Emmy nominations 2018 live: Game of Thrones leads the pack with 22 nominations while The Handmaid's Tale dominates acting categories

It;s been a good day for Atlanta, Barry, The Crown, Godless, Killing Eve, Stranger Things and Westworld

First nominations for Emmy Awards revealed

The nominations for the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards have been announced in Los Angeles today.

The Handmaid's Tale actor Samira Wiley and The Blacklist actor Ryan Eggold revealed the shows, casts and crews that will are vying for awards, as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, at the ceremony taking place on 17 September at the Microsoft Theater in Downtown LA and broadcast by NBC.

As predicted, Game of Thrones - who returned to the fold having been ineligible last year - leads the pack with a grand total of 22 nominations including Best Drama as well as the acting categories (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Peter Dinklage and Diana Rigg have all been recognised). Still, the runaway success in terms of the acting department is far and away The Handmaid's Tale which is looking to capitalise on its big win last year.

Elisabeth Moss faces the likes of Claire Foy (The Crown), Keri Russell (The Americans) and Killing Eve's Sandra Oh who becomes the first Asian woman to ever be nominated in the lead actress category while co-stars turn competitors in the categories of Supporting Actress and Outstanding Guest Actress (the former sees nominations for Alexis Biedel, Yvonne Strahovski and reigning champion Ann Dowd).

In the comedy stakes, it's nominations a-plenty for the second season of Donald Glover's Atlanta, Netflix smash GLOW and Amazon's Golden Globe-winning The Marvellous Mrs Maisel which sees Rachel Brosnahan go up against Pamela Adlon (Better Things), Allison Janney (Mom) and Issa Rae of Insecure fame.

Twin Peaks fans won't be happy when they see the Limited Series nominations. Considering it was eligible this year as it aired the majority of its episodes after the Emmys cut-off point in 2017, it's fair to say David Lynch's revival has been snubbed (shout out to Larry David whose long-waited Curb Your Enthusiasm return got noticed in the Comedy categories).

Still, it's good news for The Assassination of Gianni Versace, Godless and Patrick Melrose who'll all duke it out while Laura Dern may as well collect her trophy now for The Tale.

You can find the full list of Emmys 2018 nominations here.

Full list of nominations to follow.

[12 July 2018 17:09 · Jacob Stolworthy]

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

Katt Williams - Atlanta

Sterling K. Brown - Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Bryan Cranston - Curb Your Enthusiasm

Lin Manuel-Miranda - Curb Your Enthusiasm

Donald Glover - Saturday Night Live

Bill Hader - Saturday Night Live

[12 July 2018 17:10 · j.shepherd]

Outstanding writing for Comedy

Atlanta - "Alligator Man" 

Atlanta - "Barbershop"

Barry - "Chapter Seven: Loud, Fast And Keep Going"

Barry - "Chapter One: Make Your Mark" Alec Berg, Written by

Bill Hader, Written by

Silicon Valley - "Fifty-One Percent"

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel - "Pilot"

Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series

Full Frontal With Samantha Bee

Last Week Tonight With John Oliver

Late Night With Seth Meyers

Saturday Night Live

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert

[12 July 2018 17:11 · Jacob Stolworthy]

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series

F. Murray Abraham - Homeland

Cameron Britton - Mindhunter

Matthew Goode - The Crown

Ron Cephas Jones - This Is Us

Gerald McRaney - This Is Us

Jimmi Simpson - Westworld

[12 July 2018 17:12 · Jacob Stolworthy]

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series

Diana Rigg - Game of Thrones

Cicely Tyson - How To Get Away With Murder

Viola Davis - Scandal 

​Kelly Jenrette - The Handmaid’s Tale

Cherry Jones - The Handmaid’s Tale

Samira Wiley - The Handmaid’s Tale

[12 July 2018 17:14 · Jacob Stolworthy]

Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series / TV Movie

American Vandal

Godless

Patrick Melrose

The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story

Twin Peaks

Black Mirror: USS Callister

[12 July 2018 17:15 · Jacob Stolworthy]

That's it for all the categories that'll be announced on the night (and then some) - we're gonna have a full list with the best of the rest posted imminently so watch this space.

[12 July 2018 17:17 · Christopher Hooton]

[12 July 2018 17:18 · j.shepherd]

Outstanding Directing, Comedy 

Atlanta - “FUBU” - Donald Glover

Atlanta - “Teddy Perkins” - Hiro Murai

Barry - “Chapter One: Make Your Mark” - Bill Hader

GLOW - “Pilot” - Jesse Peretz, 

Silicon Valley - “Initial Coin Offering” - Mike Judge

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel - “Pilot” - Amy Sherman-Palladino

Outstanding Directing, Variety Series

Full Frontal With Samantha Bee - “Episode 2061” - Andre Allen, Directed by

Last Week Tonight With John Oliver - “Episode 421” - Paul Pennolino

Portlandia - “Riot Spray” - Carrie Brownstein

Saturday Night Live - “Host: Donald Glover” - Don Roy King

The Late Late Show With James Corden - “Episode 0416” - Tim Mancinelli,

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert - “Episode 438” - Jim Hoskinson,

Outstanding Directing, Drama

Game Of Thrones - “Beyond The Wall” - Alan Taylor

Game Of Thrones - “The Dragon And The Wolf” - Jeremy Podeswa

Ozark - “The Toll” - Jason Bateman

Ozark - “Tonight We Improvise” - Daniel Sackheim

Stranger Things - “Chapter Nine: The Gate” - The Duffer Brothers

The Crown - “Paterfamilias” - Stephen Daldry

The Handmaid's Tale - “After” - Kari Skogland

Outstanding Directing, Limited Series

Godless

Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert

Paterno

Patrick Melrose

The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story

The Looming Tower

Twin Peaks

Outstanding Directing, Variety Special

Dave Chappelle: Equanimity

Jerry Seinfeld: Jerry Before Seinfeld

Steve Martin & Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget For The Rest Of Your Life

Super Bowl LII Halftime Show Starring Justin Timberlake

The Oscars

[12 July 2018 17:39 · Jacob Stolworthy]

Thanks for following on - find the full list of nominations HERE