HBO had a big night as 'Game of Thrones' and 'Veep' won best drama and comedy. Meanwhile, Jon Hamm finally took home best actor for 'Mad Men' and Viola Davis became the first African-American woman to win best actress.

The 67th annual Primetime Emmy Awards take place at the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday night.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine star Andy Samberg hosts the ceremony, which honors the best in primetime television programming. HBO's Game of Thrones led all nominees with 24 nods, while Transparent earned an impressive 11 nominations its breakout year.

• Lead Actor in a Drama Series

  Jon Hamm, Mad Men

  

  The contenders:

  Kyle Chandler, Bloodline
  Jeff Daniels, Newsroom
  Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
  Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
  Kevin Spacey, House of Cards

  Read more Jon Hamm Wins Lead Actor in a Drama Series

• Lead Actress in a Drama Series

  Viola Davis, How to Get Away With Murder

  

  The contenders:

  Claire Danes, Homeland
  Taraji P. Henson, Empire
  Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black
  Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
  Robin Wright, House of Cards

  Read more Viola Davis Becomes First Black Lead Actress Winner

   

• Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

  Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent

  

  The contenders:

  Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
  Louis C.K., Louie
  Don Cheadle, House of Lies
  Will Forte, The Last Man on Earth
  Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
  William H. Macy, Shameless

  Read more 'Transparent's' Jeffrey Tambor, Jill Soloway Speak Out About Transgender Issues

   
• Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

  Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep

  

  The contenders:

  Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
  Lisa Kudrow, The Comeback
  Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
  Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer
  Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie

  Read more Emmys: Julia Louis-Dreyfus Wins Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

   

• Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie

  Richard Jenkins, Olive Kitteridge

  

  The contenders:

  Adrien Brody, Houdini
  Ricky Gervais, Derek
  Timothy Hutton, American Crime
  David Oyelowo, Nightingale
  Mark Rylance, Wolf Hall

  Read more Emmys: Richard Jenkins Wins Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie

• Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie

  Frances McDormand, Olive Kitteridge

  

  The contenders:

  Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Honorable Woman
  Felicity Huffman, American Crime
  Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Freak Show
  Queen Latifah, Bessie
  Emma Thompson, Sweeney Todd

  Read more Emmys: Frances McDormand Wins Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
• Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

  Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones

  

  The contenders:

  Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul
  Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodline
  Jim Carter, Downton Abbey
  Alan Cumming, The Good Wife
  Michael Kelly, House of Cards

  Read more Emmys: Peter Dinklage Wins Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

• Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

  Uzo Aduba, Orange Is the New Black

  

  The contenders:

  Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey
  Lena Headey, Game of Thrones
  Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones
  Christine Baranski, The Good Wife
  Christina Hendricks, Mad Men

  Read more Emmys: Uzo Aduba Wins Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

• Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

  Tony Hale, Veep

  

  The contenders:

  Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
  Adam Driver, Girls
  Keegan-Michael Key, Key & Peele
  Ty Burrell, Modern Family
  Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

  Read more Emmys: Tony Hale Wins Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
• Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

  Allison Janney, Mom

  

  The contenders:

  Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory
  Niecy Nash, Getting On
  Julie Bowen, Modern Family
  Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
  Gaby Hoffmann, Transparent
  Jane Krakowski, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
  Anna Chlumsky, Veep

  Read more Emmys: Allison Janney Wins Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

• Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie

  Bill Murray, Olive Kitteridge

  

  The contenders:

  Richard Cabral, American Crime
  Denis O'Hare, American Horror Story: Freak Show
  Finn Wittrock, American Horror Story: Freak Show
  Michael Kenneth Williams, Bessie
  Damian Lewis, Wolf Hall

  Read more Emmys: Bill Murray Wins Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie

• Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie

  Regina King, American Crime

  

  The contenders:

  Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Freak Show
  Angela Bassett, American Horror Story: Freak Show
  Kathy Bates, American Horror Story: Freak Show
  Mo'Nique, Bessie
  Zoe Kazan, Olive Kitteridge

  Read more Emmys: Regina King Wins Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
• Directing for a Drama Series

  David Nutter, Game of Thrones

  

  The contenders:

  Tim Van Patten, Boardwalk Empire

  Jeremy Podeswa, Game of Thrones

  Lesli Linka Glatter, Homeland

  Steven Soderbergh, The Knick
• Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series

  Jill Soloway, Transparent

  The contenders:

  Phil Lord and Chirs Miller, The Last Man on Earth 

  Louis C.K., Louie

  Mike Judge, Silicon Valley

  Armando Iannucci, Veep
• Directing for a Variety Series

  The Daily Show | Chuck O'Neil

  

