2018 Emmys: Issa Rae, John Legend, Tracee Ellis Ross, Regina King and More Earn Nominations

BY: Denver Sean

Published 6 years ago

The nominees for the 2018 Emmy Awards have been announced and some of our favorite actors, actresses, and television shows have been recognized.

Hulu’s ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ has several nominations — including Best Drama Series and Best Lead Actress in a Drama. The series took home ‘Outstanding Drama Series’ last year.

‘Atlanta’ and ‘black-ish’ both earned nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series while ‘black-ish’ stars Tracee Ellis Ross and Anthony Anderson each scored one for Outstanding Lead in a Comedy Series.

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Issa Rae also earned a nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her role on ‘Insecure.’

John Legend is one Emmy away from earning the coveted EGOT, and he’s nominated for not one — but two — thanks to ‘Jesus Christ Superstar.’

Check out the major category nominees below:

Outstanding Drama Series:

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  • The Handmaid’s Tale
  • The Crown
  • Game of Thrones
  • Stranger Things
  • The Americans
  • This is Us
  • Westworld

Outstanding Comedy Series:

  • Atlanta
  • The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
  • black-ish
  • Barry
  • Curb Your Enthusiasm
  • GLOW
  • Silicon Valley
  • Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Outstanding Limited Series:

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

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series:

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

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series:

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

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series:

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

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series:

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

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie:

  • Laura Dern, The Tale
  • Jessica Biel, The Sinner
  • Michelle Dockery, Godless
  • Edie Falco, Law & Order: True Crime
  • Regina King, Seven Seconds
  • Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Cult

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie:

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  • Darren Criss, The Assassination of Gianni Versace
  • Antonio Banderas, Genius
  • Benedict Cumberbatch, Patrick Melrose
  • Jeff Daniels, The Looming Tower
  • John Legend, Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
  • Jesse Plemons, USS Callister (Black Mirror)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy:

  • Brian Tyree Henry, Atlanta
  • Henry Winkler, Barry
  • Louie Anderson, Baskets
  • Alec Baldwin, Saturday Night Live
  • Kenan Thompson, Saturday Night Live
  • Tony Shalhoub, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
  • Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama:

  • Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Game of Thrones
  • Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
  • Mandy Patinkin, Homeland
  • David Harbour, Stranger Things
  • Matt Smith, The Crown
  • Joseph Fiennes, The Handmaid’s Tale

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy:

  • Zazie Beetz, Atlanda
  • Betty Gilpin, GLOW
  • Laurie Metcalf, Roseanne
  • Aidy Bryant, Saturday Night Live
  • Leslie Jones, Saturday Night Live
  • Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
  • Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
  • Megan Mullally, Will & Grace

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama:

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  • Lena Heady, Game of Thrones
  • Millie Bobby Brown, Stranger Things
  • Vanessa Kirby, The Crown
  • Alexis Bledel, The Handmaid’s Tale
  • Ann Dowd, The Handmaid’s Tale
  • Yvonne Strahovski, The Handmaid’s Tale
  • Thandie Newton, Westworld

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy:

  • Katt Williams, Atlanta
  • Sterling K. Brown, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
  • Bryan Cranston, Curb Your Enthusiasm
  • Lin-Manuel Miranda, Curb Your Enthusiasm
  • Donald Glover, Saturday Night Live
  • Bill Hader, Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama:

  • 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

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series:

  • Wanda Sykes, black-ish
  • Tina Fey, Saturday Night Live
  • Maya Rudolph, The Good Place
  • Jane Lynch, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
  • Molly Shannon, Will & Grace

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama:

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  • Diana Rigg, Game of Thrones
  • Cicely Tyson, How to Get Away with Murder
  • Viola Davis, Scandal
  • Kelly Jenrette, The Handmaid’s Tale
  • Cherry Jones, The Handmaid’s Tale
  • Samira Wiley, The Handmaid’s Tale

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie:

  • Jeff Daniels, Godless
  • Brandon Victor Dixon, Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
  • Ricky Martin, The Assassination of Gianni Versace
  • Edgar Ramirez, The Assassination of Gianni Versace
  • Finn Wittrock, The Assassination of Gianni Versace
  • Michael Stuhlbarg, The Looming Tower
  • John Leguizamo, Waco

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie:

  • Adina Porter, American Horror Story: Cult
  • Letitia Wright, Black Museum (Black Mirror)
  • Merritt Wever, Godless
  • Sara Bareilles, Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
  • Penelope Cruz, The Assassination of Gianni Versace
  • Judith Light, The Assassination of Gianni Versace

Outstanding Reality Competition Program:

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

Outstanding Variety Talk Series:

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

Outstanding Variety Sketch Series:

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

Outstanding Children’s Program:

  • A Series of Unfortunate Events
  • Alexa & Katie
  • Fuller House
  • Star Wars Rebels
  • The Magical Wand Chase: A Sesame Street Special
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