2017 Emmy Nominations, Complete List - Entertainment TV for Grownups

Emmy Gives a Huge Nod to Actors Over 50

Who will win awards on Sept 17 Our critic predicts

FX/AMC, Everett Collection/Hulu, Everett Collection Jessica Lange, Bob Odenkirk and Ann Dowd received Emmy nominations and are in our top list. More than 30 actors over 50 are nominated for television Emmy awards this year, more evidence that TV is a place where veteran stars can find a place to do their best work. Television has always been more tolerant of talent with experience (and a few crow’s feet), and its prestige is growing. Movie stars no longer worry that they’re taking a step down to try the small screen, and some of the buzziest shows of the year were driven by 50+ talent, including nine of the likely Emmy winners, the two top limited series (Big Little Lies and Feud: Bette and Joan) and three out of four TV movies (The Wizard of Lies, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, and Dolly Parton’s Christmas of Many Colors). AARP Membership: Here are my predictions of the final winners at the Emmys in Los Angeles on Sept. 17. Actors over 50 are in boldface.

Drama Series

Better Call Saul The Crown The Handmaid's Tale Stranger Things This Is Us Westworld Should win: The Crown Will win: The Crown. As Winston Churchill, John Lithgow, 71, steals the show, and Emmy swoons for Churchill. Everett Collection, HBO John Lithgow in "The Crown," nominated for best drama series. Julia Louis-Dreyfus stars in “Veep,” nominated for comedy series.

Comedy Series

Atlanta Black-ish Master of None Modern Family Silicon Valley Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Veep Should win: Veep Will win: Veep. Julia Louis-Dreyfus, 56, will have to write her sixth consecutive winner’s speech, and the show’s producers third. AARP Members:

Limited Series or TV Movie

Big Little Lies Fargo Feud: Bette and Joan The Night Of Genius Should win: Big Little Lies Will win: Big Little Lies (a 50+ talent fest, as is Feud)

Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Viola Davis, 51 — How to Get Away with Murder Claire Foy, 33 — The Crown Elisabeth Moss, 34 — The Handmaid's Tale Keri Russell, 41 — The Americans Evan Rachel Wood, 29 — Westworld Robin Wright, 51 — House of Cards Should win: Claire Foy Will win: Claire Foy. Moss, Russell and Wright’s shows are incredibly timely, Westworld’s an Emmy hog, and Davis is genius. But Emmy genuflects to Queen Elizabeth.

Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Sterling K. Brown, 41 — This Is Us Anthony Hopkins, 79 — Westworld Bob Odenkirk, 54 — Better Call Saul Matthew Rhys, 42 — The Americans Kevin Spacey, 57 — House of Cards Should win: Bob Odenkirk. The secret of Saul’s greatness? “He thinks he’s doing the right thing when he’s absolutely doing the wrong thing,” says Odenkirk. Will win: Sterling K. Brown

Lead Actor in a Comedy

Anthony Anderson, 46 — Black-ish Aziz Ansari, 34 — Master of None Zach Galifianakis, 47 — Baskets Donald Glover, 33 — Atlanta William H. Macy, 67 — Shameless Jeffrey Tambor, 72 — Transparent Should win: Jeffrey Tambor, but Emmy snubbed his show this year, so fugeddaboutit. Will win: Anthony Anderson CBS, HBO Will Allison Janney or Julia Louis-Dreyfus take home the Emmy for best lead actress in a comedy?

Lead Actress in a Comedy

Pamela Adlon, 51 — Better Things Jane Fonda, 79 — Grace and Frankie Allison Janney, 57 — Mom Ellie Kemper, 37 — Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Julia Louis-Dreyfus, 56 — Veep Tracee Ellis Ross, 44 — Black-ish Lily Tomlin, 77 — Grace and Frankie Should win: Allison Janney Will win: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, whose 2017 Peabody Award was presented by Sen. Al Franken, will be reelected in a landslide.

Lead Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie

Riz Ahmed, 34 — The Night Of Benedict Cumberbatch, 40 — Sherlock Robert De Niro, 73 — Wizard of Lies Ewan McGregor, 46 — Fargo Geoffrey Rush, 65 — Genius John Turturro, 55 — The Night Of Should win: Riz Ahmed
Will win: Robert De Niro. Which would you rather watch lately, a De Niro movie or a De Niro TV show?

Lead Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie

Carrie Coon, 36 — Fargo Felicity Huffman, 54 — American Crime Nicole Kidman, 50 — Big Little Lies Jessica Lange, 68 — Feud Susan Sarandon, 70 — Feud Reese Witherspoon, 41 — Big Little Lies Should win: Carrie Coon (but why not for The Leftovers? Maybe because HBO wisely went all in promoting Westworld instead) Will win: Jessica Lange Everett Collection Jonathan Banks and John Lithgow are among those nominated in the category of supporting actor in a drama.

Supporting Actor in a Drama

Jonathan Banks, 70 — Better Call Saul Ron Cephas Jones, 60 — This Is Us David Harbour, 42 — Stranger Things Michael Kelly, 49 — House of Cards John Lithgow, 71 — The Crown Mandy Patinkin, 64 — Homeland Jeffrey Wright, 51 — Westworld Should win: Jonathan Banks Will win: John Lithgow. He’s got five Emmys, and soon a sixpack.

Supporting Actress in a Drama

Uzo Aduba, 36 — Orange Is the New Black Millie Bobby Brown, 13 — Stranger Things Ann Dowd, 61 — The Handmaid's Tale Chrissy Metz, 36 — This Is Us Thandie Newton, 44 — Westworld Samira Wiley, 30 — The Handmaid's Tale Should win: Ann Dowd. Her surprise nom also owes a bit to her superb work in The Leftovers, Girls, Good Behavior and Masters of Sex. Will win: Chrissy Metz Colleen Hayes/FX, NBC/Getty Images It could come down to Louie Anderson or Alec Baldwin for best supporting actor in a comedy.

Supporting Actor in a Comedy

Louie Anderson, 64 — Baskets Alec Baldwin, 59 — Saturday Night Live Tituss Burgess, 38 — Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Ty Burrell, 49 (50 on Aug. 22) — Modern Family Tony Hale, 46 — Veep Matt Walsh, 52 — Veep Should win: Louie Anderson (for playing older and female and never playing for laughs) Will win: Alec Baldwin (America’s Comedian-in-Chief)

Supporting Actress in a Comedy

Vanessa Bayer, 35 — Saturday Night Live Anna Chlumsky, 36 — Veep Kathryn Hahn, 43 — Transparent Leslie Jones, 49 (50 on Sept. 7) — Saturday Night Live Judith Light, 68 — Transparent Kate McKinnon, 33 — Saturday Night Live Should win: Judith Light Will win: Vanessa Bayer, because has SNL ever been better? Dimples can kill, comedywise. HBO, FX Michael Kenneth Williams and Alfred Molina are up for the supporting actor in a limited series or TV movie Emmy.

Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie

Bill Camp, 52 — The Night Of Alfred Molina, 64 — Feud Alexander Skarsgard, 40 — Big Little Lies David Thewlis, 54 — Fargo Stanley Tucci, 56 — Feud Michael Kenneth Williams, 50 — The Night Of Should win: Michael Kenneth Williams Will win: Alfred Molina. In 2015 Molina and Lithgow , and now they’ll win Emmys. Coincidence? Don’t be naïve!

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