The Emmy nominations are here.
Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, and James Corden were all snubbed in the late night talk show category. Jimmy Kimmel made it, he’s the host of the Emmys this year. So did Stephen Colbert, Samantha Bee, The Daily Show and John Oliver.
Showtime got nothing. Just 1 nomination for Don Cheadle for Best Actor in a Comedy. How can this be? Nothing for the final season of “Homeland” and nothing for “Billions.” HBO didn’t yield much for the second season of “Big Little Lies,” which I loved. Oh well. Interesting to note: Meryl Streep did score Best Supporting Actress in “Lies,” Reese Witherspoon did not.
The big winners are “Succession,” “Ozark,” and “Mrs. Maisel.”
The big story is Diversity. Billy Porter and Sterling K Brown are nominees in Best Actor, drama. Sandra Oh and Zendaya were in the Best Actress, drama category although Viola Davis, the actual Best Actress was snubbed.
Both Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross were nominated in comedy for “Blackish,” although the show was not cited. Issa Rae was nominated for her “Insecure” comedy at HBO, as was the show.
Maya Rudolph got two nominations for guest appearances on “SNL” and “The Good Place.” Eddie Murphy was nominated his “SNL” guest spot. Four of the six supporting actors in a limited series are black including the great Lou Gossett.
Only one network show was nominated in Comedy or Drama: “The Good Place,” NBC, cancelled however. Otherwise, nothing not even “This is Us” in drama.
Big snub: Tom Pelphrey in “Ozark.” He was the Best Supporting Actor in a drama. Sorry. But Julia Garner was nominated for Best Supporting Actress, and she MUST win or else.
Bigger snub: Jane Lynch from “Mrs. Maisel.” What????????????????????????????
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
Better Call Saul
The Crown
The Handmaid’s Tale
Killing Eve
The Mandalorian
Ozark
Stranger Things
Succession
OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Dead To Me
The Good Place
Insecure
The Kominsky Method
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Schitt’s Creek
What We Do In The Shadows
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Jennifer Aniston
Olivia Colman
Jodie Comer
Laura Linney
Sandra Oh
Zendaya
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Jason Bateman
Sterling K. Brown
Steve Carell
Brian Cox
Billy Porter
Jeremy Strong
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Christina Applegate
Rachel Brosnahan
Linda Cardellini
Catherine O’Hara
Issa Rae
Tracee Ellis Ross
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Anthony Anderson
Don Cheadle
Ted Danson
Michael Douglas
Eugene Levy
Ramy Youssef
OUTSTANDING VARIETY TALK SERIES
The Daily Show With Trevor Noah
Full Frontal With Samantha Bee
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
OUTSTANDING LIMITED SERIES
Little Fires Everywhere
Mrs. America
Unbelievable
Unorthodox
Watchmen
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
Cate Blanchett
Shira Haas
Regina King
Octavia Spencer
Kerry Washington
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
Jeremy Irons
Hugh Jackman
Paul Mescal
Jeremy Pope
Mark Ruffalo
OUTSTANDING COMPETITION PROGRAM
The Masked Singer
Nailed It!
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Top Chef
The Voice