Emmy nominations 2017: winners, upsets, and reactions

The 69th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards will air in September on CBS, but the nominations honoring the best TV has to offer (which, right now anyway, is A LOT) go live Thursday morning.

With the Golden Age of Television showing no signs of dulling, Thursday morning’s live Emmy nominations are a recognitions of, at least what the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences deems, the very best of the best. Of course, when we say the very best of the best, keep in mind that because of the Emmys eligibility rules, some of the very best of the best is actually not in the running, i.e. Game of Thrones, which pushed back its premiere date and disqualified itself for this year’s ceremony.

We had plenty of predictions and hopes for this year’s nomination line-up, but we didn’t know for sure who was getting the nod until Anna Chlumsky (of Veep and My Girl fame) and Shemar Moore (of Criminal Minds and the upcoming SWAT) announced the honorees this morning.

And your major 2017 nominees are:

Outstanding Drama Series

Better Call Saul

The Crown

The Handmaid’s Tale

House of Cards

Stranger Things

This is Us

Westworld

Outstanding Comedy Series

Atlanta

Black-ish

Master of None

Modern Family

Silicon Valley

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Veep

Outstanding Limited Series or Movie

Big Little Lies

Fargo

Feud: Bette and Joan

Genius

The Night Of

 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)

Susan Sarandon (Feud)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie

Ewan McGregor (Fargo)

Geoffrey Rush (Genius)

Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock Holmes)

Riz Ahmed (The Night Of)

John Turturro (The Night Of)

Robert DeNiro (The Wizard of Lies)

Outstanding Lead 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 (Kimmy Schmidt)

Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep)

Outstanding Lead 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 Lead 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 Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul)

Kevin Spacey (House of Cards)

Liev Schreiber (Ray Donovan)

Matthew Rhys (The Americans)

Sterling K. Brown (This is Us)

Milo Ventimiglia (This is Us)

Anthony Hopkins (Westworld)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things)

Uzo Aduba (Orange is the New Black)

Thandie Newton (Westworld)

Ann Dowd (The Handmaid’s Tale)

Chrissy Metz (This Is Us)

Samira Wiley (The Handmaid’s Tale)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Jonathan Banks (Better Call Saul)

David Harbour (Stranger Things)

Michael Kelly (House of Cards)

John Lithgow (The Crown)

Mandy Patinkin (Homeland)

Jeffrey Wright (Westworld)

Ron Cephas Jones (This Is Us)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Leslie Jones (Saturday Night Live)

Kathryn Hahn (Transparent)

Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live)

Judith Light (Transparent)

Anna Chlumsky (Veep)

Vanessa Bayer (Saturday Night Live)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Alec Baldwin (Saturday Night Live)

Louie Anderson (Baskets)

Matt Walsh (Veep)

Ty Burrell (Modern Family)

Tituss Burgess (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt)

Tony Hale (Veep)

Reactions

As news spread of the nominations Wednesday morning, reaction was swift. Particularly for one unexpected shout-out: Shannon Purser’s nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series a.k.a. BARB FROM STRANGER THINGS. Justice is real, people. Purser has become something of an internet hero since her character’s *spoiler alert* tragic demise on the show, so the fact that she got some love from the Academy is sweet, sweet vengeance on the demon who killed her (maybe not on Nancy, though, somebody should really teach that girl how to be a good friend).

Others felt performers like Winona Ryder, Mandy Moore, Oprah, Zoe Kravitz, and Kerry Washington were left out in the cold this year, along with shows including The Leftovers, Girls, Fleabag, Late Night with Seth Meyers and others that deserved more recognition.

Saturday Night Live, on the other hand, came out of the Emmy nominations ceremony with a whopping 22 nods this year, bringing its total since it premiered to a record-breaking 231 nominations. This year SNL heavy-hitters included Alec Baldwin (ostensibly for his Trump portrayal), Melissa McCarthy for hosting, Leslie Jones, Vanessa Bayer, and Kate McKinnon.

On social media, the stars and shows had plenty to add when they heard the news:

Next: 6 Emmy predictions ahead of Thursday's nominations announcement

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