This year's Primetime Emmy nominations have been announced in Los Angeles.

Fantasy saga "Game of Thrones" is leading the nominees with 24 Emmy Awards nominations.

The series is a contender again for top drama honors, an award that has eluded it since it debuted in 2011.

Best actress nods have been given Taraji P. Henson for "Empire" and Viola Davis for "How to Get Away with Murder."

"Mad Men" star Jon Hamm, Kevin Spacey of "House of Cards" and newcomer Bob Odenkirk for "Better Call Saul,"-the prequel to the now-concluded "Breaking Bad", will bid for the best actor prize.

David Letterman, who retired from "The Late Show," and Stephen Colbert, who left "The Colbert Report" to succeed Letterman this fall, both received variety talk show nominations for their former shows.

This year's awards will be handed out on September 20 at a ceremony hosted by Andy Samberg.

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