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2016 Emmy nominees: Did your favorite show get nominated?

Awards for the best in TV happen Sept. 18
2016 Emmy nominees: Did your favorite show get nominated?
Posted at 7:58 AM, Jul 14, 2016
and last updated 2016-07-14 14:35:05-04

The 2016 Emmy nominations were announced Thursday. Did your favorite show get any love from the Television Academy?

Read the nominees in some of the major categories below. Click here to see a complete list of nominees.

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)

"The Night Manager" (AMC)

"The People vs O.J. Simpson" (FX)

"Roots" (A&E)

 

Outstanding Reality-Competition Series

"The Amazing Race" (CBS)

"American Ninja Warrior" (NBC)

"Dancing with the Stars" (ABC)

"Project Runway" (Lifetime)

"Top Chef" (Bravo)

"The Voice" (NBC)

 

Outstanding Television Movie

"A Very Murray Christmas" (Netflix)

"All the Way" (HBO)

"Confirmation" (HBO)

"Luther" (BBC)

"Sherlock: The Abominable Bride" (PBS)

 

Best Lead Actress, Drama

Claire Danes ("Homeland" / Showtime)

Viola Davis ("How to Get Away with Murder" / ABC)

Taraji P. Henson ("Empire" / Fox)

Tataiana Maslany ("Orphan Black" / BBC America)

Keri Russell ("The Americans" / FX)

Robin Wright ("House of Cards" / Netflix)

 

Best Lead Actor, Drama

Kyle Chandler ("Bloodline" / Netflix)

Rami Malek ("Mr Robot" / USA)

Bob Odenkrik ("Better Call Saul" / AMC)

Matthew Rhys ("The Americans" / FX)

Liev Schreiber ("Ray Donovan" / Showtime)

Kevin Spacey ("House of Cards" / Netflix)

 

Best Lead Actress, Comedy

Ellie Kemper ("Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" / Netflix)

Julia Louis-Dreyfuss ("Veep" / HBO)

Laurie Metcalf ("The McCarthys" / CBS)

Tracee Ellis Ross ("Black-ish" / ABC)

Amy Schumer ("Inside Amy Schumer" / Comedy Central)

Lily Tomlin ("Grace and Frankie" / Netflix)

 

Best Lead Actor, Comedy

Anthony Anderson ("Black-ish" / ABC)

Aziz Ansari ("Master of None" / Netflix)

Will Forte ("The Last Man on Earth" / Fox)

William H. Macy ("Shameless" / Showtime)

Thomas Middleditch ("Silicon Valley" / HBO)

Jeffrey Tambor ("Transparent" / Amazon)

 

Best Supporting Actress, Drama

Maggie Smith ("Downton Abbey" / PBS)

Maisie Williams ("Game of Thrones" / HBO)

Lena Headey ("Game of Thrones" / HBO)

Emilia Clarke ("Game of Thrones" / HBO)

Maura Tierney ("The Affair" / Showtime)

Constance Zimmer ("Unreal" / Lifetime)

 

Best Supporting Actor, Drama

Jonathan Banks ("Better Call Saul" / AMC)

Ben Mendelsohn ("Bloodline" / Netflix)

Peter Dinklage ("Game of Thrones" / HBO)

Kit Harrington ("Game of Thrones" / HBO)

Michael Kelly ("House of Cards" / Netflix)

Jon Voight ("Ray Donovan" / Showtime)

 

Best Supporting Actress, Comedy

Niecy Nash ("Getting On" / HBO)

Allison Janney ("Mom" / CBS)

Kate McKinnon ("Saturday Night Live" / NBC)

Judith Light ("Transparent" / Amazon)

Gaby Hoffman ("Transparent" / Amazon)

Anna Chlumsky ("Veep" / HBO)

 

Best Supporting Actor, Comedy

Louie Anderson ("Baskets" / FX)

Andre Braugher ("Brooklyn Nine-Nine" / Fox)

Keegan-Michael Key ("Key & Peele" / Comedy Central)

Ty Burrell ("Modern Family" / ABC)

Tituss Burgess ("Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" / Netflix)

Matt Walsh ("Veep" / HBO)

Tony Hale ("Veep" / HBO)

 

Clint Davis covers entertainment and trending news topics for the Scripps National Desk. Follow him on Twitter @MrClintDavis.