2017 Emmy Awards Nominees: ‘Westworld,’ ‘SNL’ Top the List

Westworld Episode 8 Jimmi Simpson and Evan Rachel Wood
Jimmi Simpson and Evan Rachel Wood in ‘Westworld’ episode eight (Photo: John P. Johnson/HBO)

HBO’s Westworld and NBC’s Saturday Night Live earned the most nominations with 22 each, topping the list of 2017 Emmy Awards nominees. Netflix’s Stranger Things and FX’s FEUD: Bette and Joan followed with 18 and HBO’s Veep snagged 17 nominations. Winners will be announced on September 17, 2017 in a live ceremony hosted by Stephen Colbert, airing on CBS at 8pm ET/5pm PT.

“It’s been a record-breaking year for television, continuing its explosive growth,” said Television Academy Chairman and CEO Hayma Washington. “The Emmy Awards competition experienced a 15 percent increase in submissions for this year’s initial nomination round of online voting. The creativity and excellence in presenting great storytelling and characters across a multitude of ever-expanding entertainment platforms is staggering.

This sweeping array of television shows ranges from familiar favorites like blackish and House of Cards to nominations newcomers like Westworld, This Is Us and Atlanta. The power of television and its talented performers – in front of and behind the camera – enthrall a worldwide audience. We are thrilled to once again honor the very best that television has to offer.”


Emmy Awards Nominees:

Drama Series
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
Kevin Spacey – House of Cards

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

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

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