Outstanding Drama Series
"The Americans" (FX)
"Better Call Saul" (AMC)
"Downton Abbey" (PBS)
"Game of Thrones" (HBO)
"Homeland" (Showtime)
"House of Cards" (Netflix)
"Mr. Robot" (USA)

Outstanding Comedy Series
"Black-ish" (ABC)
"Master of None" (Netflix)
"Modern Family" (ABC)
"Silicon Valley" (HBO)
"Transparent" (Amazon)
"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" (Netflix)
"Veep" (HBO)

Outstanding Limited Series
"American Crime" (ABC)
"Fargo" (FX)
"Roots" (History)
"The Night Manager" (AMC)
"The People v O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story" (FX)

Outstanding Made for Television Movie
"All the Way" (HBO)
"Confirmation" (HBO)
"Luther" (PBS)
"Sherlock: The Abominable Bride" (PBS)
"A Very Murray Christmas" (Netflix)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Kyle Chandler as John Rayburn, "Bloodline" (Netflix)
Rami Malek as Elliot, "Mr. Robot" (USA)
Bob Odenkirk as Jimmy McGill, "Better Call Saul" (AMC)
Matthew Rhys as Philip Jennings, "The Americans" (FX)
Liev Schreiber as Ray Donovan, "Ray Donovan" (Showtime)
Kevin Spacey as Francis Underwood, "House of Cards" (Netflix)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison, "Homeland" (Showtime)
Viola Davis as Annalise Keating, "How to Get Away With Murder" (ABC)
Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon, "Empire" (Fox)
Tatiana Maslany as Sarah/Alison/Cosima/Helena/Rachel/M.K./Crystal, "Orphan Black" (BBC America)
Keri Russell as Elizabeth Jennings, "The Americans" (FX)
Robin Wright as Claire Underwood, "House of Cards" (Netflix)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson as Andre Johnson, "Black-ish" (ABC)
Aziz Ansari as Dev, "Master of None" (Netflix)
Will Forte as Phil Miller, "The Last Man on Earth" (Fox)
William H. Macy as Frank Gallagher, "Shameless" (Showtime)
Thomas Middleditch as Richard Hendrix, "Silicon Valley" (HBO)
Jeffrey Tambor as Maura Pfefferman, "Transparent" (Amazon)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Tracee Ellis Ross as Rainbow Johnson, "Black-ish" (ABC)
Ellie Kemper as Kimmy Schmidt, "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" (Netflix)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer, "Veep" (HBO)
Laurie Metcalf as Dr. Jenna James, "Getting On" (HBO)
Amy Schumer as Amy, "Inside Amy Schumer" (Comedy Central)
Lily Tomlin as Frankie, "Grace and Frankie" (Netflix)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series/Movie
Bryan Cranston as Lyndon B. Johnson, "All the Way" (HBO)
Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes, "Sherlock: The Abominable Bride" (PBS)
Idris Elba as DCI John Luther, "Luther" (PBS)
Cuba Gooding, Jr. as O.J. Simpson, "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story" (FX)
Tom Hiddleston as Jonathan Pine, "The Night Manager" (AMC)
Courtney B. Vance as Johnnie Cochran, "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story" (FX)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series/Movie
Kirsten Dunst as Peggy Blumquist, "Fargo" (FX)
Felicity Huffman as Leslie Graham, "American Crime" (ABC)
Audra McDonald as Billie Holiday, "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill" (HBO)
Sarah Paulson as Marcia Clark, "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story" (FX)
Lili Taylor as Anne Blaine, "American Crime" (ABC)
Kerry Washington as Anita Hill, "Confirmation" (HBO)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Jonathan Banks as Mike Ehrmantraut, "Better Call Saul" (AMC)
Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister, "Game of Thrones" (HBO)
Kit Harington as Jon Snow, "Game of Thrones" (HBO)
Michael Kelly as Doug Stamper, "House of Cards" (Netflix)
Ben Mendelsohn as Danny Rayburn, "Bloodline" (Netflix)
Jon Voight as Mickey Donovan, "Ray Donovan" (Showtime)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen, "Game of Thrones" (HBO)
Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister, "Game of Thrones" (HBO)
Maggie Smith as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham, "Downton Abbey" (PBS)
Maura Tierney as Helen Solloway, "The Affair" (Showtime)
Maisie Williams as Arya Stark, "Game of Thrones" (HBO)
Constance Zimmer as Quinn King, "UnREAL" (Lifetime)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Louie Anderson as Christine Baskets, "Baskets" (FX)
Andre Braugher as Captain Ray Holt, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (Fox)
Tituss Burgess as Titus Andromedon, "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" (Netflix)
Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy, "Modern Family" (ABC)
Tony Hale as Gary Walsh, "Veep" (HBO)
Keegan-Michael Key as Various Characters, "Key & Peele" (Comedy Central)
Matt Walsh as Mike McClintock, "Veep" (HBO)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Anna Chlumsky as Amy Brookheimer, "Veep" (HBO)
Gaby Hoffmann as Ali Pfefferman, "Transparent" (Amazon)
Allison Janney as Bonnie Plunkett, "Mom" (CBS)
Judith Light as Shelly Pfefferman, "Transparent" (Amazon)
Kate McKinnon as Various Characters, "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
Niecy Nash as Didi Ortley, "Getting On" (HBO)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series/Movie
Sterling K. Brown as Christopher Darden, "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story" (FX)
Hugh Laurie as Richard Roper, "The Night Manager" (AMC)
Jesse Plemons as Ed Blumquist, "Fargo" (FX)
David Schwimmer as Robert Kardashian, "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story" (FX)
John Travolta as Robert Shapiro, "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story" (FX)
Bokeem Woodbine as Mike Milligan, "Fargo" (FX)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series/Movie
Kathy Bates as Iris, "American Horror Story: Hotel" (FX)
Olivia Colman as Angela Burr, "The Night Manager" (AMC)
Regina King as Terri Lacroix, "American Crime" (ABC)
Melissa Leo as Lady Bird Johnson, "All the Way" (HBO)
Sarah Paulson as Hypodermic Sally/Billie Dean Howard, "American Horror Story: Hotel" (FX)
Jean Smart as Floyd Gerhardt, "Fargo" (FX)

