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2017 Primetime Emmy Awards: all the nominees

Written by TVSA Team from the blog Awards on 14 Jul 2017
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And the nominees for the 69th Emmy Awards are:

Outstanding Drama Series

Better Call Saul (AMC)
The Crown (Netflix)
The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu)
House of Cards (Netflix)
Stranger Things (Netflix)
This Is Us (NBC)
Westworld (HBO)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Viola Davis as Annalise Keating on How to Get Away with Murder (ABC)
Claire Foy as Queen Elizabeth II on The Crown (Netflix)
Elisabeth Moss as Offred on The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu)
Keri Russell as Elizabeth Jennings on The Americans (FX)
Evan Rachel Wood as Dolores Abernathy on Westworld (HBO)
Robin Wright as President Claire Underwood on House of Cards (Netflix)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series     

Sterling K. Brown as Randall Pearson on This Is Us (NBC)
Anthony Hopkins as Robert Ford on Westworld (HBO)
Bob Odenkirk as Jimmy McGill on Better Call Saul (AMC)
Matthew Rhys as Philip Jennings on The Americans (FX)
Liev Schreiber as Ray Donovan on Ray Donovan (Showtime)
Kevin Spacey as President Frank Underwood on House of Cards (Netflix)
Milo Ventimiglia as Jack Pearson on This Is Us (NBC)

The ceremony will be held at the Microsoft Theatre in downtown Los Angeles on 17 September 2017.

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Uzo Aduba as Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren on Orange Is the New Black (Netflix)
Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven on Stranger Things (Netflix)
Ann Dowd as Aunt Lydia on The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu)
Chrissy Metz as Kate Pearson on This Is Us (NBC)
Thandie Newton as Maeve Millay on Westworld (HBO)
Samira Wiley as Moira on The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series     

Jonathan Banks as Mike Ehrmantraut on Better Call Saul (AMC)
Ron Cephas Jones as William H. Hill on This Is Us (NBC)
David Harbour as Jim Hopper on Stranger Things (Netflix)
Michael Kelly as Doug Stamper on House of Cards (Netflix)
John Lithgow as Winston Churchill on The Crown (Netflix)
Mandy Patinkin as Saul Berenson on Homeland (Showtime)
Jeffrey Wright as Bernard Lowe on Westworld (HBO)

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series

Better Call Saul (Episode: "Witness"), Directed by Vince Gilligan (AMC)
The Crown (Episode: "Hyde Park Corner"), Directed by Stephen Daldry (Netflix)
The Handmaid's Tale (Episode: "Offred"), Directed by Reed Morano (Hulu)
The Handmaid's Tale (Episode: "The Bridge"), Directed by Kate Dennis (Hulu)
Homeland (Episode: "America First"), Directed by Lesli Linka Glatter (Showtime)
Stranger Things (Episode: "Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers"), Directed by The Duffer Brothers (Netflix)
Westworld (Episode: "The Bicameral Mind"), Directed by Jonathan Nolan (HBO)

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

The Americans (Episode: "The Soviet Division"), Written by Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg (FX)
Better Call Saul (Episode: "Chicanery"), Written by Gordon Smith (AMC)
The Crown (Episode: "Assassins"), Written by Peter Morgan (Netflix)
The Handmaid's Tale (Episode: "Offred"), Written by Bruce Miller (Hulu)
Stranger Things (Episode: "Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers"), Written by The Duffer Brothers (Netflix)
Westworld (Episode: "The Bicameral Mind"), Written by Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan (HBO)
Notice how Game of Thrones is nowhere to be seen. It won a total of 12 Emmys last year. It wasn't eligible to enter this year. To be eligible shows must have premiered between June 1, 2016 and May 31, 2017 and GOT 7 only premieres on 16 July.
Outstanding Comedy Series     
 
Atlanta (FX)
Black-ish (ABC)
Master of None (Netflix)
Modern Family (ABC)
Silicon Valley (HBO)
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix)
Veep (HBO)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Pamela Adlon as Sam Fox on Better Things (FX)
Jane Fonda as Grace Hanson on Grace and Frankie (Netflix)
Allison Janney as Bonnie Plunkett on Mom (CBS)
Ellie Kemper as Kimmy Schmidt on Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer on Veep (HBO)
Tracee Ellis Ross as Dr. Rainbow "Bow" Johnson on Black-ish (ABC)
Lily Tomlin as Frankie Bergstein on Grace and Frankie (Netflix)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series     

