Emmy Awards 2016: A Full Nomination Refresher Ahead Of The Sept. 18 Show
The Emmy Awards are just days away and fans around the globe are already throwing out their predictions about which shows will bring home the most statuettes.
The nominations are stacked in the favor of HBO shows “Game of Thrones” and “Veep,” but there are several other serious contenders. “Dancing With the Stars,” “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon,” “The People v. O.J. Simpson” as well as a whole slurry of actors and actresses including Viola Davis, Ellie Kemper and Jeffrey Tambor are listed among the more than 30 nominees. The announcement was made in July, but we recognize that in this fast-paced age it’s easy to forget. Here’s a complete refresher of the 2016 Emmy Award nominees ahead of the live show at the Microsoft Arena in Los Angeles, on Sunday:
Lead Actor in a Drama Series
- Kyle Chandler, “Bloodline”
- Rami Malek, “Mr. Robot”
- Bob Odenkirk, “Better Call Saul”
- Matthew Rhys, “The Americans”
- Liev Schreiber, “Ray Donovan”
- Kevin Spacey, “House of Cards”
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 Limited Series or Movie
- Bryan Cranston, “All The Way”
- Benedict Cumberbatch, “Sherlock”
- Idris Elba, “Luther”
- Cuba Gooding Jr., “The People v. O.J. Simpson”
- Tom Hiddleston, “The Night Manager”
- Courtney B. Vance, “The People v. O.J. Simpson”
Outstanding Lead Actress Limited Series or Movie
- Kirsten Dunst, “Fargo”
- Felicity Huffman, “American Crime”
- Audra McDonald, “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill”
- Sarah Paulson, “The People v. O.J. Simpson”
- Lili Taylor, “American Crime”
- Kerry Washington, “Confirmation”
Outstanding Lead Actor Limited Comedy Series
- Anthony Anderson, “black-ish”
- Aziz Ansari, “Master of None”
- Will Forte, “The Last Man on Earth”
- William H. Macy, “Shameless”
- Thomas Middleditch, “Silicon Valley”
- Jeffrey Tambor, “Transparent”
Outstanding Lead Actress Limited Comedy Series
- Ellie Kemper, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep”
- Laurie Metcalf, “Getting On”
- Tracee Eliis Ross, “black-ish”
- Amy Schumer, “Inside Amy Schumer”
- Lily Tomlin, “Grace and Frankie”
Outstanding Reality Competition Program
- “The Amazing Race”
- “American Ninja Warrior”
- “Dancing With The Stars”
- “Project Runway”
- “Top Chef”
- “The Voice”
Outstanding Variety Talk Series
- “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee”
- “Jimmy Kimmel Live”
- “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver”
- “The Late Late Show with James Corden”
- “Real Tim with Bill Maher”
- “Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon”
- Outstanding Television Movie
- “A Very Murray Christmas”
- “All The Way”
- “Confirmation”
- “Luther”
- “Sherlock”
Outstanding Limited Series
- “American Crime”
- “Fargo”
- “Night Manager”
- “The People v. O.J. Simpson”
- “Roots”
- Outstanding Comedy Series
- “black-ish”
- “Master of None”
- “Modern family”
- “Silicon valley”
- “Transparent”
- “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”
- “Veep”
Outstanding Drama Series
- “The Americans”
- “Better call Saul”
- “Downton Abbey”
- “Games of Thrones”
- “Homeland”
- “House of Cards”
- “Mr. Robot”
Outstanding Support Actor In A Drama Series
- Jonathan Banks, “Better Call Saul”
- Ben Mendelsohn, “Bloodline”
- Kit Harington, “Game of Thrones”
- Jon Voight, “Ray Donovan”
- Michael Kelly, “House of Cards”
- Peter Dinklage, “Game of Thrones”
Outstanding Support Actress In A Drama Series
- Dame Maggie Smith, “Downton Abbey”
- Lena Headey, “Game of Thrones”
- Emilia Clarke, “Game of Thrones”
- Maisie Williams, “Game of Thrones”
- Constance Zimmer, “UnREAL”
- Maura Tierney, “The Affair”
Outstanding Support Actor In A Comedy Series
- Louie Anderson, “Baskets”
- Keegan-Michael Key, “Key & Peele”
- Tituss Burgess, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”
- Andrew Braugher, “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”
- Ty Burrell, “Modern Family”
- Tony Hale, “Veep”
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
- Niecy Nash, “Getting On”
- Kate McKinnon, “Saturday Night Live”
- Gaby Hoffmann, “Transparent”
- Anna Chlumsky, “Veep”
- Judith Light, “Transparent”
- Allison Janney, “Mom”
Outstanding Supporting Actor In a Limited Series or Movie
- Jesse Plemons, “Fargo”
- Bokeem Woodbine, “Fargo”
- Hugh Laurie, “The Night Manager”
- Sterling K. Brown, “The People v. O.J. Simpson”
- David Schwimmer, “The People v. O.J. Simpson”
- John Travolta, “The People v. O.J. Simpson”
Outstanding Supporting Actress In a Limited Series or Movie
- Melissa Leo, “All The Way”
- Regina King, “American Crime”
- Sarah Paulson, “American Horror Story: Hotel”
- Kathy Bates, “American Horror Story: Hotel”
- Jean Smart, “Fargo”
- Olivia Colman, “American Crime”
For more nominees and categories check out the 2016 Emmy Award site HERE. Be sure to tune in to Television’s biggest night Sunday, Sept. 18, at 8 p.m. EDT.
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