The HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce leads all nominees for the 63^rd Annual Emmy Awards Nominations – the five-part production, starring Kate Winslet, received a whopping 21 in total. The most nominated series is Mad Men, with 19, followed by freshman drama Boardwalk Empire, with 18. 

Check out photos of some of this year's class of nominees

The nominations were announced Thursday morning at the Leonard H. Goldenson Theater in North Hollywood by Fringe star Joshua Jackson and Mike & Molly and Bridesmaids star Melissa McCarthy, who received her first Emmy nod for Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. The Emmys will air September 18th and will be hosted by Glee star Jane Lynch, who also received a nomination.

A full list of nominees is available at Emmys.com. Here are the nominees in the major categories:

Outstanding Drama Series
Dexter, Showtime
The Good Wife, CBS
Friday Night Lights,  DirecTV and NBC
Boardwalk Empire, HBO
Game of Thrones, HBO
Mad Men, AMC

Outstanding Comedy Series
The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
Glee (Fox)
Modern Family (ABC)
Parks and Recreation (NBC)
The Office (NBC)
30 Rock (NBC)

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy
Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock
Louis C.K. - Louie
Steve Carell - The Office
Johnny Galecki - The Big Bang Theory
Matt LeBlanc - Episodes
Jim Parsons - The Big Bang Theory

Supporting Actor in a Comedy
Ty Burrell - Modern Family
Chris Colfer - Glee
Jon Cryer - Two and a Half Men
Jesse Tyler Ferguson - Modern Family
Ed O'Neill - Modern Family
Eric Stonestreet - Modern Family

Outstanding Actor in a Drama
Steve Buscemi - Boardwalk Empire
Kyle Chandler - Friday Night Lights
Michael C. Hall - Dexter
Jon Hamm - Mad Men
Hugh Laurie - House
Timothy Olyphant - Justified

Supporting Actor in a Drama
Andre Braugher - Men Of A Certain Age
Josh Charles - The Good Wife
Alan Cumming - The Good Wife
Peter Dinklage - Game of Thrones
Walton Goggins - Justified
John Slattery - Mad Men

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy
Edie Falco - Nurse Jackie
Tina Fey - 30 Rock
Laura Linney - The Big C
Melissa McCarthy - Mike & Molly
Amy Poehler - Parks And Recreation
Martha Plimpton - Raising Hope

Supporting Actress in a Comedy
Jane Lynch - Glee
Julie Bowen - Modern Family
Jane Krakowski - 30 Rock
Betty White - Hot In Cleveland
Sofia Vergara - Modern Family
Kristen Wiig - Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Actress in a Drama
Connie Britton - Friday Night Lights
Kathy Bates - Harry's Law
Julianna Margulies - The Good Wife
Mireille Enos - The Killing
Mariska Hargitay - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Elisabeth Moss - Mad Man

Supporting Actress in a Drama
Kelly Macdonald - Boardwalk Empire
Archie Panjabi - The Good Wife
Christine Baranski - The Good Wife
Margo Martindale - Justified
Michelle Forbes - The Killing
Christina Hendricks - Mad Men

Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
Greg Kinnear - The Kennedys
Barry Pepper - The Kennedy
Edgar Ramirez - Carlos
William Hurt - Too Big to Fail
Idris Elba- Luther
Laurence Fishburne - Thurgood

Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Taraji P. Henson - Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story
Diane Lane - Cinema Verite
Jean Marsh - Upstairs Downstairs
Elizabeth McGovern - Downton Abbey
Kate Winslet - Mildred Pierce

Outstanding Reality –- Competition Program
The Amazing Race, CBS
American Idol, Fox
Dancing With The Stars, ABC
Project Runway, Lifetime
So You Think You Can Dance?, Fox
Top Chef, Bravo 

Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality -- Competition Program
Phil Keoghan, The Amazing Race, CBS
Ryan Seacrest, American Idol, Fox
Tom Bergeron, Dancing With The Stars, ABC
Kat Deely, So You Think You Can Dance?
Jeff Probst, Survivor, CBS

Provided by ABC News Radio

Image: Facebook