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Mahershala Ali as Remy Danton, "House of Cards" (Netflix)
Hank Azaria as Ed Cochran, "Ray Donovan" (Showtime)
Reg E. Cathey as Freddy, "House of Cards" (Netflix)
Michael J. Fox as Louis Canning, "The Good Wife" (CBS)
Paul Sparks as Thomas Yates, "House of Cards" (Netflix)
Max von Sydow as The Three-Eared Raven, "Game of Thrones" (HBO)

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Ellen Burstyn as Elizabeth Hale, "House of Cards" (Netflix)
Allison Janney as Margaret Scully, "Masters of Sex" (Showtime)
Margo Martindale as Claudia, "The Americans" (FX)
Laurie Metcalf as Sarah, "Horace and Pete" (Online)
Molly Parker as Jackie Sharp, "House of Cards" (Netflix)
Carrie Preston as Elsbeth Tascioni, "The Good Wife" (CBS)

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Larry David as Host, "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
Peter MacNicol as Jeff Kane, "Veep" (HBO)
Tracy Morgan as Host, "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
Martin Mull as Bob Bradley, "Veep" (HBO)
Bob Newhart as Arthur, "The Big Bang Theory" (CBS)
Bradley Whitford as Magnus Hirschfeld, "Transparent" (Amazon)

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Christine Baranski as Dr. Beverly Hofstadter, "The Big Bang Theory" (CBS)
Tina Fey & Amy Poehler as Co-Hosts, "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
Melora Hardin as Tammy Cashman, "Transparent" (Amazon)
Melissa McCarthy as Host, "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
Laurie Metcalf as Mary Cooper, "The Big Bang Theory" (CBS)
Amy Schumer as Host, "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
"Downton Abbey" (PBS) - "Episode 9," directed by Michael Engler
"Game of Thrones" (HBO) - "Battle of the Bastards," directed by Miguel Sapochnik
"Game of Thrones" (HBO) - "The Door," directed by Jack Bender
"Homeland" (Showtime) - "The Tradition of Hospitality," directed by Lesli Linka Glatter
"The Knick" (Cinemax) - "This Is All We Are," directed by Steven Soderbergh
"Ray Donovan" (Showtime) - "Exsuscito," directed by David Hollander

