This morning the 70th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced, and as usual there were plenty of familiar faces, but also a few welcome surprises. This year, the Emmys will be broadcast live on NBC, with hosts Michael Che and Colin Jost leading the ceremony.
Last year’s highlights included wins for Donald Glover and Elisabeth Moss, and it will be interesting to see whether or not their series, Atlanta and The Handmaid’s Tale, are repeat winners. After all, Emmy voters seem to like consistency above all else. This year’s nominations certainly prove that to be true, as frequent favorites and previous winners dominated the list, with Game of Thrones appearing yet again, while The Americans was nominated for lead actor and actress, as well as Outstanding Drama, alongside some head-scratchers like Westworld and Stranger Things.
Check out the list of nominees for the 70th Annual Primetime Emmys:
Outstanding Drama
The Americans
The Crown
Game of Thrones
The Handmaid’s Tale
This Is Us
Stranger Things
Westworld
Outstanding Lead Actress In a Drama
Claire Foy – The Crown
Tatiana Maslaney – Orphan Black
Elisabeth Moss – The Handmaid’s Tale
Sandra Oh – Killing Eve
Keri Russell – The Americans
Evan Rachel Wood – Westworld
Outstanding Lead Actor In a Drama
Jason Bateman - Ozark
Sterling K. Brown - This Is Us
Ed Harris - Westworld
Matthew Rhys - The Americans
Milo Ventimiglia - This Is Us
Jeffrey Wright - Westworld
Outstanding Supporting Actress In a Drama
Lena Heady - Game of Thrones
Millie Bobby Brown - Stranger Things
Ann Dowd - The Handmaid’s Tale
Vanessa Kirby - The Crown
Yvonne Strahovski - The Handmaid’s Tale
Alexis Bledel - The Handmaid’s Tale
Thandie Newton - Westworld
Outstanding Supporting Actor In a Drama
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau - Game of Thrones
Peter Dinklage - Game of Thrones
Mandy Patinkin - Homeland
David Harbour - Stranger Things
Matt Smith - The Crown
Joseph Fiennes - The Handmaid’s Tale
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Series or Movie
Antonio Banderas – Genius
Darren Criss – The Assassination of Gianni Versace
Benedict Cumberbatch – Patrick Melrose
Jeff Daniels – The Looming Tower
John Legend – Jesus Chris Superstar
Jesse Plemons - Black Mirror
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Limited Series or Movie
Jessica Biel - The Sinner
Laura Dern - The Tale
Michelle Dockery - Godless
Edie Falco - Law And Order: True Crime
Regina King - Seven Seconds
Sarah Paulson - American Horror Story: Cult
Outstanding Supporting Actress In a Limited Series
Adina Porter - American Horror Story: Cult
Letitia Wright - Black Mirror
Sara Bareilles - Jesus Christ Superstar
Merritt Wever - Godless
Judith Light - The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Penelope Cruz - The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Outstanding Supporting Actor In a Limited Series
Jeff Daniels - Godless
Brandon Victor Dixon - Jesus Christ Superstar
Rick Martin - The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Edgar Ramirez - The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Finn Wittrock - The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Michael Stuhlbarg - The Looming Tower
Jon Leguizamo - Waco
Outstanding Limited Series & TV movie
The Alienist
Godless
Patrick Melrose
The Assassination of Gianni Versace
Outstanding Comedy
Atlanta
Barry
Blackish
Curb your Enthusiasm
GLOW
Silicon Valley
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Outstanding Lead Actress In a Comedy
Pamela Adlon – Better Things
Rachel Brosnahan - The Marvelous Ms. Maisel
Issa Rae - Insecure
Traceee Ellis Ross - Blackish
Lilly Tomlin - Grace and Frankie
Outstanding Lead Actor In a Comedy
Anthony Anderson - Blackish
Ted Danson - The Good Place
Larry David - Curb Your Enthusiasm
Donald Glover - Atlanta
Bill Hader - Barry
William H. Macey - Shameless
Outstanding Supporting Actress In a Comedy
Zazie Beets - Atlanta
Betty Gilpin - GLOW
Laurie Metcalf - Roseanne
Aidy Bryant - Saturday Night Live
Leslie Jones - Saturday Night Live
Kate McKinnons - Saturday Night Live
Alex Borstein - The Marvelous Ms. Maisel
Megan Mullaly - Will & Grace
Outstanding Supporting Actor In a Comedy
Brian Tyree Henry - Atlanta
Henry Winkler - Barry
Alec Baldwin - Saturday Night Live
Louis Anderson - Baskets
Tony Shalhoub - The Marvelous Ms. Maisel
Kenan Thompson - Saturday Night Live
Tituss Burgess - Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
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The 70th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards will air live on Sept. 17 @8pm ET/5pm PT on NBC.
