2016 Emmy Nominations Released

On Thursday we saw the Emmy nominations for this year’s award show released and there are plenty on stars up for some big awards. The event will be held at Microsoft Theater on September 18 and will be hosted by the great Jimmy Kimmel.

There are too many nominations to run through, so let’s show you the biggest awards of them all…

Drama series:
“The Americans”
“House of Cards”
”Mr. Robot”
“Better Call Saul”
“Downton Abbey”
“Game of Thrones”
“Homeland”

Outstanding Limited Series
“American Crime”
“Fargo”
“The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story”
“Roots”
“The Night Manager”

Lead actor in a drama:
Matthew Rhys, “The Americans”
Bob Odenkirk, “Better Call Saul”
Liev Schreiber, “Ray Donovan”
Kyle Chandler , “Bloodline”
Rami Malek, “Mr. Robot”
Kevin Spacey, “House of Cards”

Lead actress in a limited series:
Lili Taylor, “American Crime”
Kerry Washington, “Conformation”
Felicity Huffman, “American Crime”
Audra McDonald, “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grille”
Kirsten Dunst, “Fargo”
Sarah Paulson, “The People v. O.J. Simpson”

Lead actress in a drama:
Claire Danes, “Homeland”
Robin Wright, “House of Cards”
Viola Davis, “How to Get Away With Murder”
Taraji P. Henson, “Empire”
Keri Russell, “The Americans”
Tatiana Maslany, “Orphan Black”

Lead actor in a limited series:
Bryan Cranston, “All the Way”
Tom Hiddleston, “The Night Manager”
Benedict Cumberbatch, “Sherlock: The Abominable Bride”
Idris Elba, “Luther”
Cuba Gooding Jr., “The People vs. O.J. Simpson”
Courtney B. Vance, “The People vs. O.J. Simpson”

Lead actor in a comedy:
Anthony Anderson, “black-ish”
Aziz Ansari, “Master of None”
Thomas Middleditch, “Silicon Valley”
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent
Will Forte, “Last man on Earth
William H. Macy, “Shameless”
Will Forte, “Last Man on Earth”


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