Anthony Anderson (Black-ish) and Lauren Graham (The Odd Couple) have done their due diligence and announced the nominations for the 68th Emmy Awards so let the debating begin. The 68th Annual Emmy Awards Show will be held on Sunday, September 18th, 2016 at the Microsoft Theater in Downtown Los Angeles, California, and will be broadcast on ABC. The ceremony will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. And now, your nominees:
Outstanding Comedy Series
black-ish – ABC
Master of None – Netflix
Modern Family – ABC
Silicon Valley – HBO
Transparent – Amazon
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt – Netflix
Veep – HBO
Outstanding Variety Talk Series
Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee – Crackle
Jimmy Kimmel Live – ABC
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver – HBO
Real Time with Bill Maher – HBO
The Late Late Show with James Corden – CBS
The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon – NBC
Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
Documentary Now! – IFC
Drunk History – Comedy Central
Inside Amy Schumer – Comedy Central
Key & Peele – Comedy Central
Portlandia – IFC
Saturday Night Live – NBC
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson – black-ish
Aziz Ansari – Master of None
William H. Macy – Shameless
Thomas Middleditch – Silicon Valley
Will Forte – The Last Man on Earth
Jeffrey Tambor – Transparent
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Tracee Ellis Ross – black-ish
Laurie Metcalf – Getting On
Lily Tomlin – Grace and Frankie
Amy Schumer – Inside Amy Schumer
Ellie Kemper – Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Veep
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Bob Odenkirk – Better Call Saul
Kyle Chandler – Bloodline
Kevin Spacey – House of Cards
Rami Malek – Mr. Robot
Liev Schreiber – Ray Donovan
Matthew Rhys – The Americans
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Louis Anderson – Baskets
Andre Braugher – Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Keegan-Michael Key – Key & Peele
Ty Burrell – Modern Family
Tituss Burgess – Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Tony Hale – Veep
Matt Walsh – Veep
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Niecy Nash – Getting On
Allison Janney – Mom
Kate McKinnon – Saturday Night Live
Judith Light – Transparent
Gaby Hoffmann – Transparent
Anna Chlumsky – Veep
Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series
Tracy Morgan – Saturday Night Live
Larry David – Saturday Night Live
Bob Newhart – The Big Bang Theory
Bradley Whitford – Transparent
Martin Mull – Veep
Peter MacNicol – Veep
Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series
Tina Fey & Amy Poehler – Saturday Night Live
Melissa McCarthy – Saturday Night Live
Amy Schumer – Saturday Night Live
Christine Baranski – The Big Bang Theory
Laurie Metcalf – The Big Bang Theory
Melora Hardin – Transparent
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
Aziz Ansari – Master of None
Mike Judge – Silicon Valley
Alec Berg – Silicon Valley
Jill Soloway – Transparent
Chris Addison – Veep
Dave Mandel – Veep
Dale Stern – Veep
Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series
Ryan McFaul – Inside Amy Schumer
Paul Pennolino – Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Don Roy King – Saturday Night Live
Tim Mancinelli – The Late Late Show with James Corden
Dave Diomedi – The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon
Outstanding Directing For A Variety Special
Louis J. Horvitz – 58th Grammy Awards
Beth McCarthy-Miller – Adele Live In New York City
Chris Rock – Amy Schumer: Live At The Apollo
Thomas Kail, Alex Rudzinski – Grease: Live
Kahlil Joseph, Beyonce Knowles Carter – Lemonade
Glenn Weiss – The Kennedy Center Honors
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Catastrophe (Rob Delaney, Sharon Horgan)- Amazon
Master of None (Aziz Ansari, Alan Yang) – Netflix
Silicon Valley (Dan O’Keefe, Alec Berg) – HBO
Veep (David Mandel, Alex Gregory, Peter Huyck) – HBO
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (Jo Miller, Samantha Bee, Ashley Nicole Black, Pat Cassels, Mathan Erhardt, Joe Grossman, Jason Reich, Melinda Taub, and Eric Drysdale) – TBS
Inside Amy Schumer (Michael Lawrence, Amy Schumer, Jessi Klein, Daniel Powell, Christine Nangle, Kim Caramele, Kyle Dunnigan, Tami Sagher, Kurt Metzger, Claudia O’Doherty) – Comedy Central
Key & Peele (Jay Martel, Alex Rubens, Rebecca Drysdale, Colton Dunn, Phil Augusta Jackson, Ian Roberts, Charlie Sanders, Rich Talarico, Jordan Peele, Keegan-Michael Key) – Comedy Central
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (Kevin Avery, Tim Carvell, Josh Gondelman, Dan Gurewitch, Geoff Haggerty, Jeff Maurer, John Oliver, Scott Sherman, Will Tracy, Jill Twiss, Juli Weiner) – HBO
Portlandia (Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, Jonathan Krisel, Graham Wagner, Karey Dornetto) – IFC
Saturday Night Live (Rob Klein, Bryan Tucker, James Anderson, Jeremy Beiler, Chris Belair, Megan Callahan, Michael Che, Mikey Day, Fran Gillespie, Sudi Green, Steve Higgins, Colin Jost, Zach Kanin, Chris Kelly, Erik Kenward, Paul Masella, Dave McCary, Dennis McNicholas, Seth Meyers, Lorne Michaels, Josh Patten, Katie Rich, Tim Robinson, Sarah Schneider, Pete Schultz, Streeter Seidell, Dave Sirus, Will Stephen, Kent Sublette, Julio Torres) – NBC
Outstanding Writing For A Variety Special
Amy Schumer – Amy Schumer: Live At The Apollo
John Mulaney – John Mulaney: The Comeback Kid
Patton Oswalt – Patton Oswalt: Talking For Clapping
Tig Notaro – Tig Notaro: Boyish Girl Interrupted
Robert Smigel, David Feldman, RJ Fried, Michael Koman, Brian Reich, Andy Breckman, Josh Comers, Raj Desai, Jarett Grode, Ben Joseph, Matthew Kirsch, Michael Lawrence, Craig Rowin, ZachSmilovitz, David Taylor, Andy Winberg – Triumph’s Election Special 2016
Outstanding Production Design for a Variety, NonFiction, Reality or Reality-Competition Series
Drunk History – Comedy Central
Key & Peele – Comedy Central
Portlandia– IFC
Saturday Night Live – NBC
Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control For A Series
Dancing with the Stars – ABC
Jimmy Kimmel Live – ABC
Last Week Tonight – HBO
Saturday Night Live – NBC
The Big Bang Theory – CBS
The Voice – NBC
Outstanding Television Movie
A Very Murray Christmas – Netflix
All The Way – HBO
Confirmation – HBO
Luther – BBC America
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride – Masterpiece
Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend – CW
Empire – FOX
Galavant – ABC
Garfunkel and Oates: Trying to be Special – Vimeo
The Hunting Ground – CNN
Outstanding Variety Special
Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo – HBO
Lemonade – HBO
The Kennedy Center Honors – CBS
The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Prime Time Special – CBS
