It's time to honor the very best that television has to offer. Not through Twitter posts and homemade costumes, but through the 71st annual Emmy Awards, which are set to air later this year.
The Good Place star D'Arcy Carden took the stage with comedian Ken Jeong to announce all the 2019 nominees. After joking about the heights of Jeong's medical education, and a reference to Carden's winning turn on HBO's Barry, they got down to business...eventually...after giving viewers time to go back and reflect on last year's winners. But without further ado, here's the sometimes sordid cream of the crop from the past year of television.
Outstanding Drama Series
Bodyguard
Game of Thrones
Pose
Succession
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Emilia Clarke - Game of Thrones
Jodie Comer - Killing Eve
Viola Davis - How to Get Away with Murder
Laura Linney - Ozark
Mandy Moore - This Is Us
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Jason Bateman - Ozark
Sterling K. Brown - This Is Us
Kit Harington - Game of Thrones
Bob Odenkirk - Better Call Saul
Billy Porter - Pose
Milo Ventimiglia - This Is Us
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 Actor in a Drama Series
Jonathan Banks - Better Call Saul
Giancarlo Esposito - Better Call Saul
Peter Dinklage - Game of Thrones
Michael Kelly - House of Cards
Alfie Allen - Game of Thrones
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau - Game of Thrones
Chris Sullivan - This Is Us
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Carice van Houten - Game of Thrones
Laverne Cox - Orange Is the New Black
Phylicia Rashad - This Is Us
Cherry Jones - The Handmaid's Tale
Cicely Tyson - How to Get Away with Murder
Jessica Lange - American Horror Story: Apocalypse
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Ron Cephas Jones - This Is Us
Bradley Whitford - The Handmaid's Tale
Michael McKean - Better Call Saul
Glynn Turman - How to Get Away with Murder
Kumail Nanjiani - The Twilight Zone
Michael Angarano - This Is Us
Outstanding Comedy Series
Barry
Fleabag
The Good Place
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Russian Doll
Schitt's Creek
Veep
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Christina Applegate - Dead To Me
Rachel Brosnahan - The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Julia Louis-Dreyfuss - Veep
Natasha Lyonne - Russian Doll
Catherine O'Hara - Schitt's Creek
Phoebe Waller-Bridge - Fleabag
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
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
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Anna Chlumsky - Veep
Alex Borstein - The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Marin Hinkle - The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Kate McKinnon - Saturday Night Live
Sarah Goldberg - Barry
Olivia Colman - Fleabag
Betty Gilpin - GLOW
Sian Clifford - Fleabag
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Carrigan - Barry
Alan Arkin - The Kominsky Method
Henry Winkler - Barry
Tony Shalhoub - The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Tony Hale - Veep
Stephen Root - Barry
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Fiona Shaw - Fleabag
Jane Lynch - The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Sandra Oh - Saturday Night Live
Maya Rudolph - The Good Place
Emma Thompson - Saturday Night Live
Kristin Scott Thomas - Fleabag
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Peter MacNicol - Veep
Robert De Niro - Saturday Night Live
Adam Sandler - Saturday Night Live
Matt Damon - Saturday Night Live
Luke Kirby - The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
John Mulaney - Saturday Night Live
Rufuss Sewell - The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Outstanding Limited Series
Escape at Dannemora
Fosse/Verdon
Sharp Objects
Outstanding Television Movie
Black Mirror: Bandersnatch
Brexit
Deadwood: The Movie
King Lear
My Dinner with Hervé
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Amy Adams - Sharp Objects
Patricia Arquette - Escape from Dannemora
Aunjanue Ellis - When They See Us
Joey King - The Act
Niecy Nash - When They See Us
Michelle Williams - Fosse/Verdon
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Hugh Grant - A Very English Scandal
Jared Harris - Chernobyl
Benicio del Toro - Escape at Dannemora
Mahershala Ali - True Detective
Sam Rockwell - Fosee/Verdon
Jharrel Jerome - When They See Us
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Emily Watson - Chernobyl
Marsha Stephanie Blake - When They See Us
Patricia Arquette - The Act
Margaret Qualley - Fosse/Verdon
Patricia Clarkson - Sharp Objects
Vera Farmiga - When They See Us
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Ben Whishaw - A Very English Scandal
Stellan Skarsgård - Chernobyl
Asante Blackk - When They See Us
Michael K. Williams - When They See Us
John Leguizamo - When They See Us
Paul Dano - Escape At Dannemora
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
Outstanding Competition Program
The Amazing Race
American Ninja Warrior
Nailed It
RuPaul's Drag Race
Top Chef
The Voice
That's a lot of great nominees, right? Game of Thrones really stepped it up in the acting department across just about all levels. (We won't go into the writing portion of the Emmys here, though, don't worry.) Though the lead performance nominations were limited to Kit Harington and Emilia Clarke, the show earned a wealth of supporting actor noms, and even Carice van Houten got herself some recognition.
Elsewhere, HBO was still all over the place with a ton of nominations for Bill Hader's Barry, with the co-creator himself getting a nod. Not to mention all the other onscreen talent, and those behind the scenes. It even outshined the final season of Veep, though Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Tony Hale got their expected attention.
Don't forget to tune into the 2019 Emmy Awards when they air on Fox on Sunday, September 22, at 8:00 p.m. ET.
