Emmys: 2014 award nominees and winners

Actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus (right) wins Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for 'Veep' and kisses actor Bryan Cranston (left) onstage at the Emmys. Photo / AFP

The 66th Emmy Awards, television's annual version of the Oscars, take place today - with Breaking Bad, True Detective, Orange Is the New Black and Game of Thrones among the favorites.

Follow us here - where we will be updating the winners list throughout the event.

Photos from the Emmy Awards ceremony:

Image 1 of 22: Host Seth Meyers speaks on stage at the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Photo / AP

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Photos from the red carpet below:

Image 1 of 32: TV personality Heidi Klum attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Photo / AFP

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Here are the contestants in the main categories:

Outstanding drama series:

• Breaking Bad - winner
• Downton Abbey
• Game of Thrones
• House of Cards
• Mad Men
• True Detective

Outstanding comedy series:

• The Big Bang Theory
• Louie
• Modern Family - winner
• Orange Is the New Black
• Silicon Valley
• Veep

Outstanding television movie:

• Killing Kennedy
• Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
• The Normal Heart - winner
• Sherlock: His Last Vow
• The Trip to Bountiful

Outstanding miniseries

• Fargo - winner
• American Horror Story: Coven
• Bonnie & Clyde
• Luther
• Treme
• The White Queen

Outstanding variety series

• The Colbert Report - winner
• The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!
• Real Time With Bill Maher
• Saturday Night Live
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Outstanding reality competition

• The Amazing Race - winner
• Dancing With the Stars
• So You Think You Can Dance
• Project Runway
• Top Chef
• The Voice

Outstanding actor in a drama series:

• Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad - winner
• Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom
• Jon Hamm, Mad Men
• Woody Harrelson, True Detective
• Matthew McConaughey, True Detective
• Kevin Spacey, House of Cards

Outstanding actress in a drama series:

• Lizzy Caplan, Masters of Sex
• Claire Danes, Homeland
• Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey
• Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife - winner
• Kerry Washington, Scandal
• Robin Wright, House of Cards

Outstanding supporting actor in a drama series:

• Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad - winner
• Jim Carter, Downton Abbey
• Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
• Josh Charles, The Good Wife
• Mandy Patinkin, Homeland
• Jon Voight, Ray Donovan

Outstanding supporting actress in a drama series:

• Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad - winner
• Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
• Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey
• Lena Headey, Game of Thrones
• Christine Baranski, The Good Wife
• Christina Hendricks, Mad Men

Outstanding lead actor in a comedy series:

• Ricky Gervais, Derek
• Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
• Don Cheadle, House of Lies
• Louis C.K., Louie
• William Macy, Shameless
• Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory - winner

Outstanding lead actress in a comedy series:

• Lena Dunham, Girls
• Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly
• Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
• Taylor Schilling, Orange Is the New Black
• Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep - winner

Outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series:

• Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
• Adam Driver, Girls
• Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family
• Ty Burrell, Modern Family - winner
• Fred Armisen, Portlandia
• Tony Hale, Veep

Outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series:

• Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory
• Julie Bowen, Modern Family
• Allison Janney, Mom - winner
• Kate Mulgrew, Orange Is the New Black
• Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
• Anna Chlumsky, Veep

- nzherald.co.nz with additional content from AFP