Writer andDavid Letterman - favoriteHarvey Pekar aver it best : " Awards do n’t think anything . I think of , really . Forrest Gumpwon an award … and that ’s a piece of crap . " He wascorrect , of row , but with him dead – andAmerican SplendorstarPaul Giamattisnubbed for histelevision showBillionsthis year – America lack a curmudgeonly voice of understanding to declaim against them .
Nonetheless , the 2016 Emmy nominations have just been declare , and they ’ve recognizedour favoritesThe People v. O.J. Simpson , Game of Thrones , andThe Americans . Here are this year ’s nominees for the biggest family in the biggest awards show in television :
proficient Drama SeriesThe Americans(FX)Better Call Saul(AMC)Downton Abbey(PBS)Game of Thrones(HBO)Homeland(Showtime)House of Cards(Netflix)Mr . Robot(USA )
Game of Thrones|HBO
Best Actor , DramaKyle Chandler , BloodlineRami Malek , Mr. RobotBob Odenkirk , Better Call SaulLiev Schreiber , Ray DonovanKevin Spacey , House of Cards
Best Supporting Actor , DramaJonathan Banks , Better Call Saul(AMC)Peter Dinklage , Game of Thrones(HBO)Kit Harington , Game of Thrones(HBO)Michael Kelly , House of Cards(HBO)Ben Mendelsohn , Bloodline(Netflix)Jon Voight , Ray Donovan(Showtime )
Best Actress , DramaClaire Danes , HomelandViola Davis , How to Get Away with MurderTaraji P. Henson , EmpireTatiana Maslany , Orphan BlackKeri Russell , The AmericansRobin Wright , House of Cards
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Best Supporting Actress , DramaEmilia Clarke , Game of Thrones(HBO)Lena Headey , Game of Thrones(HBO)Maggie Smith , Downton Abbey(PBS)Maura Tierney , The Affair(Showtime)Maisie Williams , Game of Thrones(HBO)Constance Zimmer , UnREAL(Lifetime )
Best ComedyBlack - ish(ABC)Master of None(Netflix)Modern Family(ABC)Silicon Valley(HBO)Transparent(Amazon)Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt(Netflix)Veep(HBO )
Best Actor , ComedyAnthony Anderson , Black - ishAziz Ansari , Master of NoneWill Forte , The Last valet de chambre on EarthWilliam H. Macy , ShamelessThomas Middleditch , Silicon ValleyJeffrey Tambor , Transparent
Best Supporting Actor , ComedyLouie Anderson , Baskets(FX)Andre Braugher , Brooklyn Nine - Nine(FOX)Tituss Burgess , Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt(Netflix)Ty Burrell , Modern Family(ABC)Tony Hale , Veep(HBO)Keegan - Michael Key , Key & Peele(Comedy Central)Matt Walsh , Veep(HBO )
Best Actress , ComedyEllie Kemper , Unbreakable Kimmy SchmidtJulia Louis - Dreyfus , VeepLaurie Metcalf , Getting OnTracee Ellis Ross , Black - ishAmy Schumer , Inside Amy SchumerLily Tomlin , Grace and Frankie
Best Supporting Actress , ComedyAnna Chlumsky , Veep(HBO)Gaby Hoffmann , Transparent(Amazon)Allison Janney , Mom(CBS)Judith Light , Transparent(Amazon)Kate McKinnon , Saturday Night Live(NBC)Niecy Nash , Getting On(HBO )
Best Limited SeriesAmerican Crime(ABC)Fargo(FX)The Night Manager(AMC)The People v. O.J. Simpson : American Crime Story(FX)Roots(History )
Best Actor , Limited Series / TV MovieBryan Cranston , All the WayBenedict Cumberbatch , Sherlock : The terrible BrideIdris Elba , LutherCuba Gooding Jr. ,The People v. O.J. Simpson : American Crime StoryTom Hiddleston , The Night ManagerCourtney B. Vance , The People v. O.J. Simpson : American Crime Story
Best Actress , Limited Series / TV MovieKirsten Dunst , FargoFelicity Huffman , American CrimeAudra McDonald , Lady Day at Emerson ’s Bar & GrillSarah Paulson , The People v. O.J. Simpson : American Crime StoryLili Taylor , American CrimeKerry Washington , Confirmation
lease ’s just trust we get another present moment like this one to lionise the morning after …
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