( CNN ) -- The 2014 Emmy nominations were announced on Thursday , with `` Game of Thrones '' in the lead with a total of 19 nods , and `` Breaking Bad '' getting its final round of recognition . The announcement , made by Mindy Kaling and `` The Voice 's '' Carson Daly , revealed strong competition but few surprises , with series like `` True Detective '' and `` Orange Is the New Black '' getting their expected ( and deserved ) due . Here 's what else we learned from the 2014 Emmy nominations ( See the list of nominations here ) : . 1 . So many dramas , so little room . This year 's drama category name-checks some of the predicted suspects -- `` Breaking Bad , '' `` House of Cards , '' `` Mad Men '' -- while welcoming a new player : HBO 's `` True Detective . '' The show 's inclusion in the category was controversial , since the program is structured more like a miniseries : its second season will tell a new story with a new cast of characters . But HBO submitted it as a drama , and Emmy voters clearly responded -- evidently more than they did for `` Homeland , '' the Showtime series that was once the belle of the Emmys ball . ( Last year , 13 nominations . This year ? A total of four . ) Yet even with such a strong cast of nominees , fans of `` Orphan Black , '' The Americans '' and `` The Walking Dead '' are somewhere bemoaning the Emmys ' oversight of those series once again . 2 . Netflix 's seat at the table is a lock . What a difference a year makes . With the 2013 Emmys , Netflix was the new kid on the block , breaking ground with its nominations for its shining original series , `` House of Cards . '' But in 2014 , the streaming service has locked down 31 nominations , including a nod to Ricky Gervais for outstanding lead actor in a comedy in his new show , `` Derek . '' 3 . Plenty of fresh faces -- but where 's Tatiana Maslany ? With so many first-timers included in the Emmy nominations this year , we would 've guessed that `` Orphan Black 's '' star Tatiana Maslany would 've been among them , for sure . But no , it looks like the talented actress -- who 's been receiving praise from The New York Times to Variety to , yes , CNN -- has been passed over once again . CNN 10 Fresh Faces : Tatiana Maslany and more . Here 's some good news , though : the Emmys did n't forget `` Masters of Sex '' star Lizzy Caplan , or Lena Headey ( `` Game of Thrones '' ) , or Taylor Schilling and Kate Mulgrew ( `` Orange Is The New Black '' ) . Plus , newcomers like FX 's miniseries `` Fargo '' got plenty of love : it was right behind `` Game of Thrones '' for most nominations , with 18 . 4 . From the Oscars to the Emmys . As if we needed more proof that some of the best work is being done on TV , two of the standout nominees this year are fresh off their stint at the Oscars in March . Chiwetel Ejiofor , who was nominated for best actor at the 2014 Oscars for `` 12 Years A Slave , '' has picked up his first Emmy nomination for the miniseries `` Dancing on the Edge . '' And Matthew McConaughey , a.k.a . the guy who just won the best actor Oscar with `` Dallas Buyers Club , '' is nominated for an outstanding dramatic actor Emmy with `` True Detective . '' He 'll compete in that category with his co-star , Woody Harrelson , but if McConaughey wins , he 'll become the first actor to win both an Oscar and an Emmy in the same year . 5 . The comedy nominees are no laughing matter . `` Modern Family '' has been the favorite in the outstanding comedy series category for the past four years , but this year the ABC stalwart faces competition from both `` Orange Is the New Black '' and `` Silicon Valley , '' both of which have earned their fair share of applause . And when it comes to the best lead actress in a comedy , everyone 's hoping this will be Amy Poehler 's year . The `` Parks & Recreation '' star has done some invaluable work on the NBC series , and while she 's been nominated for her role as Leslie Knope four times before , she 's never won . While we 're talking about comedy , we have to give a tip of the hat to Jimmy Fallon : the `` Saturday Night Live '' vet just took over `` The Tonight Show '' earlier this year , but he 's competing in the outstanding variety series category along with mainstays `` The Colbert Report '' and `` The Daily Show . '' The 2014 Emmy Awards will be hosted by `` Late Night 's '' Seth Meyers , and will air live on NBC August 25 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT . Emmy nominations : Snubs that made you turn off your TV .
The 2014 Emmy nominations were announced Thursday . The 66th ceremony will be held on August 25 . `` Late Night 's '' Seth Meyers will host .