Top CelebStoners Win Three Emmy Awards

A record number of Top CelebStoners earned 2014 Emmy nominations.

Sarah Silverman, Anthony Bourdain and Zach Galifianakis all won awards.

Bourdain led the pack of seven Top CelebStoners with seven noms, followed by Silverman (two), Galifianakis, Woody Harrelson, Bill Maher, Matthew McConaughey and Amy Poehler.

Poehler and Maher both lost as they did last year. Harrelson and McConaughey were defeated by Bryan Cranston in the Outstanding Actor category.

This year's Top CelebStoner nominations were as follows:

• Bourdain for The Taste - Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program
• Bourdain for Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown - Outstanding Informational Series or Special WIN; Outstanding Cinematography for Non-Fiction Programming (two noms); Outstanding Picture Editing for Non-Fiction Programming; Outstanding Sound Editing for Non-Fiction Programming; Outstanding Sound Mixing for Non-Fiction Programming; Outstanding Writing for Non-Fiction Programming
• Zach Galifianakis for Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis: Pres. Barack Obama - Outstanding Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program WIN
• Woody Harrelson for True Detective - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
• Bill Maher for Real Time with Bill Maher - Outstanding Variety Series
• Matthew McConaughey for True Detective - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
• Amy Poehler for Parks and Recreation - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
• Sarah Silverman for Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles - Outstanding Variety Special; Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special WIN

Here are our favorite nominees, broken down by show (total noms in parenthesis):

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (6)
Outstanding Informational Series or Special WIN; Outstanding Cinematography for Non-Fiction Programming (two noms); Outstanding Picture Editing for Non-Fiction Programming; Outstanding Sound Editing for Non-Fiction Programming; Outstanding Sound Mixing for Non-Fiction Programming; Outstanding Writing for Non-Fiction Programming

Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis: Pres. Barack Obama (1)
Outstanding Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program WIN

Bonnie & Clyde (3)
Outstanding Miniseries; Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries or Movie; Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or Special

Breaking Bad (16)
Brian Cranston - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series WIN; Anna Gunn - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series WIN; Aaron Paul - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series WIN; Outstanding Drama Series WIN; Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series (two noms) WIN; Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series; Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series; Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series; Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series; Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for Series, Miniseries, Movie or Special; Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series (three noms) WIN; Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series; Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour)

Californication (1)
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half Hour)

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee (1)
Outstanding Short-Format Non-Fiction Programming

Comedy Central's @midnight (1)
Outstanding Interactve Program

COSMOS: A SpaceTime Odyssey (13)
Outstanding Documentary or Non-Fiction Series; Outstanding Cinematography for Non-Fiction Programming; Outstanding Directing for Non-Fiction Programming; Outstanding Main Title Design; Outstanding Musical Composition for a Series WIN; Outstanding Main Title Music Theme WIN; Outstanding Picture Editing for Non-Fiction Programming; Outstanding Sound Editing for Non-Fiction Programming WIN; Outstanding Sound Mixing for Non-Fiction Programming; Outstanding Writing for Non-Fiction Programming; Outstanding Art Direction for Variety, Non-Fiction, Reality or Reality-Competition Programming; Outstanding Special and Visual Effects; Outstanding Short-Format Non-Fiction Programming

Family Guy (1)
Seth MacFarlane - Outstanding Character Voiceover Performance

Jimmy Kimmel Live (3)
Outstanding Variety Series; Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series; Outstanding Technical Direction, Camera Work and Video Control for a Series

Louie (5)
Louis C.K. - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series; Outstanding Comedy Series; Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series WIN; Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series; Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series

Mad Men (8)
Jon Hamm - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series; Christina Hendricks - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series; Robert Morse - Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series; Outstanding Drama Series; Outstanding Art Direction for a Period Series, Miniseries or Movie; Outstanding Costumes for a Series; Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series; Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series

Orange Is the New Black (12)
Taylor Schilling - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series; Kate Mulgrew - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series; Uzo Aduba - Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series WIN; Laverne Cox - Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series; Natasha Lyonee - Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series; Outstanding Comedy Series; Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series; Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series; Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series WIN; Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series (three noms) WIN

Parks and Recreation (2)
Amy Poehler - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series; Parks and Rec in Europe: Outstanding Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program

Real Time with Bill Maher (1)
Outstanding Variety Series

Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles (2)
Outstanding Variety Special; Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special WIN

Saturday Night Live (10)
Kate McKinnon - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series; Outstanding Variety Series; Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series; Outstanding Hairstyling for a Multi-Camera Series or Special WIN; Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Variety Series; Outstanding Makeup for a Multi-Camera Series or Special WIN; Outstanding Musical Direction; Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics; Outstanding Technical Direction, Camera Work and Video Control for a Series; Outstanding Art Direction for Variety, Non-Fiction, Reality or Reality-Competition Programming

Silicon Valley (5)
Outstanding Comedy Series; Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series; Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series; Outstanding Main Title Design; Outstanding Art Direction for a Contemporary Program

Sons of Anarchy (1)
Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics

The Beatles: The Night That Changed America (6)
Outstanding Variety Special; Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special; Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special; Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Variety Special; Outstanding Musical Direction WIN; Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special

The Colbert Report (5)
Outstanding Variety Series WIN; Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series; Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series; Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series; Outstanding Picture Editing for Short-Form Segments and Variety Specials (two noms)

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (6)
Outstanding Variety Series; Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series; Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series; Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series; Outstanding Picture Editing for Short-Form Segments and Variety Specials WIN; Outstanding Technical Direction, Camera Work and Video Control for a Series

The Taste (1)
Anthony Bourdain - Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program

Treme (4)
Outstanding Miniseries; Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special; Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or Special; Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or Movie WIN

True Detective (12)
Woody Harrelson - Outstanding Lead Actorin a Drama Series; Matthew McConaughey - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series; Outstanding Drama Series; Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series; Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series WIN; Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series WIN; Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series WIN; Outstanding Main Title Design WIN; Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series WIN; Outstanding Musical Composition for a Series; Outstanding Single-Camera Editing for a Drama Series; Outstanding Art Direction for a Contemporary or Fantasy Series

Vice (3)
Outstanding Informational Series or Special; Outstanding Cinematography for Non-Fiction Programming; Outstanding Sound Editing for Non-Fiction Programming

Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley (2)
Whoopi Goldberg - Outstanding Narrator; Outstanding Documentary or Non-Fiction Special

Also nominated: Jane Fonda for The Newsroom - Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series

The Emmys, hosted by Seth Meyers, were handed out on Aug. 25 on NBC.

Steve Bloom

Steve Bloom

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