The 2018 Emmy nominations are out with plenty of new and repeat nominees as The Handmaid’s Tale and Hulu lead the pack among streaming series with 20 nominations.
Last year, The Handmaid’s Tale became the first streaming show to win an Emmy for best series, but this year it will likely face tough competition against Game of Thrones, whose seventh season—which aired in 2017—is eligible this year (and received the most nominations overall at 22).
Elisabeth Moss is up for outstanding lead actress in a drama series and is looking to repeat after winning lead actress in a drama last year. Alexis Bledel, Yvonne Strahovski, and Ann Dowd will all go head-to-head for supporting actress in a drama series; Dowd won last year while Bledel won the Emmy for guest actress in a drama. Samira Wiley, who was included in the supporting actress category last year, is now nominated as guest actress in a drama alongside Cherry Jones and Kelly Jenrette. Joseph Fiennes is up for supporting actor in a drama. The Handmaid’s Tale has also received nominations for writing, casting, directing, and cinematography, among others.
Hulu also received nominations for I Love You, America with Sarah Silverman, The Looming Tower, and March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step.
Netflix had a strong showing and has the most nominations overall for a single network or streaming service at 112, overtaking last year’s leader HBO. The Crown leads Netflix’s selection of nominations at 13 with an outstanding drama series nomination and acting nominations for Claire Foy, Matt Smith, Vanessa Kirby, and Matthew Goode.
Stranger Things and GLOW both had strong showings. Both were nominated for outstanding series in their respective categories (Stranger Things in drama, GLOW in comedy). Millie Bobby Brown and David Harbour were both nominated in supporting categories while Betty Gilpin received a supporting actress in a comedy nomination. Other major nominations include Jason Bateman for Ozark, Lily Tomlin for Grace and Frankie, Michelle Dockery, Jeff Daniels, and Merritt Wever for Godless, Regina King for Seven Seconds, Tituss Burgess for Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Cameron Britton for Mindhunter, Letitia Wright for Black Mirror (“Black Museum”), and Jesse Plemons for Black Mirror (“U.S.S. Callister”). Godless is also up for Limited Series while Black Mirror (“U.S.S. Callister”) was nominated for TV Movie.
Amazon Prime received 22 nominations with 14 of them going for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, which is up for outstanding comedy with acting nominations for Rachel Brosnahan, Alex Borstein, Tony Shalhoub, and Jane Lynch.
The rest of the major nominations are included below. The 70th annual Emmy Awards will air Sept. 17 with Saturday Night Live’s Michael Ché and Colin Jost hosting.
Outstanding Drama Series
The Handmaid’s Tale
Game of Thrones
This Is Us
The Crown
The Americans
Stranger Things
Westworld
Outstanding Comedy Series
Atlanta
Barry
black-ish
Curb Your Enthusiasm
GLOW
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Silicon Valley
The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Jason Bateman, Ozark
Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us
Ed Harris, Westworld
Matthew Rhys, The Americans
Milo Ventimiglia, This Is Us
Jeffrey Wright, Westworld
Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Claire Foy, The Crown
Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black
Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale
Sandra Oh, Killing Eve
Keri Russell, The Americans
Evan Rachel Wood, Westworld
Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Donald Glover, Atlanta
Bill Hader, Barry
Anthony Anderson, black-ish
William H. Macy, Shameless
Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Ted Danson, The Good Place
Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Pamela Adlon, Better Things
Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Allison Janney, Mom
Issa Rae, Insecure
Tracee Ellis Ross, black-ish
Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Alexis Bledel, The Handmaid’s Tale
Millie Bobby Brown, Stranger Things
Ann Dowd, The Handmaid’s Tale
Lena Headey, Game of Thrones
Vanessa Kirby, The Crown
Thandie Newton, Westworld
Yvonne Strahovski, The Handmaid’s Tale
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Game of Thrones
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Joseph Fiennes, The Handmaid’s Tale
David Harbour, Stranger Things
Mandy Patinkin, Homeland
Matt Smith, The Crown
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Zazie Beetz, Atlanta
Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Aidy Bryant, Saturday Night Live
Betty Gilpin, GLOW
Leslie Jones, Saturday Night Live
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
Laurie Metcalf, Roseanne
Megan Mullally, Will & Grace
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Louie Anderson, Baskets
Alec Baldwin, Saturday Night Live
Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Brian Tyree Henry, Atlanta
Tony Shalhoub, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Prime Video
Kenan Thompson, Saturday Night Live
Henry Winkler, Barry
Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Viola Davis, Scandal
Kelly Jenrette, The Handmaid’s Tale
Cherry Jones, The Handmaid’s Tale
Diana Rigg, Game of Thrones
Cicely Tyson, How To Get Away With Murder
Samira Wiley, The Handmaid’s Tale
Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Murray Abraham, Homeland
Cameron Britton, Mindhunter
Matthew Goode, The Crown
Ron Cephas Jones, This Is Us
Gerald McRaney, This Is Us
Jimmi Simpson, Westworld
Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Tina Fey, Saturday Night Live
Tiffany Haddish, Saturday Night Live
Jane Lynch, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Maya Rudolph, The Good Place
Molly Shannon, Will & Grace
Wanda Sykes, black-ish
Limited Series
The Alienist
The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Genius: Picasso
Godless Netflix
Patrick Melrose
TV Movie
Fahrenheit 451
Flint
Paterno
The Tale
“U.S.S. Callister” (Black Mirror)
Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Jessica Biel, The Sinner
Laura Dern, The Tale
Michelle Dockery, Godless
Edie Falco, Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders
Regina King, Seven Seconds
Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Cult
Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Antonio Banderas, Genius: Picasso
Darren Criss, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Benedict Cumberbatch, Patrick Melrose
Jeff Daniels, The Looming Tower
John Legend, Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesse Plemons, Black Mirror, “USS Callister”
Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Sara Bareilles, Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert
Penélope Cruz, The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Judith Light, The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Adina Porter, American Horror Story: Cult
Merritt Wever, Godless
Letitia Wright, Black Museum (Black Mirror)
Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Brandon Victor Dixon, Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert
John Leguizamo, Waco
Ricky Martin, The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Edgar Ramírez, The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Michael Stuhlbarg, The Looming Tower
Finn Wittrock, The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Reality Competition Program
The Amazing Race
American Ninja Warrior
Project Runway
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Top Chef
The Voice
Variety Talk Series
The Daily Show With Trevor Noah
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
Variety Sketch Series
At Home With Amy Sedaris
Drunk History
I Love You, America with Sarah Silverman
Portlandia
Saturday Night Live
Tracey Ullman’s Show
Editor’s note: The headline was changed to show the correct number of Emmy nominations for The Handmaid’s Tale.
