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Writers Guild of America has unveiled the nomination list for its 2013 awards show. Leading its way in the drama field is "Breaking Bad" which nabs five nods. The AMC series is vying for the coveted best drama series title and gets four other nods for individual episodes.

In the best drama series category, "Breaking Bad" is facing off "Boardwalk Empire", "Game of Thrones", "Homeland" and "Mad Men". The last two mentioned shows also land multiple nominations with two apiece.

"Modern Family", meanwhile, dominates the comedy field with four noms. In addition to the best comedy series nomination, the ABC show grabs three others in episodic comedy category.

"30 Rock", "Girls", "Louie" and "Parks and Recreation" will give "Modern Family" some tough competition in the best comedy series category. All of them, expect for "Girls", are once again pitted against one another in episodic comedy category.

"Girls", however, gets its second nod for new series, up against fellow rookie comedies "The Mindy Project" and "Veep" as well as fresh dramas "Nashville" and "The Newsroom".

Winners of the 2013 Writers Guild Awards will be announced Sunday, February 17 at simultaneous ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York. Nominees for the prime-time categories are available below, while the full list can be seen on the WGA official site.

Drama Series:

• "Boardwalk Empire"
• "Breaking Bad"
• "Game of Thrones"
• "Homeland"
• "Mad Men"

Comedy Series:

• "30 Rock"
• "Girls"
• "Louie"
• "Modern Family"
• "Parks and Recreation"

New Series:

• "Girls"
• "The Mindy Project"
• "Nashville"
• "The Newsroom"
• "Veep"

Episodic Drama:

• "Buyout ("Breaking Bad"), Gennifer Hutchison
• "Dead Freight" ("Breaking Bad"), George Mastras
• "Fifty-One" ("Breaking Bad"), Sam Catlin
• "New Car Smell" ("Homeland"), Meredith Stiehm
• "The Other Woman" ("Mad Men"), Semi Chellas and Matthew Weiner
• "Say My Name" ("Breaking Bad"), Thomas Schnauz

Episodic Comedy:

• "The Debate" ("Parks and Recreation"), Amy Poehler
• "Episode 9" ("Episodes"), David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik
• "Leap Day" ("30 Rock"), Luke Del Tredici
• "Little Bo Bleep" ("Modern Family"), Cindy Chupack
• "Mistery Date" ("Modern Family"), Jeffrey Richman
• "Virgin Territory" ("Modern Family"), Elaine Ko

Long Form - Original:

• "Hatfields & McCoys, Nights Two and Three", teleplay by Ted Mann and Ronald Parker, story by Bill Kerby and Ted Mann
• "Hemingway & Gellhorn", Jerry Stahl and Barbara Turner
• "Pilot" ("Political Animals"), Greg Berlanti

Long Form - Adapted:

• "Coma, Nights 1 and 2", John McLaughlin, based on the book by Robin Cook
• "Game Change", Danny Strong, based on the book by Mark Halperin and John Heilemann

Animation:

• "A Farewell to Arms" ("Futurama"), Josh Weinstein
• "Forget-Me-Not" ("Family Guy"), David A. Goodman
• "Holidays of Future Passed" ("The Simpsons"), J. Stewart Burns
• "Ned and Edna's Blend Agenda" ("The Simpsons"), Jeff Westbrook
• "Treehouse of Horror XXIII" ("The Simpsons"), David Mandel and Brian Kelley

Comedy/variety series:

• "The Colbert Report"
• "Conan"
• "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart"
• "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"
• "Key & Peele"
• "Portlandia"
• "Real Time with Bill Maher"
• "Saturday Night Live"

Daytime Drama:

• "Days of Our Lives"
• "One Life to Live"
• "The Young and the Restless"

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