Sterling K. Brown nominated for a 2017 Emmy, for his role as Randall ‘This is Us’
On Thursday, 2017 Emmy nominations were announced and there were the usual nominations along with some surprising snubs.
‘This is Us’ nabbed 11 Emmy noms, includingย Sterling K. Brown andย Milo Ventimigliaย belovedย characters, Randall and Jack, both nominatedย for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series along with Ron Cephas Jones, who plays Randall’s father, and Chrissy Metz’s character Kateย nabbing a supporting nomination. The Kenya Barris helmed comedyย Black-ishย earned a nomination for Outstanding Comedy Series along with, stars Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis-Rossย also earned nominations for their roles in the series. Viola Davis for her role as Annalise Keating in “How to Get Away With Murder.”
FX’s Atlanta starring Donald Glover picked up six noms, Ava DuVernay also picked up a directing nomination for the Netflix documentaryย โ13th.โ
The Emmy Awards, hosted by Stephen Colbert, will air live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, Sept. 17 at 5 p.m. PT. on CBS.
See the list of major categories below:
Drama Series
โBetter Call Saulโ (AMC)
โThe Crownโ (Netflix)
โThe Handmaidโs Taleโ (Hulu)
โHouse of Cardsโ (Netflix)
โStranger Thingsโ (Netflix)
โThis Is Usโ (NBC)
โWestworldโ (HBO)
Comedy Series
โAtlantaโ (FX)
โBlack-ishโ (ABC)
โMaster of Noneโ (Netflix)
โModern Familyโ (ABC)
โSilicon Valleyโ (HBO)
โUnbreakable Kimmy Schmidtโ (Netflix)
โVeepโ (HBO)
Drama Actress
Viola Davis (โHow to Get Away with Murderโ)
Claire Foy (โThe Crownโ)
Elisabeth Moss (โThe Handmaidโs Taleโ)
Keri Russell (โThe Americansโ)
Evan Rachel Wood (โWestworldโ)
Robin Wright (โHouse of Cardsโ)
Drama Actor
Sterling K. Brown (โThis Is Usโ)
Anthony Hopkins (โWestworldโ)
Bob Odenkirk (โBetter Call Saulโ)
Matthew Rhys (โThe Americansโ)
Liev Schreiber (โRay Donovanโ)
Kevin Spacey (โHouse of Cardsโ)
Milo Ventimiglia (โThis Is Usโ)
Comedy Actor
Anthony Anderson (โBlack-ishโ)
Aziz Ansari (โMaster of Noneโ)
Zach Galifianakis (โBasketsโ)
Donald Glover (โAtlantaโ)
William H. Macy (โShamelessโ)
Jeffrey Tambor (โTransparentโ)
Comedy Actress
Pamela Adlon (โBetter Thingsโ)
Tracee Ellis-Ross (โblack-ishโ)
Jane Fonda (โGrace and Frankieโ)
Lily Tomlin (โGrace and Frankieโ)
Allison Janney (โMomโ)
Ellie Kemper (โUnbreakable Kimmy Schmidtโ)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus (โVeepโ)
Limited Series
โBig Little Liesโ (HBO)
โFargoโ (FX)
โFeud: Bette and Joanโ (FX)
โThe Night Ofโ (HBO)
โGeniusโ (National Geographic)
Limited Series Actor
Riz Ahmed (โThe Night Ofโ)
Benedict Cumberbatch (โSherlock: The Lying Detectiveโ)
Robert De Niro (โThe Wizard of Liesโ)
Ewan McGregor (โFargoโ)
Geoffrey Rush (โGeniusโ)
John Turturro (โThe Night Ofโ)
Limited Series Actress
Carrie Coon (โFargoโ)
Felicity Huffman (โAmerican Crimeโ)
Nicole Kidman (โBig Little Liesโ)
Jessica Lange (โFeudโ)
Susan Sarandon (โFeudโ)
Reese Witherspoon (โBig Little Liesโ)
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
John Lithgow (โThe Crownโ)
Jonathan Banks (โBetter Call Saulโ)
Mandy Patinkin (โHomelandโ)
Michael Kelly (โHouse of Cardsโ)
David Harbour (โStranger Thingsโ)
Ron Cephas Jones (โThis Is Usโ)
Jeffrey Wright (โWestworldโ)
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Ann Dowd (โThe Handmaidโs Taleโ)
Samira Wiley (โThe Handmaidโs Taleโ)
