The Television Academy announced the nominations for the 2018 Emmy Awards on Tuesday, and some of these categories are going to make you tear your hair out picking a winner in your office pool.
Lets dive right into the nominations. First off, a break down by outlets. Netflix won the year with 112 nominations in total.
Broadcast Network Nominations
- ABC – 31 nominations
- CBS – 34 nominations
- FOX – 16 nominations
- NBC – 78 nominations
- PBS – 9 nominations
Cable Network Nominations
- A&E – 7 nominations
- Adult Swim – 3 nominations
- AMC – 1 nomination
- BBC America – 8 nominations
- Bravo – 3 nominations
- Cartoon Network – 4 nominations
- CNN – 10 nominations
- Comedy Central – 6 nominations
- Discovery Channel – 4 nominations
- Disney Channel – 1 nomination
- Disney XD – 4 nominations
- FX – 50 nominations
- HBO – 108 nominations
- HGTV – 1 nomination
- History – 1 nomination
- IFC – 2 nominations
- Lifetime – 4 nominations
- National Geographic – 17 nominations
- Nat Geo WILD – 1 nomination
- Paramount (formally Spike) – 4 nominations Showtime – 21 nominations
- Starz – 3 nominations
- TBS – 9 nominations
- TLC – 1 nomination
- TNT – 6 nominations
- truTV – 1 nomination
- USA – 4 nominations
- VH1 – 12 nominations
Streaming Nominations
- theaccidentalwolf.com – 1 nomination
- anemmyformegan.com–2 nominations
- Apple Music – 1 nomination
- Facebook.com – 1 nomination
- funnyordie.com – 1 nomination
- Google Spotlight Story – 1 nomination
- Hulu – 27 nominations
- Netflix – 112 nominations
- Oculus – 2 nominations
- Playstation VR – 1 nomination
- Prime Video –22 nominations
- stage13.com – 1 nomination
- topic.com – 1 nomination
- Vimeo.com – 3 nominations
- Youtube.com – 5 nominations
Series With 10 or More Nominations
- Game of Thrones – 22
- Saturday Night Live – 21
- Westworld – 21
- The Handmaid’s Tale – 20
- The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story – 18
- Atlanta – 16
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – 14
- Barry – 13
- The Crown – 13
- Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert – 13
- Godless – 12
- Stranger Things – 12
- Glow – 10
- RuPaul’s Drag Race – 10
- The Voice – 10
Tops in Categories
- Most Comedy Series Nominations in 2018 – Atlanta, 16 nominations
- Most Drama Series Nominations in 2018 – Game of Thrones, 22 nominations
- Most Nonfiction/Reality Program in 2018 – RuPau’s Drag Race, and The Voice, 10 nominations each
Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie:
- Antonio Banderas (Genius: Picasso)
- Darren Criss (The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story)
- Benedict Cumberbatch (Patrick Melrose)
- Jeff Daniels (The Looming Tower)
- John Legend (Jesus Christ Superstar)
- Jesse Plemons (USS Callister)
Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie:
- Laura Dern (The Tale)
- Jessica Biel (The Sinner)
- Michelle Dockery (Godless)
- Edie Falco (The Menendez Murders)
- Regina King (Seven Seconds)
- Sarah Paulson (American Horror Story: Cult)
Lead 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)
Lead 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)
Lead 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)
Lead 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)
Reality Competition
- The Amazing Race
- American Ninja Warrior
- Project Runway
- RuPaul’s Drag Race
- Top Chef
- The Voice
Variety Sketch Series
- Saturday Night Live (NBC)
- Portlandia (IFC)
- Drunk History (Comedy Central)
- Tracey Ullman’s Show (HBO)
- At Home with Amy Sedaris (TruTV)
- I Love You, America (Hulu)
Variety Talk Series
- 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
Limited Series
- The Alienist
- The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
- Genius: Picasso
- Godless
- Patrick Melrose
Comedy Series
- Atlanta (FX)
- Barry (HBO)
- Black-ish (ABC)
- Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
- GLOW (Netflix)
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
- Silicon Valley (HBO)
- The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix)
Drama Series
- The Handmaid’s Tale
- Game of Thrones
- This Is Us
- The Crown
- The Americans
- Stranger Things
- Westworld
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Game of Thrones)
- Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones)
- Joseph Fiennes (The Handmaid’s Tale)
- David Harbour (Stranger Things)
- Mandy Patinkin (Homeland)
- Matt Smith (The Crown)
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)
The 70th annual Emmy Awards will air on NBC on Monday, Sept. 17, at 8 Eastern/5 Pacific.
