Mad Men, Modern Family, Boardwalk Empire Dominate Emmy Nominations

Mad Men topped the prime-time Emmy nominations Thursday with 19, while new faces and the long overlooked Friday Night Lights finally broke through to the big race. The miniseries Mildred Pierce led all nominations with 21.

Both shows will vie for drama series honors against Dexter, Game of Thrones, The Good Wife and Boardwalk Empire. Mad Men will aim for the first four-peat since The West Wing swept from 2000-03.

Newbies Boardwalk and Game of Thrones put up a good showing, earning 18 and 13 nominations, respectively, while reigning comedy series champ Modern Family reeled in 17.

Joshua Jackson, Melissa McCarthy to announce Emmy nominations 

Modern Family will try to defend its title against Glee, The Office, three-time champ 30 Rock, and first-time nominees The Big Bang Theory and Parks and Recreation.

Defending champ Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer) was snubbed in the drama actress race, which features Kathy Bates (Harry's Law), Connie Britton (Friday Night Lights), Mireille Enos (The Killing), Mariska Hargitay (Law & Order: SVU), Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife) and Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men).

Mike & Molly's Melissa McCarthy,who announced the nominations with Joshua Jackson, received her first nomination for comedy lead actress.

HBO was the most nominated network with 104 nods, followed by CBS (50) and NBC (46).

The 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards, hosted by Jane Lynch, airs Sunday, Sept. 18 at 8/7c on Fox.

Check out the nominees:

Drama Series 
 Boardwalk Empire
Dexter
Friday Night Lights
Game of Thrones
The Good Wife
Mad Men 
 
 Comedy Series
 The Big Bang Theory 
Glee
Modern Family
The Office 
 Parks and Recreation 
 30 Rock 

Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Hugh Laurie, House
Timothy Olyphant, Justified 

Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Kathy Bates, Harry's Law
Connie Britton, Friday Night Lights
Mireille Enos, The Killing
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: SVU
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
 Andre Braugher, Men of a Certain Age
Alan Cumming, The Good Wife
 Josh Charles, The Good Wife
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Walton Goggins, Justified
John Slattery, Mad Men
 
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series 
Christine Baranski, The Good Wife
 Michelle Forbes, The Killing 
 Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
Kelly Macdonald, Boardwalk Empire
Margo Martindale, Justified
Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife
 
Lead Actor in a Comedy Series 
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Louis C.K., Louie
Steve Carell, The Office
Johnny Galecki, The Big Bang Theory
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
 
Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Laura Linney, The Big C
Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly
Martha Plimpton, Raising Hope
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
Chris Colfer, Glee
 Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family
Ed O'Neill, Modern Family
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family 

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Julie Bowen, Modern Family
Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock
Jane Lynch, Glee
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
 Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live
 Betty White, Hot in Cleveland

Reality-Competition Program
 The Amazing Race
American Idol
Dancing with the Stars
Project Runway
So You Think You Can Dance
Top Chef

Reality Host
Tom Bergeron, Dancing with the Stars
Cat Deeley, So You Think You Can DancePhil Keoghan, The Amazing RaceJeff Probst, SurvivorRyan Seacrest, American IdolVariety, Music or Comedy SeriesThe Colbert ReportConanThe Daily Show with Jon StewartLate Night with Jimmy FallonReal Time with Bill MaherSaturday Night Live