The 68th Emmy Awards 2016 list of nominations was officially released on July 14, 2016. The exclusive long list showed the best programs that aired from June 1, 2015 to May 31, 2016.
The Emmy Awards 2016 nominees featured both new and returning entries.
The Hollywood Reporter cited that "Game of Thrones" garnered the most Emmy Awards 2016 nominations with 23, followed by "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story" with 22, and "Fargo" with 18. As for newcomers, "Mr. Robot" made a huge impact in the past year, together with "The Americans."
The full list of the 68th Emmy Awards 2016 nominees are as follows:
Best Drama Series
Best Comedy Series
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix)
Best Actor in a Drama Series
Kyle Chandler (Bloodline)
Rami Malek (Mr. Robot)
Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul)
Matthew Rhys (The Americans)
Liev Schreiber (Ray Donovan)
Kevin Spacey (House of Cards)
Best Actress in a Drama Series
Viola Davis (How to Get Away With Murder)
Claire Danes (Homeland)
Taraji P. Henson (Empire)
Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black)
Keri Russell (The Americans)
Robin Wright (House of Cards)
Best Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson (Black-ish)
Aziz Ansari (Master of None)
Will Forte (The Last Man on Earth)
William H. Macy (Shameless)
Thomas Middleditch (Silicon Valley)
Jeffrey Tambor (Transparent)
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Ellie Kemper (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep)
Laurie Metcalf (Getting On)
Tracee Ellis Ross (Black-ish)
Amy Schumer (Inside Amy Schumer)
Lily Tomlin (Grace and Frankie)
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Jonathan Banks (Better Call Saul)
Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones)
Kit Harington (Game of Thrones)
Michael Kelly (House of Cards)
Ben Mendelsohn (Bloodline)
Jon Voight (Ray Donovan)
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones)
Lena Headey (Game of Thrones)
Maggie Smith (Downton Abbey)
Maura Tierney (The Affair)
Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones)
Constance Zimmer (UnREAL)
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Paul Schiraldi/HBO
Louie Anderson (Baskets)
Andre Braugher (Brooklyn Nine-Nine)
Ty Burrell (Modern Family)
Tituss Burgess (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt)
Tony Hale (Veep)
Keegan-Michael Key (Key and Peele)
Matt Walsh (Veep)
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Dana Edelson/NBC
Anna Chlumsky (Veep)
Gaby Hoffmann (Transparent)
Allison Janney (Mom)
Judith Light (Transparent)
Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live)
Niecy Nash (Getting On)
Best Limited Series
The People v. O.J. Simpson (FX)
Best Television Movie
A Very Murray Christmas (Netflix)
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (PBS)
Best Actor in a Limited Series or a Television Movie
Bryan Cranston (All the Way)
Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock: The Abominable Bride)
Idris Elba (Luther)
Cuba Gooding Jr. (The People v. O.J. Simpson)
Tom Hiddleston (The Night Manager)
Courtney B. Vance (The People v. O.J. Simpson)
Best Actress in a Limited Series or a Television Movie
Kirsten Dunst (Fargo)
Felicity Huffman (American Crime)
Audra McDonald (Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill)
Sarah Paulson (The People v. O.J. Simpson)
Lili Taylor (American Crime)
Kerry Washington (Confirmation)
Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Television Movie
Sterling K. Brown (The People v. O.J. Simpson)
Hugh Laurie (The Night Manager)
Jesse Plemons (Fargo)
David Schwimmer (The People v. O.J. Simpson)
John Travolta (The People v. O.J. Simpson)
Bokeem Woodbine (Fargo)
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Television Movie
Kathy Bates (American Horror Story: Hotel)
Olivia Colman (The Night Manager)
Regina King (American Crime)
Melissa Leo (All the Way)
Sarah Paulson (American Horror Story: Hotel)
Jean Smart (Fargo)
Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Mahershala Ali (House of Cards)
Hank Azaria (Ray Donovan)
Reg E. Cathey (House of Cards)
Michael J. Fox (The Good Wife)
Paul Sparks (House of Cards)
Max von Sydow (Game of Thrones)
Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Ellen Burstyn (House of Cards)
Allison Janney (Masters of Sex)
Margo Martindale (The Americans)
Laurie Metcalf (Horace and Pete)
Molly Parker (House of Cards)
Carrie Preston (The Good Wife)
Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Larry David (Saturday Night Live)
Peter MacNicol (Veep)
Tracy Morgan (Saturday Night Live)
Martin Mull (Veep)
Bob Newhart (The Big Bang Theory)
Bradley Whitford (Transparent)
Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Christine Baranski (The Big Bang Theory)
Tina Fey & Amy Poehler (Saturday Night Live)
Melora Hardin (Transparent)
Melissa McCarthy (Saturday Night Live)
Laurie Metcalf (The Big Bang Theory)
Amy Schumer (Saturday Night Live)
Best Variety Talk Series
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee (Crackle)
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (HBO)
The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS)
Real Time With Bill Maher (HBO)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC)
Best Variety Sketch Series
Augusta Quirk/IFC
Drunk History (Comedy Central)
Inside Amy Schumer (Comedy Central)
Best Special Class Program
Kevin Estrada/FOX; Frank Micelotta/FOX
73rd Golden Globe Awards (NBC)
Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show (CBS)
Best Variety Special
Adele Live in New York City (NBC)
Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo (HBO)
The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Prime Time Special (CBS)
Best Reality-Competition Program
Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition
Ryan Seacrest (American Idol)
Tom Bergeron (Dancing With the Stars)
Jane Lynch (Hollywood Game Night)
Steve Harvey (Little Big Shots)
Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn (Project Runway)
RuPaul Charles (RuPaul's Drag Race)
Best Structured Reality Series
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (Food Network)
MythBusters (Discovery Channel)
Best Unstructured Reality Series
Deadliest Catch (Discovery Channel)
Gaycation with Ellen Page (Viceland)
United Shades of America (CNN)
Best Documentary or Nonfiction Special
Everything is Copy - Nora Ephron: Scripted & Unscripted (HBO)
Listen to Me Marlon (Showtime)
Mapplethorpe: Look At The Pictures (HBO)
What Happened, Miss Simone? (Netflix)
Best Documentary or Non-Fiction Series
Woman with Gloria Steinem (Viceland)
Best Informational Series or Special
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (CNN)
Inside the Actors Studio (Bravo)
Star Talk With Neil deGrasse Tyson (National Geographic Channel)
The Story of God with Morgan Freeman (National Geographic Channel)
Best Writing for a Drama Series
Best Writing for a Comedy Series
The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards will happen on Sept. 18, 2016 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.