Thursday 16 July 2015

Downton Abbey and Wolf Hall lead the Brits nominated at the Emmys... as Emma Thompson is up for Outstanding Actress

Downton Abbey and Wolf Hall lead the Brits nominated at the Emmys... as Emma Thompson is up for Outstanding Actress

Period dramas Downton Abbey and Wolf Hall are leading the British nominations at this year's Emmy Awards.
The 1920s-set ITV show is up for three gongs, including Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama for Joanne Froggatt and Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama for Jim Carter.
BBC Tudor drama Wolf Hall is also up for three, including Outstanding Actor in a Mini-series or Movie for Mark Rylance, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie for Damian Lewis and Outstanding Limited Series.
One last swansong? Downton Abbey, which is set to end this year, is up for three awards at this year's Emmy Awards
One last swansong? Downton Abbey, which is set to end this year, is up for three awards at this year's Emmy Awards
Meanwhile, Emma Thompson is up for Outstanding Actress In A Mini-series Or Movie for the live broadcast of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Live from Lincoln Center.
This year, fantasy series Game Of Thrones has dominated the nominations, picking up 24 nods.
The show's British castmembers Lena Headey and Emilia Clarke will go head-to-head in the Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama category.
Period drama: Mark Rylance (left) and Damian Lewis (right) are both nominated in acting categories for their performance in BBC show Wolf Hall
Period drama: Mark Rylance (left) and Damian Lewis (right) are both nominated in acting categories for their performance in BBC show Wolf Hall
Period drama: Mark Rylance (left) and Damian Lewis (right) are both nominated in acting categories for their performance in BBC show Wolf Hall
Thespian: Emma Thompson has been nominated for the live television broadcast of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Thespian: Emma Thompson has been nominated for the live television broadcast of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
The Outstanding Actor in a Mini-series or Movie has been dominated by Brits, with Ricky Gervais (Derek) and David Oyelowo (Nightingale) going up against Rylance (Wolf Hall).
Scottish actor Alan Cumming is also up for Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama for The Good Wife.
Midlands-raised presenter Cat Deeley is up for an Emmy for Outstanding Reality Host So You Think You Can Dance.
Completing the British nominees are ITV murder mystery Agatha Christie’s Poirot Curtain: Poirot’s Last Case, Acorn in Outstanding Television Movie and BBC's The Honourable Woman in Outstanding Limited Series.
Ready to do battle: Game Of Thrones co-stars Lena Headey and Emilia Clarke will go head-to-head in the Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama category
Ready to do battle: Game Of Thrones co-stars Lena Headey and Emilia Clarke will go head-to-head in the Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama category
Ready to do battle: Game Of Thrones co-stars Lena Headey and Emilia Clarke will go head-to-head in the Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama category
The 2015 Emmy Award nominations were announced in Los Angeles on Thursday morning by Cat Deeley and Orange Is The New Black star Uzo Aduba. 
The Emmy Awards honour the best in U.S. primetime television programming from June 1, 2014 until May 31, 2015, as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
Andy Samberg, SNL alum, music satirist, and Brooklyn Nine Nine star, will be the host of the star-studded show.
The ceremony will be broadcast on US channel Fox on September 20 live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. 
Alan Cumming is also up for Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama for The Good Wife
Ricky Gervais is nominated The Outstanding Actor in a Mini-series or Movie for Derek
Alan Cumming is also up for Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama for The Good Wife, while Ricky Gervais is nominated The Outstanding Actor in a Mini-series or Movie for Derek

THE 67TH ANNUAL EMMY AWARD NOMINEES

Outstanding Drama Series 
Better Call Saul 
Downton Abbey 
Game Of Thrones 
Homeland 
House Of Cards 
Mad Men 
Orange Is The New Black

Outstanding Comedy Series 
Louis 
Modern Family 
Parks And Recreation 
Silicon Valley 
Transparent 
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt 
Veep

