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Stars react to 2014 Emmy nominations

By Lauren Moraski

July 10, 2014 / 11:45 AM EDT / CBS News

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Nominations for 2014 Primetime Emmy Awards are out -- and stars are celebrating their nods all over social media.

HBO leads the network pack with 99 nods, followed by CBS with 47 and NBC with 46. Several big names are in the running this year for nods, including Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson and more.

The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards will air Aug. 25 on NBC, with Seth Meyers as host.

See what stars are saying about this morning's nominations:

What a beautiful way to wake up this morning. Thank you everyone for the incredibly kind words. I feel so blessed. #Emmys
— Aaron Paul (@aaronpaul_8) July 10, 2014

Congratulations to our whole team at @BravoTopChef for another @emmyawards nomination!! So proud to be part of such a historic show!
— Padma Lakshmi (@PadmaLakshmi) July 10, 2014

Emmy Nominations for #FlippingOut #MDLNY AND #TopChef !!!!!!!!!!!! WAY TO GOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! @Bravotv
— Andy Cohen (@Andy) July 10, 2014

So happy to be nominated for an Emmy this morning. And even happier to have an excuse for the champagne I was already drinking at 9am.
— jimmy fallon (@jimmyfallon) July 10, 2014

So happy with the Emmy noms for 700 Sundays. Thanks to HBO and everyone involved. #canyoudigitIknewthatyoucould
— Billy Crystal (@BillyCrystal) July 10, 2014

Very humbled by my Emmy nom. Thank you to the @PrimetimeEmmy 4 ALL the #ModernFamily love & congrats to my fellow nominees. #NomsAndNods
— Jesse Tyler Ferguson (@jessetyler) July 10, 2014

3rd Emmy nomination. That just happened.
— Mayim Bialik (@missmayim) July 10, 2014

Congrats to everyone in the @VeepHBO Family on the nominations! We love this show so much. :) #Daniwah!
— Anna Chlumsky (@AnnaChlumsky) July 10, 2014

Very excited for Ann Druyan, @NeilTyson, and the whole COSMOS team for our 12 Emmy nominations!
— Seth MacFarlane (@SethMacFarlane) July 10, 2014

We are very proud of Adam. He's a gift to our show and our lives! And he's too classy 4 twitter.
— Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) July 10, 2014

Wow. Woke up to @TheEmmys nom & more #SCANDAL noms 4 @JOEtheMORTON & #KateBurton. AND so much luv from u guys. Truly gr8ful & crazy humbled.
— kerry washington (@kerrywashington) July 10, 2014

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