Awards season is officially back, even though it feels like it just ended. The Emmy awards nominations are in, and this year there was some tough competition.

With “Game of Thrones” airing in the middle of summer, there were more opportunities for some other shows and stars to get recognized this year, like “Westworld,” “This Is Us,” and “The Handmaid’s Tale.”
“There has never been a more impressive time for television,” said Television Academy Chairman and CEO Hayma Washington before introducing the presenters, “Veep” star Anna Chlumsky and “S.W.A.T” star Shemar Moore.
The 69th annual Primetime Emmy Awards, hosted by Stephen Colbert, will air live on CBS Sunday, September 17, from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

DRAMA SERIES
“Better Call Saul”
“The Crown”
“The Handmaid’s Tale”
“House of Cards”
“This Is Us”
“Westworld”

COMEDY SERIES
“Atlanta”
“Black-ish”
“Master of None”
“Modern Family”
“Silicon Valley”
“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”
“Veep”

LIMITED SERIES
“Fargo”
“Feud: Bette and Joan”
“Genius”
“The Night Of”
“Big Little Lies”

LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Sterling K. Brown, “This Is Us”
Anthony Hopkins, “Westworld”
Bob Odenkirk, “Better Call Saul”
Matthew Rhys, “The Americans”
Liev Schrieber, “Ray Donovan”
Kevin Spacey, “House of Cards”
Milo Ventimiglia, “This Is Us”

LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Viola Davis, “How to Get Away With Murder”
Claire Foy, “The Crown”
Elisabeth Moss, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Keri Russell, “The Americans”
Evan Rachel Wood, “Westworld”
Robin Wright, “House of Cards”

LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Anthony Anderson, “Black-ish”
Aziz Ansari, “Master of None”
Zach Galifianakis, “Baskets”
Donald Glover, “Atlanta”
William H. Macy, “Shameless”
Jeffrey Tambor, “Transparent”

LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Pamela Adlon, “Better Things”
Jane Fonda, “Gracie & Frankie”
Alison Janney, “Mom”
Ellie Kemper, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep”
Tracee Ellis Ross, “Black-ish”
Lily Tomlin, “Gracie & Frankie”

LEAD ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
Benedict Cumberbatch, “Sherlock”
Robert DeNiro, “Wizard of Lies”
Ewan McGregor, “Fargo”
Geoffrey Rush, “Genius”
John Turturro, “The Night Of”
Riz Ahmed, “The Night Of”
LEAD ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
Carrie Koon, “The Leftovers”
Felicity Hoffman, “American Crime”
Nicole Kidman, “Big Little Lies”
Jessica Lange, “Feud: Bette and Joan”
Susan Sarandon, “Feud: Bette and Joan”
Reese Witherpoon, “Big Little Lies”
SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Jonathan Banks, “Better Call Saul”
Ron Cephas Jones, “This Is Us”
David Harbour, “Stranger Things”
Michael Kelly, “House of Cards”
John Lithgow, “The Crown”
Mandy Patinkin, “Homeland”
Jeffrey Wright, “Westworld”

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Uzo Aduba, “Orange Is the New Black”
Millie Bobby Brown, “Stranger Things”
Ann Dowd, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Chrissy Metz, “This Is Us”
Thandie Newton, “Westworld”
Samira Wiley, “The Handmaid’s Tale”

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Louie Anderson, “Baskets”
Alec Baldwin, “Saturday Night Live”
Tituss Burgess, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”
Ty Burrell, “Modern Family”
Tony Hale, “Veep”
Matt Walsh, “Veep”

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Vanessa Bayer, “Saturday Night Live”
Anna Chlumsky, “Veep”
Kathryn Hahn, “Transparent”
Leslie Jones, “Saturday Night Live”
Judith Light, “Transparent”
Kate McKinnon, “Saturday Night Live”

source: businessinsider.com