“Arrested Development”
Jason Bateman gained a nomination for playing Michael Bluth on the Netflix revival, but the series failed to dominate in the comedy series categories like House of Cards did on the drama side.
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“Boardwalk Empire”
Is Boardwalk Empire's Emmy day over? The HBO period drama lost a nomination this year for lead Steve Buscemi as well as for drama series.
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Corey Stoll, “House of Cards”
While his counterparts Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright scored acting nominations for Netflix's House of Cards, standout Corey Stoll failed to be recognized for his heartbreaking portrayal of the tragic Peter Russo.
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“Dexter”
The departing Showtime drama lost some of its luster, failing to be honored as a series and for its main actors, including Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Carpenter.
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Jon Cryer, “Two and a Half Men”
Jon Cryer, who won the Emmy for lead actor in a comedy last year, did not make the list this year.
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“Mad Men”
AMC's critics darling surprised when it did not grab any writing nominations. Another snub? John Slattery in the supporting actor drama category.
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Eric Stonestreet, “Modern Family”
Previous two-time winner Eric Stonestreet was left off the list, while co-stars Ed O'Neill, Ty Burrell and Jesse Tyler Ferguson scored nominations. On the actress side, Sofia Vergara and Julie Bowen were represented in the supporting actress comedy category.
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Monica Potter, “Parenthood”
A big push was made for Parenthood supporting player Monica Potter for Kristina's emotional cancer arc, but in the end, the actress was left on the outside looking in.
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“New Girl”
After scoring nominations last year in the comedy categories, Fox's New Girl failed to represent in any of the key categories, including Zooey Deschanel, Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield and comedy series.
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“Parks and Recreation”
Sure, Amy Poehler returned to the lead comedy actress category with another nomination, but the NBC comedy was snubbed once again for comedy series.
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Tatiana Maslany, “Orphan Black”
The Orphan Black star has received a lot of notice from critics and Hollywood in the past several months, but the star of the BBC America sci-fi drama was unable to capitalize on her Critics' Choice TV Award.
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“The Americans”
While newcomer House of Cards took many of the drama slots, that meant freshman FX series The Americans was left out in the cold. Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys could not squeak by in the main acting categories, though Margo Martindale was recognized in guest actress drama.
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Julianna Margulies, “The Good Wife”
It looks like broadcast dramas are waning when Emmy is concerned. After failing to snag a drama series nom last year (The Good Wife failed to return to the category again), star Julianna Margulies lost her spot in the lead actress drama category.
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“The Office”
There was no love for the final season of NBC's The Office, with the departed comedy failing to receive any noms in the major categories.
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“The Walking Dead”
Genre television has an uphill battle when it comes to the Emmys. Case in point: Zombie drama The Walking Dead, one of television's biggest shows, was just plain dead on nomination morning.