Tonight, our favorite TV shows and the people who came together to make them will be gunning for the ultimate accolade at the 2016 Emmy Awards. As usual, Game of Thrones is dominating the list of nominees, joined by The People vs. OJ Simpson and Mr. Robot. The Emmys will be hosted by everyone’s favorite late-night talk show host, Jimmy Kimmel, and an exciting list of presenters, including Bryan Cranston, Kyle Chandler, Tina Fey, and Amy Poehler.
Read on for a list of nominees. *Note, this post will be updated for winners during the Emmys
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE – 2016
Bryan Cranston as Lyndon B. Johnson – All the Way
Idris Elba as DCI John Luther – Luther
Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Homes – Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (Masterpiece)
Tom Hiddleston as Jonathan Pine – The Night Manager
Courtney B. Vance as Johnnie Cochran – The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story
Cuba Gooding, Jr. as OJ Simpson – The People vs. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE – 2016
Felicity Huffman as Leslie Graham – American Crime
Lili Taylor as Anne Blaine – American Crime
Kerry Washington in Anita Hill – Confirmation
Kirsten Dunst as Peggy Blumquist – Fargo
Audra McDonald as Billie Holiday – Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill
Sarah Paulson as Marcia Clark – The People v OJ Simpson American Crime Story
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES – 2016
Anthony Anderson as Andre Johnson – blackish
Aziz Ansari as Dev – Master of None
William H. Macy as Frank Gallagher – Shameless
Thomas Middleditch as Richard – Silicon Valley
Will Forte as Phil Miller – The Last Man on Earth
Jeffrey Tambor as Maura Pfefferman – Transparent
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES – 2016
Bob Odenkirk as Jimmy McGill – Better Call Saul
Kyle Chandler as John Rayburn – Bloodline
Kevin Spacey as Francis Underwood – House of Cards
Rami Malek as Elliot – Mr. Robot
Liev Schreiber as Ray Donovan – Ray Donovan
Matthew Rhys as Philip Jennings – The Americans
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES – 2016
Tracee Ellis Ross as Rainbow Johnson – black-ish
Laurie Metcalf as Dr. Jenna James – Getting On
Lily Tomlin as Frankie – Grace and Frankie
Amy Schumer as Amy – Inside Amy Schumer
Ellie Kempler as Kimmy Schmidt – Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer – Veep
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES – 2016
Taraji P Henson as Cookie Lyon – Empire
Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison – Homeland
Robin Wright as Claire Underwood – House of Cards
Viola Davis as Annalise Keating – How To Get Away with Murder
Tatina Maslany as Sarah, Alisan, Cosima, Helena, Rachel, MK, Krystal – Orphan Black
Keri Russell as Elizabeth Jennings – The Americans
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A VARIETY, NONFICTION, REALITY OR REALITY-COMPETITION SERIES – 2016
Drunk History, Comedy Central
Key & Peele, Comedy Central
Portlandia, IFC
Saturday Night Live, NBC
The Voice, NBC
OUTSTANDING CHILDREN’S PROGRAM – 2016
Dog With A Blog, Disney Channel
Girl Meets World, Disney Channel
It’s Your 50th Christmas, Charlie Brown!, ABC
Nick News With Linda Ellerbee: Hello, I Must Be Going! 25 Years Of Nick News With Linda Ellerbee, Nickelodeon
School Of Rock, Nickelodeon
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY, 2016
America’s Best Dance Crew, MTV
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, CW
Dancing With The Stars, ABC
So You Think You Can Dance, FOX
OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE – 2016
Fargo, FX Networks
Luther, BBC America
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (Masterpiece), PBS
The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, FX Networks
OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES – 2016
black-ish, ABC
Master Of None, Netflix
Modern Family, ABC
Silicon Valley, HBO
Transparent, Amazon
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Netflix
Veep, HBO
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES – 2016
Catastrophe, “Episode 1”, Amazon
Master Of None, “Parents”, Netflix
Silicon Valley, “Founder Friendly”, HBO
Silicon Valley, “The Uptick”, HBO
Veep, “Morning After”, HBO
Veep, “Mother”, HBO
