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‘SNL,’ Westworld’ lead Emmy Award nominations with 22 nods

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Anthony Hopkins in a scene from, “Westworld.” The program was nominated for an Emmy Award for outstanding drama series on Thursday, July 13, 2017. The Emmy Awards ceremony, airing Sept. 17 on CBS, will be hosted by Stephen Colbert. (John P.
Anthony Hopkins in a scene from, “Westworld.” The program was nominated for an Emmy Award for outstanding drama series on Thursday, July 13, 2017. The Emmy Awards ceremony, airing Sept. 17 on CBS, will be hosted by Stephen Colbert. (John P. Johnson/HBO via AP) Photo Gallery

LOS ANGELES — “Saturday Night Live,” powered by madcap skits skewering the Trump administration, earned 22 Emmy Award nominations, including bids for Alec Baldwin’s florid portrayal of the president and Melissa McCarthy’s manic, gender-busting take on press secretary Sean Spicer.

The long-running NBC variety show tied with HBO’s sci-fi drama “Westworld,” which also earned 22 bids on Thursday, to jointly top the field for the 69th Primetime Emmys to be presented in September.

Netflix shouldered into the best drama category with three contenders, “The Crown, “House of Cards” and “Stranger Things,” a best-ever total for streaming as the platform grows in strength as a competitor to broadcast and cable.

The drama field opened up with the absence of HBO’s dominant “Game of Thrones,” which aired outside the eligibility window for Emmy consideration this year. It won 12 Emmys last year, including its second consecutive best drama award.

Newcomers were ready to step in, including breakout series “This Is Us.” It received 11 nods, including the first best-drama series for a network show since “The Good Wife” in 2011. NBC’s intricately told story of an extended family, a hit with viewers and critics, also earned bids for Sterling K. Brown and Milo Ventimiglia, who are competing with each other in the best actor category.

Sci-fi series “Stranger Things” received an impressive 18 bids, including one for star Millie Bobby Brown, while “The Crown,” a lavish peek at the life of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth as played by the nominated Claire Foy, received a total of 13 bids.

So did the dystopian saga “The Handmaid’s Tale,” including a nomination for star Elisabeth Moss. “Better Call Saul,” the “Breaking Bad” spinoff is also nominated, along with star Bob Odenkirk.

“Chuffed, thrilled, proud, honored!” Peter Morgan, creator of “The Crown,” said in a statement. “So delighted for everyone involved. A proper fat cigar moment, if only I smoked. Drinks all round, if only I drank. I shall have to make do with turning cartwheels.”

He’s not the only visitor to American TV who will be celebrating. Others include Anthony Hopkins for “Westworld,” Benedict Cumberbatch for “Sherlock: The Lying Detective,” Ewan McGregor in “Fargo” and Geoffrey Rush for “Genius.”

“Veep,” the most-nominated comedy with 17 bids, has a chance for its third consecutive top comedy trophy. Star Julia Louis-Dreyfus has the chance to build on her record of most wins for a lead comedy actress: She has five for “Veep” and one for “New Adventures of Old Christine.”

Emmy voters showed their willingness to recognize new comic voices as well as diversity. Donald Glover’s freshman “Atlanta” earned a best comedy bid, as did “Master of None,” starring Aziz Ansari, and “black-ish.”

But there was room in for an old favorite, “Modern Family,” although it earned only a handful of bids besides best comedy, including for Ty Burrell in the supporting actor category.

“Silicon Valley” and “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” round out the best comedy ranks.

Competing with Brown, Ventimiglia, Hopkins and Odenkirk for best drama acting honors are Matthew Rhys of “The Americans,” Liev Schreiber from “Ray Donovan” and Kevin Spacey of “House Of Cards.”

Foy and Moss are joined in the best drama actress category by 2015 winner Viola Davis from “How To Get Away With Murder,” Keri Russell of “The Americans,” Evan Rachel Wood in “Westworld” and Robin Wright from “House Of Cards.”

“Orphan Black” isn’t in the running because it missed the eligibility window, depriving star Tatiana Maslany of the chance to repeat as best-drama actress.

The Emmys are scheduled to air Sept. 17 on CBS, with Stephen Colbert as host.