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
"The Americans" (FX) - "Persona Non Grata," written by Joel Fields & Joe Weisberg
"Downton Abbey" (PBS) - "Episode 8," written by Julian Fellowes
"Game of Thrones" (HBO) - "Battle of the Bastards," written by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss
"The Good Wife" (CBS) - "End," written by Robert King & Michelle King
"Mr. Robot" (USA) - "eps1.0_hellofriend.mov (Pilot)," written by Sam Esmail
"UnREAL" (Lifetime) - "Return," written by Marti Noxon & Sarah Gertrude Shapiro

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
"Master of None" (HBO) - "Parents," directed by Aziz Ansari
"Silicon Valley" (HBO) - "Daily Active Users," directed by Alec Berg
"Silicon Valley" (HBO) - Founder Friendly," directed by Mike Judge
"Transparent" (Amazon) - "Man on the Land," directed by Jill Holloway
"Veep" (HBO) - "Kissing Your Sister," directed by Dave Mandel
"Veep" (HBO) - "Morning After," directed by Chris Addison

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
"Catastrophe" (Amazon) - "Episode 1," written by Rob Delaney & Sharon Horgan
"Master of None" (Netflix) - "Parents," written by Aziz Ansari & Alan Yang
"Silicon Valley" (HBO) - "Founder Friendly," written by Dan O'Keefe
"Silicon Valley" (HBO) - "The Uptick," written by Alec Berg
"Veep" (HBO) - "Morning After," written by David Mandel
"Veep" (HBO) - "Mother," written by Alex Gregory & Peter Huyck

Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series/Movie
"All the Way" (HBO) - Jay Roach
"Fargo" (FX) - "Before the Law," directed by Noah Hawley
"The Night Manager" (AMC) - Susanne Bier
"The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story" (FX) - "From the Ashes of Tragedy," directed by Ryan Murphy
"The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story" (FX) - "Manna From Heaven," directed by Anthony Hemingway
"The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story" (FX) - "The Race Card," directed by John Singleton

Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series/Movie
"Fargo" (FX) - "Loplop," written by Bob DeLaurentis
"Fargo" (FX) - "Palindrome," written by Noah Hawley
"The Night Manager" (AMC) - written by David Farr
"The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story" (FX) - "From the Ashes of Tragedy," written by Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski
"The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story" (FX) - "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia," written by D.V. DeVincentis
"The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story" (FX) - "The Race Card," written by Joe Robert Cole

Outstanding Reality Competition Program
"The Amazing Race" (CBS)
"American Ninja Warrior" (NBC)
"Dancing With the Stars" (ABC)
"Project Runway" (Lifetime)
"Top Chef" (Bravo)
"The Voice" (NBC)

Outstanding Structured Reality Show
"Antiques Roadshow" (PBS)
"Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" (Food Network)
"Lip Sync Battle" (Spike TV)
"MythBusters" (Discovery Channel)
"Shark Tank" (ABC)
"Undercover Boss" (CBS)

Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
"Born This Way" (A&E)
"Deadliest Catch" (Discovery Channel)
"Gaycation with Ellen Page" (Viceland)
"Intervention" (A&E)
"Project Greenlight" (HBO)
"United Shades of America" (CNN)

Outstanding Reality Host
Tom Bergeron, "Dancing With the Stars" (ABC)
Steve Harvey, "Little Big Shots" (NBC)
Heidi Klum & Tim Gunn, "Project Runway" (Lifetime)
Jane Lynch, "Hollywood Game Night" (NBC)
RuPaul, "RuPaul's Drag Race" (Logo)
Ryan Seacrest, "American Idol" (Fox)

Outstanding Variety Talk Series
"Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee" (Crackle)
"Jimmy Kimmel Live" (ABC)
"Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" (HBO)
"Real Time with Bill Maher" (HBO)
"The Late Late Show with James Corden" (CBS)
"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" (NBC)

Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
"Documentary Now!" (IFC)
"Drunk History" (Comedy Central)
"Inside Amy Schumer" (Comedy Central)
"Key & Peele" (Comedy Central)
"Portlandia" (IFC)
"Saturday Night Live" (NBC)

Lena Headey better win.

