The 68th annual Primetime Emmy Award nominations were announced this morning in Los Angeles. Black-ish’s Anthony Anderson and Gilmore Girls’ Lauren Graham announced the nominees in several categories. Each year, the Emmys hand out prizes in nearly 100 categories — but only a handful are announced during the live broadcast.
Emmy nominations 2016: The complete list is here!
Watch the live stream of the announcement.
You can watch the announcement in the video above (it starts at around 22:50).
Both of the series that won the top awards last year — best comedy Veep and best drama Game of Thrones — remained eligible. The real excitement was in the limited series categories, where The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story had a slim shot at becoming the first series since the 1990s to crest 20-plus nominations in its first season (the last show to do so was ER in 1995).
Major nominations — as expected — went to established players House of Cards, Transparent, and Fargo. New show Mr. Robot locked up an Outstanding Drama Series nomination, as well as a Best Actor nomination for Rami Malek. Meanwhile, the Louis C.K.–created Horace and Pete largely remained absent, save for Supporting Actress in a Drama Laurie Metcalf (who also got nominated as Lead Actress in a Comedy for HBO’s Getting On and Guest Actress in a Comedy for The Big Bang Theory).
The 2016 Emmy Awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, September 18, at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles. It will be broadcast live on ABC and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. The Creative Arts Emmys — which reward programs’ technical aspects — will be handed out in Los Angeles on Saturday, September 10.
The 2015 Emmys made history by rewarding a black woman for lead actress in a drama series for the first time ever, when Viola Davis won for her work on How to Get Away With Murder. Meanwhile, Game of Thrones handily set the record for the most trophies won by a series in one year, with 12.
Here are the nominations for the 2016 Emmys.
Outstanding Drama Series
Outstanding Comedy Series
Outstanding Limited Series
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
- Kyle Chandler, Bloodline
- Rami Malek, Mr. Robot
- Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
- Matthew Rhys, The Americans
- Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
- Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- Claire Danes, Homeland
- Viola Davis, How to Get Away With Murder
- Taraji P. Henson, Empire
- Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black
- Keri Russell, The Americans
- Robin Wright, House of Cards
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul
- Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
- Kit Harington, Game of Thrones
- Michael Kelly, House of Cards
- Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodline
- Jon Voight, Ray Donovan
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones
- Lena Headey, Game of Thrones
- Dame Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
- Maura Tierney, The Affair
- Maisie Williams, Game of Thrones
- Constance Zimmer, UnReal
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
- Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
- Aziz Ansari, Master of None
- Will Forte, Last Man on Earth
- William H. Macy, Shameless
- Thomas Middleditch, Silicon Valley
- Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
- Ellie Kemper, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
- Laurie Metcalf, Getting On
- Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish
- Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer
- Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Louie Anderson, Baskets
- Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
- Titus Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
- Ty Burrell, Modern Family
- Tony Hale, Veep
- Keegan-Michael Key, Key & Peele
- Matt Walsh, Veep
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- Anna Chlumsky, Veep
- Gaby Hoffmann, Transparent
- Allison Janney, Mom
- Judith Light, Transparent
- Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
- Niecy Nash, Getting On
- All the Way
- Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
- Luther
- The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
- The Night Manager
- The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
- Fargo
- American Crime
- Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill
- The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
- American Crime
- onfirmation
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
- Jesse Plemons, Fargo
- Hugh Laurie, The Night Manager
- David Schwimmer, The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
- Bokeem Woodbine, Fargo
- Sterling K. Brown, The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
- John Travolta, The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
- Melissa Leo, All the Way
- Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Hotel
- Jean Smart, Fargo
- Regina King, American Crime
- Kathy Bates, American Horror Story: Hotel
- Olivia Colman, The Night Manager
- Tracy Morgan, Saturday Night Live
- Larry David, Saturday Night Live
- Bradley Whitford, Transparent
- Bob Newhart, The Big Bang Theory
- Martin Mull, Veep
- Peter MacNicol, Veep
- Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, Saturday Night Live
- Melissa McCarthy, Saturday Night Live
- Amy Schumer, Saturday Night Live
- Christine Baranski, The Big Bang Theory
- Laurie Metcalf, The Big Bang Theory
- Melora Hardin, Transparent
- Game of Thrones
- Mahershala Ali, House of Cards
- Paul Sparks, House of Cards
- Reg E. Cathey, House of Cards
- Hank Azaria, Ray Donovan
- Michael J. Fox, The Good Wife
- Laurie Metcalf, Horace and Pete
- Ellen Burstyn, House of Cards
- Molly Parker, House of Cards
- Allison Janney, Masters of Sex
- Margo Martindale, The Americans
- Carrie Preston, The Good Wife
Outstanding Variety Talk Series
- Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
- Jimmy Kimmel Live
- Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
- Real Time With Bill Maher
- The Late Late Show With James Corden
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
- Documentary Now!
- Drunk History
- Inside Amy Schumer
- Key & Peele
- Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Variety Special
- "Adele Live in New York City"
- "Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo"
- Lemonade
- The Kennedy Center Honors
- "The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Prime Time Special"
Outstanding Reality Competition Series
Outstanding Animated Program
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
- Downton Abbey, "Episode 9," Michael Engler
- Game of Thrones, "The Door," Jack Bender
- Game of Thrones, "Battle of the Bastards," Miguel Sapochnik
- Homeland, "The Tradition of Hospitality," Lesli Linka Glatter
- Ray Donovan, "Exsuscito," David Hollander
- The Knick, "This Is All We Are," Steven Soderbergh
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
- The Americans, "Persona Non Grata," Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg
- Downton Abbey, "Episode 8," Julian Fellowes
- Game of Thrones, "Battle of the Bastards," David Benioff and D.B. Weiss
- The Good Wife, "The End," Robert King and Michelle King
- Mr. Robot, "eps1.0_hellofriend.mov (Pilot)," Sam Esmail
- UnReal, "Return (Pilot)," Marti Noxon and Sarah Gertrude Shapiro
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
- Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan, Catastrophe (“Episode 1”)
- Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang, Master of None (“Parents”)
- Alec Berg, Silicon Valley (“The Uptick”)
- Dan O’Keefe, Silicon Valley (“Founder Friendly”)
- David Mandel, Veep (“Morning After”)
- Alex Gregory and Peter Hyuck, Veep (“Mother”)
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
- Full Frontal With Samantha Bee
- Inside Amy Schumer
- Key & Peele
- Last Week Tonight
- Portlandia
- Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
- Aziz Ansari, Master of None (“Parents”)
- Mike Judge, Silicon Valley (“Founder Friendly”)
- Alec Berg, Silicon Valley (“Daily Active Users”)
- Jill Soloway, Transparent (“Man on the Land”)
- Dale Stern, Veep (“Mother”)
- Chris Addison, Veep (“Morning After”)
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By Constance Grady
