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70th Primetime Emmy Nominations Revealed

by Dylan Blight

The 70th Emmy nominations have Game of Thrones leading the charge with a record-breaking 22 nominations, with Westworld and Saturday Night Live just behind on 21 each.

Other standouts include The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story—currently airing on Showcase—with 18 nominations as a limited series. As speculated on BevanWorld: A Westworld Aftershow, Ed Harris received a Lead Actor nomination. Letitia Wright earned a nod for her standout performance in the Season 4 finale of Black Mirror. Cameron Britton was nominated for his guest role on Mindhunter thanks to his fantastic turn as Ed Kemper. Netflix’s Queer Eye was nominated for Structured Reality Program, and Jonathan Van Ness’s Gay of Thrones picked up a short-form series nomination.

Here’s the key nominee list:

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

  • Donald Glover – Atlanta
  • Bill Hader – Barry
  • Anthony Anderson – black-ish
  • Larry David – Curb Your Enthusiasm
  • Ted Danson – The Good Place
  • William H. Macy – Shameless

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

  • Matthew Rhys – The Americans
  • Jason Bateman – Ozark
  • Sterling K. Brown – This Is Us
  • Milo Ventimiglia – This Is Us
  • Ed Harris – Westworld
  • Jeffrey Wright – Westworld

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie

  • Darren Criss – The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
  • Antonio Banderas – Genius: Picasso
  • John Legend – Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
  • Jeff Daniels – The Looming Tower
  • Benedict Cumberbatch – Patrick Melrose

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

  • Pamela Adlon – Better Things
  • Tracee Ellis Ross – black-ish
  • Lily Tomlin – Grace and Frankie
  • Issa Rae – Insecure
  • Rachel Brosnahan – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
  • Allison Janney – Mom

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

  • Keri Russell – The Americans
  • Claire Foy – The Crown
  • Elisabeth Moss – The Handmaid’s Tale
  • Sandra Oh – Killing Eve
  • Tatiana Maslany – Orphan Black
  • Evan Rachel Wood – Westworld

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie

  • Sarah Paulson – American Horror Story: Cult
  • Michelle Dockery – Godless
  • Edie Falco – Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders
  • Regina King – Seven Seconds
  • Jessica Biel – The Sinner
  • Laura Dern – The Tale

Outstanding Comedy Series

  • Barry
  • black-ish
  • Curb Your Enthusiasm
  • GLOW
  • The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
  • Silicon Valley
  • Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Outstanding Drama Series

  • The Americans
  • The Crown
  • Game of Thrones
  • The Handmaid’s Tale
  • Stranger Things
  • This Is Us
  • Westworld

Outstanding Limited Series

  • The Alienist
  • The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
  • Genius: Picasso
  • Godless
  • Patrick Melrose

Outstanding Television Movie

  • Fahrenheit 451
  • Flint
  • Paterno
  • The Tale
  • USS Callister (Black Mirror)

Outstanding Variety Talk Series

  • The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
  • Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!
  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
  • The Late Late Show with James Corden
  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Outstanding Variety Sketch Series

  • At Home with Amy Sedaris
  • Drunk History
  • I Love You, America with Sarah Silverman
  • Portlandia
  • Saturday Night Live
  • Tracey Ullman’s Show

You can find the full list of nominees on the Emmy website.