Emmy Awards 2016: guide

Jimmy Kimmel hosts the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Monday, screening Live in Australia on FOX8 (there is no free to air broadcast).

Topping the nominations at the ceremony are The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (13), Veep (10) and Game of Thrones (9).

Australian Ben Mendelsohn is in the running as Supporting Actor in a Drama for Bloodline for the second year running.

TV Tonight will be providing Live updates throughout the ceremony from 10am Monday morning.

Presenters:

Anthony Anderson, Aziz Ansari, Hank Azaria, Kristen Bell, Julie Bowen, Kyle Chandler, Priyanka Chopra, James Corden, Laverne Cox, Bryan Cranston, Claire Danes, Larry David, Michelle Dockery, Minnie Driver, America Ferrera, Tina Fey, Tony Goldwyn, Kit Harington, Taraji P. Henson, Tom Hiddleston, Terrence Howard, Allison Janney, Matt LeBlancRami Malek, Margo Martindale, Joel McHale, Mandy Moore, Randall Park, Amy Poehler, Chris Rock, Tracee Ellis Ross, Keri Russell, Andy Samberg, Liev Schreiber, Peter Scolari, Abigail Spencer, Kiefer Sutherland, Jeffrey Tambor, Damon Wayans, Michael Weatherly, Constance Wu.

Broadcast:

Monday 19 September (all times AEST)
6:30am E! Countdown to the Red Carpet
8am E! Live from the Red Carpet. Hosts Giuliana Rancic and Jason Kennedy.
9am FOX8 Emmy Awards: Pre Show
10am Live FOX8 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
1pm E! After Party
7:30pm FOX8 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards replay

Tuesday 20 September
7:30pm E! Fashion Police: Emmy Awards

Nominees:

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

LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA
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

LEAD ACTRESS IN A 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

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
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

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA
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

OUTSTANDING COMEDY
black-ish
Master of None
Modern Family
Silicon Valley
Transparent
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Veep

LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Ellie Kemper, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Laurie Metcalfe, Getting On
Tracee Ellis Ross, black-ish
Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer
Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie

LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Anthony Anderson, black-ish
Aziz Ansari, Masters of None
Will Forte, The Last Man on Earth
William H Macy, Shameless
Thomas Middleditch, Silicon Valley
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Niecy Nash, Getting On
Kate McKinnon, SNL
Gaby Hoffmann, Transparent
Allison Janney, Mom
Judith Light, Transparent
Anna Chlumsky, Veep

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

TV MOVIE
A Very Murray Christmas
All the Way
Confirmation
Luther
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride

LIMITED SERIES
American Crime
Fargo
The Night Manager
The People v. OJ Simpson
Roots

LEAD ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
Kirsten Dunst, Fargo
Felicity Huffman, American Crime
Audra McDonald, Billie Holiday: Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill
Sarah Paulson, The People v. O.J. Simpson
Lili Taylor, American Crime
Kerry Washington, Confirmation

LEAD ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR 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

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
Melissa Leo, All The Way
Regina King, American Crime
Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Hotel
Kathy Bates, American Horror Story: Hotel
Jean Smart, Fargo
Olivia Colman, The Night Manager

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
Jesse Plemons, Fargo
Bokeem Woodbine, Fargo
Hugh Laurie, The Night Manager
Sterling K. Brown, The People v. O.J. Simpson
David Schwimmer, The People v. O.J. Simpson
John Travolta, The People v. O.J. Simpson

REALITY SHOW COMPETITION
The Amazing Race
American Ninja Warrior
Dancing With the Stars
Project Runway
Top Chef
The Voice

VARIETY TALK SERIES
Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Real Time With Bill Maher
The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
Master of None (Episode: “Parents”), Directed by Aziz Ansari
Silicon Valley (Episode: “Daily Active Users”), Directed by Alec Berg
Silicon Valley (Episode: “Founder Friendly”), Directed by Mike Judge
Transparent (Episode: “Man on the Land”), Directed by Jill Soloway
Veep (Episode: “Kissing Your Sister”), Directed by David Mandel
Veep (Episode: “Morning After”), Directed by Chris Addison
Veep (Episode: “Mother”), Directed by Dave Stern

