We’re just over two months away until the 2018 Primetime Emmy Awards will take place and the nominees for this year’s ceremony have just been announced in a ceremony in Los Angeles.
As expected, The Handmaid’s Tale appears in several categories and Game of Thrones scored a whopping 22 nominations making it the most nominated program this year.
One of the most interesting categories this year is Best Actress in a Comedy. Julia Louis-Dreyfus won the category every year from 2011-2017 for her role in Veep — however filming on the final season was halted following the actress’ cancer diagnosis (she is now in the clear and filming is scheduled to go ahead next month), meaning for the first time in six years, the category is wide open for a new winner.
Meghan Markle made history last month when it was revealed that she was the first ever royal to be in consideration for an Emmy, for her role as Rachel in Suits. Unfortunately for the newest member of the British royal family, she wasn’t named in the final five in the Lead Actress in a Drama category. Instead, it’s Elisabeth Moss, Keri Russell, Evan Rachel Wood, Sandra Oh, Tatiana Maslany and Claire Foy up against one another for the title.
See the nominees below:
LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Claire Foy The Crown
Tatiana Maslany Orphan Black
Elisabeth Moss The Handmaid’s Tale
Sandra Oh Killing Eve
Keri Russell The Americans
Evan Rachel Wood Westworld
LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Jason Bateman Ozark
Sterling K. Brown This Is Us
Ed Harris Westworld
Matthew Rhys The Americans
Milo Ventimiglia This Is Us
Jeffrey Wright Westworld
LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Pamela Adlon Better Things
Rachel Brosnahan The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Allison Janney Mom
Issa Rae Insecure
Tracee Ellis Ross black-ish
Lily Tomlin Grace And Frankie
LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Anthony Anderson black-ish
Ted Danson The Good Place
Larry David Curb Your Enthusiasm
Donald Glover Atlanta
Bill Hader Barry
William H. Macy Shameless
LEAD ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
Jessica Biel The Sinner
Laura Dern The Tale
Michelle Dockery Godless
Edie Falco Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders
Regina King Seven Seconds
Sarah Paulson American Horror Story: Cult
LEAD ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
Antonio Banderas Genius: Picasso
Darren Criss The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Benedict Cumberbatch Patrick Melrose
Jeff Daniels The Looming Tower
John Legend Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert
Jesse Plemons USS Callister (Black Mirror)
SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Alexis Bledel The Handmaid’s Tale
Millie Bobby Brown Stranger Things
Ann Dowd The Handmaid’s Tale
Lena Headey Game Of Thrones
Vanessa Kirby The Crown
Thandie Newton Westworld
Yvonne Strahovski The Handmaid’s Tale
SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Game Of Thrones
Peter Dinklage Game Of Thrones
Joseph Fiennes The Handmaid’s Tale
David Harbour Stranger Things
Mandy Patinkin Homeland
Matt Smith The Crown
SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Zazie Beetz Atlanta
Alex Borstein The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Aidy Bryant Saturday Night Live
Betty Gilpin GLOW
Leslie Jones Saturday Night Live
Kate McKinnon Saturday Night Live
Laurie Metcalf Roseanne
Megan Mullally Will & Grace
SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Louie Anderson Baskets
Alec Baldwin Saturday Night Live
Tituss Burgess Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Brian Tyree Henry Atlanta
Tony Shalhoub The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Kenan Thompson Saturday Night Live
Henry Winkler Barry
SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
Sara Bareilles Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert
Penélope Cruz The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Judith Light The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Adina Porter American Horror Story: Cult
Merritt Wever Godless
Letitia Wright Black Museum (Black Mirror)
SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
Jeff Daniels Godless
Brandon Victor Dixon Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert
John Leguizamo Waco
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
Finn Wittrock The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
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
GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
F. Murray Abraham 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 COMEDY SERIES
Tina Fey Saturday Night Live
Tiffany Haddish Saturday Night Live
Jane Lynch The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Maya Rudolph The Good Place
Molly Shannon Will & Grace
Wanda Sykes black-ish
GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Sterling K. Brown Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Bryan Cranston Curb Your Enthusiasm
Donald Glover Saturday Night Live
Bill Hader Saturday Night Live
Lin-Manuel Miranda Curb Your Enthusiasm
Katt Williams Atlanta
DRAMA SERIES
The Americans
The Crown Netflix
Game Of Thrones
The Handmaid’s Tale
Stranger Things
This Is Us
Westworld
COMEDY SERIES
Atlanta
Barry
black-ish
Curb Your Enthusiasm
GLOW
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Silicon Valley
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
LIMITED SERIES
The Alienist
The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Genius: Picasso
Godless
Patrick Melrose
For the complete list, visit Emmys.com
The 70th annual Emmy Awards will take place on September 2017.
