The Emmy Awards can be much like long distance marathon running. You want to finish because you started, but the pain and fatigue of doing so is not to be ignored.
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Limited Series or Movie
- Olive Kitteridge
- American Crime
- American Horror Story: Freak Show
- The Honourable Woman
- Wolf Hall
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie
- Richard Jenkins, Olive Kitteridge
- Adrien Brody, Houdini
- Ricky Gervais, Derek Special
- Timothy Hutton, American Crime
- David Oyelowo, Nightingale
- Mark Rylance, Wolf Hall
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie
- Bill Murray, Olive Kitteridge
- Richard Cabral, American Crime
- Denis O’Hare, American Horror Story: Freak Show
- Finn Wittrock, American Horror Story: Freak Show
- Michael Kenneth Williams, Bessie
- Damian Lewis, Wolf Hall
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie
- Frances McDormand, Olive Kitteridge
- Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Honorable Woman
- Felicity Huffman, American Crime
- Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Freak Show
- Queen Latifah, Bessie
- Emma Thompson, Sweeny Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie
- Regina King, American Crime
- Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Freak Show
- Angela Bassett, American Horror Story: Freak Show
- Kathy Bates, American Horror Story: Freak Show
- Mo’Nique, Bessie
- Zoe Kazan, Olive Kitteridge
Outstanding Comedy Series
- Veep
- Louie
- Modern Family
- Parks and Recreation
- Silicon Valley
- Transparent
- The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
- Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent
- Anthony Anderson, black-ish
- Louis CK, Louie
- Don Cheadle, House of Lies
- Will Forte, Last Man on Earth
- Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
- William H. Macy, Shameless
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Tony Hale, Veep
- Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
- Adam Driver, Girls
- Keegan-Michael Key, Key & Peele
- Ty Burrell, Modern Family
- Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
- Bradley Whitford, Transparent
- Mel Brooks, The Comedians
- Paul Giamatti, Inside Amy Schumer
- Bill Harder, Saturday Night Live
- Louis C.K., Saturday Night Live
- Jon Hamm, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
- Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
- Lisa Kudrow, The Comeback
- Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
- Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer
- Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie
Outstanding Supporting Actress
- Allison Janney, Mom
- Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory
- Niecy Nash, Getting On
- Julie Bowen, Modern Family
- Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
- Gaby Hoffmann, Transparent
- Jane Krakowski, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
- Anna Chlumsky, Veep
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
- Joan Cusack, Shameless
- Christine Baranski, The Big Bang Theory
- Gaby Hoffmann, Girls
- Pamela Adlon, Louie
- Elizabeth Banks, Modern Family
- Tina Fey, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Outstanding Drama Series
- Better Call Saul
- Downton Abbey
- Game of Thrones
- Homeland
- House of Cards
- Mad Men
- Orange Is the New Black
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
- Jon Hamm, Mad Men
- Kyle Chandler, Bloodline
- Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom
- Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
- Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
- Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
- Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul
- Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodline
- Jim Carter, Downton Abbey
- Michael Kelly, House of Cards
- Alan Cumming, The Good Wife
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
- Reg E. Carthey, House of Cards
- Alan Alda, The Blacklist
- Michael J. Fox, The Good Wife
- F. Murray Abraham, Homeland
- Beau Bridges, Masters of Sex
- Pablo Schreiber, Orange Is the New Black
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- Viola Davis, How to Get Away With Murder
- Claire Danes, Homeland
- Taraji P. Henson, Empire
- Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black
- Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
- Robin Wright, House of Cards
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- Uzo Aduba, Orange Is the New Black
- Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey
- Lena Headey, Game of Thrones
- Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones
- Christine Baranski, The Good Wife
- Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
- Margo Martindale, The Americans
- Diana Rigg, Game of Thrones
- Rachel Brosnahan, House of Cards
- Cicely Tyson, How to Get Away With Murder
- Allison Janney, Masters of Sex
- Khandi Alexander, Scandal
Outstanding Reality Show Competition
- The Voice
- The Amazing Race
- Dancing With the Stars
- Project Runway
- So You Think You Can Dance
- Top Chef
Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Series
- The Daily Show
- The Colbert Report
- Jimmy Kimmel Live
- Last Week Tonight
- Late Show With David Letterman
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Animated Program
- Archer
- Bob’s Burgers
- Over the Garden Wall
- The Simpsons
- South Park
Host: Reality-Competition Program
- Tom Bergeron, Dancing with the Stars
- Jane Lynch, Hollywood Game Night
- Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn, Project Runway
- Cat Deeley, So You Think You Can Dance
- Anthony Bourdain, The Taste
Reality-Competition Program
- The Voice
- The Amazing Race
- Dancing with the Stars
- Project Runway
- So You Think You Can Dance
- Top Chef
Variety Talk Series
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
- The Colbert Report
- Jimmy Kimmel Live
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
- The Late Show with David Letterman
- The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon
Variety Sketch Series
- Inside Amy Schumer
- Drunk History
- Key & Peele
- Portlandia
- Saturday Night Live
TV Movie
- Agatha Christie’s Poirot: Curtain, Poirot’s Last Case
- Bessie
- Grace of Monaco
- Hello Ladies: The Movie
- Killing Jesus
- Nightingale
Children’s Program
- Alan Alda And The Actor Within You: A YoungArts Masterclass
- Degrassi
- Dog with a Blog
- Girl Meets World
- Nick News With Linda Ellerbee: Coming Out
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
- Louie, “Sleepover,” Louis C.K.
- Silicon Valley, “Sand Hill Shuffle,” Mike Judge
- The Last Man on Earth, “Alive in Tucson (Pilot),” Phil Lord and Christopher Miller
- Transparent, “Best New Girl,” Jill Soloway
- Veep, “Testimony,” Armando Iannucci
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
- Veep, “Election Night,” Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, and Tony Roche
- Episodes, “Episode 409,” David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik
- Louie, “Bobby’s House,” Louis C.K.
- Silicon Valley, “Two Days of the Condor,” Alec Berg
- The Last Man on Earth, “Alive in Tucson (Pilot),” Will Forte
- Transparent, “Pilot,” Jill Soloway
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
- Game of Thrones, “Mother’s Mercy,” David Nutter
- Boardwalk Empire, “Eldorado,” Tim Van Patten
- Game of Thrones, “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken,” Jeremy Podeswa
- Homeland, “From A to B and Back Again,” Lesli Linka Glatter
- The Knick, “Method and Madness,” Steven Soderbergh
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
- Game of Thrones, “Mother’s Mercy,” David Benioff and D.B. Weiss
- Better Call Saul, “Five-O,” Gordon Smith
- Mad Men, “Lost Horizon,” Semi Chellas and Matthew Weiner
- Mad Men, “Person to Person,” Matthew Weiner
- The Americans, “Do Mail Robots Dream of Electric Sheep?” Joshua Brand
Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or a Dramatic Special
- Olive Kitteridge, Lisa Cholodenko
- American Horror Story: Freak Show, Ryan Murphy
- Bessie, Dee Rees
- Houdini, Uli Edel
- The Honorable Woman, Hugo Blick
- The Missing, Tom Shankland
- Wolf Hall, Peter Kosminsky
Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or a Dramatic Special
- Olive Kitteridge, Jane Anderson
- American Crime, “Episode One,” John Ridley
- Bessie, Dee Rees, Christopher Cleveland, Bettina Gilois, and Horton Foote
- Hello Ladies: The Movie, Stephen Merchant, Gene Stupnitsky, and Lee Eisenberg
- The Honorable Woman, Hugo Blick
- Wolf Hall, Peter Straughan