68th Primetime Emmy Awards

68th Primetime Emmy Awards
68th Primetime Emmy Awards
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Date	September 18, 2016 (Ceremony); September 10–11 (Creative Arts Awards);
Location	Microsoft Theater,; Los Angeles, California
Hosted by	Jimmy Kimmel
Most nominations	Comedy: Veep (10); Drama: Game of Thrones (9); Miniseries/Movie: The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (13)
Website	http://www.emmys.com/
Television/radio coverage
Network	ABC
Produced by	Don Mischer

The 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards will honor the best in U.S. prime time television programming from June 1, 2015 until May 31, 2016, as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The ceremony will be held on Sunday, September 18, 2016 at the Microsoft Theater in Downtown Los Angeles, California, and will be broadcast in the U.S. by ABC. The ceremony will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel.^[1]^[2] It will be preceded by the 68th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, which will take place over two nights, September 10 and September 11, at the Microsoft Theater.^[1]

The nominees were announced by Anthony Anderson and Lauren Graham on July 14, 2016 live on the Emmy website.^[3]^[4] The show The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story is the most nominated miniseries for the ceremony with 13, although Game of Thrones received the most overall Emmy nominations that year with 23, and was also the most nominated drama series.^[5]

Nominees

Programs

Outstanding Comedy Series	Outstanding Drama Series
Black-ish (ABC) Master of None (Netflix) Modern Family (ABC) Silicon Valley (HBO) Transparent (Amazon) Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix) Veep (HBO)	The Americans (FX) Better Call Saul (AMC) Downton Abbey (PBS) Game of Thrones (HBO) Homeland (Showtime) House of Cards (Netflix) Mr. Robot (USA Network)
Outstanding Variety Talk Series	Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee (Crackle) The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS) Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC) Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC)	Documentary Now! (IFC) Drunk History (Comedy Central) Inside Amy Schumer (Comedy Central) Key & Peele (Comedy Central) Portlandia (IFC) Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Outstanding Limited Series	Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
American Crime (ABC) Fargo (FX) The Night Manager (AMC) The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (FX) Roots (History)	The Amazing Race (CBS) American Ninja Warrior (NBC) Dancing with the Stars (ABC) Project Runway (Lifetime) Top Chef (Bravo) The Voice (NBC)

Acting

Lead performances

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson as Andre “Dre” Johnson, Sr. on Black-ish (ABC) (Episode: "Hope") Aziz Ansari as Dev Shah on Master of None (Netflix) (Episode: "Parents") Will Forte as Phil “Tandy” Miller on The Last Man on Earth (Fox) (Episode: "30 Years of Science Down the Tubes") William H. Macy as Frank Gallagher on Shameless (Showtime) (Episode: "TBA") Thomas Middleditch as Richard Hendricks on Silicon Valley (HBO) (Episode: "The Empty Chair") Jeffrey Tambor as Maura Pfefferman on Transparent (Amazon) (Episode: "TBA")	Ellie Kemper as Kimmy Schmidt on Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix) (Episode: "Kimmy Goes to a Hotel!") Julia Louis-Dreyfus as President Selina Meyer on Veep (HBO) (Episode: "TBA") Laurie Metcalf as Dr. Jenna James on Getting On (HBO) (Episode: "TBA") Tracee Ellis Ross as Dr. Rainbow “Bow” Johnson on Black-ish (ABC) (Episode: "Sink or Swim") Amy Schumer as Amy on Inside Amy Schumer (Comedy Central) (Episode: "Welcome to the Gun Show") Lily Tomlin as Frankie Bergstein on Grace and Frankie (Netflix) (Episode: "The Test")
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Kyle Chandler as John Rayburn on Bloodline (Netflix) (Episode: "Part 23") Rami Malek as Elliot Alderson on Mr. Robot (USA) (Episode: "eps1.0_hellofriend.mov") Bob Odenkirk as Jimmy McGill on Better Call Saul (AMC) (Episode: "Klick") Matthew Rhys as Philip Jennings on The Americans (FX) (Episode: "The Magic of David Copperfield V: The Statue of Liberty Disappears") Liev Schreiber as Ray Donovan on Ray Donovan (Showtime) (Episode: "Exsuscito") Kevin Spacey as President Frank Underwood on House of Cards (Netflix) (Episode: "Chapter 52")	Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison on Homeland (Showtime) (Episode: "Super Powers") Viola Davis as Prof. Annalise Keating on How to Get Away with Murder (ABC) (Episode: "There’s My Baby") Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon on Empire (Fox) (Episode: "Rise by Sin") Tatiana Maslany as Various Characters on Orphan Black (BBC America) (Episode: "The Antisocialism of Sex") Keri Russell as Elizabeth Jennings on The Americans (FX) (Episode: "The Magic of David Copperfield V: The Statue of Liberty Disappears") Robin Wright as First Lady Claire Underwood on House of Cards (Netflix) (Episode: "Chapter 49")
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Bryan Cranston as President Lyndon B. Johnson on All the Way (HBO) Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes on Sherlock: "The Abominable Bride" (PBS) Idris Elba as DCI John Luther on Luther (BBC America) Cuba Gooding Jr. as O. J. Simpson on The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (FX) Tom Hiddleston as Jonathan Pine on The Night Manager (AMC) Courtney B. Vance as Johnnie Cochran on The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (FX)	Kirsten Dunst as Peggy Blumquist on Fargo (FX) Felicity Huffman as Leslie Graham on American Crime (ABC) Audra McDonald as Billie Holiday on Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill (HBO) Sarah Paulson as Marcia Clark on The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (FX) Lili Taylor as Anne Blaine on American Crime (ABC) Kerry Washington as Anita Hill on Confirmation (HBO)

