Nominations for the 70th Emmy Awards were announced Thursday by the Television Academy in a ceremony hosted by Television Academy Chairman and CEO Hayma Washington along with Samira Wiley from the Hulu series "The Handmaid's Tale" and Ryan Eggold from NBC's upcoming drama "New Amsterdam."
"It's been another record-breaking year with more than 9,100 entries in 122 unique categories for the initial nomination round of voting," Washington said. "The continued growth of the industry has provided opportunities for acclaimed new programs to emerge, while allowing last season's break-through programs to thrive. In addition, 36 performers - ranging from new discoveries to revered international stars - have received their first-ever acting Emmy nomination across all categories of scripted programming. We are honored to recognize both television's seasoned veterans and rising talents.
"This year's nominations continue to represent increased diversity and inclusion in front of the camera. And, there is a wealth of new and returning programs that reflect so many of today's critical issues."
Among this year's eight Outstanding Comedy Series nominees, there are three first-timers representing an exceptional range of storytelling. Freshman shows "Barry," "GLOW" and "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" join returning hits "Atlanta," "black-ish," "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Silicon Valley" and "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt."
The nominations in Outstanding Drama Series were again spread over distribution platforms, with returning nominees "The Americans" (FX) and "Game Of Thrones" (HBO) joining all of last season's new nominees "The Crown" (Netflix), "The Handmaid's Tale" (Hulu), "Stranger Things" (Netflix), "This Is Us" (NBC) and "Westworld" (HBO).
Nominees for Lead Actress in a Comedy Series include first-time Emmy nominee Issa Rae and category freshman Rachel Brosnahan, who join previous category nominees Pamela Adlon, Allison Janney, Tracee Ellis Ross and Lily Tomlin.
Bill Hader is new to the Lead Actor in a Comedy Series category, while Ted Danson and Larry David return to the category this season, joining last year's nominees Anthony Anderson, Donald Glover and William H. Macy.
Lead Actor in a Drama Series nominees Jason Bateman, Ed Harris and Jeffrey Wright are new to the category, joining returning nominees Sterling K. Brown, Matthew Rhys and Milo Ventimiglia.
Sandra Oh received her first Lead Actress in a Drama Series nomination, joined in the category by return nominees Claire Foy, Keri Russell and Evan Rachel Wood, and previous Emmy winners in this category, Tatiana Maslany and Elisabeth Moss.
Other notable first-time performer nominations include: Joseph Fiennes and Matt Smith, both for Supporting Actor in a Drama Series; Zazie Beetz and Betty Gilpin for Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series; Letitia Wright for Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie; and Yvonne Strahovski for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. Aidy Bryant (Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series), Darren Criss (Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie), and Kenan Thompson (Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series) are also all first-time performer nominees, though each received a past Emmy nomination for Original Music and Lyrics.
James Corden, whose previous four Emmy nods were shared for producing and hosting the 70th Annual Tony Awards, two "The Late Late Show Primetime Carpool Karaoke Specials" and "The Late Late Show with James Corden," is nominated this year as Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series. In addition, Broadway star Kelli O'Hara received a first-time Emmy nomination as Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series.
"Game Of Thrones" had the most nominations (22) in all categories, followed by "Saturday Night Live" (21) and "Westworld" (21). Leading the nominations in totals by platform were Netflix (112), HBO (108) and NBC (78).
Multiple nominees include (but are not limited to) 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"; Alex Berg for "Barry" and "Silicon Valley"; The Duffer Brothers for "Stranger Things"; Scott Frank for "Godless"; David Lynch for "Twin Peaks"; and Amy Sherman-Palladino for "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel."
The Television Academy's membership has increased this year to more than 25,000, of which 23,000-plus are voting members. That body welcomed more than 1,000 new voting members this year.
Final-round online voting begins Aug. 13.
The complete list of Emmy nominations and other Academy news can be found at
Emmys.com.
The 70th Emmy Awards will telecast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Monday, Sept. 17 (8-11 p.m. ET), on NBC. "Saturday Night Live's" Colin Jost and Michael Che will serve as co-hosts.
The Creative Arts Emmy Awards will air Saturday, Sept. 15 (8 p.m. ET/PT), on FXX.
