Emmys 2018: Complete list of nominations
By Amy Woolsey
In September, the Emmys will select the best of the best of television in a live ceremony. Game of Thrones and Atlanta rank among the nominees.
Ah, Emmys, never change. This morning, Samira Wiley and Ryan Eggold announced the official nominees for the 2018 Emmy Awards. Game of Thrones leads the pack with 22 nominations, including one for Drama Series and two for Supporting Actor. Fellow HBO drama Westworld follows closely with 21 nominations, tying comedy titan Saturday Night Live.
Yet again, the list is filled with familiar programs, despite the absence of favorites like Veep and House of Cards, which missed the eligibility window. On the comedy side, fans can at least rejoice in the slew of nominations for freshman shows Barry and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Other pleasant surprises include Sandra Oh for BBC America’s Killing Eve, Ted Danson for NBC’s The Good Place, and Brian Tyree Henry for his show-stealing performance on FX’s Atlanta.
Yet again, the Emmys failed to recognize Gina Rodriguez for her acrobatic, genre-bending work on The CW’s Jane the Virgin. Other frustrating omissions include Netflix’s miniseries Alias Grace, which got overshadowed by fellow Margaret Atwood adaptation The Handmaid’s Tale; AMC’s Halt and Catch Fire, whose sublime final season likely aired too long ago for voters to remember; and Netflix’s Mindhunter, which nabbed a single nod for guest actor Cameron Britton.
Below are the nominees for every major category. For a full list of categories, including Reality Program, check the Emmys website.
Outstanding Drama Series
The Americans
The Crown
Game of Thrones
The Handmaid’s Tale
Stranger Things
This Is Us
Westworld
Outstanding Comedy Series
Atlanta
Barry
Black-ish
Curb Your Enthusiasm
GLOW
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Silicon Valley
The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Claire Foy – The Crown
Tatiana Maslany – Orphan Black
Elisabeth Moss – The Handmaid’s Tale
Sandra Oh – Killing Eve
Keri Russell – The Americans
Evan Rachel Wood – Westworld
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Jason Bateman – Ozark
Sterling K. Brown – This Is Us
Ed Harris – Westworld
Matthew Rhys – The Americans
Milo Ventimiglia – This Is Us
Jeffrey Wright – Westworld
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Alexis Bledel – The Handmaid’s Tale
Millie Bobby Brown – Stranger Things
Ann Dowd – The Handmaid’s Tale
Lena Headey – Game of Thrones
Vanessa Kirby – The Crown
Thandie Newton – Westworld
Yvonne Strahovski – The Handmaid’s Tale
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau – Game of Thrones
Peter Dinklage – Game of Thrones
Joseph Fiennes – The Handmaid’s Tale
David Harbour – Stranger Things
Mandy Patinkin – Homeland
Matt Smith – The Crown
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
Jason Bateman – Ozark (“The Toll”)
Stephen Daldry – The Crown (“Paterfamilias”)
The Duffer Brothers – Stranger Things (“Chapter Nine: The Gate”)
Jeremy Podeswa – Game of Thrones (“The Dragon and the Wolf”)
Daniel Sackheim – Ozark (“Tonight We Improvise”)
Kari Skogland – The Handmaid’s Tale (“After”)
Alan Taylor – Game of Thrones (“Beyond the Wall”)
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
David Benioff, D.B. Weiss – Game of Thrones (“The Dragon and the Wolf”)
The Duffer Brothers – Stranger Things (“Chapter Nine: The Gate”)
Joel Fields, Joe Weisberg – The Americans (“Start”)
Bruce Miller – The Handmaid’s Tale (“June”)
Peter Morgan – The Crown (“Mystery Man”)
Phoebe Waller-Bridge – Killing Eve (“Nice Face”)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Pamela Adlon – Better Things
Rachel Brosnahan – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Allison Janney – Mom
Issa Rae – Insecure
Tracee Ellis Ross – Black-ish
Lily Tomlin – Grace and Frankie
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson – Black-ish
Ted Danson – The Good Place
Larry David – Curb Your Enthusiasm
Donald Glover – Atlanta
Bill Hader – Barry
William H. Macy – Shameless
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Zazie Beetz – Atlanta
Alex Borstein – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Aidy Bryant – Saturday Night Live
Betty Gilpin – GLOW
Leslie Jones – Saturday Night Live
Kate McKinnon – Saturday Night Live
Laurie Metcalf – Roseanne
Megan Mullally – Will & Grace
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Louie Anderson – Baskets
Alec Baldwin – Saturday Night Live
Titus Burgess – The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Tony Shaloub – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Kenan Thompson – Saturday Night Live
Brian Tyree Henry – Atlanta
Henry Winkler – Barry
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
Donald Glover – Atlanta (“FUBU”)
Bill Hader – Barry (“Chapter One: Make Your Mark”)
Mike Judge – Silicon Valley (“Initial Coin Offering”)
Hiro Murai – Atlanta (“Teddy Perkins”)
Jesse Peretz – GLOW (“Pilot”)
Amy Sherman-Palladino – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (“Pilot”)
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Alex Berg – Silicon Valley (“Fifty-One Percent”)
Alex Berg, Bill Hader – Barry (“Chapter One: Make Your Mark”)
Donald Glover – Atlanta (“Alligator Man”)
Stefani Robinson – Atlanta (“Barbershop”)
Liz Sarnoff – Barry (“Chapter Seven: Loud, Fast and Keep Going”)
Amy Sherman-Palladino – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (“Pilot”)
Outstanding Limited Series
The Alienist
American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace
Genius: Picasso
Godless
Patrick Melrose
Outstanding Television Movie
Black Mirror (“U.S.S. Callister”)
Fahrenheit 451
Flint
Paterno
The Tale
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Jessica Biel – The Sinner
Laura Dern – The Tale
Michelle Docker – Godless
Edie Falco – Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders
Regina King – Seven Seconds
Sarah Paulson – American Horror Story: Cult
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Antonio Bandares – Genius: Picasso
Darren Criss – American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace
Benedict Cumberbatch – Patrick Melrose
Jeff Daniels – The Looming Tower
John Legend – Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
Jesse Plemons – Black Mirror (“U.S.S. Callister”)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Sara Bareilles – Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
Penelope Cruz – American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace
Judith Light – American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace
Adina Porter – American Horror Story: Cult
Merritt Wever – Godless
Letitia Wright – Black Mirror (“Black Museum”)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Jeff Daniels – Godless
John Leguizamo – Waco
Ricky Martin – American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace
Edgar Ramirez – American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace
Michael Stuhlbarg – The Looming Tower
Brandon Victor Dixon – Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
Finn Wittrock – American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace
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The 70th Primetime Emmy Awards will air Monday, Sept. 17 at 8 p.m. EST on NBC.