Amy Schumer, Game of Thrones top Emmy nominee list

Canadians Tatiana Maslany, Semi Chellas and Michael J. Fox are among nominees announced today for the 2015 Primetime Emmy Awards. 

Maslany, a Regina native, is up for best actress in a drama series for her work in Orphan Black. Calgary-born Chellas received her fifth Emmy nomination for Mad Men in the category of best writing in a drama. Meanwhile, Edmonton-born Fox is nominated for best guest actor in a drama in The Good Wife.

Following is a list of nominations in key categories:

Best Drama Series

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

Best Comedy Series

• Louie
• Modern Family
• Parks and Recreation
• Silicon Valley
• Transparent
• Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
• Veep

Actor in a Drama Series

• Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
• Kyle Chandler, Bloodline
• Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom
• Jon Hamm, Mad Men
• Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
• Kevin Spacey, House of Cards

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

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
• William H. Macy, Shameless
• Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
• Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent

Actress in a Comedy Series

• Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
• Lisa Kudrow, The Comeback
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
• Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
• Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie
• Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer

The Emmys, awarded by the U.S. Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, will be handed out in a ceremony in Los Angeles on Sept. 20.