Supporting performances

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Louie Anderson as Christine Baskets on Baskets (FX) (Episode: "Easter in Bakersfield") Andre Braugher as Captain Ray Holt on Brooklyn Nine-Nine (Fox) (Episode: "The Oolong Slayer") Tituss Burgess as Titus Andromedon on Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix) (Episode: "Kimmy Gives Up!") Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy on Modern Family (ABC) (Episode: "The Party") Tony Hale as Gary Walsh on Veep (HBO) (Episode: "Inauguration") Keegan-Michael Key as Various Characters on Key & Peele (Comedy Central) (Episode: "Y’all Ready for This?") Matt Walsh as Mike McLintock on Veep (HBO) (Episode: "Kissing Your Sister")	Anna Chlumsky as Amy Brookheimer on Veep (HBO) (Episode: "C*tgate") Gaby Hoffmann as Alexandria “Ali” Pfefferman on Transparent* (Amazon) (Episode: "Bulnerable") Allison Janney as Bonnie Plunkett on Mom (CBS) (Episode: "Terrorists and Gingerbread") Judith Light as Shelly Pfefferman on Transparent (Amazon) (Episode: "Flicky-Flicky Thump-Thump") Kate McKinnon as Various Characters on Saturday Night Live (NBC) (Episode: "Host: Ariana Grande") Niecy Nash as Denise “DiDi” Ortley on Getting On (HBO) (Episode: "Don’t Let It Get in You or on You")
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Jonathan Banks as Mike Ehrmantraut on Better Call Saul (AMC) (Episode: "Bali Ha’i") Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister on Game of Thrones (HBO) (Episode: "The Winds of Winter") Kit Harington as Jon Snow on Game of Thrones (HBO) (Episode: "Battle of the Bastards") Michael Kelly as Doug Stamper on House of Cards (Netflix) (Episode: "Chapter 44") Ben Mendelsohn as Danny Rayburn on Bloodline (Netflix) (Episode: "Part 23") Jon Voight as Mickey Donovan on Ray Donovan (Showtime) (Episode: "The Kalamazoo")	Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen on Game of Thrones (HBO) (Episode: "Book of the Stranger") Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister on Game of Thrones (HBO) (Episode: "The Winds of Winter") Maggie Smith as Violet Crawley on Downton Abbey (PBS) (Episode: "TBA") Maura Tierney as Helen Solloway on The Affair (Showtime) (Episode: "204") Maisie Williams as Arya Stark on Game of Thrones (HBO) (Episode: "No One") Constance Zimmer as Quinn King on UnREAL (Lifetime) (Episode: "Mother")
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Sterling K. Brown as Christopher Darden on The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (FX) (Episode: "Manna From Heaven") Hugh Laurie as Richard Onslow Roper on The Night Manager (AMC) (Episode: "Episode 5") Jesse Plemons as Ed Blumquist on Fargo (FX) (Episode: "Loplop") David Schwimmer as Robert Kardashian on The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (FX) (Episode: "Conspiracy Theories") John Travolta as Robert Shapiro on The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (FX) (Episode: "100% Not Guilty") Bokeem Woodbine as Mike Milligan on Fargo (FX) (Episode: "Palindrome")	Kathy Bates as Iris on American Horror Story: Hotel (FX) (Episode: "Battle Royale") Olivia Colman as Angela Burr on The Night Manager (AMC) (Episode: "Episode 6") Regina King as Terri LaCroix on American Crime (ABC) (Episode: "Season Two: Episode Eight") Melissa Leo as First Lady Lady Bird Johnson on All the Way (HBO) Sarah Paulson as Sally McKenna on American Horror Story: Hotel (FX) (Episode: "The Ten Commandments Killer") Jean Smart as Floyd Gerhardt on Fargo (FX) (Episode: "Fear and Trembling")

