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
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
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
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, while Ricky Gervais is nominated The Outstanding Actor in a Mini-series or Movie for Derek
