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HBO's 'Game of Thrones' collects 23 nods while FX's 'American Crime Story: The People vs. O.J. Simpson' trails closely behind with 22.

• Jul 15, 2016

AceShowbiz - The nominees competing for the 68th annual Primetime Emmy Awards have been announced. "Black-ish" star Anthony Anderson and "Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life" actress Lauren Graham help reveal the names at a live stream event.

"Game of Thrones" leads the pack with a total of 23 nods including for Outstanding Drama. The HBO series is facing off FX's "The Americans", AMC's "Better Call Saul", PBS' "Downton Abbey", Showtime's "Homeland", Netflix's "House of Cards" and USA's "Mr. Robot".

FX adds many more nominations with "American Crime Story: The People vs. O.J. Simpson". The true-story series follows "Game of Thrones" domination with 22 nods including for Outstanding Limited Series that also has ABC's "American Crime", fellow FX series "Fargo", AMC's "The Night Manager" and History's "Roots" as contenders.

Meanwhile, the nominees for Outstanding Comedy are ABC's "Black-ish" and "Modern Family", Netflix's "Master of None" and "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt", HBO's "Silicon Valley" and Amazon's "Transparent". The reigning champ "Veep" from HBO is also back in this year's contention.

Overall, HBO still dominates the pack with 94 nominations after grabbing a record 126 last year. FX follows with 56 bids, Netflix with 54, NBC with 41 and ABC with 35. The winners will be feted at a live ceremony hosted by Jimmy Kimmel at the Microsoft Theater in Downtown Los Angeles on September 18.

Outstanding Drama:

• "The Americans"
• "Better Call Saul"
• "Downton Abbey"
• "Game of Thrones"
• "Homeland"
• "House of Cards"
• "Mr. Robot"

• Kyle Chandler - "Bloodline"
• Rami Malek - "Mr Robot"
• Bob Odenkirk - "Better Call Saul"
• Matthew Rhys - "The Americans"
• Liev Schreiber - "Ray Donovan"
• Kevin Spacey - "House of Cards"

• Claire Danes - "Homeland"
• Viola Davis - "How to Get Away with Murder"
• Taraji P. Henson - "Empire"
• Tatiana Maslany - "Orphan Black"
• Keri Russell - "The Americans"
• Robin Wright - "House of Cards"

• Jonathan Banks - "Better Call Saul"
• Ben Mendelsohn - "Bloodline"
• Peter Dinklage - "Game of Thrones"
• Kit Harington - "Game of Thrones"
• Michael Kelly - "House of Cards"
• Jon Voight - "Ray Donovan"

• Maggie Smith - "Downton Abbey"
• Lena Headey - "Game of Thrones"
• Emilia Clarke - "Game of Thrones"
• Maisie Williams - "Game of Thrones"
• Maura Tierney - "The Affair"

• Max von Sydow - "Game of Thrones"
• Michael J. Fox - "The Good Wife"
• Reg E. Cathey - "House of Cards"
• Mahershala Ali - "House of Cards"
• Hank Azaria - "Ray Donovan"

• Margo Martindale - "The Americans"
• Carrie Preston - "The Good Wife"
• Laurie Metcalf - "Horace and Pete"
• Ellen Burstyn - "House of Cards"
• Molly Parker - "House of Cards"
• Allison Janney - "Masters of Sex"

• "The Americans"
• "Downton Abbey"
• "Game of Thrones"
• "The Good Wife"
• "Mr. Robot"
• "UnReal"

• "Downton Abbey"
• "Game of Thrones"
• "Homeland"
• "The Knick"
• "Ray Donovan"

• "Black-ish"
• "Master of None"
• "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"
• "Veep"

• Anthony Anderson - "Black-ish"
• Aziz Ansari - "Master of None"
• Will Forte - "The Last Man on Earth"
• William H. Macy - "Shameless"
• Thomas Middleditch - "Silicon Valley"
• Jeffrey Tambor - "Transparent"

