The nominations for the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Thursday morning and a handful of new shows like “Westworld,” “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “This Is Us,” “Feud: Bette and Joan” and “Big Little Lies” all scored big!
Some of the nods for new franchises included Elizabeth Moss for “The Handmaid’s Tale,” Milo Ventimiglia from “This Is Us,” Donald Glover from “Atlanta” and both Riz Ahmed and John Turturro from “The Night Of.” Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman also earned nods for “Big Little Lies,” as did Susan Sarandon and Jessica Lange from “Feud.”
Familiar faces like Jeffrey Tambor from “Transparent,” Viola Davis from “How to Get Away with Murder” and Kevin Spacey from “House of Cards” were nominated, as well.
Overall, “Saturday Night Live” and “Westworld” led the way with 22 total nominations, followed by “Stranger Things” and “Feud” with 18 each.
“Veep” star Anna Chlumsky and former “Criminal Minds” star Shemar Moore announced the nominations from the Wolf Theatre in the Saban Media Center in North Hollywood, California.
Moore had a little surprise at the end for his co-announcer. An envelope was brought on to the stage to reveal that Chlumsky was nominated yet again for the fifth straight year.
“So, you’re like the Meryl Streep of TV,” Moore joked.
Comedian Stephen Colbert is slated to host this year’s Emmy Awards, which will air Sunday, September 17.
Here are the nominees in the top categories:
Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Viola Davis, “How to Get Away With Murder”
Robin Wright, “House of Cards”
Keri Russell, “The Americans”
Claire Foy, “The Crown”
Elisabeth Moss, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Evan Rachel Wood, “Westworld”
Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Sterling K. Brown, “This Is Us”
Anthony Hopkins, “Westworld”
Matthew Rhys, “The Americans”
Liev Schreiber, “Ray Donovan”
Kevin Spacey, “House of Cards”
Milo Ventimiglia, “This Is Us”
Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Tracee Ellis Ross, “Black-ish”
Lily Tomlin, “Grace and Frankie”
Pamela Adlon, “Better Things”
Ellie Kemper, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep”
Allison Janney, “Mom”
Jane Fonda, “Grace and Frankie”
Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson, “Black-ish”
Jeffrey Tambor, “Transparent”
Aziz Ansari, “Master of None”
Zach Galifianakis, “Baskets”
William H. Macy, “Shameless”
Donald Glover, “Atlanta”
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”
“Last Week Tonight With John Oliver”
“The Late Late Show with James Corden”
“Real Time with Bill Maher”
“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”
Limited Series or Movie
“Genius”
“Fargo”
“The Night Of”
“Feud: Bette and Joan”
“Big Little Lies”
Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie
Nicole Kidman, “Big Little Lies”
Carrie Coon, “Fargo”
Jessica Lange, “Feud”
Susan Sarandon, “Feud”
Felicity Huffman, “American Crime”
Reese Witherspoon, “Big Little Lies”
Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Riz Ahmed, “The Night Of”
Robert De Niro, “The Wizard of Lies”
John Turturro, “The Night Of”
Ewan McGregor, “Fargo”
Benedict Cumberbatch, “Sherlock: The Lying Detective”
Geoffrey Rush, “Genius”
Comedy Series
“Black-ish”
“Atlanta”
“Master of None”
“Modern Family
“Silicon Valley”
“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”
“Veep”
Drama Series
“Better Call Saul”
“The Crown”
“House of Cards”
“This Is Us”
“Stranger Things”
“Westworld”
“The Handmaid’s Tale”
