Each of the top choices on Goldderby.com, a website where experts post odds on awards show nominations and wins, received nominations in the categories of best comedy and drama.
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Comedy star Amy Schumer secured four nominations, the most given to any one person this year, for her acting and writing in Saturday Night Live, Inside Amy Schumer and Amy Schumer: Live At The Apollo.
The 2016 Emmy Award nominations were announced Thursday morning in Los Angeles.
The nominations were announced by Gilmore Girls star Lauren Graham and Black-ish’s Anthony Anderson, who whooped and cheered as he read out his own nomination in the best comedy lead category, one of several the show received.
In this image released by Netflix, Ellie Kemper appears in a scene from “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”. Guest Actor in a Drama Series: Max von Sydow, “Game of Thrones”; Michael J. Fox, “The Good Wife”; Reg E. Cathey, “House of Cards”; Mahershala Ali, “House of Cards”; Paul Sparks, “House of Cards”; Hank Azaria, “Ray Donovan.” 19. Among the possible contenders include the TV sitcom “black-ish”, the transgender comedy “Transparent” and the Asian-American family comedy “Fresh Off the Boat”. J Simpson: “American Crime Story” – scored 22 nods from the Academy.
Rounding out the best drama race are Showtime’s Central Intelligence Agency thriller “Homeland”, FX’s Cold War espionage saga “The Americans“, AMC’s quirky legal story “Better Call Saul”, Netflix’s political mystery “House of Cards”, the final season of PBS’s period melodrama “Downton Abbey” and USA Network’s freshman cyberhacking drama “Mr. Robot”.
Sarah Paulson is nominated for best lead actress in a limited series for her role as prosecutor Marcia Clark.
Thursday’s Emmy nominees showcased a more diverse crop of talent in television than in Hollywood’s film industry, which drew sharp criticism this year when all 20 performers nominated for Oscars were white for a second consecutive year. Peter Dinklage, honored as last year’s best supporting actor, will defend his title, with a nod also going to Kit Harington as fan favorite Jon Snow. “I owe my performance whatever it is to him”. Emilia Clarke, Lena Headey and Maisie Williams earned supporting actress bids in a year that the show’s female characters gained the upper hand.
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The 68th prime-time Emmy show will be broadcast live on ABC from 8-11 p.m. EDT on September 18, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel.
