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One of the highest rated shows in Television was left out the the big awards but one of it’s stars will get to shine. While the Fox hit TV show “Empire” didn’t get nominated for a Emmy for “Best Drama Series,” Taraji P. Henson did get a nod for Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role as “Cookie.” Joining her is Viola Davis for her role as “Annalise” on the ABC drama “How To Get Away With Murder.” This is Henson’s 2nd Emmy Nomination (Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie: Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story, 2011) and first for Davis.
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Anthony Anderson gets his first Emmy nomination for the role of “Andre “Dre” Johnson, Sr.” in the ABC comedy series “Black’ish.” Don Cheadle gets his fourth overall Emmy nod and second his portrayal as “Marty Kaan” in the Showtime series “House of Lies.”
See other Nominees below:
Comedy Series
“Louie”
“Modern Family”
“Parks & Recreation”
“Silicon Valley”
“Transparent”
“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”
“Veep”
Drama Series
“Better Call Saul”
“Downton Abbey”
“Game of Thrones”
“Homeland”
“House of Cards”
“Mad Men”
“Orange Is The New Black”
Limited Series
“American Crime”
“ American Horror Story: Freak Show”
“Olive Kitteridge”
“The Honorable Woman ”
“Wolf Hall”
Outstanding Television Movie
“Agatha Christie’s Poirot: Poirot’s Last Case”
“Bessie”
“Grace of Monaco”
“Hello Ladies: The Movie”
“Killing Jesus”
“Nightingale”
Lead Actor in a Comedy
Anthony Anderson
Louis C.K.
Don Cheadle
Will Forte
Matt LeBlanc
William H. Macy
Jeffrey Tambor
Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Edie Falco
Lisa Kudrow
Julia Louis Dreyfuss
Amy Poehler
Amy Schumer
Lily Tomlin
Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Kyle Chandler
Jeff Daniels
Jon Hamm
Bob Odenkirk
Liev Schreiber
Kevin Spacey
Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Claire Danes
Viola Davis
Taraji P. Henson
Tatania Maslany
Elisabeth Moss
Robin Wright
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Jonathan Banks, “Better Call Saul”
Ben Mendelsohn, “Bloodline”
Jim Carter, “Downton Abbey”
Peter Dinklage, “Game of Thrones”
Alan Cumming, “The Good Wife”
Michael Kelly, “House of Cards”
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Joanne Froggatt, “Downton Abbey”
Lena Headey, “Game of Thrones”
Emilia Clarke, “Game of Thrones”
Christine Baranski, “The Good Wife”
Christina Hendricks, “Mad Men”
Uzo Aduba, “Orange is the New Black”
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Andre Braugher, “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”
Adam Driver, “Girls”
Keegan-Michael Key, “Key and Peele”
Ty Burrell, “Modern Family”
Tituss Burgess, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”
Tony Hale, “Veep”
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Mayim Bialik, “The Big Bang Theory”
Niecy Nash, “Getting On”
Julie Bowen, “Modern Family”
Allison Janney, “Mom”
Kate McKinnon, “Saturday Night Live”
Gaby Hoffmann, “Transparent”
Jane Krakowski, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”
Anna Chlumsky, “Veep”
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Alan Alda, “The Blacklist”
Michael J. Fox, “The Good Wife”
F. Murray Abraham, “Homeland”
Reg E. Cathey, “House of Cards”
Beau Bridges, “Masters of Sex”
Pablo Schreiber, “Orange Is the New Black”
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Margo Martindale, “The Americans”
Diana Rigg, “Game of Thrones”
Rachel Brosnahan, “House of Cards”
Cicely Tyson, “How To Get Away With Murder”
Allison Janney, “Masters of Sex”
Khandi Alexander, “Scandal”
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Mel Brooks, “The Comedians”
Paul Giamatti, “Inside Amy Schumer”
Bill Hader, “Saturday Night Live”
Louis C.K., “Saturday Night Live”
Bradley Whitford, “Transparent”
Jon Hamm, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Christine Barasnki, “The Big Bang Theory”
Gaby Hoffmann, “Girls”
Pamela Adlon, “Louie”
Elizabeth Banks, “Modern Family”
Joan Cusack, “Shameless”
Tina Fey, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”
Outstanding Variety Series
“The Colbert Report”
“The Daily Show”
“Jimmy Kimmel Live”
“Last Week Tonight”
“Late Show With David Letterman”
“The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon”
Outstanding Reality Competition Program
“The Amazing Race”
“Dancing With the Stars”
“Project Runway”
“So You Think You Can Dance”
“Top Chef”
“The Voice”
Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
“Drunk History”
“Inside Amy Schumer”
“Key & Peele”
“Portlandia”
“Saturday Night Live”
Read the full list here.
