The 68th Annual Primetime Emmys Awards are set for Sept. 16 but you can get a look at who’s in the running for the coveted television accolades. As is to be expected Game of Thrones is set to bring home quite a few awards with nominations (sometimes multiple) for Best Drama Series, Best Supporting Actress and Actor, Cinematography, Special Visual Effects, Sound Design, and several more. Other shows poised to bring home some gold are Downtown Abbey, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and Mr. Robot.
Here are the nominees for some of the biggest awards up for grabs later this year:
Best Drama Series
- Game of Thrones
- Mr. Robot
- House of Cards
- Homeland
- Downton Abbey
- The Americans
- Better Call Saul
Best Comedy Series
- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
- Black-ish
- Transparent
- Silicon Valley
- Modern Family
- Master of None
- Veep
Best Actor in a Drama Series
- Kevin Spacey Francis Underwood (House of Cards)
- Rami Malek as Elliot (Mr. Robot)
- Bob Odenkirk as Jimmy McGill (Better Call Saul)
- Kyle Chandler as John Rayburn (Bloodline)
- Matthew Rhys as Philip Jennings (The Americans)
- Liev Schreiber as Ray Donovan (Ray Donovan)
Best Actress in a Drama Series
- Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon (Empire)
- Robin Wright Claire Underwood (House of Cards)
- Viola Davis as Annalise Keating (How to Get Away with Murder)
- Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison (Homeland)
- Tatiana Maslany as Several Characters (Orphan Black)
- Keri Russell as Elizabeth Jennings (The Americans)
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Jonathan Banks as Mike Ehrmantraut (Better Call Saul)
- Ben Mendelsohn as Danny Rayburn (Bloodline)
- Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister (Game of Thrones)
- Kit Harington as Jon Snow (Game of Thrones)
- Michael Kelly as Doug Stamper (House of Cards)
- Jon Voight as Mickey Donovan (Ray Donovan)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- Maggie Smith as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham (Downton Abbey)
- Lena Heady as Cersei Lannister (Game of Thrones)
- Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen (Game of Thrones)
- Maisie Williams as Arya Stark (Game of Thrones)
- Maura Tierney as Helen Solloway (The Affair)
- Constance Zimmer as Quinn King (UnReal)
Best Actor in a Comedy Series
- Jeffrey Tambor as Maura Pfefferman (Transparent)
- Anthony Anderson as Andre Johnson (Black-ish)
- Aziz Ansari as Dev (Master of None)
- William H. Macy as Frank Gallagher (Shameless)
- Will Forte as Phil Miller (Last Man on Earth)
- Thomas Middleditch as Richard (Silicon Valley)
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
- Tracee Ellis Ross as Rainbow Johnson (Black-ish)
- Ellie Kemper as Kimmy Schmidt (Unbreakable Kimmy Shcmidt)
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer (Veep)
- Amy Schumer as Amy (Inside Amy Schumer)
- Lily Tomlin as Frankie (Grace and Frankie)
- Laurie Metcalf as Dr. Jenna James (Getting On)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Andre Braugher as Captain Ray Holt (Brooklyn Nine-Nine)
- Keegan-Michael Key as Various Characters (Key & Peele)
- Tituss Burgess as Titus Andromedon (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt)
- Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy (Modern Family)
- Matt Walsh as Mike McLintock (Veep)
- Tony Hale Gary Walsh (Veep)
- Louie Anderson as Christine Baskets (Baskets)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- Niecy Nash as Didi Ortley (Getting On)
- Allison Janney as Bonnie (Mom)
- Kate McKinnon as Various Characters (Saturday Night Live)
- Judith Light Shelly Pfefferman (Transparent)
- Anna Chlumsky as Amy Brookheimer (Veep)
- Gaby Hoffman Ali Pfefferman (Transparent)
Of course, there are many other categories then these. If you want to find out every single nominee for Production Design, Sound Design, Costumes, Music, Themes, and more, make sure to head on over to the official Emmys website. There are a lot of talented individuals up for big awards, and you may just find one of your personal favorites there.