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY SERIES – 2016
Full Frontal With Samantha Bee, TBS
Inside Amy Schumer, Comedy Central
Key & Peele, Comedy Central
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, HBO
Portlandia, IFC
Saturday Night Live, NBC
OUTSTANDING COMMERCIAL – 2016
Dear Peyton – Gatorade
Love Has No Labels – Ad Council
Marilyn – Snickers
Paper – Honda
Year In Search 2015 – Google
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES – 2016
Master Of None, “Parents”, Netflix, Aziz Ansari
Silicon Valley, “Founder Friendly”, HBO, Mike Judge
Silicon Valley, “Daily Active Users”, HBO, Alec Berg
Transparent, “Man On The Land”, Amazon, Jill Soloway
Veep, “Morning After”, HBO, Chris Addison
Veep, “Kissing Your Sister”, HBO, David MandelVeep
Veep, “Mother”, HBO, Dale Stern
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SERIES – 2016
Inside Amy Schumer, “Madonna/Whore”, Comedy Central, Ryan McFaul
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, “Episode 303”, HBO, Paul Pennolino
Saturday Night Live, “Hosts: Tina Fey & Amy Poehler”, NBC, Don Roy King
The Late Late Show With James Corden, “Post-Super Bowl Episode”, CBS, Tim Mancinelli
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, “Episode 325”, NBC, Dave Diomedi
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES – 2016
Downton Abbey, “Episode 9”, PBS, Michael Engler
Game Of Thrones, “The Door”, HBO, Jack Bender
Game Of Thrones, “Battle Of The Bastards”, HBO, Miguel Sapochnik
Homeland, “The Tradition Of Hospitality”, Showtime, Lesli Linka Glatter
Ray Donovan, “Exsuscito “, Showtime, David Hollander
The Knick, “This Is All We Are”, Cinemax, Steven Soderbergh
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL – 2016
All The Way, HBO, Jay Roach
Fargo, “Before The Law”, FX Networks, Noah Hawley
The Night Manager, AMC, Susanne Bier
The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, “From The Ashes Of Tragedy”, FX Networks, Ryan Murphy
The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, “The Race Card”, FX Networks, John Singleton
The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, “Manna From Heaven”, FX Networks, Anthony Hemingway
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL – 2016
58th Grammy Awards, CBS, Louis J. Horvitz
Adele Live In New York City, NBC, Beth McCarthy-Miller
Amy Schumer: Live At The Apollo, HBO, Chris Rock
Grease: Live, FOX, Thomas Kail
Lemonade, HBO, Kahlil Joseph & Beyoncé Knowles Carter
The Kennedy Center Honors, CBS, Glenn Weiss
OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY OR NONFICTION SERIES – 2016
American Masters, PBS
Chef’s Table, Netflix
Making A Murderer, Netflix
The Seventies, CNN
Woman With Gloria Steinem, Viceland
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES – 2016
Better Call Saul, AMC
Downton Abbey, PBS
Game Of Thrones, HBO
Homeland, Showtime
House of Cards, Netflix
Mr. Robot, USA
The Americans, FX Networks
OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL DIRECTION, CAMERAWORK, VIDEO CONTROL FOR A SERIES – 2016
Dancing With The Stars, “The Finals (Part 2)”
Jimmy Kimmel Live, “In Brooklyn”
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, “Episode 303”
Saturday Night Live Host, “Host: Ariana Grande”
The Big Bang Theory, “The Celebration Experimentation”
The Voice, “Episode 917A”
OUTSTANDING TELEVISION MOVIE – 2016
A Very Murray Christmas, Netflix
All The Way, HBO
Confirmation, HBO
Luther, BBC America
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (Masterpiece), PBS
OUTSTANDING MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE) – 2016
All The Way, HBO
Descendants, Disney Channel
Fargo, “Loplop”, FX Networks
Jesse Stone: Lost In Paradise, Hallmark Channel
The Night Manager, “Episode 2”, AMC
War & Peace, “Part 1”, Lifetime
OUTSTANDING MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A SERIES (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE) – 2016
Bates Motel, “Forever”, A&E
Chef’s Table, “Grant Achatz”, Netflix
Limitless, “Pilot”, CBS
Minority Report, “Pilot”, FOX
Mr. Robot, “eps1.0_ hellofriend. mov”, USA
Penny Dreadful, “And They Were Enemies”, Showtime
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MUSIC AND LYRICS – 2016
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, “I’m Going on a Date with Josh’s Friend! / Song Title: Settle For Me”, CW
