Emmy Awards 2016 nominees: ‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘People vs. O.J. Simpson’ among contenders

TV’s golden night is almost upon us.

Gilmore Girls‘ Lauren Graham and Black-ish actor Anthony Anderson announced the nominations for the 68th Emmy Awards Thursday morning.

Many familiar faces and TV shows were nominated again this year, with the 2015 dark-horse Mr. Robot making a repeat appearance and Canadian Tatiana Maslany getting a nod for her performance(s) in Orphan Black.

Game of Thrones is undoubtedly one of the biggest nominated shows of the year, with plenty of acting nominations. Some interesting new faces include Tituss Burgess from Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and industry vet Laurie Metcalf of Roseanne fame nominated for little-known series Getting On.

The biggest winners at last year’s awards were Game of Thrones, Veep and Transparent, which took home various trophies for acting and production. Game of Thrones won Outstanding Drama Series and Veep won the Outstanding Comedy Series title.

The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, will air live from the Microsoft Theater in L.A. on Sept. 18.

Here are the 2016 nominees in the major acting and TV show categories.

Outstanding Drama Series

The Americans
Better Call Saul
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
Homeland
House of Cards
Mr. Robot

Outstanding Comedy Series

Black-ish
Master of None
Modern Family
Silicon Valley
Transparent
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Veep

Outstanding Limited Series
American Crime
Fargo
The Night Manager
The People v O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Roots

Lead Actor, Drama

Kyle Chandler, Bloodline
Rami Malek, Mr. Robot
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Matthew Rhys, The Americans
Liev Schrieber, Ray Donovan
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards

Lead Actress, Drama

Claire Danes, Homeland
Viola Davis, How to Get Away With Murder
Taraji P. Henson, Empire
Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black
Keri Russell, The Americans
Robin Wright, House of Cards

Lead Actor, Comedy

Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
Aziz Ansari, Master of None
Will Forte, Last Man on Earth
William H. Macy, Shameless
Thomas Middleditch, Silicon Valley
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent

Lead Actress, Comedy

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

Lead Actor, Limited Series or Movie

Bryan Cranston, All the Way
Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock
Idris Elba, Luther
Cuba Gooding Jr., The People v O.J.: American Crime Story
Tom Hiddleston, The Night Manager
Courtney B. Vance, The People v O.J.: American Crime Story

Lead Actress, Limited Series or Movie

Kirsten Dunst, Fargo
Felicity Huffman, American Crime
Audra McDonald, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill
Sarah Paulson, The People v O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Lili Taylor, American Crime
Kerry Washington, Confirmation

Supporting Actor in a Comedy

Louie Anderson, Baskets
Keegan-Michael Key, Key & Peele
Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Matt Walsh, Veep
Tony Hale, Veep

Supporting Actress in a Comedy

Niecy Nash, Getting On
Allison Janney, Mom
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
Judith Light, Transparent
Gaby Hoffmann, Transparent
Anna Chlumsky, Veep

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul
Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodline
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Kit Harington, Game of Thrones
Michael Kelly, House of Cards
Jon Voight, Ray Donovan

Supporting Actress, Drama Series

Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Lena Headey, Game of Thrones
Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones
Maisie Williams, Game of Thrones
Maura Tierney, The Affair
Constance Zimmer, UnREAL

Variety Talk Series

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
The Late Late Show With James Cordon
Real Time With Bill Maher
Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon

Outstanding Reality Program

The Amazing Race
American Ninja Warrior
Dancing with the Stars
Project Runway
Top Chef
The Voice