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series 
Kyle Chandler, Bloodline 
Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom 
Jon Hamm, Mad Men 
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul 
Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan 
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series 
Claire Danes, Homeland 
Viola Davis, How to Get Away with Murder
Taraji P Henson, Empire
Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black 
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men 
Robin Wright, House of Cards

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey 
Lena Headey, Game of Thrones 
Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones 
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men 
Uzo Aduba, Orange Is the New Black 
Christine Baranski, The Good Wife

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul 
Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodline 
Jim Carter, Downton Abbey 
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones 
Michael Kelly, House of Cards 
Alan Cumming, The Good Wife

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Anthony Anderson, Blackish 
Louis CK, Louis 
Don Cheadle, House of Lies
Will Forte, The Last Man on Earth 
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes 
William H Macy, Shameless 
Jeffrey Tambour, Transparent

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy 
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie 
Lisa Kudrow, The Comeback 
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep 
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation 
Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer 
Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy 
Niecy Nash, Getting On 
Julie Bowen, Modern Family 
Allison Janney, Mom 
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live 
Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory 
Gaby Hoffmann, Transparent 
Jane Krakowski, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Anna Chlumsky, Veep

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy 
Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine 
Adam Driver, Girls 
Keegan-Michael Key, Key & Peele 
Ty Burrell, Modern Family 
Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Tony Hale, Veep

Outstanding Actress In A Mini-series Or Movie 
Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Honorable Woman
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Freak Show 
Felicity Huffman, American Crime 
Queen Latifah, Bessie 
Frances McDormand, Olive Kitteridge 
Emma Thompson, Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Live from Lincoln Center 

Outstanding Actor in a Mini-series or Movie 
Richard Jenkins, Olive Kitteridge 
David Oyelowo, Nightingale 
Adrien Brody, Houdini 
Mark Rylance, Wolf Hall 
Ricky Gervias, Derek

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie 
Richard Cabral, American Crime 
Denise O’Hare, American Horror Story: Freak Show 
Finn Wittrock, American Horror Story: Freak Show 
Michael Kenneth Williams, Bessie 
Bill Murray, Olive Kitteridge 
Damian Lewis, Wolf Hall

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie 
Regina King, American Crime 
Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Freak Show 
Angela Bassett, American Horror Story: Freak Show 
Mo’Nique, Bessie 
Kathy Bates, American Horror Story: Freak Show 
Zoe Kazan, Olive Kitteridge

Outstanding Reality Program 
Amazing Race 
Dancing With The Stars 
Project Runway 
So You Think You Can Dance? 
Top Chef 
The Voice

Outstanding Television Movie 
Agatha Christie’s Poirot Curtain: Poirot’s Last Case, Acorn 
Bessie, HBO 
Grace of Monaco, Lifetime 
Hello Ladies: The Movie, HBO 
Killing Jesus, National Geographic Nightingale, HBO

Outstanding Variety Series 
The Colbert Report 
The Daily Show 
Jimmy Kimmel Live 
Last Week Tonight 
Late Show with David Letterman 
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Outstanding Limited Series 
American Crime American Horror Story: Freak Show 
The Honorable Woman 
Olive Kitteridge 
Wolf Hall

Outstanding Variety Sketch Series 
Drunk History, Comedy Central 
Inside Amy Schumer, Comedy Central 
Key & Peele, Comedy Central 
Portlandia, IFC 
Saturday Night Live, NBC

Outstanding Structured Reality Program
 Antiques Roadshow, PBS 
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Food Network
MythBusters, Discovery 
Property Brothers, HGTV 
Shark Tank, ABC 
Undercover Boss, CBS

Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program 
Alaska: The Last Frontier, Discovery 
Deadliest Catch, Discovery 
Intervention, A&E 
Million Dollar Listing New York, Bravo 
Naked & Afraid, Discovery Channel
Wahlburgers, A&E

Outstanding Reality Host 
Jane Lynch, Hollywood Game Night 
Tom Bergeron, Dancing With the Stars 
Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn, Project Runway 
Cat Deeley, So You Think You Can Dance 
Anthony Bourdain, The Taste