Hosted by late-night talk show host Stephen Colbert, the best of the best series from Hollywood will be awarded for their groundbreaking and innovative television performances at the spectacular 69th Primetime Emmy Awards ® in September. M-Net (ch.101) has scheduled the prestigious ceremony live from Los Angeles on Monday 17 September at 02:00 and in prime time on the same day at 19:30.
As always, some of the acclaimed nominees on the list formed part of the M-Net channels schedules in the past year including: Better Call Saul, House of Cards, This Is Us and Westworld. The equally applauded black-ish, Modern Family, Silicon Valley and Veep were favourites in the Outstanding Comedy Series category. Westworld was one of the leads with the most nominations, receiving a total of 22 nominations in all categories, and Veep stands in with 17.
First-time Emmy nominee Milo Ventimiglia (This is Us) joined the Lead Actor in a Drama Series category alongside his co-star Sterling K. Brown (This is Us). Other nominees in the Lead Actor in a Drama Series category were Anthony Hopkins (Westworld), Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul), Matthew Rhys (The Americans), Liev Schreiber (Ray Donovan) and Kevin Spacey (House of Cards). Notable M-Net channels nominations include Lead Actress in a Drama: Viola Davis (How to Get Away with Murder), Keri Russell (The Americans), Evan Rachel Wood (Westworld) and Robin Wright (House of Cards).
Award-winning comedy that kept us going this year included performances from the Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and on the nominee list is: Anthony Anderson (black-ish), and past Emmy winners William H. Macy (Shameless) and Jeffrey Tambor (Transparent). Nominees in the Lead Actress in a Comedy were Allison Janney (Mom), Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep), and Tracee Ellis Ross (black-ish). Multiple nominees included Riz Ahmed (The Night Of), Ty Burrell (Modern Family), Ewan McGregor (Fargo), Matthew Rhys (The Americans) and Liev Schreiber (Ray Donovan). First-time Emmy nominees in the Limited Series or Movie categories included Carrie Coon (The Leftovers) and Reese Witherspoon (Big Little Lies).
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See below for a full list of nominations:
LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES:
- Viola Davis – How to Get Away with Murder (Vuzu Amp)
- Claire Foy – The Crown
- Elisabeth Moss – The Handmaid’s Tale
- Keri Russell – The Americans (season 5 coming to M-Net 101 in December 2017)
- Evan Rachel Wood – Westworld (season 1 aired on M-Net Binge 900)
- Robin Wright – House of Cards (season 5 currently airs on M-Net 101 on Wednesdays at 22:30)
LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
- Sterling K. Brown – This is Us (season 1 currently airs on M-Net 101 on Mondays at 19:30)
- Anthony Hopkins – Westworld (season 1 aired on M-Net Binge 900)
- Bob Odenkirk – Better Call Saul (season 3 coming to M-Net 101 soon)
- Matthew Rhys – The Americans (season 5 coming to M-Net 101 in December 2017)
- Liev Schreiber – Ray Donovan (season 5 coming to M-Net 101 in September 2017)
- Kevin Spacey – House of Cards (season 5 currently airs on M-Net 101 on Wednesdays at 22:30)
- Milo Ventimiglia – This is Us (season 1 currently airs on M-Net 101 on Mondays at 19:30)
* Liev Schreiber is also nominated twice as Narrator for Muhammad Ali: Only One and Uconn: The March to Madness
LEAD ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR A MOVIE
- Carrie Coon – Fargo (aired on M-Net 101 in May 2017)
- Felicity Huffman – American Crime (season 3 starts on M-Net 101 Thursday 17 August at 21:30)
- Nicole Kidman – Big Little Lies (season 1 aired on M-Net 101 and M-Net Binge 900)
- Jessica Lange – FEUD: Bette And Joan
- Susan Sarandon – FEUD: Bette And Joan
