There were few surprises and fewer snubs when the announcement of the nominees at the 68th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were revealed this afternoon. Black-ish star Anthony Anderson and Gilmore Girls gal Lauren Graham read out the nominees for the major categories for television’s biggest award.
Anderson was left screaming with Joy as Graham read out his name for ‘Best Actor in a Comedy Series’, as well as his co-star Tracee Ellis-Ross for ‘Best Actress’. The show also got a nod for ‘Best Comedy Series’.
In total, there are 113 different categories awarded prizes (the full list of nominees can be found here), though on awards night, only a handful of these are presented. The full list of nominees for the main awards at this year’s Emmys is as follows:
Outstanding Drama Series
- The Americans
- Better Call Saul
- Downton Abbey
- Game of Thrones
- Homeland
- House of Cards
- Robot
Outstanding Comedy Series
- Black-ish
- Master of None
- Modern Family
- Silicon Valley
- Transparent
- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
- Veep
Outstanding Limited Series
- American Crime
- Fargo
- The Night Manager
- The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
- Roots
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
- Kyle Chandler,Bloodline
- Rami Malek, 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 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 Reality Competition Series
- The Amazing Race
- American Ninja Warrior
- Dancing with the Stars
- Project Runway
- Top Chef
- The Voice
OUTSTANDING TV MOVIE
- All the Way
- Confirmation
- Luther
- Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
- A Very Murray Christmas
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR, COMEDY
- Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
- Ty Burrell, Modern Family
- Matt Walsh, Veep
- Louie Anderson, Baskets
- Keegen-Michael Key, Key & Peele
- Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS, COMEDY
- Niecy Nash, Getting On
- Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
- Gaby Hoffman, Transparent
- Allison Janney, Mom
- Judith Light, Transparent
- Anna Chlumsky, Veep
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR, 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
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS, 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
The 2016 Emmy Awards show will take place on September 18th.
