The nominees for the 70th Emmy Awards were announced Thursday morning by actors Samira Wiley (The Handmaid’s Tale) and Ryan Eggold (The Blacklist) at 8:30 a.m. PT.
Game of Thrones returned to lead total nominations with 22 in all categories, followed by Saturday Night Live (21) and Westworld (21).
For the first time since 2001, HBO did not lead the pack with total nominations. Streaming giant Netflix dethroned the premium cable outlet with 112 total, followed by HBO (108) and NBC (78).
Multiple nominees included Jason Bateman for Ozark; Alex Borstein for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Family Guy; Sterling K. Brown for This Is Us and Brooklyn Nine-Nine; Jeff Daniels for The Looming Tower and Godless; Donald Glover for Atlanta and Saturday Night Live; Bill Hader for Barry and Saturday Night Live; Jane Lynch for Hollywood Game Night and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel; and David Lynch for Twin Peaks.
The final round of Emmy voting begins August 13 and ends August 27 at 10 p.m. PT. The 70th Emmy Awards will telecast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Monday, September 17 (8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT) on NBC. Saturday Night Live‘s Colin Jost and Michael Che will host the ceremony. The Creative Arts Emmy Awards will be presented September 8 and 9 also at the Microsoft Theater and air Saturday, September 15 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on FXX.
Be sure to also check out “The Biggest Snubs and Surprises From the 70th Emmy Awards Nominations.”
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