“Mad Men”, “Boardwalk Empire” score big Emmy nods for final seasons

The narrative of the 2015 Emmy Awards will likely be the infusion of new blood into the awards, with shows like “Transparent”, “American Crime” and “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” and actors ranging from Anthony Anderson to Tatiana Maslany scoring their first nods.But the 2014-15 TV season also featured an unusual number of shows airing their final seasons. Some of them, like “Mad Men” and “The Late Show with David Letterman”, scored multiple nominations, but more than a few were shut out completely. Here's a rundown of how they fared.

The final “Mad Men” episodes scored a nod for best drama series and acting nominations for Jon Hamm, Christina Hendricks and Elisabeth Moss. It also snagged two nominations for writing, including for the series finale, “Person to Person”.

HBO's period “Boardwalk Empire” show has racked up most of its 18 lifetime wins in the Creative Arts categories, and nine of its 10 nods for the final season fall there as well. Tim Van Patten is also up for best director for “Eldorado”, the series finale.

Venerated late-night host David Letterman's swansong scored a nomination for best variety talk series and five Creative Arts nods, but wasn't nominated for writing, as it often is.

Stephen Colbert is taking over “The Late Show” on CBS this fall, but his last run on Comedy Central scored a best variety talk series nomination and three other nods.

Along with best comedy series and a nomination for lead actress Amy Poehler, NBC comedy “Parks and Recreation” picked up a nomination for sound mixing – while NBC.com's “Parks and Recreation: Behind the Final Season” also earned a nomination for best short-format nonfiction program, but it's considered a separate program.

The perpetually snubbed FX drama “Sons of Anarchy” did earn three Creative Arts nominations for its last season, including one for the original song “Come Join the Murder”. 

One-time TV phenomenon “Glee” bowed out quietly on FOX and in the Emmys, where its lone nomination was to cast member Darren Criss' original song “This Time”. Jeff Daniels' third consecutive nomination for lead actor in a drama is also the only nod for Aaron Sorkin's HBO series “The Newsroom”, while Edie Falco of “Nurse Jackie” made it a six-for-six in a comedy lead actress nomination, while “True Blood” received a nomination for the extremely specific category of Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More).

Shows that were left on the outside in their final Emmy go-round include “Cougar Town”, “Justified”, “Kroll Show”, “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson”, “The Mentalist”, “Parenthood”, “Two and a Half Men” and “White Collar”.

Source: Hollywood Reporter