Each actor and actress nominated at the Emmy Awards must submit one episode as a sample for the judges to view. Gold Derby has learned of the episodes cited below.

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BEST COMEDY ACTOR

Alec Baldwin – 30 Rock ("Live from Studio 6H")
Don Cheadle – House of Lies ("Gods of Dangerous Financial Instruments")
Louis C.K. – Louie ("Duckling")
Jon Cryer – Two and a Half Men ("Frodo's Headshots")
Larry David – Curb Your Enthusiasm ("Palestinian Chicken")
Jim Parsons – The Big Bang Theory ("The Werewolf Transformation")

BEST COMEDY ACTRESS

Zooey Deschanel – New Girl ("Bad in Bed")
Lena Dunham – Girls ("She Did")
Edie Falco – Nurse Jackie ("Disneyland Sucks")
Tina Fey – 30 Rock ("The Tuxedo Begins")
Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Veep ("Tears")
Melissa McCarthy – Mike and Molly ("The Dress")
Amy Poehler – Parks and Recreation ("Win, Lose or Draw")

BEST COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTOR

Ty Burrell – Modern Family ("Lifetime Supply")
Jesse Tyler Ferguson – Modern Family ("Leap Day")
Max Greenfield – New Girl ("Control")
Bill Hader – Saturday Night Live ("Host: Katy Perry")
Ed O'Neill – Modern Family ("Baby on Board")
Eric Stonestreet – Modern Family ("Treehouse")

BEST COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Mayim Bialik – The Big Bang Theory ("The Shiny Trinket Maneuver")
Julie Bowen – Modern Family ("Go Bullfrogs!")
Kathryn Joosten – Desperate Housewives ("Give Me the Blame" / Finishing the Hat")
Merritt Wever – Nurse Jackie ("One-Armed Jacks")
Kristen Wiig – Saturday Night Live ("Host: Mick Jagger")
Sofia Vergara – Modern Family ("Tableau Vivant")

BEST COMEDY GUEST ACTOR

Will Arnett – 30 Rock ("Idiot Are People Three")
Bobby Cannavale – Nurse Jackie ("Disneyland Sucks")
Jimmy Fallon – Saturday Night Live ("Host: Jimmy Fallon")
Michael J. Fox – Curb Your Enthusiasm ("Larry vs. Michael J. Fox")
Jon Hamm – 30 Rock ("Live from Studio 6H")
Greg Kinnear – Modern Family ("Me? Jealous?")

BEST COMEDY GUEST ACTRESS

Elizabeth Banks – 30 Rock ("The Return of Avery Jessup")
Kathy Bates – Two and a Half Men ("Why We Gave Up Women")
Margaret Cho – 30 Rock ("The Return of Avery Jessup")
Dot-Marie Jones – Glee ("Choke")
Melissa McCarthy – Saturday Night Live ("Host: Melissa McCarthy")
Maya Rudolph – Saturday Night Live ("Host: Maya Rudolph")

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