Empire, “A Rose By Any Other Name / Song Title: Good People”, FOX
Galavant, “A New Season aka Suck It Cancellation Bear / Song Title: A New Season”, ABC
Garfunkel and Oates: Trying To Be Special, “Song Title: Frozen Lullaby”, Vimeo
The Hunting Ground, “Song Title: ‘Til It Happens To You”, CNN
OUTSTANDING VARIETY SPECIAL – 2016
Adele Live In New York City, NBC
Amy Schumer: Live At The Apollo, HBO
Lemonade, HBO
The Kennedy Center Honors, CBS
The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Prime Time Special, CBS
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES – 2016
Louie Anderson as Christine Baskets, Baskets
Andre Braugher as Captain Ray Holt, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Keegan-Michael Key as Various characters, Key & Peele
Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy, Modern Family
Tituss Burgess as Titus Andromedon, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Tony Hale as Gary Walsh, Veep
Matt Walsh as Mike McLintock, Veep
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES – 2016
Jonathan Banks as Mike Ehrmantraut, Better Call Saul
Ben Mendelsohn as Danny Rayburn, Bloodline
Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister, Game of Thrones
Kit Harrington as Jon Snow, Game of Thrones
Michael Kelly as Doug Stamper, House of Cards
Jon Voight as Mickey Donovan, Ray Donovan
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES – 2016
Niecy Nash as Didi Ortley, Getting On
Allison Janney as Bonnie, Mom
Kate McKinnon as Various characters, SNL
Judith Light as Shelly Pfefferman, Transparent
Gabby Hoffmann as Ali Pfefferman, Transparent
Anna Chlumsky as Amy Brookheimer, Veep
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES – 2016
Dame Maggie Smith as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham, Downtown Abbey
Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister, Game of Thrones
Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen, Game of Thrones
Maisie Williams as Arya Stark, Game of Thrones
Maura Tierney as Helen Solloway, The Affair
Constance Zimmer as Quinn King, UnREAL
OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A SERIES – 2016
Black Sails, “XX”, Starz
Game Of Thrones, “The Door”, HBO
Gotham, “Azrael”, FOX
Marvel’s Daredevil, “New York’s Finest”, Netflix
Vikings, “The Last Ship”, HISTORY
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES – 2016
Downton Abbey, “Episode 8”, PBS
Game Of Thrones, “Battle Of The Bastards”, HBO
Mr. Robot, “eps1.0_hellofriend.mov (Pilot)”, USA
The Americans, “Persona Non Grata”, FX Networks
The Good Wife, “End”, CBS
UnREAL, “Return”, Lifetime
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL – 2016
Amy Schumer: Live At The Apollo, HBO
John Mulaney: The Comeback Kid, Netflix
Patton Oswalt: Talking For Clapping, Netflix
Tig Notaro: Boyish Girl Interrupted, HBO
Triumph’s Election Special 2016, Hulu
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT IN DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING – 2016
Cartel Land, A&E
Jim: The James Foley Story, HBO
Jim: The James Foley Story, HBO
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (Independent Lens), PBS
The Hunting Ground, CNN
Winter On Fire: Ukraine’s Fight For Freedom, Netflix
OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM (SINGLE OR MULTI-CAMERA) – 2016
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown, “Ethiopia”, CNN
Deadliest Catch, “Carpe Diem”, Discovery Channel
Making A Murderer, “Lack Of Humility”, Netflix
Vice, “Fighting Isis”, HBO
What Happened, Miss Simone?, Netflix
OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN ANIMATION (JURIED) – 2016
Adventure Time, Jason Kolowski, Production Designer
Adventure Time, Tom Herpich, Storyboard Artist
He Named Me Malala, Jason Carpenter, Animation Production Designer
Long Live The Royals, Chris Tsirgiotis, Background Designer
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship, Scott DaRos, Character Animator
OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL – 2016
Fargo, FX Networks
Grease: Live, FOX
Roots, HISTORY
The Night Manager, AMC
The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, FX Networks
OUTSTANDING COSTUMES FOR A VARIETY, NONFICTION OR REALITY PROGRAM – 2016
Dancing With The Stars
Grease: Live
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Saturday Night Live
The Wiz Live!
OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL – 2016
American Horror Story: Hotel, “Checking In”
Fargo, “The Castle”
Roots, “Night Two”
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (Masterpiece)
The Night Manager, “Episode 5”
OUTSTANDING MAIN TITLE DESIGN – 2016
Marvel’s Jessica Jones
Narcos
The Man In The High Castle
The Night Manager
Vinyl
OUTSTANDING HAIRSTYLING FOR A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE – 2016
All The Way, HBO
American Horror Story: Hotel, FX Networks
Fargo, FX Networks
Roots, “Night One”, HISTORY
The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, FX Networks
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MAIN TITLE THEME MUSIC – 2016
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, CW
Marvel’s Jessica Jones, Netflix
Narcos, Netflix
Sense8, Netflix
The Night Manager, AMC
The Whispers, ABC
OUTSTANDING MUSIC DIRECTION – 2016
A Very Murray Christmas, Netflix
Danny Elfman’s Music From The Films Of Tim Burton (Live From Lincoln Center), PBS
Jazz At The White House, ABC
Sinatra: Voice For A Century (Live From Lincoln Center), PBS
Smithsonian Salutes Ray Charles: In Performance At The White House, PBS
OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY OR NONFICTION SPECIAL – 2016
Becoming Mike Nichols
Everything Is Copy – Nora Ephron: Scripted & Unscripted
Listen To Me Marlon
Mapplethorpe: Look At The Pictures
What Happened, Miss Simone?
OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM – 2016
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
Cartel Land
He Named Me Malala
Mapplethorpe: Look At The Pictures
What Happened, Miss Simone?
OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM – 2016
Cartel Land
He Named Me Malala
Making A Murderer
Vice
What Happened, Miss Simone?
OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM (SINGLE OR MULTI-CAMERA) – 2016
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
Cartel Land
He Named Me Malala
Making a Murderer
What Happened, Miss Simone?
