NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA — After a year off from the Emmy Awards, HBO’s “Game Of Thrones” came back to absolutely dominate the 70th annual Primetime Emmy Awards with a leading 22 nominations.
“Game of Thrones” won for outstanding drama series in 2015 and 2016 but ceded the title to the dystopian Hulu series “The Handmaid’s Tale,” because it wasn’t eligible for the 2017 award due to the time of the episodes airing that year. “The Handmaid’s Tale” is offering the HBO behemoth stiff competition with 20 nominations of its own.
Now the two dramas will contend for the title along with Netflix’s “The Crown” and “Stranger Things”; NBC’s “This is Us”; HBO’s “Westworld”; and FX’s “The Americans.”
Once again, premium cable, Hulu and Netflix series dwarfed the major broadcast networks in Emmy nominations. “This Is Us” last year became the first nominee in the category from the four major broadcast networks since CBS’ “The Good Wife” in 2011. “The Good Wife” is the most recent series from a major broadcast network to receive back-to-back nominations in the category.
A series from the major broadcast networks has not won for outstanding drama series since Fox’s “24” in 2006.
Another HBO hit, the sci-fi drama about a Western theme park populated by self-aware robots, “Westworld,” earned 21 nominations Thursday along with “Saturday Night Live.”
Other Emmy darlings with multiple nods this year include “Atlanta” and Danny Glover, “Barry,” “Silicon Valley” and “The Americans.”
HBO’s comedy series “Veep,” which has won the Emmy for outstanding comedy series the past three years, was not eligible for a nomination this year. The show delayed production of its final season until 2019 while its star, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, underwent treatment for breast cancer.
Also, Notably absent from the list was ABC’s “Modern Family,” which failed to land a nomination for the first time in its nine seasons. The show won in the category five straight years, tying the record set by NBC’s “Frasier” from 1994-98.
The 70th annual Primetime Emmy Awards, which honors programming initially airing between 6 p.m. and 2 a.m. from June 1, 2017, to May 31, 2018, will be presented Sept. 17 at the Microsoft Theater. Colin Jost and Michael Che, anchors of the “Weekend Update” segment on “Saturday Night Live” and co-head writers of NBC’s late-night sketch comedy series, will be the hosts.
The NBC Emmys telecast will be executive produced by “Saturday Night Live” creator and executive producer Lorne Michaels and include what the network is describing as “special appearances from additional `Saturday Night Live’ cast members.”
The bulk of the awards from the Primetime Emmys’ 122 categories will be presented at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards Sept. 8-9, also at the Microsoft Theater.
This Year’s Nominees are:
Drama Series:
Photo Credit: “The Handmaid’s Tale” by Hulu
“The Americans”
“The Crown”
“Game of Thrones”
“The Handmaid’s Tale”
“Stranger Things”
“This Is Us”
“Westworld”
Lead Actress In A Drama:
“THE AMERICANS” — Keri Russell as Elizabeth Jennings. Photo by: Patrick Harbron/FX
Claire Foy, “The Crown”
Elisabeth Moss, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Tatiana Maslany, “Orphan Black”
Sandra Oh, “Killing Eve”
Keri Russell, “The Americans”
Evan Rachel Wood, “Westworld”
Lead Actor In A Drama:
Jason Bateman, “Ozark” by Daniel McFadden, Netflix
Jason Bateman, “Ozark”
Sterling K. Brown, “This Is Us”
Ed Harris, “Westworld”
Matthew Rhys, “The Americans”
Milo Ventimiglia, “This Is Us”
Jeffrey Wright, “Westworld”
Supporting Actress In A Drama
“Stranger Things” courtesy of Netflix
Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister “Game Of Thrones”
Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven “Stranger Things”
Vanessa Kirby as Princess Margaret “The Crown”
Yvonne Strahovski as Serena Joy “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Alexis Bledel as Ofglen “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Ann Dowd as Aunt Lydia “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Thandie Newton as Maeve “Westworld”
Supporting Actor In A Drama
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Jaime Lannister “Game Of Thrones”
Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister “Game Of Thrones”
Mandy Patinkin as Saul Berenson “Homeland”
David Harbour as Jim Hopper “Stranger Things”
Matt Smith as Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh “The Crown”
Joseph Fiennes as Commander Waterford “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Guest Actor In A Drama:
F. Murray Abrahamm “Homeland”
Cameron Britton, “Mindhunter”
Matthew Goode, “The Crown”
Ron Cephas Jones, “This Is Us”
Gerald McRaney, “This Is Us”
Jimmi Simpson, “Westworld”
Guest Actress In A Drama:
Viola Davis, “Scandal”
Kelly Jenrette, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Cherry Jones, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Diana Rigg, “Game Of Thrones”
Cicely Tyson, “How To Get Away With Murder”
Samira Wiley, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Comedy Series:
“ATLANTA” Pictured: (l-r) Keith Standfield as Darius, Donald Glover as Earnest Marks, Brian Tyree Henry as Alfred Miles, Photo by: Guy D’Alema/FX
“Atlanta”
“Barry”
“black-ish”
“Curb Your Enthusiasm”
“Glow”
“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
“Silicon Valley”
