Emmy Nominations!

Today, the Television Academy released the nominations for 2017 Emmy® Awards. This year is the 69^th award show that honors excellence in television and has recently extended to recognize other digital platforms such as streaming and web programs. The Television Academy was established in 1946 with a small number of members. Now, the Academy consists of nearly 27,000 members who represent various peer groups of the television industry. The newest peer group is choreography and I find this incredibly amazing because as a dancer, I love to see choreographers getting the recognition they deserve! This year the nominations were presented by Television Academy Chairman and CEO Hayma Washington, Anna Chlumsky, and Shemar Moore.

There is a tie for most nominations this year: Saturday Night Live and Westworld. Both programs earned 22 nominations. Other top contenders include Stranger Things, FEUD: Bette and Joan, and VEEP.

I decided to post here some of the nominees for what I believe to be the "most popular" categories.

Outstanding Drama Series

• Better Call Saul (AMC)
• The Crown (Netflix)
• The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu)
• House of Cards (Netflix)
• Stranger Things (Netflix)
• This Is Us (NBC)
• Westworld (HBO) 

Outstanding Comedy Series

• Atlanta (FX)
• black-ish (ABC)
• Master of None (Netflix)
• Modern Family (ABC)
• Silicon Valley (HBO)
• Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix)
• Veep (HBO)

Outstanding Limited Series

• Big Little Lies (HBO)
• Fargo (FX)
• Feud: Bette and Joan (FX)
• Genius (National Geographic)
• The Night Of (HBO)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

• Viola Davis, How to Get Away With Murder (ABC)
• Claire Foy, The Crown (Netflix)
• Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu)
• Keri Russell, The Americans (FX)
• Evan Rachel Wood, Westworld (HBO)
• Robin Wright, House of Cards (Netflix)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

• Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us (NBC)
• Anthony Hopkins, Westworld (HBO)
• Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul (AMC)
• Matthew Rhys, The Americans (AMC)
• Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan (Showtime)
• Kevin Spacey, House of Cards (Netflix)
• Milo Ventimiglia, This Is Us (NBC) 

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

• Pamela Adlon, Bad Things (FX)
• Jane Fonda, Grace and Frankie (Netflix)
• Allison Janney, Mom (CBS)
• Ellie Kemper, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix)
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep (HBO)
• Tracee Ellis Ross, black-ish (ABC)
• Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie (Netflix)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

• Anthony Anderson, black-ish (ABC)
• Aziz Ansari, Master of None (Netflix)
• Zach Galifianakis, Baskets (FX)
• Donald Glover, Atlanta (FX)
• William H. Macy, Shameless (Showtime)
• Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent (Amazon)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie

• Carrie Coon, Fargo (FX)
• Felicity Huffman, American Crime (ABC)
• Nicole Kidman, Big Little Lies (HBO)
• Jessica Lange, Feud: Bette and Joan (FX)
• Susan Sarandon, Feud: Bette and Joan (FX)
• Reese Witherspoon, Big Little Lies (HBO)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie

• Riz Ahmed, The Night Of (HBO)
• Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock: The Lying Detective (PBS)
• Robert De Niro, The Wizard of Lies (HBO)
• Ewan McGregor, Fargo (FX)
• Geoffrey Rush, Genius (National Geographic)
• John Turturro, The Night Of (HBO)

 Watch the Emmy’s live September 17 on CBS! The show will be hosted by Stephen Colbert. I’m excited to see who wins! View the complete list of nominees here!