On Thursday, July 12, the nominees for the 2018 Primetime Emmy Awards - the 70th edition - was announced by actress, Samira Wiley and actor Ryan Eggold.
On the nomination list, Game of Thrones and Westworld, emerged the most-nominated dramas with 22 nominations each - including the awards’ technical categories.
Newly returning to the Emmys race, Game of Thrones after a brief hiatus in 2017, the HBO power drama has Lena Headey nominated for Supporting Actress, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Peter Dinklage for Supporting Actor, and Diana Rigg for Guest Actress.
Interestingly, last year's big winner, The Handmaid’s Tale, is returning with 20 nominations overall at the 2018 Emmys.
Here's a list of nominees in all the awards’ major categories.
Outstanding Comedy Series
Atlanta
Barry
Black-ish
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Glow
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Silicon Valley
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Outstanding Drama Series
The Americans
The Crown
Game of Thrones
The Handmaid’s Tale
Stranger Things
This Is Us
Westworld
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
Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Jessica Biel, The Sinner
Laura Dern, The Tale
Michelle Dockery, Godless
Edie Falco, Law and Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders
Regina King, Seven Seconds
Sarah Paulson, America Horror Story: Cult
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Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
Ted Danson, The Good Place
Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Donald Glover, Atlanta
Bill Hader, Barry
William H. Macy, Shameless
