By Amaka Ojo
Scandal’s lead act Kerry Washington has received an Emmy nomination for her role in the ABC drama.
Washington was nominated in the category of ‘lead actress in a drama’ for her portrayal of Olivia Pope, a high-powered political strategist and soft-hearted incurable romantic, making her the first black actress to compete in the category since Cicely Tyson was nominated in 1995.
If she wins at the awards’ presentation in September, she will be the first black actress to have done so in the category since the award’s existence in 1949.
The 36-year old Django Unchained star who recently got married to football star Nnamdi Asomugha has described her nomination as ‘wonderful’.
Other nominees for the 2013 Emmy Awards and their categories are:
Category for Outstanding Comedy Series:
30 Rock
Girls
Louie
Modern Family
The Big Bang Theory
Veep
Category for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series:
Tina Fey -30 Rock
Lena Dunham -Girls
Julia Louis-Dreyfus -Veep
Laura Dern -Enlightened
Edie Falco -Nurse Jackie
Amy Poehler -Parks and Recreation
Category for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series:
Alec Baldwin -30 Rock
Jason Bateman -Arrested Development
Louis C.K. -Louie
Don Cheadle -House of Lies
Matt LeBlanc -Episodes
Jim Parsons -The Big Bang Theory
Category for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series:
Adam Driver -Girls
Jessey Tyler Ferguson -Modern Family
Ed O’Neill -Modern Family
Ty Burrell -Modern Family
Bill Hader -Saturday Night Live
Tony Hale -Veep
Category for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series:
Mayim Bialik -The Big Bang Theory
Jane Lynch -Glee
Sofia Vergara -Modern Family
Julie Bowen -Modern Family
Merritt Wever -Nurse Jackie
Jane Krakowski -30 Rock
Anna Chlumsky -Veep
Category for Outstanding Drama Series:
Breaking Bad
Dowton Abbey
Game of Thrones
Homeland
House of Cards
Mad Men
Category for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series:
Connie Britton -Nashville
Claire Danes -Homeland
Michelle Dockery – Downton Abbey
Vera Farmiga -Bates Motel
Elisabeth Moss -Mad Men
Kerry Washington -Scandal
Robin Wright -House of Cards
Category for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series:
Hugh Bonneville -Downton Abbey
Bryan Cranston -Breaking Bad
Jeff Daniels -The Newsroom
Jon Hamm -Mad Men
Damian Lewis -Homeland
Kevin Spacey -House of Cards
Category for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:
Bobby Cannavale -Boardwalk Empire
Johnathan Banks -Breaking Bad
Aaron Paul -Breaking Bad
Jim Carter -Downton Abbey
Peter Dinklage -Game of Thrones
Mandy Patinkin -Homeland
Category for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Anna Gunn -Breaking Bad
Maggie Smith -Downton Abbey
Emilia Clarke -Game of Thrones
Christine Baranski -The Good Wife
Morena Baccarin -Homeland
Category for Mini-series or Movie:
American Horror Story: Asylum
Behind the Candelabra
The Bible
Phil Spector
Political Animals
Top of the Lake
Category for Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie:
Jessica Lange -American Horror Story: Asylum
Laura Linney -The Big C: Hereafter
Helen Mirren -Phil Spector
Elisabeth Moss -Top of the Lake
Sigourney Weaver -Political Animals
Category for Lead Actor in a Mini-series or Movie:
Benedict Cumberbatch -Parade’s End
Matt Damon -Behind the Candelabra
Michael Douglas -Behind the Candelabra
Toby Jones -The Girl
Al Pacino -Phil Spector
Category for Reality-Competition Program:
Amazing Race
Dancing With the Stars
Project Runway
So You Think You Can Dance
Top Chef
The Voice
Category for Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program:
Tom Bergeron -Dancing With the Stars
Anthony Bourdain -The Taste
Cat Deeley -So You Think You Can Dance
Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn -Project Runway
Ryan Seacrest -American Idol
Betty White -Betty White’s Off Their Rockers
Category for Variety Show:
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Show
Real Time With Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live
