Gleeson nominated for Emmy Award for Churchill portrayal

IRISH actor Brendan Gleeson has been nominated for best actor at this year’s Emmy awards.

Gleeson got the nod for his portrayal of Winston Churchill in the BBC/HBO TV film Into the Storm.

Award winners will be announced at a ceremony in LA on September 20.

Tina Fey’s urbane sitcom 30 Rock received 22 Emmy Award nominations while the 1960s retro series Mad Men led the drama pack with 16 bids.

The number of contenders in series and acting categories were expanded this year, which may have allowed room for some unexpected bids, including a rare best- comedy series nomination for an animated series, which was Family Guy.