OUTSTANDING SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS – 2016
Black Sails
Game Of Thrones
Penny Dreadful
The Man In The High Castle
Vikings
OUTSTANDING ANIMATED PROGRAM – 2016
Archer
Bob’s Burgers
Phineas and Ferb Last Day of Summer
South Park
The Simpsons
OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM ANIMATED PROGRAM – 2016
Adventure Time
Robot Chicken
Spongebob Squarepants
Steven Universe
The Powerpuff Girls
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A NARRATIVE CONTEMPORARY OR FANTASY PROGRAM (ONE HOUR OR MORE) – 2016
American Horror Story: Hotel
Game of Thrones
House of Cards
Penny Dreadful
The Man In The High Castle
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A NARRATIVE PROGRAM (HALF-HOUR OR LESS) – 2016
Silicon Valley
The Big Bang Theory
The Muppets
Transparent
Veep
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A NARRATIVE PERIOD PROGRAM (ONE HOUR OR MORE) – 2016
Downtown Abbey
Fargo
Masters of Sex
Outlander
The Knick
OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES – 2016
Modern Family
Silicon Valley
Transparent
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Veep
OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES – 2016
Downtown Abbey
Game of Thrones
House of Cards
Mr. Robot
Orange Is The New Black
OUTSTANDING CHARACTER VOICE-OVER PERFORMANCE – 2016
Family Guy, “Pilling Them Softly”
South Park, “Tweek x Craig”
South Park, “Stunning and Brave”
SuperMansion, “Puss in Books”
SuperMansion, “The Inconceivable Escape of Dr. Devizo”
OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A MULTI-CAMERA SERIES – 2016
Mom, “Sticky Hands And A Walk On The Wild Side”
Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn, “Go Hollywood”
The Big Bang Theory, “The Convergence Convergence”
The Soul Man, “White Trash”
OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES – 2016
Bates Motel, “A Danger To Himself And Others”
Downton Abbey, “Episode 9”
Game Of Thrones, “Home”
Gotham, “Azrael”
Homeland, “The Tradition Of Hospitality”
House of Cards, “Chapter 45”
The Man In The High Castle, “The New World”
OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A REALITY PROGRAM – 2016
Deadliest Catch
Intervention
Life Below Zero
Project Runway
Survivor
The Amazing Race
OUTSTANDING CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENT IN INTERACTIVE MEDIA – MULTIPLATFORM STORYTELLING (JURIED) – 2016
Archer Scavenger Hunt, FX Networks
OUTSTANDING CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENT IN INTERACTIVE MEDIA – ORIGINAL INTERACTIVE PROGRAM (JURIED) – 2016
Henry, Oculus Platform
OUTSTANDING CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENT IN INTERACTIVE MEDIA – SOCIAL TV EXPERIENCE (JURIED) – 2016
@midnight With Chris Hardwick, Comedy Central
OUTSTANDING CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENT IN INTERACTIVE MEDIA – USER EXPERIENCE AND VISUAL DESIGN (JURIED) – 2016
Cartoon Network App Experience, Cartoon Network
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM – 2016
Cartel Land, A&E
Chef’s Table, Netflix
He Named Me Malala, National Geographic Channel
Making A Murderer, Fight For Their Lives
What Happened, Miss Simone? Netflix
OUTSTANDING SINGLE-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE – 2016
Fargo, “Waiting for Dutch”
Fargo, “Did You Do This? No, You Did It!”
The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, “From The Ashes Of Tragedy”
The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, “The Verdict”
The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, “The Race Card”
OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE – 2016
Fargo, “Gift Of The Magi”
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (Masterpiece), PBS
The Night Manager, “Episode 5”, AMC
The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, “From The Ashes Of Tragedy”, FX Networks
True Detective, “Down Will Come”, HBO
OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES – 2016
Peter Scolari, Girls
Tracy Morgan, SNL
Larry David, SNL
Rob Newhart, The Big Bang Theory
Bradley Whitford, Transparent
Marin Mull, Veep
OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES – 2016
Max von Sydow, Game of Thrones
Reg E. Cathey, House of Cards
Mahershala Ali, House of Cards
Paul Sparks, House of Cards
Hank Azaria, Ray Donovan
Michael J. Fox, The Good Wife
OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES – 2016
Amy Schmer, SNL
Tina Fey & Amy Poehler, SNL
Melissa McCarthy, SNL
Christine Baranski, The Big Bang Theory
Laurie Metcalf, The Big Bang Theory
Melora Hardin, Transparent
OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES – 2016
Laurie Metcalf, House and Pete
Ellen Burstyn, House of Cards
Molly Parker, House of Cards
Allison Janney, Masters of Sex
Margo Martindale, The Americans
Carrie Preson, The Good Wife
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