68th Annual Emmy Awards Nominations (1 Viewer)

[Adam Lenhardt]

The major nominations are included below. The rest are available on Emmys.com.

OUTSTANDING DRAMA
The Americans
Better Call Saul
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
Homeland
House of Cards
Mr Robot

LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA
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

LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
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

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Lena Headey, Game of Thrones
Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones
Maisie Williams, Game of Thrones
Maura Tierney, The Affair
Constance Zimmer, UnREAL

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul
Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodline
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Kit Harington, Game of Thrones
Michael Kelly, House of Cards
Jon Voight, Ray Donovan

GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Laurie Metcalf, Horace and Pete
Molly Parker, House of Cards
Ellen Burstyn, House of Cards
Allison Janney, Masters of Sex
Margo Martindale, The Americans
Carrie Preston, The Good Wife

GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Max von Sydow, Game of Thrones
Reg E. Cathey, House of Cards
Mahershala Ali, House of Cards
Paul Sparks, House of Cards
Hank Azaria, Ray Donovan
Michael J. Fox, The Good Wife

OUTSTANDING COMEDY
black-ish
Master of None
Modern Family
Silicon Valley
Transparent
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Veep

LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Ellie Kemper, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Laurie Metcalfe, Getting On
Tracee Ellis Ross, black-ish
Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer
Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie

LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Anthony Anderson, black-ish
Aziz Ansari, Masters of None
Will Forte, The Last Man on Earth
William H Macy, Shameless
Thomas Middleditch, Silicon Valley
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Niecy Nash, Getting On
Kate McKinnon, SNL
Gaby Hoffmann, Transparent
Allison Janney, Mom
Judith Light, Transparent
Anna Chlumsky, Veep

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Louie Anderson, Baskets
Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Keegan-Michael Key, Key & Peele
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Tony Hale, Veep
Matt Walsh, Veep

GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Tina Fey & 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

GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Bob Newhart, The Big Bang Theory
Tracy Morgan, Saturday Night Live
Larry David, Saturday Night Live
Bradley Whitford, Transparent
Martin Mull, Veep
Peter MacNicol, Veep

TV MOVIE
A Very Murray Christmas
All the Way
Confirmation
Luther
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride

LIMITED SERIES
American Crime
Fargo
The Night Manager
The People v. OJ Simpson
Roots

LEAD ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
Kirsten Dunst, Fargo
Felicity Huffman, American Crime
Audra McDonald, Billie Holiday: Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill
Sarah Paulson, The People v. O.J. Simpson
Lili Taylor, American Crime
Kerry Washington, Confirmation

LEAD ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
Bryan Cranston, All The Way
Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
Idris Elba, Luther
Cuba Gooding Jr, The People v. O.J. Simpson
Tom Hiddleston, The Night Manager
Courtney B. Vance, The People v. O.J. Simpson

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
Melissa Leo, All The Way
Regina King, American Crime
Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Hotel
Kathy Bates, American Horror Story: Hotel
Jean Smart, Fargo
Olivia Colman, The Night Manager

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
Jesse Plemons, Fargo
Bokeem Woodbine, Fargo
Hugh Laurie, The Night Manager
Sterling K. Brown, The People v. O.J. Simpson
David Schwimmer, The People v. O.J. Simpson
John Travolta, The People v. O.J. Simpson

REALITY SHOW HOST
Ryan Seacrest, American Idol
Tom Bergeron, Dancing With the Stars
Jane Lynch, Hollywood Game Night
Steve Harvey, Little Big Shots
Heidi Klum & Tim Gunn, Project Runway
RuPaul Charles, RuPaul’s Drag Race

REALITY SHOW COMPETITION
The Amazing Race
American Ninja Warrior
Dancing With the Stars
Project Runway
Top Chef
The Voice

VARIETY TALK SERIES
Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Real Time With Bill Maher
The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

My thoughts:

Thrilled About:

• The Outstanding Drama nomination for "Mr. Robot". It's really gratifying to see the Emmy bias against basic cable starting to fade.
• Tatiana Maslany's second consecutive Lead Actress in a Drama nomination for "Orphan Black". It's not just that the gimmick of the show presents her with a greater challenge than any other actress on television. It's that she does Emmy-level worth with each performance she gives. Very happy to see that, now that she's on Emmy voters' radar, they're taking notice of her immense achievement.
• Maisie Williams's Supporting Actress in a Drama nomination. She's been one of the real MVPs of the "Game of Thrones" cast from the beginning, and it's nice to see the Emmys overcome their reluctance to nominate child actors (though she's pretty much an adult at this point).
• Matt Walsh's Supporting Actor in a Commedy nomination for "Veep". Finally! For some reason, Tony Hale's the only one the Emmys recognize from the male side of the cast.
• Bryan Cranston's Lead Actor in a ... Movie nomination for "All The Way". Probably as close you could get to a slam dunk, but still. He was phenomenal.

Happy About:

• "Game of Thrones" getting 23 nominations, including Outstanding Drama. After winning so many Emmys last year for arguably the show's worst season, it's nice to see the love for arguably the show's best season.
• Carrie Preston's Guest Actress in a Drama nomination for "The Good Wife". This wasn't Elsbeth Tascioni's best season, but the character is a wonderful creation.
• The Outstanding Comedy nominations for "black-ish" and "Silicon Valley". This category can use some new blood.
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus's Lead Actress in a Comedy nomination for "Veep". I know this isn't exactly a surprise, since she's an Emmy favorite, but she did seriously incredible work in Season 5.
• Anna Chlumsky's Supporting Actress in a Comedy nomination for "Veep". Again, a perrenial nominee. But again, an actress who deserves it.
• The Guest Actor in a comedy nominations for Martin Mull and Peter MacNicol. Both made the most of their scenes in the fifth season of "Veep".
• Melissa Leo's Supporting Actress in a ... Movie nomination for "All The Way". She imbued Lady Bird Johnson with interesting complexity and nuances. Probably my favorite performance in that telefilm outside the lead role.

Unhappy About:

• Does "Homeland" really deserve the continued Emmy love?
• Does "Modern Family" really deserve the continued Emmy love?
• Where's the Emmy love for "Outlander"? How the show continues to be so largely ignored just completely escapes me. At least on the creative arts side, it got well-deserved nominations for costumes and production design.
• Where's the Emmy love for "The Leftovers"? Its second season was out of this world.
  
• No Lead Actress nomination for Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones?
• It's criminal that Kevin Dunn and Gary Cole have never been nominated for "Veep". Sam Richardson too, for that matter.

 

[TravisR]

Since it's arguably the best show on TV. it's nice to see that the Emmys started noticing The Americans and its cast again. Deciding between The Americans, Better Call Saul and Mr. Robot would damn near be Sophie's choice for me.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus's Lead Actress in a Comedy nomination for "Veep". I know this isn't exactly a surprise, since she's an Emmy favorite, but she did seriously incredible work in Season 5.

That funeral episode is going to win her a fifth (?) Emmy in a row.

Where's the Emmy love for "The Leftovers"? Its second season was out of this world.

That's the worst snub to me. Unfortunately, I completely expected it because the show isn't seen enough to get Emmys.

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

That funeral episode is going to win her a fifth (?) Emmy in a row.

"Mother" deservedly got a lot of attention, but my favorite bit of acting from JLD was the scene in the Green Room of the White House, where Selina's reeling after learning the fate of her presidency. And a tour group walks in, unaware that the president's in there, and this one woman from Kansas is just really awed to be meeting the president. JLD just plays so many beautiful nuances in that scene.

If I have a complaint about the generally excellent fifth season (other than mangling the mechanics of the Twentieth Amendment), it's that it went a bit too broad at times in pursuit of laughs. But that scene is as good as anything in Iannucci's tenure at the helm.