The 69th Emmy nominations have been announced! HBO need not worry that Game of Thrones wasn't eligible this year, as they landed the most nominated drama anyway with Westworld. The early-in-the-season genre hit tied Saturday Night Live for 22 nominations each, followed by Stranger Things and Feud tying for second place at 18 each.
Most of the nominations follow Emmy's expected players despite the openings left by departed perennials like Thrones, though this year isn't without surprises or fresh faces. The major breakthroughs this year were Hulu (finally in the major races thanks to the success of The Handmaid's Tale) and our beloved RuPaul's Drag Race (scoring 7 nominations, plus one for Untucked).
The team will be sharing their favorite nominations and frustrations on what missed the cut later today, but our dream ballot should give you a hint of our thoughts. Here are the nominees in the top categories:
Outstanding Drama Series
- Better Call Saul
- The Crown
- The Handmaid's Tale
- House of Cards
- Stranger Things
- This Is Us
- Westworld
Outstanding Comedy Series
- Atlanta
- black-ish
- Master of None
- Modern Family
- Silicon Valley
- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
- Veep
Outstanding Limited Series
- Big Little Lies
- Fargo
- Feud: Bette and Joan
- Genius
- The Night Of
Outstanding Television Movie
- Black Mirror: San Junipero
- Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love
- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
- Sherlock: The Lying Detective
- The Wizard of Lies
Outstanding 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 Actor in a Drama Series
- Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us
- Anthony Hopkins, Westworld
- Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
- Matthew Rhys, The Americans
- Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
- Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
- Milo Ventimiglia, This Is Us
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
- Pamela Adlon, Better Things
- Jane Fonda, Grace and Frankie
- Allison Janney, Mom
- Ellie Kemper, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
- Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish
- Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
- Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
- Aziz Ansari, Master of None
- Zach Galifianakis, Baskets
- Donald Glover, Atlanta
- William H. Macy, Shameless
- Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent
Outstanding Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie
- Carrie Coon, Fargo
- Felicity Huffman, American Crime
- Nicole Kidman, Big Little Lies
- Jessica Lange, Feud: Bette and Joan
- Susan Sarandon, Feud: Bette and Joan
- Reese Witherspoon, Big Little Lies
Outstanding Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie
- Riz Ahmed, The Night Of
- Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock: The Lying Detective
- Robert DeNiro, The Wizard of Lies
- Ewan McGregor, Fargo
- Geoffrey Rush, Genius
- John Turturro, The Night Of
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama
- Uzo Aduba, Orange Is the New Black
- Millie Bobby Brown, Stranger Things
- Ann Dowd, The Handmaid’s Tale
- Chrissy Metz, This Is Us
- Thandie Newton, Westworld
- Samira Wiley, The Handmaid’s Tale
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul
- Ron Cephas Jones, This Is Us
- David Harbour, Stranger Things
- Michael Kelly, House of Cards
- John Lithgow, The Crown
- Mandy Patinkin, Homeland
- Jeffrey Wright, Westworld
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- Vanessa Bayer, Saturday Night Live
- Anna Chlumsky, Veep
- Kathryn Hahn, Transparent
- Leslie Jones, Saturday Night Live
- Judith Light, Transparent
- Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Louie Anderson, Baskets
- Alec Baldwin, Saturday Night Live
- Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
- Ty Burrell, Modern Family
- Tony Hale, Veep
- Matt Walsh, Veep
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie
- Judy Davis, Feud: Bette and Joan
- Laura Dern, Big Little Lies
- Jackie Hoffman, Feud: Bette and Joan
- Regina King, American Crime
- Michelle Pfeiffer, The Wizard of Lies
- Shailene Woodley, Big Little Lies
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie
- Bill Camp, The Night Of
- Alfred Molina, Feud: Bette and Joan
- Alexander Skarsgard, Big Little Lies
- David Thewlis, Fargo
- Stanley Tucci, Feud: Bette and Joan
- Michael K. Williams, The Night Of
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
- The Amazing Race
- American Ninja Warrior
- Project Runway
- RuPaul’s Drag Race
- Top Chef
- The Voice
Outstanding Variety Talk Series
- Full Frontal With Samantha Bee
- Jimmy Kimmel Live
- Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
- The Late Late Show With James Corden
- The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
- Real Time With Bill Maher
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
- Alexis Bledel, The Handmaid's Tale
- Laverne Cox, Orange Is The New Black
- Ann Dowd, The Leftovers
- Shannon Purser, Stranger Things
- Cicely Tyson, How to Get Away With Murder
- Alison Wright, The Americans
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
- Hank Azaria, Ray Donovan
- Brian Tyree Henry, This Is Us
- Gerald McRaney, This Is Us
- Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodline
- Denis O'Hare, This Is Us
- BD Wong, Mr. Robot
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
- Becky Ann Baker, Girls
- Angela Bassett, Master of None
- Carrie Fisher, Catastrophe
- Melissa McCarthy, Saturday Night Live
- Wanda Sykes, black-ish
- Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
- Riz Ahmed, Girls
- Dave Chappelle, Saturday Night Live
- Tom Hanks, Saturday Night Live
- Hugh Laurie, Veep
- Lin-Manuel Miranda, Saturday Night Live
- Matthew Rhys, Girls
The rest of the nominees can be found here!