Orange Is The New Black, Mad Men & Nurse Jackie Earn 23 Emmy's For Lionsgate

LIONSGATE's (R) (NYSE: LGF) acclaimed series ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK, MAD MEN and NURSE JACKIE earned a total of 23 Emmy(R) nominations today.

The nominations include a seventh consecutive Outstanding Drama Series nomination for four-time Emmy(R) winner MAD MEN (AMC); an Outstanding Comedy Series nomination for ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK (Netflix), the most nominated comedy series this year; and three lead acting nominations including MAD MEN's Jon Hamm (his seventh drama nomination), multiple Emmy(R) winner Edie Falco and Taylor Schilling, who landed her first Emmy(R) nomination as Lead Actress for ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK.

MAD MEN's eight nominations also include nods for Christina Hendricks as Supporting Actress (her fifth nomination) Robert Morse as Guest Actor (his fifth nomination), as well as nominations for Art Direction, Costumes, Hairstyling and Makeup.

ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK earned a total of 12 nominations, including nods for Kate Mulgrew as Supporting Actress, Natasha Lyonne, Uzo Aduba and Laverne Cox in the Guest Actress category, Jenji Kohan and Liz Friedman for Writing, Jodie Foster for Directing, Casting, and Single-Camera Picture Editing.

In addition to Edie Falco's nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, NURSE JACKIE earned nominations for Casting and Sound Mixing.
"These nominations underscore the strength, quality and diversity of LIONSGATE's roster of iconic and emerging series," said Kevin Beggs, Chairman, Lionsgate Television Group.

"We are extremely proud of the tremendous success of our breakthrough hit ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK and the outstanding work being done season after season on MAD MEN and NURSE JACKIE. We salute our nominees and thank the TV Academy for this tremendous recognition."

This year's nominations are as follows:
MAD MEN:
Outstanding Drama Series
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series - Jon Hamm
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series - Robert Morse
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series - Christina Hendricks
Outstanding Art Direction for a Period Series, Mini-Series or a Movie (Single Camera) - Dan Bishop, Shanna Starzyk, Claudette Didul
Outstanding Costumes for a Series - Janie Bryant, Tiffany White Stanton, Stacy Horn
Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single Camera Series - Theraesa Rivers, Arturo Rojas, Valerie Jackson, Ai Nakata
Outstanding Make-Up for a Single Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic) - Lana Horochowski, Ron Pipes, Ken Neiderbaumer, Maurine Burke, Jen Greenberg

ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK:
Outstanding Comedy Series
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Taylor Schilling
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - Kate Mulgrew
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series - Natasha Lyonne
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series - Uzo Aduba
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series - Laverne Cox
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series - Liz Friedman, Jenji Kohan, "I Wasn't Ready" (Pilot)
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series - Jodie Foster, "Lesbian Request Denied"
Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series - Jennifer Euston
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series - William Turro, "Tit Punch"
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series - Michael S. Stern, "Can't Fix Crazy"
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series - Shannon Mary Mitchell, "Tall Men with Feelings"

NURSE JACKIE:
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Edie Falco
Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series - Julie Tucker, Ross Meyerson
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half Hour) - Jan McLaughlin and Peter Waggoner, "The Lady With the Lamp"

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