Emmy nominations 2018 live: Game of Thrones leads the pack with 22 nominations while The Handmaid's Tale dominates acting categories
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Your support makes all the difference.The nominations for the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards have been announced in Los Angeles today.
The Handmaid's Tale actor Samira Wiley and The Blacklist actor Ryan Eggold revealed the shows, casts and crews that will are vying for awards, as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, at the ceremony taking place on 17 September at the Microsoft Theater in Downtown LA and broadcast by NBC.
As predicted, Game of Thrones - who returned to the fold having been ineligible last year - leads the pack with a grand total of 22 nominations including Best Drama as well as the acting categories (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Peter Dinklage and Diana Rigg have all been recognised). Still, the runaway success in terms of the acting department is far and away The Handmaid's Tale which is looking to capitalise on its big win last year.
Elisabeth Moss faces the likes of Claire Foy (The Crown), Keri Russell (The Americans) and Killing Eve's Sandra Oh who becomes the first Asian woman to ever be nominated in the lead actress category while co-stars turn competitors in the categories of Supporting Actress and Outstanding Guest Actress (the former sees nominations for Alexis Biedel, Yvonne Strahovski and reigning champion Ann Dowd).
In the comedy stakes, it's nominations a-plenty for the second season of Donald Glover's Atlanta, Netflix smash GLOW and Amazon's Golden Globe-winning The Marvellous Mrs Maisel which sees Rachel Brosnahan go up against Pamela Adlon (Better Things), Allison Janney (Mom) and Issa Rae of Insecure fame.
Twin Peaks fans won't be happy when they see the Limited Series nominations. Considering it was eligible this year as it aired the majority of its episodes after the Emmys cut-off point in 2017, it's fair to say David Lynch's revival has been snubbed (shout out to Larry David whose long-waited Curb Your Enthusiasm return got noticed in the Comedy categories).
Still, it's good news for The Assassination of Gianni Versace, Godless and Patrick Melrose who'll all duke it out while Laura Dern may as well collect her trophy now for The Tale.
You can find the full list of Emmys 2018 nominations here.
Full list of nominations to follow.
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Katt Williams - Atlanta
Sterling K. Brown - Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Bryan Cranston - Curb Your Enthusiasm
Lin Manuel-Miranda - Curb Your Enthusiasm
Donald Glover - Saturday Night Live
Bill Hader - Saturday Night Live
Outstanding writing for Comedy
Atlanta - "Alligator Man"
Atlanta - "Barbershop"
Barry - "Chapter Seven: Loud, Fast And Keep Going"
Barry - "Chapter One: Make Your Mark" Alec Berg, Written by
Bill Hader, Written by
Silicon Valley - "Fifty-One Percent"
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel - "Pilot"
Outstanding 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
Outstanding 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
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Diana Rigg - Game of Thrones
Cicely Tyson - How To Get Away With Murder
Viola Davis - Scandal
Kelly Jenrette - The Handmaid’s Tale
Cherry Jones - The Handmaid’s Tale
Samira Wiley - The Handmaid’s Tale
Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series / TV Movie
American Vandal
Godless
Patrick Melrose
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Twin Peaks
Black Mirror: USS Callister
That's it for all the categories that'll be announced on the night (and then some) - we're gonna have a full list with the best of the rest posted imminently so watch this space.
Outstanding Directing, Comedy
Atlanta - “FUBU” - Donald Glover
Atlanta - “Teddy Perkins” - Hiro Murai
Barry - “Chapter One: Make Your Mark” - Bill Hader
GLOW - “Pilot” - Jesse Peretz,
Silicon Valley - “Initial Coin Offering” - Mike Judge
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel - “Pilot” - Amy Sherman-Palladino
Outstanding Directing, Variety Series
Full Frontal With Samantha Bee - “Episode 2061” - Andre Allen, Directed by
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver - “Episode 421” - Paul Pennolino
Portlandia - “Riot Spray” - Carrie Brownstein
Saturday Night Live - “Host: Donald Glover” - Don Roy King
The Late Late Show With James Corden - “Episode 0416” - Tim Mancinelli,
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert - “Episode 438” - Jim Hoskinson,
Outstanding Directing, Drama
Game Of Thrones - “Beyond The Wall” - Alan Taylor
Game Of Thrones - “The Dragon And The Wolf” - Jeremy Podeswa
Ozark - “The Toll” - Jason Bateman
Ozark - “Tonight We Improvise” - Daniel Sackheim
Stranger Things - “Chapter Nine: The Gate” - The Duffer Brothers
The Crown - “Paterfamilias” - Stephen Daldry
The Handmaid's Tale - “After” - Kari Skogland
Outstanding Directing, Limited Series
Godless
Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert
Paterno
Patrick Melrose
The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
The Looming Tower
Twin Peaks
Outstanding Directing, Variety Special
Dave Chappelle: Equanimity
Jerry Seinfeld: Jerry Before Seinfeld
Steve Martin & Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget For The Rest Of Your Life
Super Bowl LII Halftime Show Starring Justin Timberlake
The Oscars
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