Lena Headey better win.

CONSTANCE ZIMMER GOT NOMINATED I AM FUCKING DYING.

She better win.

She's good but nah, Constance is better. My picks in that category would be her and Maura Tierney before Lena.

Googled her up and Constance does look a lot like Lena.

So happy for Constance Zimmer, Mr. Robot and Black-ish

UnREAL also got a Writing nom! Lifetime has an original series nominated for Emmys, I never thought I'd see the day.

Harrington and Maisie Williams was very unexpected. Surprise snub is Christian Slater and I don't see anything at all for Outlander

Good for Maisie. However, Kit is good, but I don't see which episode he could have submitted that would have gotten him the nom.

So well deserved for "unREAL" and "Mr. Robot."

Ugh, nothing for "The Leftovers" again but of course. God forbid HBO actually campaign for it.

YAY MR ROBOT!

Feels like the Emmys are growing up! So much love spread around.

Disappointed in no Michael McKean or Rhea Seehorn for Better Call Saul. McKean was a bright spot this year on a stellar season, while Seehorn gave a quiet, convincing performance without being flashy. But the show seems to be fairly under-represented outside of Drama, Actor and Supporting Actor, so I guess it won't make much of a dent come Emmy night.

Also, (Game of Thrones spoiler)

Yay for Tatiana Maslany! I mean, I know she won't win but it's nice to see her talent being recognized.

I'm not sure why even bother with the spoiler tag for Game of Thrones. Those that have already watched it already know about it and those that haven't even seen the show won't be planning to watch it all.

Also, forgot how nice it was to see Ellie Kemper recognized. It was a major oversight to snub her last year. The entire show works because of her.

She also had a really strong season with season 2, with her whole arc involving her mom and acceptance of her many issues.

They are fine. Television is so vast these days, there are a hundred variations on, "Oh, but I wish they had--" (recognized The Leftovers, recognized Mozart in the Jungle, recognized Outlander, recognized The Fall or Peaky Blinders, nominated Eva Green, and so on), but there are many solid choices. I am pleased, for instance, by The Knick's directorial nomination and the acting citations for Bloodline.

I think Lena Headley will win for sure (although I would rather see Maisie win) and Game of Thrones will probably repeat. What else could upset it? House of Cards maybe? I figure Kevin Spacey will probably finally win an emmy.

The most important thing hasn't been mentioned here yet. The Emmys FINALLY recognized thet best-reviewed drama series on television: "The Americans".

What will win Best Drama? I really don't see them going for "Homeland", "Better Call Saul" or "House of Cards" (the fact alone that they have been nominated is big enough). "Downton Abbey" may be helped by being the final season, but otherwise I do not see it having a chance.

That leaves us with "Mr. Robot", "The Americans" and GoT. I think GoT might repeat, but if it doesn't "Mr. Robot" actually stands a solid chance. I think Malek will win Actor.

"Mr. Robot" could very easily win Best Drama Series. I don't think "GoT" has it as locked up as everyone seems to think. It's definitely a very, very close second.

Basically the exact same thing happened with "The Americans" that happened with "Friday Night Lights" in its fourth season, where it was ignored forever and then finally ended up getting some major recognition late in its run (and after the creative team announced an end date).

Unlikely with the Americans considering it has missed the drama nominations for 3 years I think. I think GOT may repeat but Mr Robot is pretty much its closest competitor. GOT is probably a lock to win best directing for Battle of Bastards anyway.

If GOT only wins Best Drama for Season 5, lol.

They blew their load a bit on Season 5, which to me was a bit underwhelming for GoT. However, I say Season 6 is an almost-lock. Only four times in the last twenty years has it went to a first-season show. Not sure Mr. Robot will pull that off.