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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Gwilym Mumford

Emmy nominations: the 2019 list

Emmy nominees (clockwise from top left): Phoebe Waller-Bridge in Fleabag; Mj Rodriguez in Pose; Emilia Clarke in Game of Thrones; Richard Madden in Bodyguard.
Emmy nominees (clockwise from top left): Phoebe Waller-Bridge in Fleabag; Mj Rodriguez in Pose; Emilia Clarke in Game of Thrones; Richard Madden in Bodyguard. Composite: BBC/FX/HBO

Outstanding drama series

Better Call Saul
Bodyguard
Game of Thrones
Killing Eve
Ozark
Pose
Succession
This Is Us

Outstanding comedy series

Barry
Fleabag
Russian Doll
Schitt’s Creek
The Good Place
The Marvelous Mrs Maisel
Veep

Outstanding lead actor in a drama

Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Jason Bateman, Ozark
Sterling K Brown, This Is Us
Kit Harington, Game of Thrones
Billy Porter, Pose
Milo Ventimiglia, This Is Us

Outstanding lead actress in a drama

Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones
Robin Wright, House of Cards
Viola Davis, How To Get Away with Murder
Jodie Comer, Killing Eve
Sandra Oh, Killing Eve
Laura Linney, Ozark
Mandy Moore, This Is Us

Outstanding lead actor in a comedy

Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
Don Cheadle, Black Monday
Ted Danson, The Good Place
Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method
Bill Hader, Barry
Eugene Levy, Schitt’s Creek

Don Cheadle in Black Monday .
Don Cheadle in Black Monday . Photograph: PHOTOGRAPHER/MICHAEL LAVINE, PHOTOGRAPHER

Outstanding lead actress in a comedy

Christina Applegate, Dead to Me
Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Natasha Lyonne, Russian Doll
Catherine O’Hara, Schitt’s Creek
Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Fleabag

Outstanding lead actor in a limited series or TV movie

Mahershala Ali, True Detective
Benicio Del Toro, Escape at Dannemora
Hugh Grant, A Very English Scandal
Jared Harris, Chernobyl
Jharrel Jerome, When They See Us
Sam Rockwell, Fosse/Verdon

Outstanding lead actress in a limited series or TV movie

Amy Adams, Sharp Objects
Patricia Arquette, Escape at Dannemora
Aunjanue Ellis, When They See Us
Joey King, The Act
Niecy Nash, When They See Us
Michelle Williams, Fosse/Verdon

Outstanding limited series

Chernobyl
Escape at Dannemora
Fosse/Verdon
Sharp Objects
When They See Us

Outstanding television movie

Bandersnatch (Black Mirror)
Brexit: The Uncivil War
Deadwood: The Movie
King Lear
My Dinner with Hervé

Outstanding reality competition series

The Amazing Race
American Ninja Warrior
Nailed It!
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Top Chef
The Voice

Outstanding variety talk series

The Daily Show With Trevor Noah
Full Frontal With Samantha Bee
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee.
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee. Photograph: YouTube

Outstanding variety sketch series

At Home with Amy Sedaris
Documentary Now!
Drunk History
I Love You, America with Sarah Silverman
Saturday Night Live
Who Is America?

Outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series

Anthony Carrigan, Barry
Stephen Root, Barry
Henry Winkler, Barry
Alan Arkin, The Kominsky Method
Tony Shalhoub, The Marvelous Mrs Maisel
Tony Hale, Veep

Outstanding supporting actor in a drama series

Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul
Giancarlo Esposito, Better Call Saul
Alfie Allen, Game of Thrones
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Game of Thrones
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Michael Kelly, House of Cards
Chris Sullivan, This Is Us

Outstanding supporting actor in a limited series or movie

Ben Whishaw, A Very English Scandal
Stellan Skarsgărd, Chernobyl
Paul Dano, Escape at Dannemora
John Leguizamo, When They See Us
Michael K Williams, When They See Us
Asante Blackk, When They See Us

Ben Whishaw, A Very English Scandal.
Ben Whishaw, A Very English Scandal. Photograph: Kieron McCarron/BBC/Blueprint Television Ltd

Outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series

Sarah Goldberg, Barry
Sian Clifford, Fleabag
Olivia Colman, Fleabag
Betty Gilpin, GLOW
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
Marin Hinkle, The Marvelous Mrs Maisel

Outstanding supporting actress in a drama series

Gwendoline Christie, Game of Thrones
Lena Headey, Game of Thrones
Sophie Turner, Game of Thrones
Maisie Williams, Game of Thrones
Fiona Shaw, Killing Eve
Julia Garner, Ozark

Outstanding supporting actress in a limited series or movie

Emily Watson, Chernobyl
Margaret Qualley, Fosse/Verdon
Patricia Clarkson, Sharp Objects
Patricia Arquette, The Act
Marsha Stephanie Blake, When They See Us
Vera Farmiga, When They See Us

Emily Watson, Chernobyl.
Emily Watson, Chernobyl. Photograph: HBO/Liam Daniel/Sky Atlantic

Outstanding guest actor in a comedy series

Robert De Niro, Saturday Night Live
John Mulaney, Saturday Night Live
Adam Sandler, Saturday Night Live
Matt Damon, Saturday Night Live
Luke Kirby, The Marvelous Mrs Maisel
Rufus Sewell, The Marvelous Mrs Maisel
Peter MacNicol, Veep

Outstanding guest actor in a drama series

Michael McKean, Better Call Saul
Glynn Turman, How To Get Away with Murder
Bradley Whitford, The Handmaid’s Tale
Kumail Nanjiani, The Twilight Zone
Michael Angarano, This Is Us
Ron Cephas Jones, This Is Us

Outstanding guest actress in a comedy series

Fiona Shaw, Fleabag
Kristin Scott Thomas, Fleabag
Emma Thompson, Saturday Night Live
Sandra Oh, Saturday Night Live
Maya Rudolph, The Good Place
Jane Lynch, The Marvelous Mrs Maisel

Outstanding guest actress in a drama series

Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Apocalypse
Carice van Houten, Game of Thrones
Cicely Tyson, How To Get Away With Murder
Laverne Cox, Orange is the New Black
Cherry Jones, The Handmaid’s Tale
Phylicia Rashad, This Is Us

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