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SNL and Westworld lead Emmy nominations

Los Angeles - Saturday Night Live and the sci-fi drama Westworld are at the top of the Emmy nominations with 22 bids each.

The long-running SNL received a wealth of awards for its cast, hosts and guest stars, including one to Alec Baldwin for his recurring portrayal of President Donald Trump.

Other leading nominees announced Thursday in Los Angeles include Feud: Bette and Joan and Stranger Things with 18 nominations; Veep with 17 bids, and Big Little Lies and Fargo with 16 nominations each.

Breakout network drama This is Us received 11 nods, including the first best-drama series for a broadcast network show since The Good Wife in 2011.

The Emmys will air 17 September on CBS.

Here is the full list of nominees:

Outstanding Actor in a 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

Outstanding Actress in a 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

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
Ellie Kemper - Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Allison Janney - Mom
Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Veep
Tracee Ellis Ross - Black-ish
Lily Tomlin - Grace and Frankie
Jane Fonda - Grace and Frankie
Pamela Adlon - Better Things

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
Jeffrey Tambor - Transparent
Aziz Ansari - Master of None
Donald Glover - Atlanta
Anthony Anderson - Black-ish
William H. Macy - Shameless
Zach Galifianakis - Baskets

Outstanding Limited Series
Big Little Lies 
Feud 
Genius 
The Night Of 
Fargo 

Outstanding Variety Talk Series
Last Week Tonight 
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee 
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 
The Late Late Show with James Corden 
Real Time with Bill Maher 

Outstanding Actress in a Limited Series or a Television Movie
Nicole Kidman - Big Little Lies
Jessica Lange - Feud
Susan Sarandon - Feud
Reese Witherspoon - Big Little Lies
Carrie Coon - Fargo
Felicity Huffman - American Crime

Outstanding Actor in a Limited Series or a Television Movie
Robert De Niro - The Wizard of Lies
Riz Ahmed - The Night Of
Ewan McGregor - Fargo
Geoffrey Rush - Genius
John Turturro - The Night Of
Benedict Cumberbatch - Sherlock: The Lying Detective

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Ann Dowde - 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

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
John Lithgow - The Crown
Jonathan Banks - Better Call Saul
Mandy Patinkin - Homeland
Michael Kelly - House of Cards
David Harbour - Stranger Things
Ron Cephas Jones - This Is Us
Jeffrey Wright - Westworld

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Kate McKinnon - Saturday Night Live
Vanessa Beyer - Saturday Night Live
Leslie Jones - Saturday Night Live
Anna Chlumsky - Veep
Judith Light - Transparent
Katheryn Hahn - Transparent

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin - Saturday Night Live
Louie Anderson - Baskets
Ty Burrell - Modern Family
Tituss Burgess - Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Tony Hale - Veep
Matt Walsh - Veep

Outstanding Drama Series
House of Cards 
Better Call Saul 
The Crown 
The Handmaid's Tale 
This Is Us 
Westworld 
Stranger Things 

Outstanding Comedy Series
Veep 
Atlanta 
Black-ish 
Master of None 
Modern Family 
Silicon Valley 
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt 

Outstanding Television Movie
Black Mirror: San Junipero (Netflix)
Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love (NBC)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (HBO)
Sherlock: The Lying Detective (PBS)
The Wizard of Lies (HBO)

Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
Billy on the Street 
Documentary Now! 
Drunk History
Portlandia 
Saturday Night Live 
Tracey Ullman's Shows 

Outstanding Structured Reality Program
Antiques Road Show 
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives 
Fixer Upper
Lip Sync Battle 
Shark Tank 
Who Do You Think You Are 

Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
Born This Way
Deadliest Catch
Gaycation With Ellen Page
Intervention
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked 
United States of America: With W. Kamau Bell 


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