The 65th Primetime Emmy award nominations weren't without a little drama.
Netflix's original series "House of Cards" made award show history as the first program delivered online to earn an Emmy nod — squeezing "Boardwalk Empire,""The Newsroom,""The Good Wife," and "The Americans" out of the crowded Drama category.
"American Horror Story,"FX's little-miniseries-that-could, picked up an impressive 17 nominations.
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Surprise: "American Horror Story" lead the way with a jaw-dropping 17 nominations, including Outstanding Miniseries or Movie.
Snub: AMC's "Mad Men" cleaned up well at the nominations, but creator Matt Weiner was shut out of the writing category for the first time since the show's premiere.
Surprise: "Scandal" star Kerry Washington became the first African-American woman to earn a Best Actress in a Drama nomination since 1995 (Cicely Tyson, "Sweet Justice").
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