Complete list of 68th Primetime Emmy Awards nominations

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has announced the nominations for 68th Primetime Emmy Awards. HBO still leads the nominations with 94 nods. But FX and Netflix have made deep gashes closing on HBO with  56 and 54 nominations each. Game of Thrones spectacular sixth season has earned 23 nominations to top the list with The People v O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story and Fargo not far behind. 

Here's the complete list of the nominees - 

LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES 

Kyle Chandler as John Rayburn - Bloodline
Rami Malek as Elliot - Mr. Robot 
Bob Odenkirk as Jimmy McGill - Better Call Saul 
Matthew Rhys as Philip Jennings - The Americans 
Liev Schreiber as Ray Donovan - Ray Donovan 
Kevin Spacey as Francis Underwood - House Of Cards 

LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES 

Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison - Homeland 
Viola Davis as Annalise Keating - How to Get Away With Murder 
Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon - Empire 
Tatiana Maslany as Sarah, Alison, Cosima, Helena, Rachel and Krystal  - Orphan Black
Keri Russell as Elizabeth Jennings - The Americans 
Robin Wright as Claire Underwood - House of Cards

(Photo Courtesy - Facebook account of House of Cards)

LEAD ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR A MOVIE 

Bryan Cranston as Lyndon B. Johnson - All The Way 
Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes - Sherlock: The Abominable Bride 
Idris Elba as DCI Luther - Luther 
Cuba Gooding Jr. as O.J. Simpson - The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story 
Tom Hiddleston as Jonathan Pine  - The Night Manager
Courtney B. Vance as Johnnie Cochran - The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story 

LEAD ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR A MOVIE 

Kirsten Dunst as Peggy Blumquist  - Fargo 
Felicity Huffman as Leslie Graham - American Crime 
Audra McDonald as Billie Holiday - Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill 
Sarah Paulson as Marcia Clark - The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story 
Lili Taylor as Anne Blaine - American Crime 
Kerry Washington as Anita Hill - Confirmation 

(Kirsten Dunst at Cannes 2016. Photo Courtesy: Getty Images)

LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES 

Anthony Anderson as Andre Johnson - Black-ish
Aziz Ansari as Dev - Master of None 
Will Forte as Phil Miller - The Last Man on Earth
William H. Macy as Frank Gallagher - Shameless 
Thomas Middleditch as Richard - Silicon Valley 
Jeffrey Tambor as Maura Pfefferman - Transparent 

LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES 

Ellie Kemper as Kimmy Schmidt - Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt 
Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer - Veep 
Laurie Metcalf as Dr. Jenna James - Getting On 
Tracee Ellis Ross as Rainbow Johnson - Black-ish
Amy Schumer as Amy - Inside Amy Schumer 
Lily Tomlin as Frankie - Grace And Frankie 

(Photo Courtesy - Facebook account of Veep)

REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM 

The Amazing Race  
American Ninja Warrior 
Dancing With The Stars 
Project Runway 
Top Chef 
The Voice 

VARIETY TALK SERIES 

Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee 
Jimmy Kimmel Live 
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
The Late Late Show With James Corden 
Real Time With Bill Maher 
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 

(YouTube screen grab)
 

TELEVISION MOVIE

A Very Murray Christmas 
All The Way
Confirmation
Luther
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride

LIMITED SERIES 

American Crime  
Fargo 
Roots  
The Night Manager 
The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story

(Photo Courtesy: Facebook account of The Night Manager)
 

COMEDY SERIES 

Black-ish 
Master Of None 
Modern Family  
Silicon Valley  
Transparent  
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt  
Veep 

DRAMA SERIES 

Better Call Saul
Downton Abbey 
Game Of Thrones  
Homeland  
House Of Cards 
Mr. Robot  
The Americans 

(Photo Courtesy - Facebook account of Mr Robot)
 

VARIETY SKETCH SERIES 

Documentary Now!  
Drunk History 
Inside Amy Schumer 
Key & Peele  
Portlandia
Saturday Night Live 

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES 

Jonathan Banks as Mike Erhmantraut - Better Call Saul 
Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister - Game of Thrones 
Kit Harington as Jon Snow - Game of Thrones 
Michael Kelly as Doug Stamper - House of Cards 
Ben Mendelsohn as Danny Rayburn - Bloodline 
Jon Voight as Mickey Donovan - Ray Donovan 

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES 

Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen - Game of Thrones 
Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister - Game of Thrones 
Maggie Smith as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham - Downton Abbey 
Maura Tierney as Helen Solloway - The Affair 
Maisie Williams as Arya Stark - Game of Thrones 
Constance Zimmer as Quinn King - UnREAL  

(Photo Courtesy - Helen Sloan/HBO)

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR A MOVIE

Sterling K. Brown as Christopher Darden - The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Hugh Laurie as Richard Roper - The Night Manager 
Jesse Plemons as Ed Blumquist - Fargo 
David Schwimmer as Robert Kardashian - The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
John Travolta as Robert Shapiro - The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Bokeem Woodbine as Mike Milligan - Fargo 

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR A MOVIE

Kathy Bates as Iris - American Horror Story: Hotel 
Olivia Colman as Angela Burr - The Night Manager 
Regina King as Terri Lacroix - American Crime 
Melissa Leo as Lady Bird Johnson - All The Way 
Sarah Paulson as Hypodermic Sally/Billie Dean Howard - American Horror Story: Hotel 
Jean Smart as Floyd Gerhardt - Fargo 

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES 

Louie Anderson as Christine Baskets - Baskets 
Andre Braugher as Captain Ray Holt - Brooklyn Nine-Nine 
Tituss Burgess as Titus Andromedon - Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy - Modern Family 
Tony Hale as Gary Walsh - Veep 
Keegan-Michael Key as Various Characters - Key & Peele 
Matt Walsh as Mike McLintock - Veep 

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES 

Anna Chlumsky as Amy Bookheimer - Veep
Gaby Hoffman as Ali Pfefferman - Transparent 
Allison Janney as Bonnie - Mom 
Judith Light as Shelly Pfefferman - Transparent 
Kate McKinnon as Various Characters - Saturday Night Live 
Niecy Nash as Didi Ortley - Getting On 

Winners will be announced on September 19 (IST) in a lavish ceremony hosted by Jimmy Kimmel.