This year, the Emmys decided to reflect the culture: It’s the year of big lies and stranger things. On Thursday morning, Veep’s Anna Chlumsky and S.W.A.T.’s Shemar Moore announced the 2017 Emmy nominations from Los Angeles and, unsurprisingly, a number of this year’s biggest TV hits and stellar performances nabbed several accolades. HBO’s crowdpleaser Big Little Lies scored a total of 16 nods, including Outstanding Limited Series and nods for Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Shailene Woodley, and Alexander Skarsgård—essentially the entire top-billed cast. NBC’s ratings sensation This Is Us landed noms for Best Drama Series and for lead actors Sterling K. Brown and Milo Ventimiglia and supporting actors Ron Cephas Jones and Chrissy Metz (what, no love for Mandy Moore?). Netflix’s summer binge-watch Stranger Things earned 18 nominations, including Best Drama Series, and recognition for David Harbour as well as Millie Bobby Brown’s breakout role as Eleven. Meanwhile, auteur comedies such as Atlanta and Master of None made it on the list for Best Comedy Series and Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for Donald Glover and Aziz Ansari, respectively.
With repeat Emmy winner Game of Thrones out of contention (its summer premiere date excluded it from the awards), five new shows managed to score an Outstanding Drama Series nod: The Crown, The Handmaid’s Tale, Stranger Things, This Is Us, and Westworld. Other newcomers to the Emmys list include: Claire Foy for her work as Queen Elizabeth in The Crown; Carrie Coon for her role in Fargo; and Stephen Colbert for hosting The Late Show, which failed to earn a nomination last year but has gone on to become the most-viewed late-night talk show in the wake of Trump’s election. Colbert will, coincidentally, be hosting the 69th Emmy Awards on September 17 in Los Angeles.
View the full list of nominees below.
DRAMA SERIESBetter Call Saul The Crown The Handmaid’s Tale Stranger Things This Is Us Westworld
COMEDY SERIESAtlanta Black-ish Master of None Modern Family Silicon Valley Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Veep
LIMITED SERIESBig Little Lies Fargo Feud: Bette and Joan Genius The Night Of
TELEVISION MOVIEBlack Mirror Dolly Parton’s Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Sherlock: The Lying Detective The Wizard of Lies
LEAD ACTOR, DRAMASterling K. Brown, This Is UsAnthony Hopkins, WestworldBob Odenkirk, Better Call SaulMatthew Rhys, The AmericansLiev Schreiber, Ray DonovanKevin Spacey, House of CardsMilo Ventimiglia, This Is Us
LEAD ACTOR, COMEDYAnthony Anderson, Black-ishAziz Ansari, Master of NoneZach Galifianakis, BasketsDonald Glover, AtlantaWilliam H. Macy, ShamelessJeffrey Tambor, Transparent
LEAD ACTRESS, DRAMAViola Davis, How to Get Away with MurderClaire Foy, The CrownElisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s TaleKeri Russell, The AmericansEvan Rachel Wood, WestworldRobin Wright, House of Cards
LEAD ACTRESS, COMEDYPamela Adlon, Better ThingsJane Fonda, Grace and FrankieAllison Janney, MomEllie Kemper, Unbreakable Kimmy SchmidtJulia Louis-Dreyfus, VeepTracee Ellis Ross, Black-ishLily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie
LEAD ACTOR, TV MOVIE/LIMITED SERIESRiz Ahmed, The Night OfBenedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock: The Lying DetectiveRobert De Niro, The Wizard of LiesEwan McGregor, FargoGeoffrey Rush, GeniusJohn Turturro, The Night Of
LEAD ACTRESS, TV MOVIE/LIMITED SERIESCarrie Coon, FargoFelicity Huffman, American CrimeNicole Kidman, Big Little LiesJessica Lange, Feud: Bette and JoanSusan Sarandon, Feud: Bette and JoanReese Witherspoon, Big Little Lies
SUPPORTING ACTOR, DRAMAJonathan Banks, Better Call SaulRon Cephas Jones, This Is UsDavid Harbour, Stranger ThingsMichael Kelly, House of CardsJohn Lithgow, The CrownMandy Patinkin, HomelandJeffrey Wright, Westworld
SUPPORTING ACTOR, COMEDYLouie Anderson, BasketsAlec Baldwin, Saturday Night LiveTituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy SchmidtTy Burrell, Modern FamilyTony Hale, VeepMatt Walsh, Veep
SUPPORTING ACTRESS, DRAMAUzo Aduba, Orange Is the New BlackMillie Bobby Brown, Stranger ThingsAnn Dowd, The Handmaid’s TaleChrissy Metz, This Is UsThandie Newton, WestworldSamira Wiley, The Handmaid’s Tale
SUPPORTING ACTRESS, COMEDYVanessa Bayer, Saturday Night LiveAnna Chlumsky, VeepKathryn Hahn, TransparentLeslie Jones, Saturday Night LiveJudith Light, TransparentKate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
SUPPORTING ACTOR, TV MOVIE/LIMITED SERIESBill Camp, The Night OfAlfred Molina, FeudAlexander Skarsgard, Big Little LiesDavid Thewlis, FargoStanley Tucci, FeudMichael Kenneth Williams, The Night Of
SUPPORTING ACTRESS, TV MOVIE/LIMITED SERIESJudy Davis, FeudLaura Dern, Big Little LiesJackie Hoffman, FeudRegina King, American CrimeMichelle Pfeiffer, The Wizard of LiesShailene Woodley, Big Little Lies
VARIETY TALK SERIESFull Frontal with Samantha Bee Jimmy Kimmel Live Last Week Tonight with John Oliver The Late Late Show with James Corden The Late Show with Stephen Colbert The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
VARIETY SKETCH SERIESBilly on the Street Documentary Now Drunk History Portlandia Saturday Night Live Tracy Ullman’s Show
REALITY TVAmazing Race American Ninja Warrior Project Runway RuPaul’s Drag Race Top Chef The Voice
GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIESRiz Ahmed, GirlsDave Chappelle, Saturday Night LiveTom Hanks, Saturday Night LiveHugh Laurie, VeepLin-Manuel Miranda, Saturday Night LiveMatthew Rhys, Girls
GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIESBecky Ann Baker, GirlsAngela Bassett, Master of NoneCarrie Fisher, CatastropheMelissa McCarthy, Saturday Night LiveWanda Sykes, black-ishKristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live
GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIESHank Azaria, Ray DonovanBrian Tyree Henry, This Is UsGerald McRaney, This Is UsBen Mendelsohn, BloodlineDenis O’Hare, This Is UsBD Wong, Mr Robot
GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIESAlexis Bledel, The Handmaid’s TaleLaverne Cox, Orange is the New BlackAnn Dowd, The LeftoversShannon Purser, Stranger ThingsCecily Tyson, How to Get Away With MurderAlison Wright, The Americans