Shows Like ‘Wizard Of Lies’, ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ Sweep 2017 Emmy Noms
Anna Chlumsky and Shemar Moore joined Academy CEO Hayma Washington Thursday morning to announce the 2017 Emmy nominations.
Shows like ‘Westworld’ and ‘Veep’ came out strong but ‘Saturday Night Live’ topped them all with a total of 22 nominations. ‘SNL’ is the most Emmy nominated show of all time.
Stephen Colbert will host this year. Tune in on September 17th. You can read the full list below.
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Viola Davis – How to Get Away with Murder
Claire Foy – The Crown
Elisabeth Moss – The Handmaid’s Tale
Keri Russell – The Americans
Evan Rachel Wood – Westworld
Robin Wright – House of Cards
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Sterling K Brown – This Is Us
Anthony Hopkins – Westworld
Bob Odenkirk – Better Call Saul
Matthew Rhys – The Americans
Kevin Spacey – House of Cards
Actor in a Limited Series
Riz Ahmed – The Night Of
Benedict Cumberbatch – Sherlock
Robert De Niro – Wizard of Lies
Ewan McGregor – Fargo
Geoffrey Rush – Genius
John Turturro – The Night Of
Lead Actress in a Comedy
Pamela Adlon – Better Things
Allison Janney – Mom
Jane Fonda – Grace and Frankie
Ellie Kemper – Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Veep
Tracee Ellis Ross – black-ish
Lily Tomlin – Grace and Frankie
Lead Actor in a Comedy
Anthony Anderson – black-ish
Aziz Ansari – Master of None
Zach Galifianakis – Baskets
Donald Glover – Atlanta
William H. Macy – Shameless
Jeffrey Tambor – Transparent
Variety Talk Show
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (HBO)
Full Frontal With Samantha Bee (TBS)
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (CBS)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS)
Real Time With Bill Maher (HBO)
Reality Competition
RuPaul’s Drag Race (LOGO)
The Amazing Race (CBS)
Top Chef (Bravo)
The Voice (NBC)
American Ninja Warrior (NBC)
Project Runway (Lifetime)
Limited Series
Big Little Lies (HBO)
Fargo (FX)
Feud: Bette and Joan (FX)
Genius (National Geographic)
The Night Of (HBO)
TV Movie
Black Mirror (Netflix)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (HBO)
Dolly Parton’s Christ mas Of M any Colors: Circle Of Love (NBC)
Sherlock: The Lying Detective (PBS)
Wizard of Lies (HBO)
Comedy Series
Atlanta
black-ish
Master of None
Modern Family
Silicon Valley
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Veep
Drama Series
Better Call Saul
The Crown
The Handmaid’s Tale
House of Cards
Stranger Things
This Is Us
Westworld
Visit emmys.com for an even fuller list (replete with Supporting Actors!).
Becky Scott is the editor of The Schmooze. Follow her on Twitter, @arr_scott
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