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
Downton Abbey (Episode: “Episode 9”), Directed by Michael Engler
Game of Thrones (Episode: “Battle of the Bastards”), Directed by Miguel Sapochnik
Game of Thrones (Episode: “The Door”), Directed by Jack Bender
Homeland (Episode: “The Tradition of Hospitality”), Directed by Lesli Linka Glatter
The Knick (Episode: “This Is All We Are”), Directed by Steven Soderbergh
Ray Donovan (Episode: “Exsuscito”), Directed by David Hollander

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
Louis J. Horvitz for 58th Grammy Awards
Kahlil Joseph and Beyoncé Knowles Carter for Lemonade
Thomas Kail and Alex Rudzinski for Grease: Live
Beth McCarthy-Miller for Adele Live in New York City
Chris Rock for Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo
Glenn Weiss for The Kennedy Center Honors

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL
All the Way, Directed by Jay Roach
Fargo (Episode: “Before the Law”), Directed by Noah Hawley
The Night Manager, Directed by Susanne Bier
The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (Episode: “From the Ashes of Tragedy”), Directed by Ryan Murphy
The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (Episode: “Manna From Heaven”), Directed by Anthony Hemingway
The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (Episode: “The Race Card”), Directed by John Singleton

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
Catastrophe (Episode: “Episode 1”), Written by Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan
Master of None (Episode: “Parents”), Written by Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang
Silicon Valley (Episode: “Founder Friendly”), Written by Dan O’Keefe
Silicon Valley (Episode: “The Uptick”), Written by Alec Berg
Veep (Episode: “Morning After”), Written by David Mandel
Veep (Episode: “Mother”), Written by Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
The Americans (Episode: “Persona Non Grata”), Written by Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg
Downton Abbey (Episode: “Episode 8”), Written by Julian Fellowes
Game of Thrones (Episode: “Battle of the Bastards”), Written by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss
The Good Wife (Episode: “End”), Written by Robert King and Michelle King
Mr. Robot (Episode: “eps1.0_hellofriend.mov”), Written by Sam Esmail
UnREAL (Episode: “Return”), Written by Marti Noxon and Sarah Gertrude Shapiro

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo, Written by Amy Schumer
John Mulaney: The Comeback Kid, Written by John Mulaney
Patton Oswalt: Talking for Clapping, Written by Patton Oswalt
Tig Notaro: Boyish Girl Interrupted, Written by Tig Notaro
Triumph’s Election Special 2016

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Fargo (Episode: “Loplop”), Written by Bob DeLaurentis (FX)
Fargo (Episode: “Palindrome”), Written by Noah Hawley (FX)
The Night Manager, Written by David Farr (AMC)
The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (Episode: “From the Ashes of Tragedy”), Written by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski (FX)
The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (Episode: “Marcia, Marcia, Marcia”), Written by D. V. DeVincentis (FX)
The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (Episode: “The Race Card”), Written by Joe Robert Cole (FX)

GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Laurie Metcalf, Horace and Pete
Molly Parker, House of Cards
Ellen Burstyn, House of Cards
Allison Janney, Masters of Sex
Margo Martindale, The Americans
Carrie Preston, The Good Wife

GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Max von Sydow, Game of Thrones
Reg E. Cathey, House of Cards
Mahershala Ali, House of Cards
Paul Sparks, House of Cards
Hank Azaria, Ray Donovan
Michael J. Fox, The Good Wife

GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Tina Fey & Amy Poehler, Saturday Night Live
Melissa McCarthy, Saturday Night Live
Amy Schumer, Saturday Night Live
Christine Baranski, The Big Bang Theory
Laurie Metcalf, The Big Bang Theory
Melora Hardin, Transparent

GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Bob Newhart, The Big Bang Theory
Tracy Morgan, Saturday Night Live
Larry David, Saturday Night Live
Bradley Whitford, Transparent
Martin Mull, Veep
Peter Scolari, Girls

REALITY SHOW HOST
Ryan Seacrest, American Idol
Tom Bergeron, Dancing With the Stars
Jane Lynch, Hollywood Game Night
Steve Harvey, Little Big Shots
Heidi Klum & Tim Gunn, Project Runway
RuPaul Charles, RuPaul’s Drag Race

Tribute:

Garry Marshall, Director.