Emmys 2014 Nominees & Predictions: 'Breaking Bad' to Lead Nominations?

Once again, the 2014 Emmy Awards are coming - August 25 this year - and our small screen heroes are now a-tapping and nervously waiting for news of their nomination, which will be announced early on July 10, which is hours from now.

It's probably a given that the hugely popular and "addictive" series, "Breaking Bad," will get its share of nods come Thursday this week.

"Its final half-season, which earned both big ratings and critical plaudits, is just about guaranteed to earn the show another nomination for best drama -- and that's only the start," CNN predicted. "Star Bryan Cranston, who already has four Emmy wins for the show, should easily nab another nod. Co-star Aaron Paul should get one as well."

We won't be surprised if any of you are nodding at this in agreement.

However, Walter White's saga is not the only stellar series to grace the small screen that's qualified for nominations this year. Some other comedy and drama series can also give the show a run for its gongs, so to say. HBO's "True Detective" is one example.

"The first season, which starred Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson as two Louisiana homicide detectives -- one of them given to existential flights of fancy about life, the universe and nothingness -- may have actually helped win McConaughey an Oscar," CNN's Todd Leopold observed.

For the rest of the predictions, take a look at this list, as compiled from the lists of ABC News and The Hollywood Reporter's Tim Goodman:

Drama Series

"Breaking Bad"

"True Detective"

"Mad Men"

"Masters of Sex"

"The Good Wife"

"House of Cards"

"Game of Thrones"

"Orphan Black"

Comedy Series

"Louie"

"Veep"

"Silicon Valley"

"Brooklyn Nine-Nine"

"The Big Bang Theory"

"Modern Family"

"Orange Is the New Black"

Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad"

Matthew McConaughey, "True Detective"

Kevin Spacey, "House of Cards"

Jon Hamm, "Mad Men"

James Spader, "The Blacklist"

Woody Harrelson, "True Detective"

Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Lizzy Caplan, "Masters of Sex"

Claire Danes, "Homeland"

Julianna Margulies, "The Good Wife"

Tatiana Maslany, "Orphan Black"

Robin Wright, "House of Cards"

Kerry Washington, "Scandal"

Keri Russel, "The Americans"

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Peter Dinklage, "Game of Thrones"

Dean Norris, "Breaking Bad"

Aaron Paul, "Breaking Bad"

Jon Voight, "Ray Donovan"

Mandy Patinkin, "Homeland"

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Emilia Clarke, "Game of Thrones"

Anna Gunn, "Breaking Bad"

Maggie Smith, "Downton Abbey"

Elisabeth Moss, "Mad Men"

Annet Mahendru, "The Americans"

Danai Gurira, "The Walking Dead"

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Louis C.K., "Louie"

Don Cheadle, "House of Lies"

Jim Parsons, "The Big Bang Theory"

Andy Samberg, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"

Robin Williams, "The Crazy Ones"

Johnny Galecki, "The Big Bang Theory"

Adam Scott, "Parks and Recreation"

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Lena Dunham, "Girls"

Edie Falco, "Nurse Jackie"

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "Veep"

Amy Poehler, "Parks and Recreation"

Mindy Kaling, "The Mindy Project"

Taylor Schilling, "Orange Is the New Black"

Emmy Rossum, "Shameless"

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Andre Braugher, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"

Ty Burrell, "Modern Family"

Adam Driver, Girls

Tony Hale, "Veep"

Ed O'Neill, "Modern Family"

Eric Stonestreet, "Modern Family"

Christopher Evan Welch, "Silicon Valley"

Nick Offerman, "Parks and Recreation"

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Mayim Bialik, "The Big Bang Theory"

Julie Bowen, "Modern Family"

Anna Chlumsky, "Veep"

Sofia Vergara, "Modern Family"

Kate Mulgrew, "Orange Is the New Black"

Kristen Bell, "House of Lies"

Which ones do you think should be nominated too?