2018 Primetime Emmy nominations announced today
Game of Thrones leads this year’s Emmy nominations with 22, while Atlanta, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, Saturday Night Live, and The Handmaid’s Tale rake in a ton of nominations, too.
The 2018 Primetime Emmy nominations were announced this morning in Los Angeles. Emmy-nominated actress Samira Wiley of The Handmaid’s Tale and Orange is the New Black, and The Blacklist star Ryan Eggold had the honor of reading of this year’s nominees.
For months, shows like The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and even Jersey Shore: Family Reunion have started “For Your Consideration” campaigns to generate buzz and, hopefully, get recognized.
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It looks like it worked for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, who received five nominations, including Outstanding Comedy series and a Lead Actress nod for Rachel Brosnahan.
Game of Thrones received the most nominations with 22, including Outstanding Drama Series and Supporting actor nods for Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Peter Dinklage, and Lena Headey. Saturday Night Live and Westworld each had 21 nominations.
And since six-time Emmy winner Julia Louis-Dreyfus and her show, Veep, are ineligible this year, the Best Actress in a Comedy and Best Comedy categories are wide open for a new comedic queen.
Here is the list of nominees:
Outstanding Drama Series
The Americans
The Crown
Game of Thrones
The Handmaid’s Tale
Stranger Things
This Is Us
Westworld
Outstanding Comedy Series
Atlanta
Barry
Black-ish
Curb Your Enthusiasm
GLOW
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Silicon Valley
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Limited Series
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Genius: Picasso
Godless
Patrick Melrose
The Alienist
Television Movie
Fahrenheit 451
Flint
Paterno
The Tale
USS Callister (Black Mirror)
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
Jeffery 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
Outstanding Lead Actress 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)
Outstanding Lead Actor 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
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau – Game of Thrones
Mandy Patinkin – Homeland
Matt Smith – The Crown
Peter Dinklage – Game of Thrones
David Harbour – Stranger Things
Joseph Fiennes – The Handmaid’s Tale
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Ann Dowd – The Handmaid’s Tale
Alexis Bledel – The Handmaid’s Tale
Yvonne Strahovski – The Handmaid’s Tale
Millie Bobby Brown – Stranger Things
Lena Headey – Game of Thrones
Vanessa Kirby – The Crown
Thandie Newton – Westworld
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Brian Tyree Henry – Atlanta
Louie Anderson – Baskets
Kenan Thompson – Saturday Night Live
Alec Baldwin – Saturday Night Live
Henry Winkler – Barry
Tony Shalhoub – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Titus Burgess – Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Zazie Beetz – Atlanta
Laurie Metcalf – Roseanne
Leslie Jones – Saturday Night Live
Kate McKinnon – Saturday Night Live
Betty Gilpin – GLOW
Aidy Bryant – Saturday Night Live
Alex Borstein – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Megan Mullally – Will & Grace
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Jeff Daniels – Godless
Ricky Martin – The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Finn Wittrock – The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Brandon Victor Dixon – Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
Edgar Ramirez – The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Michael Stuhlbarg – The Looming Tower
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Adina Porter – American Horror Story: Cult
Merritt Wever – Godless
Penelope Cruz – The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Letitia Wright – Black Museum (Black Mirror)
Sara Bareilles – Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
Judith Light – The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Reality Competition
The Voice
The Amazing Race
Top Chef
Project Runway
RuPaul’s Drag Race
American Ninja Warrior
Variety Talk Series
Full Frontal With Samantha Bee
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Daily Show with Trever Noah
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
The Late Late Show With James Corden
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
Sketch Series
At Home with Amy Sedaris
Drunk History
Portlandia
Saturday Night Live
I Love You, America With Sarah Silverman
Tracey Ullman’s Show
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Katt Williams – Atlanta
Bryan Cranston – Curb Your Enthusiasm
Donald Glover – Saturday Night Live
Sterling K. Brown – Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Lin-Manuel Miranda – Curb Your Enthusiasm
Bill Hader – Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Wanda Sykes – black-ish
Tina Fey – Saturday Night Live
Maya Rudolph – The Good Place
Jane Lynch – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Molly Shannon – Will & Grace
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
F. Murray Abraham – Homeland
Matthew Goode – The Crown
Gerald McRaney – This is Us
Cameron Britton – Mindhunter
Ron Cephas Jones – This is Us
Jimmi Simpson – Westworld
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Diana Rigg – Game of Thrones
Viola Davis – Scandal
Cicely Tyson – How to Get Away with Murder
Kelly Jenrette – The Handmaid’s Tale
Cherry Jones – The Handmaid’s Tale
Samira Wiley – The Handmaid’s Tale
Next: Game of Thrones: 10 characters most likely to die in Season 8
The 70th Annual Emmy Awards will take place on September 17, 2018, on NBC. SNL Weekend Update anchors Michael Che and Colin Jost will take over hosting duties. For a full list of nominees, visit emmy.com.