/NBC

Kathy Bates, Harry's Law

Nominated for: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
14 of 30 David Russell/DIRECTV

Glenn Close, Damages

Nominated for: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Serie
15 of 30 Kent Smith/Showtime

Claire Danes, Homeland

Nominated for: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
16 of 30 Carnival Film & Television Ltd. for Masterpiece

Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey

Nominated for: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
17 of 30 David Giesbrecht/CBS

Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife

Nominated for: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
18 of 30 Jordin Althaus/AMC

Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men

Nominated for: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
19 of 30 PBS

Jim Carter, Downton Abbey

Nominated for: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
20 of 30 PBS

Brendan Coyle, Downton Abbey

Nominated for: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
21 of 30 Helen Sloan/HBO

Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones

Nominated for: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
22 of 30 Ursula Coyote/AMC

Giancarlo Esposito, Breaking Bad

Nominated for: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
23 of 30 Jordin Althaus/AMC

Jared Harris, Mad Men

Nominated for: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
24 of 30 Lewis Jacobs/AMC

Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad

Nominated for: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
25 of 30 David M. Russell/CBS

Christine Baranski, The Good Wife

Nominated for: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
26 of 30 PBS

Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey

Nominated for: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
27 of 30 Ursula Coyote/AMC

Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad

Nominated for: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
28 of 30 Jordin Althaus/AMC

Christina Hendricks, Mad Men

Nominated for: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
29 of 30 David Giesbrecht/CBS

Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife

Nominated for: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
30 of 30 PBS

Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey

Nominated for: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series