- Reese Witherspoon – Big Little Lies (season 1 aired on M-Net 101 and M-Net Binge 900)
LEAD ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR A MOVIE
- Riz Ahmed – The Night Of (aired on M-Net Binge 900)
- Benedict Cumberbatch – Sherlock: The Lying Detective
- Robert De Niro – The Wizard of Lies
- Ewan McGregor – Fargo (aired on M-Net 101 in May 2017)
- Geoffrey Rush – Genius
- John Turturro – The Night Of (aired on M-Net Binge 900)
* Riz Ahmed is also nominated for Guest Actor in A Comedy Series for Girls
* Matthew Rhys is also nominated for Guest Actor in A Comedy Series for Girls
* Ewan McGregor is also nominated for Narrator for Wild Scotland
LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
- Pamela Adlon – Better Things
- Jane Fonda – Grace And Frankie
- Allison Janney – Mom (aired on M-Net 101)
- Ellie Kemper – Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Veep (aired on M-Net 101 end May to Monday 17 July)
- Tracee Ellis Ross – black-ish (Vuzu Amp)
- Lily Tomlin- Grace And Frankie
LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
- Anthony Anderson – black-ish (Vuzu Amp)
- Aziz Ansari – Master of None
- Zach Galifianakis – Baskets
- Donald Glover – Atlanta
- William H. Macy – Shameless (season 8 coming to M-Net 101 soon)
- Jeffrey Tambor – Transparent (season 4 coming to M-Net 101 soon)
*Donald Glover is also nominated for Directing and Writing for Atlanta
SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
- Uzo Aduba – Orange Is the New Black (season 5 coming to M-Net 101 soon)
- Millie Bobby Brown – Stranger Things
- Ann Dowd – The Handmaid’s Tale
- Chrissy Metz – This is Us (season 1 currently airs on M-Net 101 on Mondays at 19:30)
- Thandie Newton – Westworld (season 1 aired on M-Net Binge 900)
- Samira Wiley – The Handmaid’s Tale
*Ann Dowd also nominated as Guest Actress In A Drama Series for The Leftovers
SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA
- Jonathan Banks – Better Call Saul (season 3 coming to M-Net 101 soon)
- David Harbour – Stranger Things
- Ron Cephas Jones – This is Us (season 1 currently airs on M-Net 101 on Mondays at 19:30)
- Michael Kelly – House of Cards (season 5 currently airs on M-Net 101 on Wednesdays at 22:30)
- John Lithgow – The Crown
- Mandy Patinkin – Homeland (season 6 aired on M-Net 101)
- Jeffrey Wright- Westworld (season 1 aired on M-Net Binge 900)
SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
- Vanessa Bayer – Saturday Night Live
- Anna Chlumsky – Veep (aired on M-Net 101 end May to Monday 17 July)
- Kathryn Hahn – Transparent (season 4 coming to M-Net 101 soon)
- Leslie Jones – Saturday Night Live
- Judith Light – Transparent (season 4 coming to M-Net 101 soon)
- Kate McKinnon – Saturday Night Live
SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY
- Louie Anderson – Baskets
- Alec Baldwin – Saturday Night Live
- Tituss Burgess – Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
- Ty Burrell – Modern Family (season 9 coming to M-Net 101 soon)
- Tony Hale – Veep (aired on M-Net 101 end May to Monday 17 July)
- Matt Walsh – Veep (aired on M-Net 101 end May to Monday 17 July)
*Alec Baldwin also nominated for Host for Match Game *Ty Burrell also nominated for Actor in A Short Form Comedy or Drama Series for Boondoggle
SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR A MOVIE
- Judy Davis – FEUD: Bette And Joan
- Laura Dern – Big Little Lies (season 1 aired on M-Net 101 and M-Net Binge 900)
- Jackie Hoffman – FEUD: Bette And Joan
- Regina King – American Crime (season 3 starts on M-Net 101 Thursday 17 August at 21:30)
- Michelle Pfeiffer – The Wizard of Lies
- Shailene Woodley – Big Little Lies (season 1 aired on M-Net 101 and M-Net Binge 900)
SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR A MOVIE
- Bill Camp – The Night Of (aired on M-Net Binge 900)
- Alfred Molina – FEUD: Bette And Joan
