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Emmys 2016: ‘American Crime Story’,’Transparent’ earn noms
‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘Mr. Robot’ also recognized
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The 2016 Emmy nominations were announced for the 68th Annual Emmy Awards by “black-ish” star Anthony Anderson and Lauren Graham, star of the Netflix series “Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life,” at the Wolf Theatre in Los Angeles on Thursday.
“Transparent” and “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” landed nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series. Jeffrey Tambor, Judith Light and Gabby Hoffman received acting nominations for “Transparent.” Ellie Kemper and Tituss Burgess also earned nominations for “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.” Lily Tomlin also received a nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for “Grace and Frankie.”
Ryan Murphy’s “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” earned a nomination for Outstanding Limited Series. Sarah Paulson earned nominations for “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” and “American Horror Story: Hotel.”
In reality television, RuPaul received a nomination for Outstanding Reality Host for “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and “Gaycation with Ellen Page” earned a place for Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program.
“Game of Thrones” led the pack with 23 nominations for its sixth season.
Jimmy Kimmel will be hosting the ceremony which airs on Sunday, Sept. 18 on ABC.
“I am excited to be hosting the Emmys again,” Kimmel said in a statement. “I have a feeling I’m going to be great.”
For a complete list of nominees, visit here.
Outstanding Drama Series
“Better Call Saul”
“Downton Abbey”
“Game of Thrones”
“Homeland”
“House of Cards”
“Mr. Robot”
“The Americans”
Outstanding Comedy Series
“black-ish”
“Master of None”
“Modern Family”
“Silicon Valley”
“Transparent”
“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”
“Veep”
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Kyle Chandler – “Bloodline”
Rami Malek – “Mr. Robot”
Bob Odenkirk – “Better Call Saul”
Matthew Rhys – “The Americans”
Liev Schreiber – “Ray Donovan”
Kevin Spacey- “House of Cards”
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Claire Danes – “Homeland”
Viola Davis – “How to Get Away With Murder”
Taraji P. Henson – “Empire”
Tatiana Maslany- “Orphan Black”
Keri Russell – “The Americans”
Robin Wright – “House of Cards”
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson – “black-ish”
Aziz Ansari – “Master of None”
Will Forte – “The Last Man on Earth”
William H. Macy – “Shameless”
Thomas Middleditch – “Silicon Valley”
Jeffrey Tambor – “Transparent”
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Ellie Kemper – “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”
Julia Louis-Dreyfus – “Veep”
Laurie Metcalfe – “Getting On”
Tracee Ellis Ross – “black-ish”
Amy Schumer – “Inside Amy Schumer”
Lily Tomlin – “Grace and Frankie”
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Louis Anderson – “Baskets”
Andre Braugher – “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”
Ty Burrell – “Modern Family”
Tituss Burgess – “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”
Tony Hale – “Veep”
Keegan-Michael Key – “Key and Peele”
Matt Walsh – “Veep”
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Anna Chlumsky – “Veep”
Gaby Hoffman – “Transparent”
Allison Janney – “Mom”
Judith Light – “Transparent”
Kate McKinnon – “Saturday Night Live”
Niecy Nash – “Getting On”
Outstanding Limited Series
“American Crime”
“Fargo”
“Roots”
“The Night Manager”
“The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story”
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie
Bryan Cranston – “All the Way”
Benedict Cumberbatch – “Sherlock: The Abominable Bride”
Idris Elba – “Luther”
Cuba Gooding, Jr. – “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story”
Tom Hiddleston – “The Night Manager”
Courtney B. Vance – “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story”
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie
Kirsten Dunst – “Fargo”
Felicity Huffman – “American Crime”
Audra McDonald – “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill”
Sarah Paulson – “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story”
Lili Taylor – “American Crime”
Kerry Washington – “Confirmation”
