The Emmys are almost upon us.
And now we know just who might walk away with a golden statuette.
The nominations for TV’s biggest night came out on Thursday ahead of the awards show on the 15th of September.
Game of Thrones, which is about to embark on its 8th and final season, leads the nominees with an impressive 22 nods including Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (for both Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Peter Dinklage), and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (for Lena Headey).
Hot on GOT’s heels is Westworld and Saturday Night Live, both of which are competing in 21 categories.
Last year’s Emmy Darling, The Handmaid’s Tale — which took home Outstanding Drama, Lead Actress, Writing, and a bunch of other awards — will this time have 20 opportunities to climb the steps of the Microsoft Theatre, including the aforementioned categories.
Former Grey’s Anatomy star, Sandra Oh, made history when her name was called for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for Killing Eve, becoming the first Asian woman to receive such a nomination.
This year will not see Veep continue its 3-year consecutive streak as the winner of Outstanding Comedy Series, as the show took a brief hiatus whilst its star, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, battled cancer.
That gives an opportunity to Atlanta, GLOW, Black-ish, Silicon Valley, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Barry, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
Colin Jost and Michael Che of Saturday Night Live will take on hosting duties next the big night.
Here is the list of nominees for the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards:
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
Game of Thrones
Stranger Things
The Americans
The Crown
The Handmaid’s Tale
This Is Us
Westworld
OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
Atlanta
Barry
Black-ish
Curb Your Enthusiasm
GLOW
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Silicon Valley
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
OUTSTANDING LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
The Alienist
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Genius: Picasso
Godless
Patrick Melrose
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Sandra Oh, Killing Eve
Keri Russell, The Americans
Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale
Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black
Claire Foy, The Crown
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 LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Pamela Adlon, Better Things
Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie
Allison Janney, Mom
Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish
Issa Rae, Insecure
Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
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 LEAD ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Cult
Edie Falco, Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders
Jessica Biel, The Sinner
Michelle Dockery, Godless
Regina King, Seven Seconds
Laura Dern, The Tale
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
Antonio Banderas, Genius: Picasso
Benedict Cumberbatch, Patrick Melrose
Jeff Daniels, The Looming Tower
John Legend, Jesus Chris Superstar Live in Concert
Darren Criss, The Assassination of Gianni Vesace: American Crime Story
Jesse Plemons, USS Callister (Black Mirror)
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Lena Heady, Game of Thrones
Vanessa Kirby, The Crown
Ann Dowd, The Handmaid’s Tale
Thandie Newton, Westworld
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Game of Thrones
Mandy Patinkin, Homeland
Matt Smith, The Crown
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Joseph Fiennes, The Handmaid’s Tale
David Harbour, Stranger Things
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Zazie Beetz, Atlanta
Laurie Metcalf, Roseanne
Leslie Jones, Saturday Night Live
Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Aidy Bryant, Saturday Night Live
Betty Gilpin, GLOW
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
Megan Mullally, Will & Grace
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Brian Tyree Henry, Atlanta
Louie Anderson, Baskets
Kenan Thompson, Saturday Night Live
Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Alec Baldwin, Saturday Night Live
Tony Shalhoub, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Henry Winkler, Barry
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
Adina Porter, American Horror Story: Cult
Letitia Wright, Black Museum (Black Mirror)
Marritt Wever, Godless
Sara Bareilles, Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
Judith Light, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Penélope Cruz, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
Jeff Daniels, Godless
Brandon Victor Dixon, Jesus Christ Superstart Live in Concert
Finn Wittrock, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Ricky Martin, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Edgar Ramírez, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Michael Stuhlbarg, The Looming Tower
John Leguizamo, Waco
OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Diana Rigg, Game of Thrones
Cicely Tyson, How to Get Away With Murder
Viola Davis, Scandal
Kelly Jenrette, The Handmaid’s Tale
Cherry Jones, The Handmaid’s Tale
Samira Wiley, The Handmaid’s Tale
OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
F. Murray Abraham, Homeland
Cameron Britton, Mindhunter
Matthew Goode, The Crown
Ron Cephas Jones, This Is Us
Gerald McRaney, This Is Us
Jimmi Simpson, Westworld
OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Wanda Sykes, Black-ish
Tiffany Haddish, Saturday Night Live
Maya Rudolph, The Good Place
Jane Lynch, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Molly Shannon, Will & Grace
Tina Fey, Saturday Night Live
OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Katt Williams, Atlanta
Sterling K. Brown, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Bryan Cranston, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Donald Glover, Saturday Night Live
Bill Hader, Saturday Night Live
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, “The Dragon and the Wolf,” Game of Thrones
Phoebe Waller-Bridge, “Nice Face,” Killing Eve
The Duffer Brothers, “Chapter Nine: The Gate,” Stranger Things
Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg, “Start,” The Americans
Peter Morgan, “Mystery Man,” The Crown
Bruce Miller, “June,” The Handmaid’s Tale
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
Donald Glover, “Alligator Man,” Atlanta
Stefani Robinson, “Barbershop,” Atlanta
Alec Berg and Bill Hader, “Chapter One: Make Your Mark,” Barry
Liz Sarnoff, “Chapter Seven: Loud, Fast and Keep Going,” Barry
Alec Berg, “Fifty-One Percent,” Silicon Valley
Amy Sherman-Palladino, “Pilot,” The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
