Nominations for the 70th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
Earlier this morning, the Television Academy announced the nominations for the 70th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, and as usual, there were plenty of surprises to be had. As expected, with "Game of Thrones" finally back in the mix, it led the way with an impressive 22 nominations, followed very closely by "Westworld" and "Saturday Night Live" with 21 each.
As far as the unexpected, it was a pretty big surprise to see "Westworld" get snubbed for both Writing and Directing after having nabbed both of those nods last year (then again, perhaps we shouldn't be all that shocked given the recent disappointing season), though it still managed to score several major acting nods (including a surprise nod in Lead for Ed Harris, who isn't remotely a lead on the show) on top of an Outstanding Drama Series nomination.
Other surprises include a snub for Limited Series for "Twin Peaks," which managed to get nods for Writing and Directing on top of several technical nods. Elsewhere, we find "This Is Us" once again getting snubbed for Writing and Directing, while "Ozark" makes a surprise double appearance in Directing. "Killing Eve" also managed to pop up in Writing (taking the place of "Westworld").
As to who the big winner will be this year, I would guess "Game of Thrones" has the edge now that it's back (and clearly they like it just as much as they ever have), though "The Crown," "Stranger Things," and last year's winner "The Handmaid's Tale" are also back with nominations in Drama Series, Writing, and Directing, so I suppose we'll just have to wait and see what happens on the big night.
Be sure to check back on Monday, September 17th for the major winners (and on September 9th for a complete list of the Creative Arts winners). In the meantime, please see below for a list of the nominees in the major Drama and Comedy categories, and click here for a PDF listing of the nominations in their entirety.
Outstanding Drama Series
The Americans
The Crown
Game of Thrones
The Handmaid's Tale
Stranger Things
This is Us
Westworld
Outstanding Comedy Series
Atlanta
Barry
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Curb Your Enthusiasm
GLOW
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Silicon Valley
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Lead Actor in a Drama
Matthew Rhys, The Americans
Jason Bateman, Ozark
Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us
Milo Ventimiglia, This Is Us
Ed Harris, Westworld
Jeffrey Wright, Westworld
Lead Actress in a Drama
Keri Russell, The Americans
Claire Foy, The Crown
Elizabeth Moss, The Handmaid's Tale
Sandra Oh, Killing Eve
Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black
Evan Rachel Wood, Westworld
Supporting Actor in a Drama
Matt Smith, The Crown
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Game of Thrones
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Joseph Fiennes, The Handmaid's Tale
Mandy Patinkin, Homeland
David Harbour, Stranger Things
Supporting Actress in a Drama
Vanessa Kirby, The Crown
Lena Headey, Game of Thrones
Alexis Bledel, The Handmaid's Tale
Ann Dowd, The Handmaid's Tale
Yvonne Strahovski, The Handmaid's Tale
Millie Bobby Brown, Stranger Things
Thandie Newton, Westworld
Lead Actor in a Comedy
Donald Glover, Atlanta
Bill Hader, Barry
Anthony Anderson, black-ish
Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Ted Danson, The Good Place
William H. Macy, Shameless
Lead Actress in a Comedy
Pamela Adlon, Better Things
Tracee Ellis Ross, black-ish
Lily Tomlin, Grace and Fankie
Issa Rae, Insecure
Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Allison Janney, Mom
Supporting Actor in a Comedy
Brian Tyree Henri, Atlanta
Henry Winkler, Barry
Louise Anderson, Baskets
Alec Baldwin, Saturday Night Live
Keenan Thomson, Saturday Night Live
Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Supporting Actress in a Comedy
Zazie Betz, Atlanta
Betty Gilpin, GLOW
Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Laurie Metcalf, Roseanne
Aidy Bryant, Saturday Night Live
Leslie Jones, Saturday Night Live
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
Megan Mullally, Will & Grace
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