(The series and several of its stars won nominations this year as well.) That same year, the Web series “The Lizzie Bennet Diaries” also won an Emmy for creative achievement in interactive media, the first time a YouTube series won that kind of traditional accolade.
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Actually, there’s not that much to gripe about this year.
Perhaps even more notable are the digital nominations where content was on Web platforms such as on actor-comedian Louis C.K.’s website.
This year’s nominees for Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Original Dramatic Score) are Chris Bacon for Bates Motel, Duncan Thum for Chef’s Table, Paul Leonard-Morgan for Limitless, Sean P. Callery for Minority Report, Mac Quayle for Mr. Robot, and Abel Korzeniowski for Penny Dreadful. Here’s what happened in the top categories.
Maslany continues to amaze in the multiple roles, and her absence from Emmy consideration for the show’s first two seasons was unforgivable.
“The People v. O.J. Simpson” and “Fargo”, both FX programs, were both nominated for outstanding limited series, along with ABC’s “American Crime”, AMC’s “The Night Manager” and History Channel’s “Roots“. The show is nominated for best comedy.
Other than an Emmy for Margo Martindale for guest performance past year, “The Americans” has been snubbed by Emmy despite four seasons as one of TV’s best and most ambitious dramas.
HBO’s “Game of Thrones” led the way with 23 nominations. Mr. Robot broke into the drama and best actor (Rami Malek) races, with six nominations overall.
Supporting Actor in a Drama: David Tennant’s turn as a mind-controlling villain on “Jessica Jones” was Emmy-worthy.
The Showtime legal drama “Billions” received critical attention but wasn’t a best drama nominee. Nominations this year also included The Amazing Race, Top Chef, and Dancing With The Stars.
Lead Actress in a Drama: Though the Emmys are willing to show love to “Game of Thrones”, the same can’t be said for many other sci-fi/fantasy dramas. The Lord of Light brought Jon Snow back for a reason.
Surprising snub in the comedy categories?
Britons Idris Elba, Benedict Cumberbatch and Tom Hiddleston will compete for best lead actor in a limited series or movie, while James Corden’s Late, Late Show is nominated for outstanding talk series. This time, Tracee Ellis Ross, who stars as wife, mom and doctor in the sitcom about an African-American family trying to keep its ethnic heritage alive, may get her own leading actress bid.
Peter Dinklage, who has two dramatic supporting actor wins for “GOT” already, was nominated again, setting up a possible third win to tie the record for the category (currently held by Aaron Paul for “Breaking Bad”).
WRONG: But even with such great additions, there are some obvious omissions from the best series contenders, namely Starz’s gripping “Outlander” and Hulu’s nuanced “Casual” and acerbic “Difficult People”.
Amazon collected fewer accolades but still made gains, with 16 nods this year versus 12 in 2015.
Closely behind, at 22 nominations, was the FX series “The People Vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story”. Despite Golden Globes wins, CW series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and Jane the Virgin, both of which are created by and star women, were passed over for major nominations.
“I’m on cloud nine right now”, Anderson said afterward. The biggest surprise in the Movie category, though, is the inclusion of Bill Murray’s trifle of a Netflix holiday special “A Very Murray Christmas”.
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Emmy voters can be slow to welcome new shows into the tent (see: The Americans), but they made room for a refreshing number of first- and second-year shows.
