With intriguing new shows like Stranger Things, The Handmaid's Tale and This Is Us, and Game of Thrones ineligible due to timing, the 2017 Emmys Awards will pit a fresh cast of monster-fighting kids against dystopian feminist heroes and the world's most lovable triplets. This year saw a record number of submissions (180) for drama series, with 140 best drama actor submissions and 113 best drama actress submissions. These acting categories, too, hold new excitement, as competitors include some of the multi-Emmy Award winners and Oscar-nominees who have flocked to premium cable channels and streaming services in the past year.
Anna Chlumsky, the Veep star and four-time Emmy nominee, took the stage with Criminal Minds alum and daytime Emmy winner Shemar Moore at 11:30 am EST/ 8:30 am PDT to announce the nominees for the 69th annual Primetime Emmy Awards.
The 2017 Emmys will be hosted by Stephen Colbert and air at 8 pm EST/5 pm PDT on September 17 on CBS. Here are the shows, actors and writers battling it out for television's top prizes.
The Handmaid's Tale
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Better Call Saul
The Crown
The Handmaid's Tale
Stranger Things
This Is Us
Westworld
Comedy Series
Atlanta
Black-ish
Master of None
Modern Family
Silicon Valley
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Veep
Limited Series or TV Movie
Big Little Lies
Fargo
Feud: Bette and Joan
The Night Of
Genius
Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Viola Davis - How to Get Away with Murder
Claire Foy - The Crown
Elisabeth Moss - The Handmaid's Tale
Keri Russell - The Americans
Evan Rachel Wood - Westworld
Robin Wright - House of Cards
Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Sterling K. Brown - This Is Us
Anthony Hopkins - Westworld
Bob Odenkirk - Better Call Saul
Matthew Rhys - The Americans
Liev Schreiber - Ray Donovan
Kevin Spacey - House of Cards
Milo Ventimiglia - This Is Us
Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson - Black-ish
Aziz Ansari - Master of None
Zach Galifianakis - Baskets
Donald Glover - Atlanta
William H. Macy - Shameless
Jeffrey Tambor - Transparent
Lead Actress in a Comedy
Pamela Adlon - Better Things
Jane Fonda - Grace and Frankie
Allison Janney - Mom
Ellie Kemper - Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Veep
Tracee Ellis Ross - Black-ish
Lily Tomlin - Grace and Frankie
Lead Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Riz Ahmed - The Night Of
Benedict Cumberbatch - Sherlock
Robert De Niro - Wizard of Lies
Ewan McGregor - Fargo
Geoffrey Rush - Genius
John Turturro - The Night Of
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Lead Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Carrie Coon - Fargo
Felicity Huffman - American Crime
Nicole Kidman - Big Little Lies
Jessica Lange - Feud
Susan Sarandon - Feud
Reese Witherspoon - Big Little Lies
Supporting Actor in a Drama
Jonathan Banks - Better Call Saul
Ron Cephas Jones - This Is Us
David Harbour - Stranger Things
Michael Kelly - House of Cards
John Lithgow - The Crown
Mandy Patinkin -Homeland
Jeffrey Wright- Westworld
Supporting Actor in a Comedy
Louie Anderson - Baskets
Alec Baldwin - Saturday Night Live
Tituss Burgess - Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Ty Burrell - Modern Family
Tony Hale - Veep
Matt Walsh - Veep
Supporting Actress in a Drama
Uzo Aduba - Orange Is the New Black
Millie Bobby Brown - Stranger Things
Ann Dowd - The Handmaid's Tale
Chrissy Metz - This Is Us
Thandie Newton - Westworld
Samira Wiley - The Handmaid's Tale
Supporting Actress in a Comedy
Vanessa Bayer - Saturday Night Live
Anna Chlumsky - Veep
Kathryn Hahn - Transparent
Leslie Jones - Saturday Night Live
Judith Light - Transparent
Kate McKinnon - Saturday Night Live
Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Bill Camp - The Night Of
Alfred Molina - Feud
Alexander Skarsgard - Big Little Lies
David Thewlis - Fargo
Stanley Tucci - Feud
Michael Kenneth Williams - The Night Of
Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Judy Davis - Feud
Laura Dern - Big Little Lies
Jackie Hoffman - Feud
Regina King - American Crime
Michelle Pfeiffer - The Wizard of Lies
Shailene Woodley - Big Little Lies
Variety Talk
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Real Time With Bill Maher
Reality Competition
RuPaul's Drag Race
The Amazing Race
Top Chef
The Voice
American Ninja Warrior
Project Runway
TV Movie
Black Mirror
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Dolly Parton's Christmas Of Many Colors: Circle Of Love
Sherlock: The Lying Detective
Wizard of Lies
Variety Sketch Series
Billy On The Street
Documentary Now!
Drunk History
Portlandia
Saturday Night Live
Tracey Ullman’s Show
Structured Reality Program
Antiques Roadshow
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Fixer Upper
Lip Sync Battle
Shark Tank
Who Do You Think You Are
Host for a Reality/Reality-Competition Program
Alec Baldwin - Match Game
W. Kamau Bell - United Shades Of America With W. Kamau Bell
RuPaul Charles - RuPaul’s Drag Race
Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn - Project Runway
Gordon Ramsay - MasterChef Junior
Martha Stewart & Snoop Dogg - Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party
