Game of Thrones Again Leads Emmy Nominees, Mr. Robot Scores Nods

LOS ANGELES: The nominations for the 68th Emmy Awards were announced today by the Television Academy, with Game of Thrones again racking up the most nominations, with 23, while the limited series The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story and Fargo received 22 and 18 nominations, respectively.

By network, HBO leads with 94 nominations, followed by FX with 56 and Netflix with 54. NBC scored 41 nods, then there’s ABC with 35, CBS with 35 and FOX with 29. AMC garnered 24 nominations, while Showtime received 22. Amazon scored 16 nominations.

The best drama series category features first-time nominees The Americans and Mr. Robot. Also up for best drama series are Better Call Saul, Downton Abbey, Game of Thrones, Homeland and House of Cards.

The comedy category also features some newcomers: black-ish and Master of None, nominated alongside Modern Family, Silicon Valley, Transparent, Unbreakable Kimmy Schimdt and Veep.

In the way of performance nods, the lead actor in a drama contenders are Kyle Chandler (Bloodline), Rami Malek (Mr. Robot), Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul), Matthew Rhys (The Americans), Liev Schreiber (Ray Donovan) and Kevin Spacey (House of Cards). The lead actress in a drama nominees are Claire Danes (Homeland), Viola Davis (How to Get Away with Murder), Taraji P. Henson (Empire), Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black), Keri Russell (The Americans) and Robin Wright (House of Cards). Supporting nods for actor in a drama went to Jonathan Banks (Better Call Saul), Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones), Michael Kelly (House of Cards), Ben Mendelsohn (Bloodline), Kit Harington (Game of Thrones) and Jon Voight (Ray Donovan). Supporting actress nominees for drama are Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones), Lena Headey (Game of Thrones), Maggie Smith (Downton Abbey), Maura Tierney (The Affair), Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones) and Constance Zimmer (UnReal).

The comedy performance categories feature, as lead actor nominees, Anthony Anderson (black-ish), Aziz Ansari (Master of None), Will Forte (The Last Man on Earth), William H. Macy (Shameless), Thomas Middleditch (Silicon Valley) and Jeffrey Tambor (Transparent). The lead actress comedy contenders are Ellie Kemper (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep), Laurie Metcalf (Getting On), Tracee Ellis Ross (black-ish), Amy Schumer (Inside Amy Schumer) and Lily Tomlin (Grace and Frankie). The supporting actor nods for comedy went to Louie Anderson (Baskets), Andre Braugher (Brooklyn Nine-Nine), Tituss Burgess (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), Ty Burrell (Modern Family), Tony Hale (Veep), Keegan-Michael Key (Key and Peele) and Matt Walsh (Veep). The nominees for supporting actress in a comedy are Anna Chlumsky (Veep), Gaby Hoffmann (Transparent), Allison Janney (Mom), Judith Light (Transparent), Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live) and Nicey Nash (Getting On).

American Crime and Fargo are up for limited series, alongside The Night Manager, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story and Roots. The TV-movie category features A Very Murray Christmas, All the Way, Confirmation, Luther and Sherlock: The Abominable Bride.

The nominees for lead actor in a TV movie/limited series are Bryan Cranston (All the Way), Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock: The Abominable Bride), Idris Elba (Luther), Cuba Gooding, Jr. (The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story), Tom Hiddleston (The Night Manager) and Courtney B. Vance (The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story). The actress nominees for TV movie/limited series are Kirsten Dunst (Fargo), Felicity Huffman (American Crime), Audra McDonald (Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill), Lili Taylor (American Crime), Sarah Paulson (The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story) and Kerry Washington (Confirmation).

“Television dominates the entertainment conversation and is enjoying the most spectacular run in its history with breakthrough creativity, emerging platforms and dynamic new opportunities for our industry’s storytellers,” said Television Academy Chairman and CEO Bruce Rosenblum.

“From favorites like Game of Thrones, Veep and House of Cards to nominations newcomers like black-ish, Master of None, The Americans and Mr. Robot, television has never been more impactful in its storytelling, sheer breadth of series and quality of performances by an incredibly diverse array of talented performers.

“The Television Academy is thrilled to once again honor the very best that television has to offer.”