The biggest television award has just presented the nominees for the 2018 Emmy Awards for the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. With big names in drama and critically acclaimed series such as Game of Thrones (HBO), Westworld (HBO), The Handmaids Tale (Hulu), Stranger Things (Netflix) and The Crown (Netflix).
This year Netflix was able to outperform the total number of HBO nominations after 17 consecutive years and is a record holder with a total of 112 nominations in all categories that are present, against 108 of the television channel. The streaming service has achieved such a feat with such series as The Crown, Stranger Things, GLOW, Godless and Ozark.
However, HBO has the highest number of nominations in a series: with Game of Thronesearning the record of 22 Emmys nominations, followed by Westworld with 21 nominations. NBC also has 21 nominations with Saturday Night Live.
Another well-deserved highlight is for the second season of The Handmaid’s Tale, one of the biggest highlights of 2017 and that in 2018 has won a total of 20 nominations. The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, from FX Channel, has won 18 nominations for the award.
Best Dramatic Series
- The Handmaid’s Tale
- game of Thrones
- This Is Us
- The Crown
- The Americans
- Stranger Things
- Westworld
Best Actress in a Drama Series
- Claire Foy – The Crown
- Tatiana Maslany – Orphan Black
- Elisabeth Moss – The Handmaid’s Tale
- Sandra Oh – Killing Eve
- Keri Russell – The Americans
- Evan Rachel Wood – Westworld
Best Actor in a Drama Series
- Jason Bateman – Ozark
- Sterling K. Brown – This Is Us
- Ed Harris – Westworld
- Matthew Rhys – The Americans
- Milo Ventimiglia – This Is Us
- Jeffrey Wright – Westworld
Best 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
- Thandie Newton – Westworld
- Yvonne Strahovski – The Handmaid’s Tale
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau – Game of Thrones
- Peter Dinklage – Game of Thrones
- Joseph Fiennes – The Handmaid’s Tale
- David Harbor – Stranger Things
- Mandy Patinkin – Homeland
- Matt Smith – The Crown
Best Actress in a Drama Series
- Kelly Jenrette – The Handmaid’s Tale
- Cherry Jones – The Handmaid’s Tale
- Samira Wiley – The Handmaid’s Tale
- Diana Rigg – Game of Thrones
- Cicely Tyson – How To Get Away With Murder
- Viola Davis – Scandal
Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series
- F. Murray Abraham – Homeland
- Cameron Britton – Mindhunter
- Matthew Goode – The Crown
- Ron Cephas Jones – This Is Us
- Gerald McRaney – This Is Us
- Jimmi Simpson – Westworld
Best comedy series
- Atlanta (FX)
- Barry (HBO)
- Black-ish (ABC)
- Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
- GLOW (Netflix)
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
- Silicon Valley (HBO)
- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix)
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
- Pamela Adlon – Better Things
- Rachel Brosnahan – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Tracee Ellis Ross – Black-ish
- Allison Janney – Mom
- Lily Tomlin – Grace and Frankie
- Issa Rae – Insecure
Best Actor in a Comedy Series
- Donald Glover – Atlanta
- Bill Hader – Barry
- Anthony Anderson – Black-ish
- William H. Macy – Shameless
- Larry David – Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Ted Danson – The Good Place
Best 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
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Louie Anderson – Baskets
- Alec Baldwin – Saturday Night Live
- Tituss Burgess – Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
- Tony Shalhoub – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Kenan Thompson – Saturday Night Live
- Henry Winkler – Barry
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
- Tina Fey – Saturday Night Live
- Tiffany Haddish – Saturday Night Live
- Jane Lynch – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Maya Rudolph – The Good Place
- Molly Shannon – Will & Grace
- Wanda Sykes – Black-ish
Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
- Sterling K. Brown – Brooklyn Nine-Nine
- Bryan Cranston – Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Donald Glover – Saturday Night Live
- Bill Hader – Saturday Night Live
- Lin-Manuel Miranda – Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Katt Williams – Atlanta
Best miniseries
- The Alienist
- The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
- Genius: Picasso
- Godless
- Patrick Melrose
Best film made for TV
- Fahrenheit 451 (HBO)
- Flint (Lifetime)
- Paternal (HBO)
- The Tale (HBO)
- Black Mirror: USS Callister (Netflix)
Best Actor in a Mini-Series or Movie Made for TV
- Antonio Banderas
- Darren Criss
- Benedict Cumberbatch
- Jeff Daniels
- John Legend
- Jesse Plemons
Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Made for TV
- Jessica Biel
- Laura Dern
- Michelle Dockery
- Edie Falco
- Regina King
- Sarah Paulson
Best Supporting Actor in a Mini-Series or Made for TV
- Jeff Daniels – Godless
- Brandon Victor Dixon – Jesus Christ Superstar
- John Leguizamo – Waco
- Ricky Martin – The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
- Edgar Ramirez – The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
- Michael Stuhlbarg – The Looming Tower
- Finn Wittrock – The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Best Supporting Actress in a Mini-Series or Made for TV
- Sara Bareilles – Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert
- Penelope Cruz – The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
- Judith Light – The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
- Adina Porter – American Horror Story: Cult
- Merritt Wever – Godless
- Letitia Wright – Black Museum (Black Mirror)
Best reality show scripted
- Antiques Roadshow (PBS)
- Fixer Upper (HGTV)
- Lip Sync Battle (Paramount)
- Queer Eye (Netflix)
- Shark Tank (ABC)
- Who Do You Think You Are? (TLC)
Best competition reality show
- The Amazing Race
- American Ninja Warrior
- Project Runway
- RuPaul’s Drag Race
- Top Chef
- The Voice
Best presenter of reality show scripted / competition program
- W. Kamau Bell – United Shades of America With W. Kamau Bell
- Ellen DeGeneres – Ellen’s Game of Games
- RuPaul Charles – RuPaul’s Drag Race
- Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn – Project Runway
- Jane Lynch – Hollywood Game Night
Best sketches and varieties program
- Saturday Night Live
- Portlandia
- Drunk History
- Tracey Ullman’s Show
- At Home with Amy Sedaris
- I love you America
Best Interview Program
- The Daily Show With Trevor Noah
- Full Frontal With Samantha Bee
- Jimmy Kimmel Live
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
- Late Late Show with James Corden
- Late Show with Stephen Colbert