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie
Sterling K. Brown – “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story”
Hugh Laurie – “The Night Manager”
Jesse Plemons – “Fargo”
David Schwimmer – “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story”
John Travolta – “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story”
Bokeem Woodbine – “Fargo”
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie
Kathy Bates – “American Horror Story: Hotel”
Olivia Colman – “The Night Manager”
Regina King – “American Crime”
Melissa Leo – “All the Way”
Sarah Paulson – “American Horror Story: Hotel”
Jean Smart – “Fargo”
Outstanding Variety Talk Series
“Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee”
“Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
“Last Week Tonight With John Oliver”
“Real Time With Bill Maher”
“The Late Late Show With James Corden”
“The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon”
Outstanding Reality Host
Tom Bergeron – “Dancing With the Stars”
Tim Gunn and Heidi Klum – “Project Runway”
Steve Harvey – “Little Big Shots Starring Steve Harvey”
Jane Lynch – “Hollywood Game Night”
RuPaul – “RuPaul’s Drag Race”
Ryan Seacrest – “American Idol”
Outstanding Reality Competition Series
“American Ninja Warrior”
“Dancing With the Stars”
“Project Runway”
“Top Chef”
“The Amazing Race”
“The Voice”
Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
“Born This Way”
“Deadliest Catch”
“Gaycation with Ellen Page”
“Intervention”
“Project Greenlight”
“United Shades of America”
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Queer highlights of the 2026 Critics Choice Awards: Aunt Gladys, that ‘Heated Rivalry’ shoutout and more
Amy Madigan’s win in the supporting actress category puts her in serious contention to win the Oscar for ‘Weapons’
From Chelsea Handler shouting out Heated Rivalry in her opening monologue to Amy Madigan proving that horror performances can (and should) be taken seriously, the Critics Choice Awards provided plenty of iconic moments for queer movie fans to celebrate on the long road to Oscar night.
Handler kicked off the ceremony by recapping the biggest moments in pop culture last year, from Wicked: For Good to Sinners. She also made room to joke about the surprise hit TV sensation on everyone’s minds: “Shoutout to Heated Rivalry. Everyone loves it! Gay men love it, women love it, straight men who say they aren’t gay but work out at Equinox love it!”
The back-to-back wins for Jacob Elordi in Frankenstein and Amy Madigan in Weapons are notable, given the horror bias that awards voters typically have. Aunt Gladys instantly became a pop culture phenomenon within the LGBTQ+ community when Zach Cregger’s hit horror comedy released in August, but the thought that Madigan could be a serious awards contender for such a fun, out-there performance seemed improbable to most months ago. Now, considering the sheer amount of critics’ attention she’s received over the past month, there’s no denying she’s in the running for the Oscar.
“I really wasn’t expecting all of this because I thought people would like the movie, and I thought people would dig Gladys, but you love Gladys! I mean, it’s crazy,” Madigan said during her acceptance speech. “I get [sent] makeup tutorials and paintings. I even got one weird thing about how she’s a sex icon also, which I didn’t go too deep into that one.”
Over on the TV side, Rhea Seehorn won in the incredibly competitive best actress in a drama series category for her acclaimed performance as Carol in Pluribus, beating out the likes of Emmy winner Britt Lower for Severance, Carrie Coon for The White Lotus, and Bella Ramsey for The Last of Us. Pluribus, which was created by Breaking Bad’s showrunner Vince Gilligan, has been celebrated by audiences for its rich exploration of queer trauma and conversion therapy.
Jean Smart was Hack’s only win of the night, as Hannah Einbinder couldn’t repeat her Emmy victory in the supporting actress in a comedy series category against Janelle James, who nabbed a trophy for Abbott Elementary. Hacks lost the best comedy series award to The Studio, as it did at the Emmys in September. And in the limited series category, Erin Doherty repeated her Emmy success in supporting actress, joining in yet another Adolescence awards sweep.
As Oscar fans speculate on what these Critics Choice wins mean for future ceremonies, we have next week’s Golden Globes ceremony to look forward to on Jan. 11.
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