All of the fine actors nominated for Emmy awards Thursday morning will definitely be happy with their honor, but Anthony Anderson had the unique experience of being in the room when his name was announced.
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Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Kyle Chandler, Bloodline; Rami Malek, Mr Robot; Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul; Matthew Rhys, The Americans; Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan; and Kevin Spacey, House of Cards. In this image released by HBO, Julia Louis-Dreyfus appears in a scene from the comedy series, “Veep”. His Netflix series was also nominated for outstanding new program.
Comedy Central’s “Drunk History”, from Baltimore native Derek Waters, was nominated in the same category.
Viola Davis, the “How to Get Away with Murder” star who previous year became the first woman of color to win a best drama actress trophy, was nominated again.
The 68th Emmy Awards, including the star-studded Red Carpet preshow, will telecast live from The Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, Sunday, September 18 (7:00-11:00 p.m. ET/4:00-8:00 p.m. PT) on ABC.
All told the fictionalized version of the famous case scored 22 Emmy nominations, but failed to top HBO’s “Game of Thrones”, which came in with 23.
Last year’s victor for best drama, “Game of Thrones” will compete for the Emmy with “The Americans”, “Better Call Saul”, “Downton Abbey”, “House of Cards”, “Mr. Robot” and “Homeland“, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences said Thursday in Los Angeles.
Limited series “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” stands to reap nods for its multi-ethnic cast that includes Courtney B. Vance as Johnnie Cochran; Cuba Gooding Jr.as Simpson; Sarah Paulson playing Marcia Clark and Kenneth Choi as Judge Lance Ito. Emmy Award-winning live television and event producer Don Mischer will executive produce the broadcast hosted by Jimmy Kimmel.
Speaking of FX, The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story figures to be a strong contender in the limited series category.
Actress, Drama Series: Taraji P. Henson, “Empire”; Claire Danes, “Homeland”; Robin Wright, “House of Cards”; Viola Davis, “How to Get Away With Murder”; Tatiana Maslany, “Orphan Black”; Keri Russell, “The Americans”. Peter Dinklage and Kit Harington have been nominated for portraying Tyrion Lannister and Jon Snow, respectively.
Nominations for the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced, as “Black-ish” star Anthony Anderson and “Gilmore Girls” star Lauren Graham announce 12 categories. The Good Wife was shut out in its final year of eligibility, and neither Rhea Seehorn nor Uzo Aduba made the supporting-actress list for Better Call Saul and Orange Is the New Black, respectively.
Here’s when and where to watch the entire Emmy nominations announcement live on Thursday.
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The academy tends to nominate and vote conservatively, but this year could see a number of nods go to newcomers like USA’s Golden Globe victor Mr. Robot and FX’s hotly-tipped The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story.
