LOS ANGELES — How exactly did your favorite TV shows and stars earn their nominations, and who ultimately decides which ones win? The process for choosing nominees and selecting winners for Sunday's 65th Primetime Emmy Awards is long, and it involves thousands of people.
Emmys.com and digital agency Critical Mass laid out the sometimes mysterious process in an informative infographic, which you can check out, below.
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Emmy winners will be revealed Sunday at 5 p.m. PT on CBS by such presenters as Will Arnett, Alec Baldwin, Bryan Cranston, Matt Damon, Claire Danes, Zooey Deschanel, Tina Fey, Jimmy Kimmel, Amy Poehler, Sofia Vergara, Kerry Washington, Jon Hamm and more.
On Sunday, be sure to follow Mashable Associate Entertainment Editor Brian Anthony Hernandez, who will be providing live coverage on Twitter (@BAHjournalist) and Instagram (BAHjournalist) from the Emmys red carpet, as well as inside Nokia Theatre during the show.
BONUS: The 2013 Emmy Award Winners, as Determined by Facebook Buzz
1. Winner: Breaking Bad 2. Homeland 3. Game of Thrones 4. Downton Abbey 5. House of Cards 6. Mad Men
1. Winner: Kerry Washington 2. Robin Wright 3. Claire Danes 4. Connie Britton 5. Vera Farmiga 6. Michelle Dockery 7. Elisabeth Moss
1. Winner: Bryan Cranston 2. Kevin Spacey 3. Jeff Daniels 4. Jon Hamm 5. Damian Lewis 6. Hugh Bonneville
1. Winner: Maggie Smith 2. Anna Gun 3. Christina Hendricks 4. Emilia Clarke 5. Christine Baranski 6. Morena Baccarin
1. Winner: Aaron Paul 2. Peter Dinklage 3. Mandy Patinkin 4. Jonathan Banks 5. Jim Carter 6. Bobby Cannavale
1. Winner: The Big Bang Theory 2. Girls 3. Louie 4. Modern Family 5. 30 Rock 6. Veep
1. Winner: Tina Fey 2. Amy Poehler 3. Lena Dunham 4. Julia Louis-Dreyfus 5. Laura Dern 6. Edie Falco
1. Winner: Louis C.K. 2. Alec Baldwin 3. Jim Parsons 4. Jason Bateman 5. Don Cheadle 6. Matt LeBlanc
1. Winner: Sofia Vergara 2. Jane Lynch 3. Mayim Bialik 4. Julie Bowen 5. Jane Krakowski 6. Anna Chlumsky 7. Merritt Wever
1. Winner: Bill Hader 2. Jesse Tyler Ferguson 3. Tony Hale 4. Ed O'Neill 5. Ty Burrell 6. Adam Driver
1. Winner: Dancing with the Stars 2. The Voice 3. So You Think You Can Dance 4. Project Runway 5. Top Chef 6. The Amazing Race
1. Winner: Ryan Seacrest 2. Heidi Klum & Tim Gunn 3. Betty White 4. Anthony Bourdain 5. Tom Bergeron 6. Cat Deeley
1. Winner: Saturday Night Live 2. Colbert Report 3. Daily Show 4. Jimmy Kimmel Live 5. Late Night With Jimmy Fallon 6. Real Time with Bill Maher
1. Winner: American Horror Story: Asylum 2. Top of the Lake 3. Behind The Candelabra 4. Phil Spector 5. Political Animals
Image: Critical Mass