Tonight, CBS will broadcast the 2013 Emmys hosted by beloved actor Neil Patrick Harris. Check out a complete list of 2013 Emmy nominations and learn how to watch online.

The prestigious event begins at 8 p.m. eastern/5 p.m. pacific on CBS and will surely be a delightful event with Harris at the helm. To prepare you for the evening, we’ve rounded up the top 5 reasons this year’s Emmys will be fantastic and created this cocktail guide inspired by your favorite, Emmy-nominated shows.

Want to watch the 2013 Emmys online via a stream? CBS will not be airing the Emmys online, but a backstage camera lets you enjoy whatever festivities occur behind-the-scenes as the celebrities prepare for their appearances.

Tonight we will have a complete list of Emmy 2013 winners as they are announced.

Primetime Emmys 2013 Nominees List

DRAMA SERIES

BEST DRAMA SERIES
Breaking Bad
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
Homeland
House of Cards
Mad Men

LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Hugh Bonneville, Downton Abbey
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Damien Lewis, Homeland
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards

LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Connie Britton, Nashville
Clare Danes, Homeland
Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
Vera Farmiga, Bates Motel
Kerry Washington, Scandal
Robin Wright, House of Cards

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
Jonathan Banks, Breaking Bad
Bobby Cannavale, Boardwalk Empire
Jim Carter, Downton Abbey
Mandy Patinkin, Homeland
Peter Dinklage, Game Of Thrones

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Emilia Clarke, Game Of Thrones
Morena Baccarin, Homeland
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
Christine Baranski, The Good Wife

GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Rupert Friend, Homeland
Robert Morse, Mad Men
Harry Hamlin, Mad Men
Dan Bucatinsky, Scandal
Nathan Lane, The Good Wife
Michael J. Fox, The Good Wife

GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Diana Rigg, Game of Thrones
Linda Cardellini, Mad Men
Joan Cusack, Shameless
Margo Martindale, The Americans
Carrie Preston, The Good Wife
Jane Fonda, The Newsroom

COMEDY SERIES

BEST COMEDY SERIES
30 Rock
The Big Bang Theory
Girls
Louie
Modern Family
Veep

LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Jason Bateman, Arrested Development
Louis CK, Louie
Don Cheadle, House of Lies
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory

LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Laura Dern, Enlightened
Lena Dunham, Girls
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Amy Poehler, Parks & Recreation

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Adam Driver, Girls
Ed O’Neill, Modern Family
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Tony Hale, Veep
Bill Hader, Saturday Night Live

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock
Jane Lynch, Glee
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
Julie Bowen, Modern Family
Merritt Wever, Nurse Jackie
Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory
Anna Chlumsky, Veep

GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Will Forte, 30 Rock
Nathan Lane, Modern Family
Bobby Cannavale, Nurse Jackie
Louis C.K., SNL
Justin Timberlake, SNL
Bob Newhart, The Big Bang Theory

GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Elaine Stritch, 30 Rock
Molly Shannon, Enlightened
Dot-Marie Jones, Glee
Melissa Leo, Louie
Melissa McCarthy, SNL
Kristen Wiig, SNL

MINISERIES OR MOVIE

BEST MINISERIES OR MOVIE
AHS: Asylum
Behind the Candelabra
The Bible
Phil Spectre
Political Animals
Top of the Lake

LEAD ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
Benedict Cumberbatch, Parade’s End
Matt Damon, Behind the Candelabra
Michael Douglas, Behind the Candelabra
Toby Jones, The Girl
Al Pacino, Phil Spector

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
James Cromwell, AHS: Asylum
Zachary Quinto, AHS: Asylum
Scott Bakula, Behind the Candelabra
John Benjamin Hickey, The Big C
Peter Mullan, Top of the Lake

LEAD ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
Jessica Lange, AHS: Asylum
Laura Linney, The Big C
Helen Mirren, Phil Spector
Elisabeth Moss, Top of the Lake
Sigourney Weaver, Political Animals

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
Sarah Paulson, AHS: Asylum
Ellen Burstyn, Political Animals
Charlotte Rampling, Restless
Alfre Woodard, Steel Magnolias
Imelda Staunton, The Girl

VARIETY AND REALITY

BEST REALITY HOST
Tom Bergeron, Dancing with the Stars
Anthony Bourdain, Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
Cat Deeley, So You Think You Can Dance
Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn, Project Runway
Ryan Seacrest, American idol
Betty White, Betty White’s Off Their Rockers

BEST REALITY COMPETITION
Amazing Race
Dancing with the stars
Project Runway
So You Think You Can Dance
Top Chef
The Voice

BEST VARIETY SERIES
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Real Time with Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live