Uzo Aduba (โOrange Is the New Blackโ)
Millie Bobby Brown (โStranger Thingsโ)
Chrissy Metz (โThis Is Usโ)
Thandie Newton (โWestworldโ)
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin (โSaturday Night Liveโ)
Louie Anderson (โBasketsโ)
Ty Burrell (โModern Familyโ)
Tituss Burgess (โUnbreakable Kimmy Schmidtโ)
Tony Hale (โVeepโ)
Matt Walsh (โVeepโ)
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Kate McKinnon (โSaturday Night Liveโ)
Vanessa Bayer (โSaturday Night Liveโ)
Leslie Jones (โSaturday Night Liveโ)
Anna Chlumsky (โVeepโ)
Judith Light (โTransparentโ)
Kathryn Hahn (โTransparentโ)
Variety Talk Series
โFull Frontal With Samantha Beeโ (TBS)
โJimmy Kimmel Live!โ (ABC)
โLast Week Tonight With John Oliverโ (HBO)
โLate Late Show With James Cordenโ (CBS)
โReal Time With Bill Maherโ (HBO)
โThe Late Show with Stephen Colbertโ (CBS)
Reality Competition
โThe Amazing Raceโ (CBS)
โAmerican Ninja Warriorโ (NBC)
โProject Runwayโ (Lifetime)
โRuPaulโs Drag Raceโ (vh1)
โTop Chefโ (Bravo)
โThe Voiceโ (NBC)
Television Movie
โBlack Mirror: San Juniperoโ
โDolly Partonโs Christmas Of Many Colors: Circle Of Loveโ
โThe Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacksโ
โSherlock: The Lying Detective (Masterpiece)โ
โThe Wizard Of Liesโ
Variety Sketch Series
โBilly On The Streetโ (truTV)
โDocumentary Now!โ (IFC)
โDrunk Historyโ (Comedy Central)
โPortlandiaโ (IFC)
โSaturday Night Liveโ (NBC)
โTracey Ullmanโs Showโ (HBO)
Structured Reality Program
โAntiques Roadshowโ (PBS)
โDiners, Drive-Ins and Divesโ (Food Network)
โFixer Upperโ (HGTV)
โLip Sync Battleโ (Spike TV)
โShark Tankโ (ABC)
โWho Do You Think You Areโ (TLC)
Unstructured Reality Program
โBorn This Wayโ (A&E)
โDeadliest Catchโ (Discovery Channel)
โGaycation With Ellen Pageโ (Viceland)
โInterventionโ (A&E)
โRuPaulโs Drag Race: Untuckedโ (YouTube)
โUnited Shades Of America: With W. Kamau Bellโ (CNN)
Host for a Reality/Reality-Competition Program
Alec Baldwin (โMatch Gameโ)
W. Kamau Bell (โUnited Shades Of America With W. Kamau Bell)
RuPaul Charles (โRuPaulโs Drag Race)
Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn (โProject Runway)
Gordon Ramsay (โMasterChef Junior)
Martha Stewart & Snoop Dogg (โMartha & Snoopโs Potluck Dinner Partyโ)
Directing for a Comedy Series
Donald Glover (โAtlantaโ)
Jamie Babbit (โSilicon Valleyโ)
Morgan Sackett (โVeepโ)
David Mandel (โVeepโ)
Dale Stern (โVeepโ)
Directing for a Nonfiction Program
Alexis Bloom & Fisher Stevens (โBright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynoldsโ)
Ezra Edelman (โO.J.: Made in Americaโ)
Fredi Devas (โPlanet Earth IIโ)
Elizabeth White (โPlanet Earth IIโ)
Ava DuVernay (โ13thโ)
Writing for a Comedy Series
Donald Glover (โAtlantaโ)
Stephen Glover (โAtlantaโ)
Aziz Ansari & Lena Waithe (โMaster of Noneโ)
Alec Berg (โSilicon Valleyโ)
Billy Kimball (โVeepโ)
David Mandel (โVeepโ)
Writing for a Drama Series
Joe Weisberg & Joel Fields (โThe Americansโ)
Gordon Smith (โBetter Call Saulโ)
Peter Morgan (โThe Crownโ)
Bruce Miller (โThe Handmaidโs Taleโ)
The Duffer Brothers (โStranger Thingsโ)
Lisa Joy & Jonathan Nolan (โWestworldโ)
Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Drama
David E. Kelley (โBig Little Liesโ)
Charlie Brooker (โBlack Mirror: San Juniperoโ)
Noah Hawley (โFargoโ)
Ryan Murphy (โFeud: Bette and Joanโ)
Jaffe Cohen, Michael, Michael Zam & Ryan Murphy (โFeud: Bette and Joanโ)
Richard Price & Steven Zaillian (โThe Night Ofโ)