The 2018 Emmy Award nominees have been announced, and they include the likes of actor/writer/musician Donald Glover (AKA Childish Gambino) and Australia’s very own Yvonne Strahovski.
Glover’s FX series Atlanta has picked up 16 nominations, with Glover himself picking up four noms: Best Actor, Best Director and Best Writer for his work on Atlanta; and Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his appearance on Saturday Night Live.
Atlanta‘s Zazie Beetz (Vanessa “Van” Keefer) and Brian Tyree Henry (Alfred “Paper Boi” Miles) also picked up their first-ever Emmy nominations.
Yvonne Strahovski, who plays Mrs Waterford in The Handmaid’s Tale, is nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, alongside her fellow Handmaid’s actresses Ann Dowd (Aunt Lydia) and Alexis Bledel (Ofglen/Emily). The show’s star, Elisabeth Moss (June Osborne / Offred), is nominated for Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series.
The seventh season of Game Of Thrones leads all shows with a total of 22 nominations, followed closely by Westworld (21), Saturday Night Live (21), The Handmaid’s Tale (20) and The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (18).
Netflix leads all networks with a massive 112 nominations, marking the first time in 18 years that HBO hasn’t landed the highest number of nominations.
The 2018 Emmy Awards are scheduled to take place in Los Angeles on Sunday, 17th September. Saturday Night Live cast members Michael Che and Colin Jost will host this year’s event.
See the list of major category nominees below, and the full list on the Emmys’ website.
Emmy Award Nominees 2018 (Major Categories)
Best Drama Series
The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)
Game of Thrones (HBO)
The Americans (FX)
The Crown (Netflix)
This Is Us (NBC)
Westworld (HBO)
Stranger Things (Netflix)
Best 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)
Best Actress in a Drama Series
Claire Foy (The Crown)
Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale)
Sandra Oh (Killing Eve)
Keri Russell (The Americans)
Evan Rachel Wood (Westworld)
Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black)
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Game of Thrones)
Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones)
Joseph Fiennes (The Handmaid’s Tale)
David Harbour (Stranger Things)
Mandy Patinkin (Homeland)
Matt Smith (The Crown)
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Ann Dowd (The Handmaid’s Tale)
Alexis Bledel (The Handmaid’s Tale)
Yvonne Strahovski (The Handmaid’s Tale)
Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things)
Lena Headey (Game of Thrones)
Thandie Newton (Westworld)
Best Comedy Series
Atlanta (FX)
Barry (HBO)
Black-ish (ABC)
Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
GLOW (Netflix)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
Silicon Valley (HBO)
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix)
Best Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson (Black-ish)
Ted Danson (The Good Place)
Donald Glover (Atlanta)
Larry David (Curb Your Enthusiasm)
Bill Hader (Barry)
William H. Macy (Shameless)
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Pamela Adlon (Better Things)
Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
Tracee Ellis Ross (Black-ish)
Allison Janney (Mom)
Lily Tomlin (Grace and Frankie)
Issa Rae (Insecure)
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Brian Tyree Henry (Atlanta)
Louie Anderson (Baskets)
Alec Baldwin (Saturday Night Live)
Kenan Thompson (Saturday Night Live)
Tituss Burgess (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt)
Tony Shalhoub (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
Henry Winkler (Barry)
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Aidy Bryant (Saturday Night Live)
Leslie Jones (Saturday Night Live)
Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live)
Betty Gilpin (GLOW)
Zazie Beetz (Atlanta)
Alex Borstein (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
Laurie Metcalf (Roseanne)
Megan Mullally (Will & Grace)
Best Limited Series
The Alienist (TNT)
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (FX)
Genius: Picasso (National Geographic)
Godless (Netflix)
Patrick Melrose (Showtime)
Best Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Antonio Banderas (Genius: Picasso)
Darren Criss (The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story)
Benedict Cumberbatch (Patrick Melrose)
Jeff Daniels (The Looming Tower)
John Legend (Jesus Chris Superstar)
Jesse Plemons (Black Mirror: USS Callister)
Best Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Laura Dern (The Tale)
Jessica Biel (The Sinner)
Michelle Dockery (Godless)
Edie Falco (Law and Order SVU: The Menendez Murders)
Regina King (Seven Seconds)
Sarah Paulson (American Horror Story: Cult )
Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a TV Movie
Jeff Daniels (Godless)
Brandon Victor Dixon (Jesus Christ Superstar)
John Leguizamo (Waco)
Ricky Martin (The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story)
Edgar Ramirez (The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story)
Michael Stuhlbarg (The Looming Tower)
Finn Wittrock (The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story)
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Sara Bareilles (Jesus Christ Superstar)
Penelope Cruz (The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story)
Judith Light (The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story)
Adina Porter (American Horror Story: Cult)
Merritt Weaver (Godless)
Letitia Wright (Black Mirror: Black Museum)
Best Variety Talk Series
The Daly Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TBS)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)
