'Game of Thrones' nominated for 24 Emmy

The blood-soaked, medieval, fantasy-drama Game of Thrones was nominated for a leading 24 Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles Thursday morning.

The Emmys recognize excellence in television. The nominees in the top categories are --

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
The Honorable Woman

Wolf Hall

Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Kyle Chandler Bloodline
Jeff Daniels The Newsroom
Jon Hamm Mad Men
Bob Odenkirk Better Call Saul
Liev Schreiber Ray Donovan
Kevin Spacey House of Cards

Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Claire Danes Homeland
Viola Davis How to Get Away With Murder
Taraji P. Henson Empire
Tatiana Maslany Orphan Black
Elisabeth Moss Mad Men
Robin Wright House of Cards

Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Adrien Brody Houdini
Ricky Gervais Derek
Timothy Hutton American Crime
Richard Jenkins Olive Kitteridge
David Oyelowo Nightingale
Mark Rylance Wolf Hall

Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Maggie Gyllenhaal The Honorable Woman
Felicity Huffman American Crime
Jessica Lange American Horror Story
Queen Latifah Bessie
Frances McDormand Olive Kitteridge
Emma Thompson Sweeney Todd

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson black-ish
Louis C.K. Louie
Don Cheadle House of Lies
Will Forte The Last Man on Earth
Matt LeBlanc Episodes
William H. Macy Shameless
Jeffrey Tambor Transparent

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Edie Falco Nurse Jackie
Lisa Kudrow The Comeback
Julia Louis Dreyfus Veep
Amy Poehler Parks & Recreation
Amy Schumer Inside Amy Schumer
Lily Tomlin Grace and Frankie

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Jonathan Banks Better Call Saul
Ben Mendelsohn Bloodline
Jim Carter Downton Abbey
Peter Dinklage Game of Thrones
Alan Cumming The Good Wife
Michael Kelly House of Cards

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Joanne Froggatt Downton Abbey
Lena Headey Game of Thrones
Emilia Clarke Game of Thrones
Christine Baranski The Good Wife
Christina Hendricks Mad Men
Uzo Aduba Orange is the New Black

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Andre Braugher Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Adam Driver Girls
Keegan-Michael Key Key & Peele
Ty Burrell Modern Family
Tituss Burgess Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Tony Hale Veep

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Mayim Bialik The Big Bang Theory
Niecy Nash Getting On
Julie Bowen Modern Family
Allison Janney Mom
Kate McKinnon Saturday Night Live
Gaby Hoffmann Transparent
Jane Krakowski Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Anna Chlumsky Veep

Winners are to be announced Sept. 20 during a Fox telecast hosted by Andy Samberg.