- Alexander Skarsgard – Big Little Lies (aired on M-Net 101)
- David Thewlis – Fargo (aired on M-Net 101)
- Stanley Tucci – FEUD: Bette And Joan
- Michael Kenneth Williams – The Night Of (aired on M-Net Binge 900)
LIMITED SERIES
- Big Little Lies (season 1 aired on M-Net 101 and M-Net Binge 900)
- FEUD: Bette And Joan
- Genius National Geographic
- The Night Of (aired on M-Net Binge 900)
*Aziz Ansari is also nominated for Writing for Master of None
COMEDY SERIES
- Atlanta
- black-ish (Vuzu Amp)
- Master of None
- Modern Family (season 9 coming to M-Net 101 soon)
- Silicon Valley (season 4 airs on M-Net 101, Fridays at 23:40)
- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
- Veep (aired on M-Net 101 end May to Monday 17 July)
DRAMA SERIES
- Better Call Saul (season 3 coming to M-Net 101 soon)
- The Crown
- The Handmaid’s Tale
- House of Cards (season 5 currently airs on M-Net 101 on Wednesdays at 22:30)
- Stranger Things
- This is Us (season 1 currently airs on M-Net 101 on Mondays at 19:30)
- Westworld (season 1 aired on M-Net Binge 900)
TELEVISION MOVIE
- Black Mirror: San Junipero
- Dolly Parton’s Christmas Of Many Colors: Circle Of Love
- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (will air on M-Net Movies Premiere 104 on 30 July at 09:50)
- Sherlock: The Lying Detective
- The Wizard of Lies
REALITY COMPETITION PROGRAMME
- The Amazing Race
- American Ninja Warrior
- Project Runway
- RuPaul’s Drag Race
- Top Chef
- The Voice
VARIETY TALK SERIES
- Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
- Jimmy Kimmel Live
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (season 3 airs on M-Net 101, Sundays after the 20:05 movie)
- The Late Late Show with James Corden
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
- Real Time with Bill Maher
*The Late Late Show won last year for Variety Special and Interactive
VARIETY SKETCH SERIES
- Billy on the Street
- Documentary Now!
- Drunk History
- Portlandia
- Saturday Night Live
- Tracey Ullman’s Shows
STRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM
- Antiques Roadshow
- Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
- Fixer Upper
- Lip Sync Battle Spike
- Shark Tank
- Who Do You Think You Are
UNSTRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM
- Born This Way
- Deadliest Catch
- Gaycation With Ellen Page
- Intervention
- RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked
- United Shades of America: With W. Kamau Bell
HOST FOR A REALITY / REALITY COMPETITION PROGRAM
- Alec Baldwin – Match Game
- W. Kamau Bell – United Shades Of America With W. Kamau Bell
- RuPaul Charles – RuPaul’s Drag Race
- Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn – Project Runway Lifetime
- Gordon Ramsay – MasterChef Junior (season 5 aired on M-Net 101)
- Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg – Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party
*Alec Baldwin is also nominated for Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series for Saturday Night Live
Number of Nominations by Series
- Saturday Night Live 22
- Westworld 22
- FEUD: Bette And Joan 18
- Stranger Things 18
- Veep 17
- Big Little Lies 16
- Fargo 16
- The Crown 13
- The Handmaid’s Tale 13
- The Night Of 13
- This Is Us 11
- Genius 10
- Planet Earth II 10
- Silicon Valley 10
- Better Call Saul 9
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver 8
- Master of None 8
- The Voice 8
- 13th 8
- Dancing with The Stars 7
- Hairspray Live! 7
- RuPaul’s Drag Race 7
- Transparent 7
- Atlanta 6
- Born This Way 6
- House of Cards 6
- O.J.: Made in America 6
- The Oscars 6
- Super Bowl LI Halftime Show Starring Lady 6
- Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown 5
- The Beatles: Eight Days a Week- The Touring Years 5
- Project Runway 5
- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt 5