Partial list of Primetime Emmy Award nominations

Partial list of nominees for the annual Primetime Emmy Awards, announced Thursday by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. For the complete list, visit Emmys.com:

1. Comedy Series: “Atlanta”; “black-ish”; “Master Of None”; “Silicon Valley”; “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”; “Veep.”

2. Drama Series: “Better Call Saul”; “The Crown”; “The Handmaid’s Tale”; “House Of Cards”; “Stranger Things”; “This Is Us”; “Westworld.”

3. Actor, Drama Series: Matthew Rhys, “The Americans”; Bob Odenkirk, “Better Call Saul”; Kevin Spacey, “House Of Cards”; Liev Schreiber, “Ray Donovan”; Sterling K. Brown, “This Is Us”; Milo Ventimiglia, “This Is Us”; Anthony Hopkins, “Westworld.”

4. Supporting Actor, Drama Series: Jonathan Banks, “Better Call Saul”; John Lithgow, “The Crown”; Mandy Patinkin, “Homeland”; Michael Kelly, “House of Cards”; David Harbour, “Stranger Things”; Ron Cephas Jones, “This Is Us”; Jeffrey Wright, “Westworld.”

5. Actress, Drama Series: Keri Russell, “The Americans”; Claire Foy, “The Crown”; Elisabeth Moss, “The Handmaid’s Tale”; Robin Wright, “House of Cards”; Viola Davis, “How to Get Away With Murder”; Evan Rachel Wood, “Westworld.”

6. Supporting Actress, Drama Series: Ann Dowd, “The Handmaid’s Tale”; Samira Wiley, “The Handmaid’s Tale”; Uzo Aduba, “Orange Is The New Black”; Millie Bobby Brown, “Stranger Things”; Chrissy Metz, “This Is Us”; Thandie Newton, “Westworld.”

7. Actor, Comedy Series: Donald Glover, “Atlanta”; Zach Galifianakis, “Baskets”; Anthony Anderson, “black-ish”; Aziz Ansari, “Master of None”; William H. Macy, “Shameless”; Jeffrey Tambor, “Transparent.”

8. Supporting Actor, Comedy Series: Louie Anderson, “Baskets”; Ty Burrell, “Modern Family”; Alec Baldwin, “Saturday Night Live”; Tituss Burgess, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”; Tony Hale, “Veep”; Matt Walsh, “Veep.”

9. Actress, Comedy Series: Pamela Adlon, “Better Things”; Tracee Ellis Ross, “black-ish”; Jane Fonda, “Grace and Frankie”; Lily Tomlin, “Grace And Frankie”; Allison Janney, “Mom”; Ellie Kemper, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”; Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep.”

10. Supporting Actress, Comedy Series: Vanessa Bayer, “Saturday Night Live”; Leslie Jones, “Saturday Night Live”; Kate McKinnon, “Saturday Night Live”; Kathryn Hahn, “Transparent”; Judith Light, “Transparent”; Anna Chlumsky, “Veep.”

11. Limited Series: “Big Little Lies”; “Fargo”; “FEUD: Bette And Joan”; “Genius”; “The Night Of.”

12. Actor, Limited Series or Movie: Ewan McGregor, “Fargo”; Geoffrey Rush, “Genius”; Riz Ahmed, “The Night Of”; John Turturro, “The Night Of”; Benedict Cumberbatch, “Sherlock: The Lying Detective”; Robert De Niro, “The Wizard of Lies.”

13. Supporting Actor, Limited Series or Movie: Alexander Skarsgard, “Big Little Lies”; David Thewlis, “Fargo”; Alfred Molina, “FEUD: Bette and Joan”; Stanley Tucci, “FEUD: Bette and Joan”; Bill Camp, “The Night Of”; Michael Kenneth Williams, “The Night Of.”

14. Actress, Limited Series or Movie: Felicity Huffman, “American Crime”; Nicole Kidman, “Big Little Lies”; Reese Witherspoon, “Big Little Lies”; Carrie Coon, “Fargo”; Jessica Lange, “FEUD: Bette and Joan”; Susan Sarandon, “FEUD: Bette and Joan.”

15. Supporting Actress, Limited Series or Movie: Regina King, “American Crime”; Laura Dern, “Big Little Lies”; Shailene Woodley, “Big Little Lies”; Judy Davis, “FEUD: Bette and Joan”; Jackie Hoffman, “FEUD: Bette and Joan”; Michelle Pfeiffer, “The Wizard Of Lies.”

16. Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: Riz Ahmed, “Girls”; Matthew Rhys, “Girls”; Dave Chapelle, “Saturday Night Live”; Lin-Manuel Miranda, “Saturday Night Live”; Tom Hanks, “Saturday Night Live.”

17. Guest Actress in a Comedy Series: Wanda Sykes, “black-ish”; Carrie Fisher, “Catastrophe”; Becky Ann Baker, “Girls”; Angela Bassett, “Master of None”; Kristen Wiig, “Saturday Night Live”; Melissa McCarthy, “Saturday Night Live.”

18. Guest Actor in a Drama Series: Ben Mendelsohn, “Bloodline”; BD Wong, “Mr. Robot”; Hank Azaria, “Ray Donovan”; Denis O’Hare, “This Is Us”; Brian Tyree Henry, “This Is Us”; Gerald McRaney, “This Is Us.”

19. Guest Actress in a Drama Series: Alison Wright, “The Americans”; Alexis Bledel, “The Handmaid’s Tale”; Cicely Tyson, “How to Get Away With Murder”; Ann Dowd, “The Leftovers”; Laverne Cox, “Orange Is the New Black”; Shannon Purser, “Stranger Things.’

20. Actor, Short Form Comedy or Drama Series: Ty Burrell, “Boondoggle”; Alan Tudyk, “Con Man”; Kim Estes, “Dicks”; Ben Schwartz, “The Earliest Show”; Jason Ritter, “Tales of Titans”; John Michael Higgins, “Tween Fest.”

21. Actress, Short Form Comedy or Drama Series: Mindy Sterling, “Con Man”; Jane Lynch, “Dropping the Soap”; Lauren Lapkus, “The Earliest Show”; Kelsey Scott, “Fear the Walking Dead”; Mindy Sterling, “secs & EXECS.”

22. Television Movie: “Black Mirror,” ”Dolly Parton’s Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love,” ”The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks”; “Sherlock: The Lying Detective,” ”The Wizard of Lies.”

23. Variety Talk Series: “Full Frontal With Samantha Bee”; “Jimmy Kimmel Live”; “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver”; “The Late Late Show With James Corden”; “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert; “Real Time With Bill Maher.”

24. Variety Sketch Series: “Billy on the Street”; “Documentary Now!”; “Drunk History”; “Portlandia”; “Saturday Night Live”; “Tracey Ullman’s Show.”

25. Variety Special: “Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special 2007”; “Full Frontal With Samantha Bee Presents Not the White House Correspondents’ Dinner”; “Louis C.K. 2017”; “Sarah Silverman: A Speck of Dust”; “Stephen Colbert’s Live Election Night Democracy’s Series Finale: Who’s Going to Clean Up This Sh(asterisk)t?”

26. Animated Program: “Archer”; “Bob’s Burgers”; “Elena and the Secret of Avalor”; “The Simpsons”; “South Park.”

27. Children’s Program: “Girl Meets World”; “Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade 90th Celebration”; Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas”; “School of Rock”; Star Wars Rebels.”

28. Documentary or Nonfiction Special: “Amanda Knox”; “The Beatles: Eight Days a Week: The Touring Years”; “A House Divided (Vice Special Report)”; “L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later”; “13th.”

29. Documentary or Nonfiction Series: “American Masters”; “Chef’s Table”; “The Keepers”; “Planet Earth II”; “30 for 30.”

30. Informational Series or Special: “Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown”; “Inside the Actors Studio”; “Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath”; “StarTalk With Neil deGrasse Tyson”; “Vice.”

31. Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking: “Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds”; “LA 92”; “O.J.: Made in America”; “Oklahoma City (American Experience)”; “The White Helmets.”

32. Structured Reality Program: “Antiques Roadshow”; “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives”; “Fixer Upper”; “Lip Sync Battle”; “Shark Tank”; “Who Do You Think You Are?”

33. Unstructured Reality Program: “Born This Way”; “Deadliest Catch”; “Gaycation With Ellen Page”; “Intervention”; “RuPaul’s Drag Race”; “United Shades of America With W. Kamau Bell.”

34. Reality-Competition Program: “The Amazing Race”; “American Ninja Warrior”; “Project Runway”; RuPaul’s Drag Race”; “Top Chef”; “The Voice.”

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