Anthony Anderson as Andre "Dre" Johnson, Sr. on Black-ish (ABC)
Aziz Ansari as Dev Shah on Master of None (Netflix)
Zach Galifianakis as Chip Baskets and Dale Baskets on Baskets (FX)
Donald Glover as Earnest "Earn" Marks on Atlanta (FX)
William H. Macy as Frank Gallagher on Shameless (Showtime)
Jeffrey Tambor as Maura Pfefferman on Transparent (Amazon)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Vanessa Bayer as Various Characters on Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Anna Chlumsky as Amy Brookheimer on Veep (HBO)
Kathryn Hahn as Raquel Fein on Transparent (Amazon)
Leslie Jones as Various Characters on Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Judith Light as Shelly Pfefferman on Transparent (Amazon)
Kate McKinnon as Various Characters on Saturday Night Live (NBC)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series     

Louie Anderson as Christine Baskets on Baskets (FX)
Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Tituss Burgess as Titus Andromedon on Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix)
Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy on Modern Family (ABC)
Tony Hale as Gary Walsh on Veep (HBO)
Matt Walsh as Mike McLintock on Veep (HBO)

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series     

Atlanta (Episode: "B.A.N."), Directed by Donald Glover (FX)
Silicon Valley (Episode: "Intellectual Property"), Directed by Jamie Babbit (HBO)
Silicon Valley (Episode: "Server Error"), Directed by Mike Judge (HBO)
Veep (Episode: "Blurb"), Directed by Morgan Sackett (HBO)
Veep (Episode: "Groundbreaking"), Directed by David Mandel (HBO)
Veep (Episode: "Justice"), Directed by Dale Stern (HBO)

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series     

Atlanta (Episode: "B.A.N."), Written by Donald Glover (FX)
Atlanta (Episode: "Streets on Lock"), Written by Stephen Glover (FX)
Silicon Valley (Episode: "Success Failure"), Written by Alec Berg (HBO)
Master of None (Episode: "Thanksgiving"), Written by Aziz Ansari and Lena Waithe (Netflix)
Veep (Episode: "Georgia"), Written by Billy Kimball (HBO)
Veep (Episode: "Groundbreaking"), Written by David Mandel (HBO)
The ceremony will be hosted by comedian and The Late Show host Stephen Colbert.
Outstanding Limited Series    

Big Little Lies (HBO)
Fargo (FX)
Feud: Bette and Joan (FX)
Genius (Nat Geo)
The Night Of (HBO)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie

Carrie Coon as Gloria Burgle on Fargo (FX)
Felicity Huffman as Jeanette Hesby on American Crime (ABC)
Nicole Kidman as Celeste Wright on Big Little Lies (HBO)
Jessica Lange as Joan Crawford on Feud: Bette and Joan (FX)
Susan Sarandon as Bette Davis on Feud: Bette and Joan (FX)
Reese Witherspoon as Madeline Martha Mackenzie on Big Little Lies (HBO)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie     

Riz Ahmed as Nasir "Naz" Khan on The Night Of (HBO)
Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes on Sherlock: The Lying Detective (PBS)
Robert De Niro as Bernie Madoff on The Wizard of Lies (HBO)
Ewan McGregor as Ray Stussy and Emmit Stussy on Fargo (FX)
Geoffrey Rush as Albert Einstein on Genius (Nat Geo)
John Turturro as John Stone on The Night Of (HBO)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie

Judy Davis as Hedda Hopper on Feud: Bette and Joan (FX)
Laura Dern as Renata Klein on Big Little Lies (HBO)
Jackie Hoffman as Mamacita on Feud: Bette and Joan (FX)
Regina King as Kimara Walters on American Crime (ABC)
Michelle Pfeiffer as Ruth Madoff on The Wizard of Lies (HBO)
Shailene Woodley as Jane Chapman on Big Little Lies (HBO)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie     

Bill Camp as Dennis Box on The Night Of (HBO)
Alfred Molina as Robert Aldrich on Feud: Bette and Joan (FX)
Alexander Skarsgård as Perry Wright on Big Little Lies (HBO)
David Thewlis as V.M. Varga on Fargo (FX)
Stanley Tucci as Jack Warner on Feud: Bette and Joan (FX)
Michael K. Williams as Freddy Knight on The Night Of (HBO)

Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special

Big Little Lies, Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée (HBO)
Fargo (Episode: "The Law of Vacant Places"), Directed by Noah Hawley (FX)
Feud: Bette and Joan (Episode: "And The Winner Is... (The Oscars of 1963)"), Directed by Ryan Murphy (FX)
Genius (Episode: "Einstein: Chapter One"), Directed by Ron Howard (Nat Geo)
The Night Of (Episode: "The Art of War"), Directed by James Marsh (HBO)
The Night Of (Episode: "The Beach"), Directed by Steve Zaillian (HBO)

Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special

Big Little Lies, Written by David E. Kelley (HBO)
Black Mirror (Episode: "San Junipero"), Written by Charlie Brooker (Netflix)
Fargo (Episode: "The Law of Vacant Places"), Written by Noah Hawley (FX)
Feud: Bette and Joan (Episode: "And The Winner Is... (The Oscars of 1963)"), Written by Ryan Murphy (FX)
Feud: Bette and Joan (Episode: "Pilot"), Written by Jaffe Cohen, Michael Zam, and Ryan Murphy (FX)
The Night Of (Episode: "The Call of the Wild"), Written by Richard Price and Steven Zaillian (HBO)

HBO headlines the catgeories with a total of 41 nominations (not inlcuding the Creative Awards - see below). They're followed by Netflix with 27, FX with 26 and NBC with 14.

Outstanding Television Movie

Black Mirror: San Junipero (Netflix)
Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love (NBC)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (HBO)
Sherlock: The Lying Detective (PBS)
The Wizard of Lies (HBO)

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program

The Amazing Race (CBS)
American Ninja Warrior (NBC)
Project Runway (Lifetime)
RuPaul's Drag Race (VH1)
Top Chef (Bravo)
The Voice (NBC)

Outstanding Variety Talk Series    

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TBS)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)
Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)

Outstanding Variety Sketch Series

Billy on the Street (truTV)
Documentary Now! (IFC)
Drunk History (Comedy Central)
Portlandia (IFC)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Tracey Ullman's Show (HBO)

Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series

Drunk History (Episode: "Hamilton"), Directed by Jeremy Konner and Derek Waters (Comedy Central)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (Episode: "The (RED) Show"), Directed by Andy Fisher (ABC)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (Episode: "Multi-Level Marketing"), Directed by Paul Pennolino (HBO)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (Episode: "Episode 0179"), Directed by Jim Hoskinson (CBS)
Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Jimmy Fallon"), Directed by Don Roy King (NBC)

Outstanding Writing for A Variety Series

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TBS)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)

The Creative Emmys (featuring the technical categories of costume, make-up, music awards etc.) will be held on 9 and 10 September. Here's a PDF of the full list which includes the creative categories: 2017 Emmys.


Shows in this post: The Primetime Emmy Awards

Channels in this post: M-Net



6 Comments

wonderlad
14 Jul 2017 10:48

The Leftovers was robbed. I don't get how it has been so overlooked.
Yay for Big Little Lies/TheNight Of/ Drag Race. 

Timone
14 Jul 2017 11:53

Rooting for The Night Of, Big Little Lies, This Is Us, Atlanta and The Americans.  Even though I didnt understand much of Westworld but there was good acting there.

Timone
14 Jul 2017 11:55

So Game of Thrones was not snubbed then, they were just not eligible.

Tashi
14 Jul 2017 14:53

I also didn't understand a lot of Westworld but it was entertaining so I was happy enough with it. I felt the same with the new Twin Peaks BUT that changed in the episode where the doppelganger vomied everywhere.

I didn't mind the vomy so much as the fact that I was just starting to understand what was going on the week before and then they went off on that tangent. It put me off completely.

I'm also rooting for The Night Of, Big Little Lies - and Better Call Saul. Would love it to win Best Drama.
 

wonderlad
14 Jul 2017 15:07

I'm enjoying Twin Peaks if you can call it that . It is High Art. episode 8 was sort of a secret origins of the Twin Peaks universe - very cosmic . Of course not everyone's cup of tea but am glad there's tv like this out there. 

Tashi
15 Jul 2017 18:08

Absolutely - it's so important to have shows that are unique and different from anything else.

I've been thinking about Game of Thrones... feeling suspicious because of how convenient the situation is for everyone else. I thought it was bizarre that they're suddenly out of synch with the entry dates when they've never been before but I've investigated and found this article that says it's happened because the show's filming schedule was pushed later to capture colder weather while filming.
 


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