In this image released by Amazon, Judith Light, left, and Jeffrey Tambor appear in a scene from, “Transparent.” The program was nominated for outstanding comedy series on Thursday, July 14, 2016. Tambor was also nominated for best actor in a comedy series. The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards will be broadcast live on ABC beginning at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
In this image released by USA Network, Rami Malek appears in a scene from, “Mr. Robot.” On Thursday, July 14, 2016, Malek was nominated for outstanding actor in a drama series for his role. The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards will be broadcast live on ABC beginning at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
In this image released by ABC, Tracee Ellis Ross, left, and Anthony Anderson appear in a scene from “Black-ish.” The program was nominated for outstanding comedy series on Thursday, July 14, 2016. Ross was also nominated for outstanding actress in a comedy and Anderson was nominated for outstanding actor in a comedy series. The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards will be broadcast live on ABC beginning at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
In this image released by HBO, Julia Louis-Dreyfus appears in a scene from the comedy series, “Veep.” On Thursday, July 14, 2016, Louis-Dreyfus was nominated for outstanding actress in a comedy for her role in the series. The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards will be broadcast live on ABC beginning at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
In this image released by FX, Cuba Gooding, Jr. portrays O.J. Simpson in a scene from, “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story.” On Thursday, July 14, 2016, Gooding was nominated for outstanding actor in a limited series or movie for his role. The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards will be broadcast live on ABC beginning at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
In this image released by Netflix, Tituss Burgess, left, and Ellie Kemper appear in a scene from “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.” On Thursday, July 14, 2016, Burgess was nominated for outstanding supporting actor in a comedy for his role in the series.Kemper also received a nomination for outstanding actress and their show was nominated for outstanding comedy. The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards will be broadcast live on ABC beginning at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.LOS ANGELES – Power-and-blood fantasy saga “Game of Thrones” ruled the Emmy Award nominations Thursday with a leading 23 bids, including best drama, while a real-life epic of murder and celebrity, “The People v. O.J. Simpson,” was close behind with 22 nods.
“Game of Thrones,” which won a record 12 Emmys last fall including best drama, gets the chance to claim its second top award. “Veep,” last year’s best comedy series winner, also will get another shot at holding office and, with 17 nominations, was the comedy leader.
Breakthrough nominations include a best comedy series nod for sophomore “black-ish,” which brought the African-American family sitcom back to network TV, with bids as well for its stars, Anthony Anderson – who helped announce the awards live on Thursday and read his show’s name with glee – and his co-star Tracee Ellis Ross.
“I’m on cloud nine right now,” Anderson said afterward. “When hope becomes reality, that’s what it is. I was just a 9-year-old kid growing up in Compton, California, with a dream and this is the dream that I had.”
They were among a number of black actors recognized by TV academy voters, who have started to keep pace with TV’s growing diversity – in sharp contrast to moviedom’s Academy Awards, which were slammed as “Oscars So White” this year.