F!!! YOU HAWTHORNE- "MAD MEN TOPS DRAMA SERIES CATEGORY FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR WITH RECORD-BREAKING 17 NOMINATIONS INCLUDING OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES, JON HAMM AS LEAD ACTOR AND JANUARY JONES AS LEAD ACTRESS NURSE JACKIE SCORES 8 COMEDY NOMINATIONS INCLUDING OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES AND LEAD ACTRESS FOR EDIE FALCO."

From LIONSGATE:
"SANTA MONICA, CA-- LIONSGATE's ® (NYSE:LGF) acclaimed AMC drama MAD MEN and hit Showtime comedies NURSE JACKIE and WEEDS earned a total of 26 Emmy® nominations today, a record for the studio, including nods for both MAD MEN and NURSE JACKIE in the Outstanding Series categories.

MAD MEN, winner of back-to-back Emmys® the past two years for Outstanding Drama Series, topped the category again this year with 17 nominations breaking its previous record of 16, including nods for Outstanding Drama Series, Lead Actor (Jon Hamm), Lead Actress (January Jones), Supporting Actress (Christina Hendricks and Elisabeth Moss), Supporting Actor (John Slattery), Guest Actor (Robert Morse), Writing, Directing and Cinematography.


The Company's hit Showtime comedy NURSE JACKIE earned eight nominations, the most for any series in Showtime's history, led by an Emmy® nod for Outstanding Comedy Series and a nomination for Edie Falco for Outstanding Lead Actress. WEEDS earned a nomination for Outstanding Cinematography.


"The continued success of MAD MEN, NURSE JACKIE and WEEDS is a testament to the excellence of our extraordinary casts and creative teams as well as the prowess of our television executives led by Kevin Beggs and Sandra Stern," said Lionsgate Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jon Feltheimer. "We are delighted that NURSE JACKIE is attaining the signature status of franchises like MAD MEN and WEEDS, and we believe that all three shows will resonate with television and home entertainment audiences for years to come. We thank the members of the TV Academy once again for this tremendous!"