Emmy Nominations 2015: Game of Thrones, Transparent & Mad Men Emerge as Favorites

With some changes to the Emmy categorization this year, we still see fan favorites receive many expected nominations. Game of Thrones led the way with a total of 24 nominations. Transparent and Mad Men also received multiple noms. Of special note for LGBT visibility were Queen Latifah's nomination for her role in Bessie, playing bisexual Bessie Smith. David Oyelowo was nominated for playing a troubled military vet who has deep-seated issues connected to his sexuality in HBO's Nightingale. Legend Lily Tomlin was nominated for her role in Grace and Frankieon Netflix. Titus Burgess was recognized for his hilarious turn in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. John Roberts, who voices Linda Belcher on Bob's Burgers, also was nominated. Orange is the New Black was nominated in the drama category (which means it will most likely lose against its stiff competition). Ryan Murphy's disturbing American Horror Story: Freak Show -- which included Matt Bomer being slaughtered by Finn Wittrock, who was nominated -- also received several noms.

The Emmy Awards take place Sunday, Sept. 20 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. Hosted by Andy Samberg, this year's star-studded ceremony will air live on Fox at 8 p.m. ET. For a list of the major categories, see below.

Comedy Series
Louie
Modern Family

Parks & Recreation

Silicon Valley
Transparent
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Veep

Drama Series
Better Call Saul
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
Homeland
House of Cards
Mad Men
Orange Is The New Black

Limited Series
American Crime
American Horror Story: Freak Show
Olive Kitteridge
Honorable Woman
Wolf Hall

Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Kyle Chandler
Jeff Daniels
Jon Hamm
Bob Odenkirk
Liev Schreiber
Kevin Spacey

Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Claire Danes
Viola Davis
Taraji P. Henson
Tatania Maslany
Elisabeth Moss
Robin Wright

Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Adrien Brody
Ricky Gervais
Timothy Hutton
Richard Jenkins
David Oyelowo
Mark Rylance

Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Felicity Huffman
Jessica Lange
Queen Latifah
Frances McDormand
Emma Thompson

Lead Actor in a comedy
Anthony Anderson
Louis C.K.
Don Cheadle
Will Forte
Matt LeBlanc
William H. Macy
Jeffrey Tambor

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Edie Falco
Lisa Kudrow
Julia Louis Dreyfuss
Amy Poehler
Amy Schumer
Lily Tomlin

Reality-Competition Program
The Amazing Race
Dancing With the Stars
Project Runway
So You Think You Can Dance
Top Chef
The Voice

Variety Talk Series
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Last Week Tonight
The Late Show
The Tonight Show