Directing

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series	Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
Master of None (Episode: "Parents"), Directed by Aziz Ansari (Netflix) Silicon Valley (Episode: "Daily Active Users"), Directed by Alec Berg (HBO) Silicon Valley (Episode: "Founder Friendly"), Directed by Mike Judge (HBO) Transparent (Episode: "Man on the Land"), Directed by Jill Soloway (Amazon) Veep (Episode: "Kissing Your Sister"), Directed by David Mandel (HBO) Veep (Episode: "Morning After"), Directed by Chris Addison (HBO) Veep (Episode: "Mother"), Directed by Dave Stern (HBO)	Downton Abbey (Episode: "Episode 9"), Directed by Michael Engler (PBS) Game of Thrones (Episode: "Battle of the Bastards"), Directed by Miguel Sapochnik (HBO) Game of Thrones (Episode: "The Door"), Directed by Jack Bender (HBO) Homeland (Episode: "The Tradition of Hospitality"), Directed by Lesli Linka Glatter (Showtime) The Knick (Episode: "This Is All We Are"), Directed by Steven Soderbergh (Cinemax) Ray Donovan (Episode: "Exsuscito"), Directed by David Hollander (Showtime)
Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series	Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special
Inside Amy Schumer (Episode: "Madonna/Whore"), Directed by Ryan McFaul (Comedy Central) Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (Episode: "Episode 303"), Directed by Paul Pennolino (HBO) The Late Late Show with James Corden (Episode: "Post-Super Bowl Episode"), Directed by Tim Mancinelli (CBS) Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Hosts: Tina Fey and Amy Poehler"), Directed by Don Roy King (NBC) The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (Episode: "Episode 325"), Directed by Dave Diomedi (NBC)	All the Way, Directed by Jay Roach (HBO) Fargo (Episode: "Before the Law"), Directed by Noah Hawley (FX) The Night Manager, Directed by Susanne Bier (AMC) The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (Episode: "From the Ashes of Tragedy"), Directed by Ryan Murphy (FX) The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (Episode: "Manna from Heaven"), Directed by Anthony Hemingway (FX) The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (Episode: "The Race Card"), Directed by John Singleton (FX)

Writing

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series	Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Catastrophe (Episode: "Episode 1"), Written by Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan (Amazon) Master of None (Episode: "Parents"), Written by Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang (Netflix) Silicon Valley (Episode: "Founder Friendly"), Written by Dan O'Keefe (HBO) Silicon Valley (Episode: "The Uptick"), Written by Alec Berg (HBO) Veep (Episode: "Morning After"), Written by David Mandel (HBO) Veep (Episode: "Mother"), Written by Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck (HBO)	The Americans (Episode: "Persona Non Grata"), Written by Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg (FX) Downton Abbey (Episode: "Episode 8"), Written by Julian Fellowes (PBS) Game of Thrones (Episode: "Battle of the Bastards"), Written by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss (HBO) The Good Wife (Episode: "End"), Written by Robert King and Michelle King (CBS) Mr. Robot (Episode: "eps1.0_hellofriend.mov"), Written by Sam Esmail (USA Network) UnREAL (Episode: "Return"), Written by Marti Noxon and Sarah Gertrude Shapiro (Lifetime)
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series	Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TBS) Inside Amy Schumer (Comedy Central) Key & Peele (Comedy Central) Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) Portlandia (IFC) Saturday Night Live (NBC)	Fargo (Episode: "Loplop"), Written by Bob DeLaurentis (FX) Fargo (Episode: "Palindrome"), Written by Noah Hawley (FX) The Night Manager, Written by David Farr (AMC) The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (Episode: "From the Ashes of Tragedy"), Written by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski (FX) The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (Episode: "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia"), Written by D. V. DeVincentis (FX) The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (Episode: "The Race Card"), Written by Joe Robert Cole (FX)

Most major nominations

By network

35 – HBO
28 – FX
14 – Netflix
12 – ABC
9 – AMC
8 – Comedy Central / NBC / Showtime
6 – Amazon
5 – CBS / PBS
3 – Fox / IFC / Lifetime / USA Network
2 – BBC America
1 – Bravo / Cinemax / Crackle / History / TBS

By program

13 – The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story
10 – Veep
9 – Game of Thrones
8 – Fargo
6 – The Night Manager / Silicon Valley
5 – Transparent
4 – American Crime / The Americans / Downton Abbey / House of Cards / Master of None / Saturday Night Live
3 – All the Way / Better Call Saul / Black-ish / Homeland / Inside Amy Schumer / Key & Peele / Last Week Tonight with John Oliver / Mr. Robot / Ray Donovan / Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2 – American Horror Story: Hotel / Bloodline / Getting On / The Late Late Show with James Corden / Modern Family / The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon / Portlandia / UnREAL

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Jimmy Kimmel to Host 2016 Emmy Awards". Variety. March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
^ "68th Emmy Awards Show Date and Host Announced". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
^ "Anthony Anderson and Lauren Graham to Announce Emmy Nominations". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. June 21, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
^ "Nominations for the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards". Los Angeles Times. 14 July 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
^ "Hold the door: Game of Thrones is coming back in". Metacritic. 14 July 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2016.

External links

[Emmys2016-1] "Jimmy Kimmel to Host 2016 Emmy Awards". Variety. March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2016.

[2] "68th Emmy Awards Show Date and Host Announced". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2016.

[3] "Anthony Anderson and Lauren Graham to Announce Emmy Nominations". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. June 21, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.

[4] "Nominations for the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards". Los Angeles Times. 14 July 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.

[5] "Hold the door: Game of Thrones is coming back in". Metacritic. 14 July 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2016.

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