Game Of Thrones, The People vs. OJ Simpson and Fargo lead the pack as Emmy nominations are announced
The Emmy nominations were announced on Thursday morning, revealing which of television's brightest stars will be competing at this year's ceremony.
Leading the way was Game Of Thrones, which received a whopping 23 nominations in all, including Best Drama.
Among the many nods are three for Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series, for Emilia Clark, Maisie Williams and Lena Headey, while Peter Dinklage and Kit Harington (who received his first Emmy nod ever) each scored an Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series nomination.
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And the nominees are: Anthony Anderson and Lauren Graham announced the Emmy nominations on Thursday
Coming in with the second highest amount of nods was The People vs. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story, which scored 22 nominations - including four in major categories.
The Ryan Murphy-created anthology show is up for Limited Series, while Sarah Paulson has been nominated for Lead Actress in a TV Movie or Limited Series.
And Cuba Gooding Jr. and Courtney B. Vance will be battling it out in the Lead Actor in a TV Movie or Limited Series category.
Cuba and Courtney are nominated alongside Benedict Cumberbatch for Sherlock, Idris Elba for Luther, Tom Hiddleston for The Night Manager, and Bryan Cranston for All The Way.
Leading the way: Game Of Thrones came out on top with a staggering 23 nominations, including one for Kit Harington
Jon Snow vs. Tyrion Lannister: Peter Dinklage will compete against Kit in the Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series category
Game Of Thrones girls: (L-R) Emilia Clark, Maisie Williams and Lena Headey are all competing for Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
The People vs. OJ Simpson also has an impressive three nominations in the Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Limited Series Or Movie category, for John Travolta, David Schwimmer and Sterling K. Brown.
At September's ceremony, The People vs. OJ Simpson will be taking on Fargo - the third most nominated show with 18 nods.
The drama boasts nods for Best Limited Series and Best Actress In A Limited Series Or TV Movie for Kirsten Dunst.
Huge success: The People vs. OJ Simpson received the second most nominees, including nods in four major categories
Well-deserved: Sarah Paulson has been nominated for Lead Actress in a TV Movie or Limited Series
Hoping for a big win: Fargo boasts 18 nominations, including Best Actress In A Limited Series Or TV Movie for Kirsten Dunst and Best Supporting Actor In A Limited Series Or TV Movie for Jesse Plemons
Jesse Plemons and Bokeem Woodbine are nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Limited Series Or Movie, making The Night Manager's Hugh Laurie the only actor in the category who does not star in Fargo or The People vs OJ Simpson.
Kirsten and Sarah are also competing against American Crime's Felicity Huffman and Lili Taylor, Kerry Washington for Confirmation and Audra McDonald for Lady Day At Emerson’s Bar And Grill.
Meanwhile in the Best Actress In A Drama category are Claire Danes (Homeland), Viola Davis (How To Get Away With Murder) Taraji P. Henson (Empire), Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black), Keri Russell (The Americans) and Robin Wright (House Of Cards).
Breaking through: It was a big year for The Americans, which has previously only scored nominations in smaller categories
Impressive: This year, it boasts five nods including Outstanding Drama Series, and Outstanding Lead Actor and Actress In A Drama Series for Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell
It was a big year for The Americans, which has previously only scored nominations in smaller categories.
This year, it boasts five nods including Keri's, as well as Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series for Matthew Rhys, Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series for Margo Martindale and Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series.
Matthew is competing against Kevin Spacey for House Of Cards, Bob Odenkirk for Better Call Saul, Rami Malek for Mr. Robot, Liev Schreiber for Ray Donovan and Kyle Chandler for Bloodline.
Up again: Claire Danes (L) and Taraji P. Henson were both nominated in the Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series category, for Homeland and Empire respectively
Will she hold onto her crown?: How To Get Away With Murder star Viola Davis is nominated again after winning the title last year
Could this be her year?: Meanwhile Tatiana Maslany has been nominated for the second year running for the various characters she plays on Orphan Black
As usual, House Of Cards performed well, with 13 nominations in total, including Best Actor and Actress In A Drama Series for Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright, and Best Drama Series.
House Of Cards will be hoping to take the Best Drama Series title from Game Of Thrones, while Downton Abbey, Better Call Saul and Homeland are nominated once again, along with newcomers to the category The Americans and Mr. Robot.
Meanwhile Black-ish and Master Of None are joining last year's nominees Veep, Modern Family, Silicon Valley, Transparent and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt in the fight for Best Comedy Series.
Still a hit: As usual, House Of Cards performed well, with 13 nominations in total, including Best Actor and Actress In A Drama Series for Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright, and Best Drama Series
Rising star: The end of Mad Men has made way for Mr. Robot, which boasts six nominations, including a Best Drama Series nod and a Best Actor In A Drama Series nod for Rami Malek
Black-ish star Anthony Anderson and Gilmore Girls alum Lauren Graham presented the nominations announcement at the Saban Media Center in North Hollywood.
The nominees are usually announced at 5.30am Pacific Time, but this year aired three hours later.
While making the announcement, Anthony was thrilled to discover that he was among the nominees, receiving a Lead Actor In A Comedy Series nod for Black-ish (and screaming after Lauren read out his name).
Stiff competition: Better Call Saul's Bob Odenkirk (L) and Ray Donovan's Liev Schreiber are also nominated
Another contender: Meanwhile Kyle Chandler has been nominated once again for Bloodline
He will be competing against Master Of None's Aziz Ansari, William H. Macy for Shameless, Jeffrey Tambor for Transparent, Thomas Middleditch for Silicon Valley and Will Forte for Last Man On Earth.
The show is also up for the Comedy Series prize, and Anthony's co-star Tracee Ellis Ross is nominated for Lead Actress In A Comedy Series.
Tracee will be battling for the title with Julia Louis-Dreyfus for Veep, Amy Schumer for Inside Amy Schumer, Ellie Kemper for Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Lily Tomlin for Grace And Frankie and Laurie Metcalf for Getting On.
Always a favourite: Last year saw Julia Louis-Dreyfus win Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series for Veep for the fourth year running, and she is nominated once again. The show is also up for Best Comedy Series, which it won last year
Reigning winner: Jeffrey Tambor is once again up for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series for Transparent, which he won last year
While Game Of Thrones may be dominating the Supporting Actress In A Drama Series category with three nominations, Downton Abbey's Maggie Smith, The Affair's Maura Tierney and UnREAL's Constance Zimmer are also competing.
And Peter Dinklage and Kit Harington will be battling it out for Supporting Actor In A Drama Series with Better Call Saul's Jonathan Banks, Bloodline's Ben Mendelsohn, House Of Cards' Michael Kelly and Ray Donovan's Jon Voight.
Voting switched to an online system last year, and the Academy announced that it received a 22 percent participation increase as a result.
Final voting begins on August 15, and the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards will take place on Sunday, September 18 with Jimmy Kimmel acting as host.
Congratulations to me!: Anthony was thrilled to discover that he was up in the Lead Actor In A Comedy Series category while announcing the nominees
Coming soon: The 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards will take place on September 18, with Jimmy Kimmel hosting
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