The 2016 Emmy Nominees Announced

Anthony Anderson & Lauren Graham present the Emmy nominations!

Earlier today at the Wolf Theatre in Los Angeles, the 68th annual Emmy award nominations were announced. To no surprise, Game of Thrones leads the pack again, with a total of 23 nominations.

With HBO enjoying its 16th straight year leading all networks, their nominations were down twenty-five percent – due to the emergence of FX and Netflix. The People v O.J. Simpson received a surprising 22 noms, with House of Cards grabbing 13 for its senior year.

After you watch the video above with Anthony Anderson and Lauren Graham from this morning’s North Hollywood event, take a look at the complete list of nominees for major categories below.

Tune in September 18th on ABC, as Jimmy Kimmel will host the Emmys at the Microsoft Theater.

Best Drama Series

The Americans, FX
Game of Thrones, HBO
House of Cards, Netflix
Downton Abbey, PBS
Better Call Saul, AMC
Mr. Robot, USA
Homeland, Showtime

Best Comedy Series

Veep, HBO
Transparent, Amazon
Silicon Valley, HBO
Modern Family, ABC
Master of None, Netflix
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Netflix
Black-ish, ABC

Best Actor in a Drama Series

Rami Malek, Mr. Robot
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Matthew Rhys, The Americans
Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards

Best Actress in a Drama Series

Claire Danes, Homeland
Taraji P. Henson, Empire
Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black
Kerri Russell, The Americans
Robin Wright, House of Cards

Best Actor in a Comedy Series

Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
Aziz Ansari, Master of None
Will Forte, The Last Man on Earth
William H. Macy, Shameless
Thomas Middleditch, Silicon Valley
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent

Best Actress in a Comedy Series

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Laurie Metcaf, Getting On
Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish
Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer
Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Kit Harington, Game of Thrones
Michael Kelly, House of Cards
Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodline
Jon Voight, Ray Donovan

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Lena Headey, Game of Thrones
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Maura Tierney, The Affair
Maisie Williams, Game of Thrones
Constance Zimmer UnREAL

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Tony Hale, Veep
Keegan-Michael Key, Key and Peele
Matt Walsh, Veep

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Anna Chlumsky, Veep
Gabby Hoffman, Transparent
Allison Janney, Mom
Judith Light, Transparent
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
Niecy Nash, Getting On

Best Limited Series

American Crime, ABC
Fargo, FX
The Night Manager, AMC
The People v. O.J. Simpson, FX
Roots, History

Best Television Movie

A Very Murray Christmas, Netflix
All the Way, HBO
Confirmation, HBO
Luther, BBC One
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride, PBS

Best Actor in a Limited Series or a Television Movie

Bryan Cranston, All the Way
Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
Idris Elba, Luther
Cuba Gooding, Jr., The People v. O.J. Simpson
Tom Hiddleston, The Night Manager
Courtney B. Vance, The People v. O.J. Simpson

Best Actress in a Limited Series or a Television Movie

Kirsten Dunst, Fargo
Felicity Huffman, American Crime
Audra McDonald, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill
Sarah Paulson, The People v. O.J. Simpson
Lily Taylor, American Crime
Kerry Washington, Confirmation

Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Television Movie

Sterling K. Brown, The People v. O.J. Simpson
Hugh Laurie, The Night Manager
Jesse Plemons, Fargo
David Schwimmer, The People v. O.J. Simpson
John Travolta, The People v. O.J. Simpson
Bokeem Woodbine, Fargo

Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Television Movie

Kathy Bates, American Horror Story: Hotel
Olivia Colman, The Night Manager
Regina King, American Crime
Melissa Leo, All the Way
Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Hotel
Jean Smart, Fargo

Best Variety Talk Series

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, ComediansInCarsGettingCoffee.com
Jimmy Kimmel Live!, ABC
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, HBO
The Late Late Show with James Corden, CBS
Real Time with Bill Maher, HBO
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, NBC

Best Variety Sketch Series

Documentary Now!, IFC
Drunk History, Comedy Central
Inside Amy Schumer, Comedy Central
Key & Peele, Comedy Central
Portlandia, IFC
Saturday Night Live, NBC

Top nominees by platform

HBO, 94
FX Networks, 56
Netflix, 54
NBC, 41
ABC, 35
CBS, 35
FOX, 29
PBS, 26
AMC, 24
Showtime, 22
Comedy Central, 17
Amazon, 16
HISTORY, 13
A&E, 12

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