First batch of 2014 Emmy presenters announced
This lineup for this year's Emmy Awards is starting to take shape with Julia Roberts, Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey among the first presenters announced for the upcoming ceremony.
Other presenters include Bryan Cranston, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Amy Poehler, Gwen Stefani, Adam Levine, Kerry Washington and Zooey Deschanel.
So far, three CBS stars grace the list, too: Halle Berry of "Extant," Julianna Marguilies of "The Good Wife" and Jim Parsons of "The Big Bang Theory."
HBO leads this year's pack with 99 nods, including 19 for "Game of Thrones" -- the most for any show this year. As for the networks, CBS followed with the second-most nods at 47; NBC, 46; FX Networks, 45; ABC, 37; PBS, 34; Showtime, 24, and Fox, 18.
AMC's drama "Breaking Bad, which wrapped last year, received 16 nominations, including a best actor nod for Cranston.
Other leading nominees included FX's "Fargo," with 18 nods and "American Horror Story: Coven," with 17. The HBO AIDS drama "The Normal Heart," starring Mark Ruffalo and Roberts, scored 16, including best TV movie.
The 66th Emmy Awards, hosted by Seth Meyers, will air live from Los Angeles on Aug. 25. The ceremony is taking place on a Monday this year instead of the typical Sunday because of conflicts with NBC's "Sunday Night Football" and the MTV Video Music Awards, which air the night before.
