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The 2017 Emmy nominations were announced by the Television Academy earlier today in a ceremony hosted by actress, Anna Chlumsky from the HBO series Veep and Shemar Moore from CBS’ S.W.A.T. and this may be the most diverse year yet, with Atlanta, Black-ish, and stars of This Is Us leading the pack.
In the Best Lead Actress In A Drama Series category, Viola Davis is nominated for How to Get Away With Murder. No Taraji P. Henson this year.
In the Best Lead Actor In A Drama Series category, Sterling K. Brown is nominated for This Is Us.
In the Best Lead Actress In A Comedy Series category, Tracee Ellis Ross is nominated for a second for black-ish.
In the Best Lead Actor In A Comedy Series category, Anthony Anderson is nominated for black-ish and Donald Glover is nominated for Atlanta.
In the Best Comedy Series category, Atlanta and black-ish are nominated; the first for freshman series Atlanta, and the second for black-ish.
In the Best Supporting Actress In A Drama Series category, Uzo Aduba and Samira Wiley are nominated for Orange is the New Black and The Handmaid’s Tale respectively; and Thandie Newton is nominated for Westworld.
In the Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series category, Ron Cephas Jones (this is his first Emmy nomination) is nominated for This Is Us.
In the Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie category, Regina King is nominated for American Crime.
In the Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series category, Cicely Tyson is nominated for How to Get Away with Murder and Laverne Cox is nominated for Orange is the New Black.
In the Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series category, Angela Bassett is nominated for Master of None and Wanda Sykes is nominated for black-ish.
View the full list of nominations HERE
Pic Credit: ET
