2016 Emmy Awards Primer: Complete List of Nominees, Who is Rumored to Win, The Underdogs, Schedule
Multiple awards expected for "Black-ish", "American Crime Story: The People Vs. O.J. Simpson", and "Master of None"; awards night promises to be more diverse this year.
In light of 2015 Emmy's #OscarsSoWhite controversy, this year, viewers will see a more diverse list of nominees. The 2016 Emmy's will also acknowledge the amazing work of women in the field of entertainment.
Audience can expect multiple nominations for works such as "Black-ish", "American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson" and "Master of None". Acting nominations will also be presented to Idris Elba, Kerry Washington, Audra McDonald, Rami Malek, Taraji P. Henson, and Viola Davis. It was also speculated that winners will possibly come from these multi-nominated shows.
Meanwhile, some were not able to make it to the list, such as nomination for Outstanding Comedy and Variety for "Full Frontal with Samantha Bee", "Lady Dynamite", and "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend".
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Multiple nominations, underdogs
"Mr. Robot" received six nominations, while "The Americans" got five. It looks like HBO series will continue to dominate the field with 94 nominations. Netflix, on the other hand, got 54 nominations, while FX received 56.
HBO got multiple nominations for "Silicon Valley" and "Veep" for Outstanding Comedy Series. It was rather unusual too, since "The Daily Show" did not receive any nominations. This is the first time that it happened since 2000.
Emmy Awards Nominations List
Below is a complete list of this year's nominees:
Outstanding Drama Series
- The Americans
- Better Call Saul
- Downton Abbey
- Game of Thrones
- Homeland
- House of Cards
- Mr. Robot
Outstanding Comedy Series
- Black-ish
- Master of None
- Modern Family
- Silicon Valley
- Transparent
- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
- Veep
Outstanding Limited Series
- American Crime
- Fargo
- The Night Manager
- American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson
- Roots
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
- Matthew Rhys (The Americans)
- Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul)
- Kyle Chandler (Bloodline)
- Kevin Spacey (House of Cards)
- Rami Malek (Mr. Robot)
- Live Schreiber (Ray Donovon)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- Keri Russell (The Americans)
- Taraji P. Henson (Empire)
- Claire Danes (Homeland)
- Robin Wright (House of Cards)
- Viola Davis (How to Get Away with Murder)
- Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Jonathan Banks (Better Call Saul)
- Ben Mendelsohn (Bloodline)
- Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones)
- Kit Harington (Game of Thrones)
- Michael Kelly (House of Cards)
- Jon Voight (Ray Donovan)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- Maura Tierney (The Affair)
- Maggie Smith (Downton Abbey)
- Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones)
- Lena Headey (Game of Thrones)
- Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones)
- Constance Zimmer (UnREAL)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
- Anthony Anderson (Black-ish)
- Will Forte (The Last Man on Earth)
- Aziz Ansari (Master of None)
- William H. Macy (Shameless)
- Thomas Middleditch (Silicon Valley)
- Jeffrey Tambor (Transparent)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
- Tracee Ellis Ross (Black-ish)
- Laurie Metcalf (Getting On)
- Lily Tomlin (Grace and Frankie)
- Amy Schumer (Inside Amy Schumer)
- Ellie Kemper (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt)
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Louie Anderson (Baskets)
- Andre Braugher (Brooklyn Nine-Nine)
- Ty Burrell (Modern Family)
- Keegan Michael-Key (Key & Peele)
- Tituss Burgess (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt)
- Tony Hale (Veep)
- Matt Walsh (Veep)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- Niecy Nash (Getting On)
- Allison Janney (Mom)
- Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live)
- Gaby Hoffmann (Transparent)
- Judith Light (Transparent)
- Anna Chlumsky (Veep)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
- Bryan Cranston (All the Way)
- Cuba Gooding Jr. (American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson)
- Courtney B. Vance (American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson)
- Idris Elba (Luther)
- Tom Hiddleston (The Night Manager)
- Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock: The Abominable Bride)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
- Felicity Huffman (American Crime)
- Sarah Paulson (American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson)
- Lili Taylor (American Crime)
- Kerry Washington (Confirmation)
- Kirsten Dunst (Fargo)
- Audra McDonald (Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
- Sterling K. Brown (American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson)
- David Schwimmer (American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson)
- John Travolta (American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson)
- Jesse Plemons (Fargo)
- Bokeem Woodbine (Fargo)
- Hugh Laurie (The Night Manager)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
- Melissa Leo (All the Way)
- Regina King (American Crime)
- Sarah Paulson (American Horror Story: Hotel)
- Kathy Bates (American Horror Story: Hotel)
- Jean Smart (Fargo)
- Olivia Colman (The Night Manager)
Outstanding Variety Talk Series
- Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!
- The Late Late Show with James Corden
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
- Real Time with Bill Maher
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
- Documentary Now!
- Drunk History
- Inside Amy Schumer
- Key & Peele
- Portlandia
- Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
- The Amazing Race
- American Ninja Warrior
- Dancing with the Stars
- Project Runway
- Top Chef
- The Voice
Outstanding TV Movie
- A Very Murray Christmas
- All the Way
- Confirmation
- Luther
- Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
- Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan (Catastrophe, Episode 1)
- Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang (Master of None, "Parents")
- Dan O'Keefe (Silicon Valley, "Founder Friendly")
- Alec Berg (Silicon Valley, "The Uptick")
- David Mandel (Veep, "The Morning After"
- Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck (Veep, "Mother")
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
- Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg (The Americans, "Persona Non Grata")
- Julian Fellowes (Downton Abbey, Episode 8)
- David Benioff and D.B. Weiss (Game of Thrones, "Battle of the Bastards")
- Robert King and Michelle King (The Good Wife, End)
- Sam Esmail (Mr. Robot, eps1.0_hellofriend.mov (Pilot))
- Marti Noxon and Sarah Gertrude Shapiro (UnREAL, "Return")
2016 Emmy Awards Schedule
The 68th Emmy Awards Red Carpet Night airs on September 18, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT on ABC.