“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”
Lead Actress In A Comedy:
“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” courtesy of Amazon
Pamela Adlon, “Better Things”
Tracee Ellis Ross, “Black-ish”
Allison Janney, “Mom”
Issa Rae, “Insecure”
Rachel Brosnahan, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
Lily Tomlin, “Grace and Frankie”
Lead Actor In A Comedy:
Anthony Anderson, “Black-ish”
Larry David, “Curb Your Enthusiasm”
Donald Glover, “Atlanta”
Bill Hader, “Barry”
Ted Danson, “The Good Place”
William H. Macy, “Shameless”
Guest Actress In A Comedy
Tina Fey, ” Saturday Night Live”
Tiffany Haddish, “Saturday Night Live”
Maya Rudolph, “The Good Place”
Molly Shannon, “Will & Grace”
Wanda Sykes, “black-ish”
Jane Lynch, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
Guest Actor In A Comedy:
Sterling K. Brown, “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”
Bill Hader, “Saturday Night Live”
Lin-Manuel Miranda, “Curb Your Enthusiasm”
Katt Williams, “Atlanta”
Bryan Cranston, “Curb Your Enthusiasm”
Donald Glover, “Saturday Night Live”
Limited Series:
“The Alienist”
“Assassination of Gianni Versace”
“Genius: Picasso”
“Godless”
“Patrick Melrose”
Lead Actress In A Limited Series:
Jessica Biel, “The Sinner”
Michelle Dockery, “Godless”
Edie Falco, “The Menendez Murders”
Laura Dern, “The Tale”
Regina King, “Seven Seconds”
Sarah Paulson, “American Horror Story: Cult”
Lead Actor In A Limited Series
Darren Criss in “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” courtesy of FX
Antonio Banderas, “Genius: Picasso”
John Legend, “Jesus Christ Superstar”
Jesse Plemons, “Black Mirror: USS Callister”
Darren Criss, “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story”
Benedict Cumberbatch, “Patrick Melrose”
Jeff Daniels, “The Looming Tower”
Supporting Actress In A Limited Series Or Movie
Michelle Dockery “Godless”
Sarah Paulson “American Horror Story: Cult”
Edie Falco “Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders”
Regina King “Seven Seconds”
Jessica Biel :The Sinner”
Laura Dern “The Tale”
Supporting Actor In A Limited Series Or Movie
Jeff Daniels “Godless”
Brandon Victor Dixon “Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert”
Finn Wittrock “The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story”
Ricky Martin “The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story”
Edgar Ramírez “The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story”
Michael Stuhlbarg “The Looming Tower”
John Leguizamo “Waco”
Reality Competition Show:
“The Voice” courtesy of NBC Universal
“The Amazing Race”
“American Ninja Warrior”
“Project Runway”
“RuPaul’s Drag Race”
“Top Chef”
“The Voice”
Variety Talk Series:
“The Daily Show”
“Full Frontal with Samantha Bee”
“Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver”
“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”
“The Late Late Show with James Corden”
Variety Sketch Series:
“At Home With Amy Sedaris”
“Drunk History”
“I Love You America”
“Portlandia”
“Saturday Night Live”
“Tracey Ullman’s Show”
Directing For A Comedy Series
Atlanta “FUBU” directed by Donald Glover
Atlanta “Teddy Perkins” directed by Hiro Murai
Barry “Chapter One: Make Your Mark” directed by Bill Hader
GLOW “Pilot” directed by Jesse Peretz
Silicon Valley “Initial Coin Offering” directed by Mike Judge
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel “Pilot” directed by Amy Sherman-Palladino
Writing For A Comedy Series
Atlanta “Alligator Man” written by Donald Glover
Atlanta “Barbershop” written by Stefani Robinson
Barry “Chapter One: Make Your Mark” written by Alec Berg and Bill Hader
Barry “Chapter Seven: Loud, Fast And Keep Going” written by Liz Sarnoff
Silicon Valley “Fifty-One Percent” written by Alec Berg
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel “Pilot” written by Amy Sherman-Palladino
Directing For A Drama
Game Of Thrones “Beyond The Wall” directed by Alan Taylor
Game Of Thrones “The Dragon And The Wolf” directed by Jeremy Podeswa
Ozark “The Toll” directed by Jason Bateman
Ozark “Tonight We Improvise” directed by Daniel Sackheim,
Stranger Things “Chapter Nine: The Gate” directed by The Duffer Brothers
The Crown “Paterfamilias” directed by Stephen Daldry
The Handmaid’s Tale “After” directed by Kari Skogland
Writing For A Drama Series
Game Of Thrones “The Dragon And The Wolf” written by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss,
Killing Eve “Nice Face” written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Stranger Things “Chapter Nine: The Gate” written by The Duffer Brothers
The Americans “Start” written by Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg,
The Crown “Mystery Man” written by Peter Morgan
The Handmaid’s Tale “June” written by Bruce Miller
Writing For A Variety Series
“Full Frontal With Samantha Bee”
“Last Week Tonight With John Oliver”
“Late Night With Seth Meyers”
“Saturday Night Live”
“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert”
Writing For A Limited Series Or Movie
Kevin McManus and Matthew McManus, “American Vandal”
Scott Frank, “Godless”
David Nicholls, “Patrick Melrose”
Tob Rob Smith, “The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime
Story”
David Lynch and Mark Frost, “Twin Peaks”
William Bridgers and Charlie Brooker, “USS Callister (Black Mirror)”
MORE NOMINEES TO COME
City News Service; Photo Credit: HBO/Kobal/Shutterstock
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