Nominations for the 69th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
The nominations for the 69th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards have just been announced, and as usual there are plenty of surprises to be found, starting off with the fact that both "Westworld" and "Saturday Night Live" have tied for the most nominations with 22. They were followed at a distance by "Stranger Things" and "Feud: Bette and Joan" with 18.
Of course, there were also many that weren't a surprise in the least, including critically-acclaimed shows like "The Crown" (13), "The Handmaid's Tale" (13), and "This is Us" (11), all of which are considered to be top contenders for the big award of the night, Outstanding Drama Series. With "Game of Thrones" being absent this year, it's something of a toss-up, but if I had to guess, I would say that the excellent Netflix show "The Crown" has the best chance, given its superior writing, directing, and cast (just three of its multiple nominations).
The love for "Westworld" was really quite a surprise. The show was ok, despite the writing being somewhat average, but the Television Academy saw fit to nominate it all over the place, including all four major acting categories, in addition to writing, directing, and cast. Does this mean it has an edge? Perhaps, but several shows got nominated for the major awards (i.e. Series, Writing, Directing, Cast, and individual acting), so all we can really do is guess as to which one they like best.
We'll just have to wait until the ceremony to find out. The 69th annual Primetime Emmy Awards will take place on September 17th at 8pm (EST) and will air on CBS. Until then, you can see a list of some of the major nominations below and download a complete list as a PDF here.
Outstanding Drama Series
Better Call Saul
The Crown
The Handmaid's Tale
House of Cards
Stranger Things
This is Us
Westworld
Outstanding Comedy Series
Atlanta
black-ish
Master of None
Modern Family
Silicon Valley
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Veep
Lead Actor in a Drama
Sterling K. Brown, This is Us
Anthony Hopkins, Westworld
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Matthew Rhys, The Americans
Liev Schreiber , Ray Donovan
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
Milo Ventimiglia, This is Us
Lead Actress in a Drama
Viola Davis, How to Get Away with Murder
Claire Foy, The Crown
Elizabeth Moss, The Handmaid's Tale
Keri Russell, The Americans
Evan Rachel Wood, Westworld
Robin Wright, House of Cards
Supporting Actor in a Drama
Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul
David Harbour, Stranger Things
Roy Cephas Jones, This is Us
Michael Kelly, House of Cards
John Lithgow, The Crown
Mandy Patinkin, Homeland
Jeffrey Wright, Westworld
Supporting Actress in a Drama
Uzo Aduba, Orange is the New Black
Millie Bobby Brown, Stranger Things
Ann Dowd, The Handmaid's Tale
Chrissy Metz, This is Us
Thandie Newton, Westworld
Samira Wiley, The Handmaid's Tale
Lead Actor in a Comedy
Anthony Anderson, black-ish
Aziz Ansari, Master of None
Donal Glover, Atlanta
Zach Galifianakis, Baskets
William H. Macy, Shameless
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent
Lead Actress in a Comedy
Pamela Adlon, Better Things
Jane Fonda, Grave and Frankie
Allison Janney, Mom
Ellie Kemper, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Tracee Ellis Ross, black-ish
Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie
Supporting Actor in a Comedy
Louie Anderson, Baskets
Alec Baldwin, Saturday Night Live
Titus Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Tony Hale, Veep
Matt Walsh, Veep
Supporting Actress in a Comedy
Vanessa Bayer, Saturday Night Live
Anna Chlumpsky, Veep
Kathryn Hahn, Transparent
Leslie Jones, Saturday Night Live
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
Judith Light, Transparent
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