Culture & Education | Sunday 17 July, 2016 2:20 am |

With the 68th Emmy Awards nominations announced, OSN, the region’s leading pay-TV network, has underlined its reputation as the first-choice for award-winning exclusive and first content with the largest roster of Emmy nominees in its programming. 

 

Anthony Anderson and Lauren Graham presented the nominations for the 68th Emmy Awards on July 14, joined by Television Academy Chairman and CEO Bruce Rosenblum.

 

The nominations were streamed live on OSN.com and the primetime creative Emmy awards ceremony itself will be broadcast exclusively live on, September 19, 2016, on OSN First HD.

 

An impressive 65 shows airing across various channels on the OSN platform were nominated in multiple categories which included OSN favourites such as Game of Thrones - which received 23 nominations; The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story received 22 nominations; and Saturday Night Live set a new record with a total tally of 209 nominations making it the most Emmy nominated show ever. 

 

The list of OSN programmes and series nominated by category this year are as follows: 

 

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series 

black-ish Anthony Anderson as Andre Johnson 

The Last Man On Earth Will Forte as Phil Miller 

Silicon Valley Thomas Middleditch as Richard 

 

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series 

The Americans Matthew Rhys as Philip Jennings 

Better Call Saul Bob Odenkirk as Jimmy McGill 

House Of Cards Kevin Spacey as Francis Underwood 

Mr. Robot Rami Malek as Elliot 

 

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Series Or Movie 

All The Way Bryan Cranston as Lyndon B. Johnson 

The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story Courtney B. Vance as Johnnie Cochran 

The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story Cuba Gooding, Jr. as O.J. Simpson 

 

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series 

black-ish Tracee Ellis Ross as Rainbow Johnson 

Getting On Laurie Metcalf as Dr. Jenna James 

Inside Amy Schumer Amy Schumer as Amy 

Veep Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer 

 

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series 

The Americans Keri Russell as Elizabeth Jennings 

Empire Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon 

Homeland Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison 

House Of Cards Robin Wright as Claire Underwood 

How To Get Away With Murder Viola Davis as Annalise Keating 

 

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Limited Series Or Movie 

American Crime Felicity Huffman as Leslie Graham 

American Crime Lili Taylor as Anne Blaine 

Confirmation Kerry Washington as Anita Hill 

Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill Audra McDonald as Billie Holiday 

The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story Sarah Paulson as Marcia Clark

 

Outstanding Comedy Series 

black-ish 

Master Of None 

Modern Family 

Silicon Valley 

Transparent 

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt 

Veep 

 

Outstanding Drama Series 

The Americans 

Better Call Saul 

Downton Abbey 

Game Of Thrones 

Homeland 

House Of Cards 

Mr. Robot 

 

Outstanding Limited Series 

American Crime 

Fargo 

The Night Manager 

The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story 

Roots 

 

Outstanding Television Movie 

All The Way 

Confirmation 

 

Outstanding Variety Talk Series 

Last Week Tonight With John Oliver 

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 

 

Outstanding Variety Sketch Series 

Drunk History 

Inside Amy Schumer 

Key & Peele 

Saturday Night Live