• Ellie Kemper - "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus - "Veep"
• Laurie Metcalf - "Getting on"
• Tracee Ellis Ross - "Black-ish"
• Amy Schumer - "Inside Amy Schumer"
• Lily Tomlin - "Grace and Frankie"

• Louie Anderson - "Baskets"
• Andre Braugher - "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
• Keegan-Michael Key - "Key & Peele"
• Ty Burrell - "Modern Family"
• Tituss Burgess - "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"
• Tony Hale - "Veep"

• Niecy Nash - "Getting on"
• Kate McKinnon - "Saturday Night Live"
• Gaby Hoffmann - "Transparent"
• Allison Janney - "Mom"
• Judith Light - "Transparent"
• Anna Chlumsky - "Veep"

• Bob Newhart - "The Big Bang Theory"
• Tracy Morgan - "Saturday Night Live"
• Larry David - "Saturday Night Live"
• Badley Whitford - "Transparent"
• Martin Mull - "Veep"
• Peter MacNichol - "Veep"

• Tina Fey and Amy Poehler - "Saturday Night Live"
• Melissa McCarthy - "Saturday Night Live"
• Amy Schumer - "Saturday Night Live"
• Christine Baranski - "The Big Bang Theory"
• Laurie Metcalf - "The Big Bang Theory"
• Melora Hardin - "Transparent"

• "Catastrophe"
• "Master of None"
• "Silicon Valley"
• "Veep"

• "Master of None"
• "Silicon Valley"
• "Transparent"
• "Veep"

• "A Very Murray Christmas"
• "All the Way"
• "Confirmation"
• "Luther"
• "Sherlock: The Abominable Bride"

• "American Crime"
• "Fargo"
• "The Night Manager"
• "American Crime Story: The People vs. O.J. Simpson"
• "Roots"

• Bryan Cranston - "All the Way"
• Benedict Cumberbatch - "Sherlock: The Abominable Bride"
• Idris Elba - "Luther"
• Cuba Gooding Jr. - "American Crime Story: The People vs. O.J. Simpson"
• Tom Hiddleston - "The Night Manager"
• Courtney B. Vance - "American Crime Story: The People vs. O.J. Simpson"

• Kirsten Dunst - "Fargo"
• Felicity Huffman - "American Crime"
• Audra McDonald - "Billie Holiday: Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill"
• Sarah Paulson - "American Crime Story: The People vs. O.J. Simpson"
• Lili Taylor - "American Crime"
• Kerry Washington - "Confirmation"

• Jesse Plemons - "Fargo"
• Bokeem Woodbine - "Fargo"
• Hugh Laurie - "The Night Manager"
• Sterling K. Brown - "American Crime Story: The People vs. O.J. Simpson"
• David Schwimmer - "American Crime Story: The People vs. O.J. Simpson"
• John Travolta - "American Crime Story: The People vs. O.J. Simpson"

• Melissa Leo - "All the Way"
• Regina King - "American Crime"
• Sarah Paulson - "American Horror Story: Hotel"
• Kathy Bates - "American Horror Story: Hotel"
• Jean Smart - "Fargo"
• Olivia Colman - "The Night Manager"

• "Fargo"
• "The Night Manager"
• "American Crime Story: The People vs. O.J. Simpson"

• "All the Way"
• "Fargo"
• "The Night Manager"
• "American Crime Story: The People vs. O.J. Simpson"

• "Documentary Now!"
• "Drunk History"
• "Inside Amy Schumer"
• "Key & Peele"
• "Portlandia"
• "Saturday Night Live"

• "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee"
• "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"
• "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver"
• "The Late Late Show with James Corden"
• "Real Time with Bill Maher"
• "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon"

• "Full Frontal With Samantha Bee"
• "Inside Amy Schumer"
• "Key & Peele"
• "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver"
• "Portlandia"
• "Saturday Night Live"

• "Inside Amy Schumer"
• "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver"
• "The Late Late Show with James Corden"
• "Saturday Night Live"
• "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon"

• "The Amazing Race"
• "American Ninja Warrior"
• "Dancing with the Stars"
• "Project Runway"
• "Top Chef"
• "The Voice"