  The contenders: 

  James Hoskinson, The Colbert Report

  Amy Schumer and Ryan McFaul, Inside Amy Schumer

  Jerry Foley, Late Show with David Letterman

  Dave Diomedi, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

   
• Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special

  Lisa Cholodenko, Olive Kitteridge

  

  The contenders:

   

  Ryan Murphy, American Horror Story: Freak Show

  Dee Rees, Bessie

  Hugo Blick, The Honorable Woman

  Uli Edel, Houdini

  Tom Shankland, The Missing

  Peter Kosminsky, Wolf Hall

   
• Writing for a Drama Series

  Game Of Thrones | David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, Game Of Thrones

  

  The contenders:

   

  Joshua Brand, The Americans

  Gordon Smith, Better Call Saul

  Semi Chellas, Matthew Weiner, Mad Men

  Matthew Weiner, Mad Men
• Writing for a Variety Series

  The Daily Show | Dan Amira, Steve Bodow, Travon Free, Hallie Haglund, Elliott Kalan, Matt Koff, Adam Lowitt, Dan McCoy, Jo Miller, Zhubin Parang, OwRadosh, Lauren Sarver, Jon Stewart, and Delaney Yeager

  

  The contenders:

  The Colbert Report | Michael Brumm, Nate Charny, Aaron Cohen, Stephen Colbert, Paul Dinello, Eric Drysdale, Rob Dubbin, Ariel Dumas, Glenn Eichler, Gabe Gronli, Barry Julien, Jay Katsir, Matt Lappin, Opus Moreschi, Tom Purcell, and Max Werner.

  Inside Amy Schumer | Hallie Cantor, Kim Caramele, Kyle Dunnigan, Jon Glaser, Jessi Klein, Kurt Metzger, Christine Nangle, Tami Sagher, and Amy Schumer.

   

  Key and Peele | Rebbeca Drysdale, Colton Dunn, Phil Augusta Jackson, Keegan-Michael Key, Jay Martel, Jordan Peele, Ian Roberts, Alex Rubens, Charlie Sanders, and Rich Talarico.

   

  Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Kevin Avery, Tim Carvell, Dan Gurewitch, Geoff Haggerty, Jeff Maurer, John Oliver, Scott Sherman, Will Tracy, Jill Twiss, Juli Weiner, and Josh Gondelman.

   
• Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

  Veep | Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci and Tony Roche

  

  David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik, Episodes
  Will Forte, The Last Man on Earth
  Louis C.K., Louie
  Alec Berg, Silicon Valley
  Jill Soloway, Transparent 

• Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special

  Olive Kitteridge | Jane Anderson

  

  The contenders:

   

  John Ridley, American Crime

  Dee Rees, Christopher Cleveland, Bettina Gilois, Horton Foote, Bessie

  Stephen Merchant, Gene Stupnitsky, Lee Eisenberg, Hello Ladies: The Movie

  Hugo Blick, The Honorable Woman

  Peter Straughan, Wolf Hall
• Reality-Competition Program

  The Voice

  

  The contenders:

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

  Read more Emmys: 'The Voice' Wins Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
• Variety Talk Series

  The Daily Show With Jon Stewart

  

  The contenders:

  The Colbert Report
  Jimmy Kimmel Live!
  Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
  The Late Show With David Letterman
  The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  Read more Emmys: 'Daily Show' Wins Outstanding Variety Talk Series

• Variety Sketch Series

  Inside Amy Schumer

  

  The contenders:

  Drunk History
  Key & Peele
  Portlandia
  Saturday Night Live

  Read more Emmys: 'Inside Amy Schumer' Wins Outstanding Variety Sketch Series

• Limited Series

  Olive Kitteridge

  

  The contenders:

  American Crime

  American Horror Story: Freak Show
  The Honorable Woman

  Wolf Hall

  Read more 'Olive Kitteridge' Wins Outstanding Limited Series
• Television Movie

  Bessie

  

  The contenders:

  Agatha Christie’s Poirot: Curtain, Poirot’s Last Case
  Grace of Monaco
  Hello Ladies: The Movie
  Killing Jesus
  Nightingale

• Comedy Series

  Veep

  

  The contenders:

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

  Read more 'Veep' Wins Outstanding Comedy Series

   

• Drama Series

  Game of Thrones

  

  The contenders: 

  Better Call Saul
  Downton Abbey
  Homeland
  House of Cards
  Mad Men 
  Orange Is the New Black

  Read more 'Game of Thrones' Wins Outstanding Drama Series