The Emmy nominations are a result of TV shows putting forward various scripts and actors for accolades. Last year saw anthology series American Crime Story: The People v OJ Simpson crowned the evening’s big winner with Game of Thrones taking home three trophies becoming the most successful drama in the history of the ceremony.
With George RR Martin’s fantasy drama unable to compete this year, though, there’s room for a new name to sweep the board. HBO’s Westworld has seemingly taken Game of Thrones’ place, being nominated for numerous awards, including Best Drama, Lead Actor, Actress, Supporting Actress and Supporting Actor.
Netflix’s The Crown also has multiple nominations, including Claire Foy, who was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress. She faces stiff competition from award darlings Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale), Robin Wright (House of Cards), and Viola Davis (How to Get Away with Murder).
Many people expected The Leftovers to be nominated, having been heralded by various critics as one of the best shows in recent memory, but the HBO drama failed to pick up a nomination.
Veep leads the way with five nominations, closely followed by Saturday Night Live with four (although, three of them are in the Supporting Actress category). Other successful comedies include Master of None, Atlanta, and Black-ish.
NOMINATIONS LIST IN FULL
Best Drama Series
House of Cards (Netflix)
Better Call Saul (AMC)
The Crown (Netflix)
The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)
This Is Us (NBC)
Westworld (HBO)
Stranger Things (Netflix)
Best Comedy Series
Veep (HBO)
Atlanta (FX)
Black-ish (ABC)
Master of None (Netflix)
Modern Family (ABC)
Silicon Valley (HBO)
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix)
Best Limited Series
Big Little Lies
Feud
The Night Of
Fargo
Genius
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Viola Davis (How to Get Away with Murder)
Claire Foy (The Crown)
Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale)
Keri Russell (The Americans)
Evan Rachel Wood (Westworld)
Robin Wright (House of Cards)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Sterling K. Brown (This Is Us)
Anthony Hopkins (Westworld)
Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul)
Matthew Rhys (The Americans)
Liev Schreiber (Ray Donovan)
Milo Ventimiglia (This Is Us)
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Ellie Kemper (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt)
Allison Janney (Mom)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep)
Tracee Ellis Ross (Black-ish)
Lily Tomlin (Grace and Frankie)
Jane Fonda (Grace and Frankie)
Best Actor in a Comedy Series
Jeffrey Tambor (Transparent)
Aziz Ansari (Master of None)
Donald Glover (Atlanta)
Anthony Anderson (Black-ish)
William H. Macy (Shameless)
Zach Galifianakis (Baskets)
Actor in a Limited Series
Riz Ahmed (The Night Of)
Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock)
Robert De Niro (Wizard of Lies)
Ewan McGregor (Fargo)
Geoffrey Rush (Genius)
John Turturro (The Night Of)
Best Variety Talk Series
Last Week Tonight (HBO)
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TBS)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)
The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS)
Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Ann Dowde (The Handmaid’s Tale)
Samira Wiley (The Handmaid’s Tale)
Uzo Aduba (Orange Is the New Black)
Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things)
Chrissy Metz (This Is Us)
Thandie Newton (Westworld)
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
John Lithgow (The Crown)
Jonathan Banks (Better Call Saul)
Mandy Patinkin (Homeland)
Michael Kelly (House of Cards)
David Harbour (Stranger Things)
Ron Cephas Jones (This Is Us)
Jeffrey Wright (Westworld)
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live)
Vanessa Beyer (Saturday Night Live)
Leslie Jones (Saturday Night Live)
Anna Chlumsky (Veep)
Judith Light (Transparent)
Katheryn Hahn (Transparent)
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin (Saturday Night Live)
Louie Anderson (Baskets)
Ty Burrell (Modern Family)
Tituss Burgess (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt)
Tony Hale (Veep)
Matt Walsh (Veep)
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