The nomination announcement for television’s most coveted award ceremony, the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards is just around the corner and will be aired on Star World, Star World HD and Star World Premiere HD in India on September 19th . Like every year, this year’s list will consist of same old favourites and some new ones, plenty of snubs as is tradition and will hopefully acknowledge work that merits recognition.
The nomination announcement for television’s most coveted award ceremony, the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards is just around the corner and will be aired on Star World, Star World HD and Star World Premiere HD in India on September 19th . Like every year, this year’s list will consist of same old favourites and some new ones, plenty of snubs as is tradition and will hopefully acknowledge work that merits recognition.
While the Academy Awards this year were clouded with ‘Oscars So White’ controversy, we are to see what is in store for the Emmys! The nominations will be announced on 14th July internationally, meanwhile let’s see the nominations we feel should make the cut!
Drama Series
Game of Thrones
Downton Abbey
Homeland
Better Call Saul
House of Cards
Mr. Robot
Orange is the New Black
(Photo Courtesy - Helen Sloan/HBO)
Definite nomination: Game of Thrones
Last year winner: Game of Thrones
Fun Fact: Game of Thrones won a record-breaking 12 Emmy Awards last year. That’s the most a single series has won in a given year!
Drama Actor
Bobby Cannavale - Vinyl
Matthew Rhys - The Americans
Rami Malek - Mr. Robot
Bob Odenkirk - Better Call Saul
Liev Schreiber - Ray Donovan
Kevin Spacey - House of Cards
(Photo Courtesy - Facebook account of Mr Robot)
Definite nomination: Rami Malek – Mr. Robot
Last year winner: Jon Hamm – Mad Men
Fun Fact: Although Hamm had earned a Golden Globe and other accolades for playing troubled ad executive Don Draper on Mad Men, he’d never won an Emmy for his work. This was his 16th nomination.
Drama Actress
Emilia Clarke - Game of Thrones
Claire Danes - Homeland
Viola Davis - How to Get Away with Murder
Taraji P. Henson - Empire
Julianna Margulies - The Good Wife
Robin Wright - House of Cards
(Photo Courtesy - Facebook account of House of Cards)
Definite nomination: Robin Wright - House of Cards
Last year winner: Viola Davis - How to Get Away with Murder
Fun Fact: Viola Davis made history at the 2015 Emmys when she became the first African-American woman to win the award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series.
Comedy Series
Veep
Silicon Valley
Black-ish
Modern Family
Transparent
The Big Bang Theory
(Photo Courtesy - Facebook account of Veep)
Definite nomination: Veep
Last year winner: Transparent
Fun fact: Transparent creator and director Jill Soloway won the Emmy for outstanding director of a comedy—only the third woman to ever win the award in that category.
Comedy Actor
Reid Scott - Veep
Anthony Anderson - Black-ish
Will Forte - The Last Man on Earth
William H. Macy - Shameless
Jim Parsons - The Big Bang Theory
Jeffrey Tambor - Transparent
(Photo Courtesy - Facebook account of Black-ish)
Definite nomination: Anthony Anderson - Black-ish”
Last year winner: Jeffrey Tambor - Transparent
Fun fact: Jeffrey Tambor became the first actor ever to win an Emmy for playing a trans character, and when accepting his statue for lead actor in a comedy, he recognized the importance of the moment. “I’d like to dedicate my performance and this award to the transgender community”.
Comedy Actress
Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Veep
Tracee Ellis Ross - Black-ish
Ellie Kemper - Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Amy Schumer - Inside Amy Schumer
Lily Tomlin - Grace and Frankie
Constance Wu - Fresh off the Boat
(Photo Courtsey - Facebook account of Inside Amy Schumer)
Definite nomination: Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Veep
Last year winner: Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Veep
Fun fact: The Veep star took home her fourth Emmy in a row for her role as Selina Meyer in the HBO series at the 2015 Emmy Awards
Limited Series
American Crime
Fargo
The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Roots
Show Me a Hero
Definite nomination: The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Last year winner: Olive Kitteridge
Fun fact: It was nearly a clean sweep for HBO miniseries Olive Kitteridge last year at the Emmy Awards, where it took home six out of its 13 nominations!
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