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Emmys 2015: 'Game of Thrones' leads nominations; 'Empire' snubbed

"Game of Thrones" dominated the 67th Primetime Emmy Award nominations Thursday with 24 nods including best drama series.

“Better Call Saul," "Downton Abbey," "Homeland," "Mad Men,” “House of Cards,” "Orange is the New Black," "Louie," “Modern Family,” “Parks and Recreation," "Silicon Valley," "Transparent,” "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" and “Veep” were the other comedy and drama series coming out on top.

Overlooked in the marquee drama category? Fox's smash hit "Empire."

The performers earning nods in the drama series category were Jon Hamm for “Mad Men,” Bob Odenkirk for “Better Call Saul,” Kyle Chandler for "Bloodline," Kevin Spacey for "House of Cards," Jeff Daniels for "Newsroom," Liev Schreiber for "Ray Donovan," Taraji P.