Emmy nominees in key categories

Los Angeles, Sept 16, 2016 (AFP) -Here is a list of the nominees in key categories for the 68th Emmy Awards, which will be handed out in Los Angeles on Sunday:

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"

LEAD ACTOR, DRAMA
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"

LEAD ACTRESS, DRAMA
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"

LEAD ACTOR, COMEDY
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"

LEAD ACTRESS, COMEDY
Ellie Kemper, "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "Veep"
Laurie Metcalf, "Getting On"
Tracee Ellis Ross, "black-ish"
Amy Schumer, "Inside Amy Schumer"
Lily Tomlin, "Grace and Frankie"

SUPPORTING ACTOR, DRAMA
Jonathan Banks, "Better Call Saul"
Peter Dinklage, "Game of Thrones"
Kit Harington, "Game of Thrones"
Michael Kelly, "House of Cards"
Ben Mendelsohn, "Bloodline"
Jon Voight, "Ray Donovan"

SUPPORTING ACTRESS, DRAMA
Emilia Clarke, "Game of Thrones"
Lena Headey, "Game of Thrones"
Maggie Smith, "Downton Abbey"
Maura Tierney, "The Affair"
Maisie Williams, "Game of Thrones"
Constance Zimmer, "UnREAL"

SUPPORTING ACTOR, COMEDY
Louie Anderson, "Baskets"
Andre Braugher, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
Tituss Burgess, "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"
Ty Burrell, "Modern Family"
Tony Hale, "Veep"
Keegan-Michael Key, "Key & Peele"
Matt Walsh, "Veep"

SUPPORTING ACTRESS, COMEDY
Anna Chlumsky, "Veep"
Gaby Hoffmann, "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 vs O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story"

OUTSTANDING TELEVISION MOVIE
"A Very Murray Christmas"
"All the Way"
"Confirmation"
"Luther"
"Sherlock: The Abominable Bride"

LEAD ACTOR, LIMITED SERIES OR 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"

LEAD ACTRESS, LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
Kirsten Dunst, "Fargo"
Felicity Huffman, "American Crime"
Audra McDonald, "Lady Day at Emerson´s Bar & Grill"
Sarah Paulson, "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story"
Lili Taylor, "American Crime"
Kerry Washington, "Confirmation"

Top five programs with most overall nominations (including last weekend´s Creative Arts Emmys):

"Game of Thrones" - 23
"The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story" - 22
"Fargo" - 18
"Veep" - 17
"Saturday Night Live" - 16

Top five platforms with most overall nominations:
HBO: 94
FX Networks: 56
Netflix: 54
NBC: 41
ABC: 35