2017 Emmy Nominations

Shemar Moore and Anna Chlumsky announced the nominations for the 69th Emmy Awards on July 13, 2017. In what is becoming the new scene for television awards, the main five networks were again mostly shut out of the nominations. This Is Us, Modern Family, and Black-ish were among the few programs from the main networks to garner nominations in the any of the major categories. This is Us had the most drama nominations with eleven. NBC led the main five networks with 64 total nominations.

Cable networks like HBO and FX along with streaming service, Netflix, were again the big winners this year. HBO grabbed a total of 111 nominations in various categories and Netflix managed 91.

Westworld led the drama awards nominations, with twenty-two nods in various categories. Stranger Things was a close second with nineteen nominations. Saturday Night Live also received twenty-two nominations and was the big winner for the various comedy categories.

The 69th Annual Emmy Awards will air on CBS on Sunday September 17, 2017.

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

Bob Odenkirk -- Better Call Saul

Kevin Spacey -- House of Cards

Liev Schreiber -- Ray Donovan

Matthew Rhys -- The Americans

Milo Ventimiglia -- This Is Us

Sterling K Brown -- This Is Us

Anthony Hopkins -- Westworld

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

Robin Wright -- House of Cards

Viola Davis -- How To Get Away With Murder

Keri Russell -- The Americans

Claire Foy -- The Crown

Elisabeth Moss -- The Handmaid's Tale

Evan Rachel Wood -- Westworld

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

Jonathan Banks -- Better Call Saul

Mandy Patinkin -- Homeland

Michael Kelly -- House of Cards

David Harbour -- Stranger Things

John Lithgow -- The Crown

Ron Cephas Jones -- This Is Us

Jeffrey Wright -- Westworld

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

Uzo Abuda -- Orange is the New Black

Millie Bobbie Brown -- Stranger Things

Ann Dowd -- The Handmaid's Tale

Samira Wiley -- The Handmaid's Tale

Chrissy Metz -- This Is Us

Thandie Newton -- Westworld

OUTSTANDING WRITING IN A DRAMA SERIES

Gordon Smith -- "Chicanery" Better Call Saul

The Duffer Brothers -- "Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers" Stranger Things

Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg -- "The Soviet Division" The Americans

Peter Morgan -- "Assassins" The Crown

Bruce Miller -- "Offred (Pilot)" The Handmaid's Tale

Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan -- "The Bicameral Mind" Westworld

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION IN A DRAMA SERIES

Vince Gilligan -- "Witness" Better Call Saul

Lesli Linka Glatter -- "America First" Homeland

The Duffer Brothers -- "Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers" Stranger Things

Stephen Daldry -- "Hyde Park Corner" The Crown

Reed Morano -- "Offred (Pilot)" The Handmaid's Tale

Kate Dennis -- "The Bridge" The Handmaid's Tale

Jonathan Nolan -- "The Bicameral Mind" Westworld

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES

Better Call Saul -- AMC

House of Cards -- Netflix

Stranger Things -- Netflix

The Crown -- Netflix

The Handmaid's Tale -- Hulu

This Is Us -- NBC

Westworld -- HBO

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

Donald Glover -- Atlanta

Zach Galifianakis -- Baskets

Anthony Anderson -- Black-ish

Aziz Ansari -- Master Of None

William H Macy -- Shameless

Jeffrey Tambor -- Transparent

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

Pamela Adlon -- Better Things

Tracee Ellis Ross -- Black-ish

Jane Fonda -- Grace and Frankie

Lily Tomlin -- Grace and Frankie

Allison Janney -- Mom

Ellie Kemper -- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

Louis Anderson -- Baskets

Ty Burrell -- Modern Family

Alec Baldwin -- Saturday Night Live

Tituss Burgess -- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Tony Hale -- Veep

Matt Walsh -- Veep

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

Vanessa Bayer -- Saturday Night Live

Leslie Jones -- Saturday Night Live

Kate McKinnon -- Saturday Night Live

Kathryn Hahn -- Transparent

Judith Light -- Transparent

Anna Chlumsky -- Veep

OUTSTANDING WRITING IN A COMEDY SERIES

Stephen Glover -- "Streets on Lock" Atlanta

Donald Glover -- "B.A.N." Atlanta

Aziz Ansari and Lena Waithe -- "Thanksgiving" Master Of Nothing

Alec Berg -- "Success Failure" Silicon Valley

Billy Kimball -- "Georgia" Veep

David Mandel -- "Groundbreaking" Veep

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION IN A COMEDY SERIES

Donald Glover -- "B.A.N." Atlanta

Jamie Babbit -- "Intellectual Property" Silicon Valley

Mike Judge -- "Server Error" Silicon Valley

Morgan Sackett -- "Blurb" Veep

David Mandel -- "Groundbreaking" Veep

Dale Stern -- "Justice" Veep

OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES

Atlanta -- FX

Black-ish -- ABC

Master Of None -- Netflix

Modern Family -- ABC

Silicon Valley -- HBO

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt -- Netflix

Veep -- HBO

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE

Ewan McGregor -- Fargo

Geoffrey Rush -- Genius

Benedict Cumberbatch -- Sherlock

Riz Ahmed -- The Night Of

John Turturro -- The Night Of

Robert De Niro -- The Wizard Of Lies

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE

Felicity Huffman -- American Crime

Nicole Kidman -- Big Little Lies

Reese Witherspoon -- Big Little Lies

Carrie Coon -- Fargo

Jessica Lange -- Feud: Bette and Joan

Susan Sarandon -- Feud: Bette and Joan

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE

Alexander Skarsgărd -- Big Little Lies

David Thewlis -- Fargo

Alfred Molina -- Feud: Bette and Joan

Stanley Tucci -- Feud: Bette and Joan

Michael Kenneth Williams -- The Night Of

Bill Camp -- The Night Of

OUTSTANDING LIMITED SERIES

Big Little Lies -- HBO

Fargo -- FX

Feud: Bette and Joan -- FX

Genius -- National Geographic

The Night Of -- HBO

OUTSTANDING TELEVISION MOVIE

Black Mirror: San Junipero -- Netflix

Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love -- NBC

Sherlock: The Lying Detective -- PBS

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks -- HBO

The Wizard of Lies -- HBO

Who will you be rooting for at the awards ceremony this fall?