Nominations for the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards are in

Last Updated on August 5, 2021

The Emmys mark the biggest night of the year in television, and as the quality of television continues to increase the competition gets more intense every year. Shows new and old like GAME OF THRONES, THE HANDMAIDS TALE, ATLANTA, STRANGER THINGS, THIS IS US, THE CROWN, MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL, BARRY, THE AMERICANS and more will clash for ultimate supremacy, and only a few will walk away with the gold. The nominations for the 70th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced this morning, and you can look below to see if some of your favorites have made the cut.

Outstanding Drama Series

• Game of Thrones
• The Handmaids Tale
• This is Us
• Westworld
• The Americans
• The Crown
• Stranger Things

Outstanding Comedy

• Atlanta
• The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
• Black-ish
• Silicon Valley
• Curb Your Enthusiasm
• Glow
• Barry

Outstanding Comedy Actress

• Tracee Ellis Ross (Black-ish)
• Rachel Brosnahan  (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
• Allison Janney (Mom)
• Lily Tomlin (Grace and Frankie)
• Pamela Adlon (Better Things)
• Issa Rae (Insecure)

Outstanding Comedy Actor

• Donald Glover (Atlanta)
• Bill Hader (Barry)
• Anthony Anderson (Black-ish)
• Ted Danson (The Good Place)
• William H. Macy (Shameless)
• Larry David (Curb Your Enthusiasm)

Outstanding Drama Actress

• Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale)
• Keri Russell (The Americans)
• Evan Rachel Wood (Westworld)
• Sandra Oh (Killing Eve)
• Claire Foy (The Crown)
• Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black)

Outstanding Drama Actor

• Sterling K. Brown (This is Us)
• Jason Bateman (Ozark)
• Ed Harris (Westworld)
• Matthew Rhys (The Americans)
• Jeffrey Wright (Westworld)
• Milo Ventimiglia (This is Us)

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)

Reality Competition

• The Amazing Race
• American Ninja Warrior
• Project Runway
• RuPaul’s Drag Race
• Top Chef
• The Voice

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 (USS Callister)

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 )
• Kenan Thompson (Saturday Night Live)
• Henry Winkler (Barry)

Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie:

• Laura Dern (The Tale)
• Jessica Biel (The Sinner)
• Michelle Dockery (Godless)
• Edie Falco (The Menendez Murders”
• Regina King (Seven Seconds)
• Sarah Paulson (American Horror Story: Cult)

Variety Sketch Series

• At Home with Amy Sedaris
• Drunk History
• I Love You, America
• Portlandia
• Saturday Night Live
• Tracey Ullman’s Show

Variety Talk Series

• Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!
• Last Week Tonight
• The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
• The Late Late Show with James Corden
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Limited Series

• The Alienist
• The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
• Genius: Picasso
• Godless
• Patrick Melrose

Television Movie

• Fahrenheit 451 
• Flint
• Paterno
• The Tale 
• USS Callister (Black Mirror)

The 70th annual Primetime Emmys will be held Sunday, September 15 with hosts Michael Che and Colin Jost (SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE).