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Emmy Awards 2018 Winners & My Picks: The Complete List

Watch the 2018 Emmy Awards Monday at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on NBC.

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Outstanding Drama Series

The Americans (FX)
The Crown (Netflix)
Game of Thrones (HBO)-Winner
The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu)
Stranger Things (Netflix)
This Is Us (NBC)
Westworld (HBO)

Outstanding Comedy Series 

Atlanta (FX)
black-ish (ABC)
Barry (HBO)
Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
GLOW (Netflix)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)-Winner
Silicon Valley (HBO)
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix)

Outstanding Limited Series

The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (FX)-Winner
Godless (Netflix)
The Alientist (TNT)
Genius: Picasso (National Geographic)
Patrick Melrose (Showtime)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Claire Foy, The Crown (Netflix)-Winner
Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu)
Sandra Oh, Killing Eve (BBC America)
Keri Russell, The Americans (FX)
Evan Rachel Wood, Westworld (HBO)
Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black (BBC America)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series 

Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us (NBC)
Matthew Rhys, The Americans (FX)-Winner
Milo Ventimiglia, This Is Us (NBC)
Jeffrey Wright, Westworld (HBO)
Jason Bateman, Ozark (Netflix)
Ed Harris, Westworld (HBO)

Outstanding Lead Actress in Comedy Series

Pamela Adlon, Better Things (FX)
Tracee Ellis Ross, black-ish (ABC)
Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie (Netflix)
Issa Rae, Insecure (HBO)
Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)-Winner
Allison Janney, Mom (CBS)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Anthony Anderson, black-ish (ABC)
Bill Hader, Barry (HBO)-Winner
Donald Glover, Atlanta (FX)
Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
Ted Danson, The Good Place (NBC)
William H. Macy, Shameless (Showtime)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Jessica Biel, The Sinner (USA Network)
Laura Dern, The Tale (HBO)
Michelle Dockery, Godless (Netflix)
Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Cult (FX)
Edie Falco, Law & Order: True Crime The Menendez Murders (NBC)
Regina King, Seven Seconds (Netflix)-Winner

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie

Antonio Banderas, Genius: Picasso (National Geographic)
Darren Criss, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (FX)-Winner
Benedict Cumberbatch, Patrick Melrose (Showtime)
Jeff Daniels, The Looming Tower (Hulu)
John Legend, Jesus Christ Superstar (NBC)
Jesse Plemons, Black Mirror, "USS Callister" (Netflix)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Alexis Bledel, The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu)
Millie Bobby Brown, Stranger Things (Netflix)
Ann Dowd, The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu)
Lena Headey, Game of Thrones (HBO)
Thandie Newton, Westworld (HBO)-Winner
Yvonne Strahovski, The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu)
Vanessa Kirby, The Crown (Netflix)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Game of Thrones (HBO)
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones (HBO)-Winner
Joseph Fiennes, The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu)
David Harbour, Stranger Things (Netflix)
Mandy Patinkin, Homeland (Showtime)
Matt Smith, The Crown (Netflix)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Zazie Beetz, Atlanta (FX)
Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)-Winner
Aidy Bryant, Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Betty Gilpin, GLOW (Netflix)
Leslie Jones, Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Laurie Metcalf, Roseanne (ABC)
Megan Mullally, Will & Grace (NBC)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Brian Tyree Henry, Atlanta (FX)
Louie Anderson, Baskets (FX)
Alec Baldwin, Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix)
Henry Winkler, Barry (HBO)-Winner
Kenan Thomspon, Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Tony Shalhoub, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie

Sara Bareilles, Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert (NBC)
Penélope Cruz, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (FX)
Judith Light, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (FX)
Adina Porter, American Horror Story: Cult (FX)
Merritt Wever, Godless (Netflix)-Winner
Letitia Wright, "Black Museum," Black Mirror (Netflix)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie

Jeff Daniels, Godless (Netflix)-Winner
Brandon Victor Dixon, Jesus Christ Superstar (NBC)
John Leguizamo, Waco (Paramount Network)
Ricky Martin, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (FX)
Edgar Ramírez, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (FX)
Michael Stuhlbarg, The Looming Tower (Hulu)
Finn Wittrock, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (FX)

Outstanding Reality Competition

The Amazing Race (CBS)
The Voice (NBC)
Top Chef (Bravo)
American Ninja Warrior (NBC)
RuPaul's Drag Race (VH1)-Winner
Project Runway (Lifetime)

Outstanding Variety Talk Series

Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (HBO)-Winner
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (CBS)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
The Late Late Show With James Corden (CBS)
Full Frontal With Samantha Bee (TBS)
The Daily Show With Trevor Noah (Comedy Central)

Outstanding Variety Sketch Series

At Home with Amy Sedaris (TruTV)
Drunk History (Comedy Central)
I Love You America With Sarah Silverman (Hulu)
Portlandia (IFC)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)-Winner
Tracey Ullman's Show (HBO)

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series

Viola Davis, Scandal (ABC)
Kelly Jenrette, The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu)
Cherry Jones, The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu)
Diana Rigg, Game of Thrones (HBO)
Cicely Tyson, How to Get Away With Murder (ABC)
Samira Wiley, The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu)-Winner

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series

F. Murray Abraham, Homeland (Showtime)
Cameron Britton, Mindhunter (Netflix)
Matthew Goode, The Crown (Netflix)
Ron Cephas Jones, This Is Us (NBC)-Winner
Gerald McRaney, This Is Us (NBC)
Jimmi Simpson, Westworld, (HBO)

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series 

Tina Fey, Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Tiffany Haddish, Saturday Night Live (NBC)-Winner
Jane Lynch, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
Maya Rudolph, The Good Place (NBC)
Molly Shannon, Will & Grace (NBC)
Wanda Sykes, black-ish (ABC)

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

Sterling K. Brown, Brooklyn Nine-Nine (FOX)
Bryan Cranston, Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
Donald Glover, Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Bill Hader, Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
Katt Williams, Atlanta (FX)-Winner

Outstanding Television Movie

Fahrenheit 451 (HBO)
Flint (Lifetime)
Paterno (HBO)
The Tale (HBO)
Black Mirror: "USS Callister" (Netflix)-Winner

Outstanding Structured Reality Program

Antiques Roadshow (PBS)
Fixer Upper (HGTV)
Lip Sync Battle (Paramount Network)
Queer Eye (Netflix)-Winner
Shark Tank (ABC)
Who Do You Think You Are? (TLC)

Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program

Born This Way (A&E)
Deadliest Catch (Discovery)
Intervention (A&E)
Naked and Afraid (Discovery Channel)
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked (VH1)-Winner
United Shades of America With W. Kamau Bell (CNN)

Outstanding Host For a Reality or Reality-Competition Program

W. Kamau Bell, United Shades of America With W. Kamau Bell (CNN)
Ellen DeGeneres, Ellen's Game of Games (NBC)
RuPaul, RuPaul's Drag Race (VH1)-Winner
Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn, Project Runway (Lifetime)
Jane Lynch, Hollywood Game Night (NBC)

Outstanding Short Form Comedy Or Drama Series

aka Wyatt Cenac (Topic.com)
An Emmy For Megan (anemmyformegan.com)
Grey's Anatomy: B Team (ABC)
James Corden's Next James Corden (CBS)-Winner
The Walking Dead: Red Machete (AMC)

Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series

Diarra Kilpatrick, American Koko
Megan Amram, An Emmy For Megan
Christina Pickles, Break A Hip-Winner
Lee Garlington, Broken
Naomi Grossman, Ctrl Alt Delete
Kelli O'Hara , The Accidental Wolf

Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series

Miles Tagtmeyer, Broken
DeStorm Power, Caught the Series
Alexis Denisof, I Love Bekkah & Lucy
James Corden, James Corden's Next James Corden-Winner
Melvin Jackson Jr., This Eddie Murphy Role Is Mine, Not Yours

Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction Or Reality Series

Anthony Bourdain: Explore Parts Unknown (CNN.com)-Winner
Jay Leno's Garage (NBC.com)
The Americans: The Final Season (FX)
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story: America's Obsessions (FX)
Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen (Bravotv.com)

Outstanding Short Form Variety Series

Between The Scenes—The Daily Show (thedailyshow.com)
Carpool Karaoke: The Series (Apple Music)-Winner
Creating Saturday Night Live (NBC.com)
Gay Of Thrones (Funny or Die)
Honest Trailers (YouTube)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon—Cover Room (NBC.com)

Outstanding Directing For a Comedy Series

Atlanta, "FUBU" (FX)
Atlanta, "Teddy Perkins" (FX)
Barry, "Chapter One: Make Your Mark" (HBO)
Glow, "Pilot" (Netflix)
Silicon Valley "Initial Coin Offering" (HBO)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel "Pilot" (Amazon)-Winner
The Big Bang Theory "The Bow Tie Symmetry" (CBS)

Outstanding Directing For a Variety Series

Full Frontal With Samantha Bee "Episode 2061" (TBS)
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver "Episode 421" (HBO)
Portlandia "Riot Spray" (IFC)
Saturday Night Live "Host: Donald Glover" (NBC)-Winner
The Late Late Show With James Corden "Episode 0416" (CBS)
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert "Episode 438" (CBS)

Outstanding Directing For a Drama Series

Game of Thrones, "Beyond The Wall" (HBO)
Game of Thrones, "The Dragon And The Wolf" (HBO)
Ozark, "The Toll" (Netflix)
Ozark, "Tonight We Improvise" (Netflix)
Stranger Things, "Chapter Nine: The Gate" (Netflix)
The Crown, "Paterfamilias" (Netflix)-Winner
The Handmaid's Tale, "After" (Hulu)

Outstanding Directing For a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special

Godless (Netflix)
Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert (NBC)
Paterno (HBO)
Patrick Melrose (Showtime)
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story "The Man Who Would Be Vogue" (FX)-Winner
The Looming Tower, "9/11" (Hulu)
Twin Peaks (Showtime)

Outstanding Directing For a Variety Special

Dave Chappelle: Equanimity (Netflix)
Jerry Seinfeld: Jerry Before Seinfeld (Netflix)
Steve Martin & Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget For The Rest Of Your Life (Netflix)
Super Bowl LII Halftime Show Starring Justin Timberlake (NBC)
The Oscars (ABC)-Winner

Outstanding Directing For a Reality Program

American Ninja Warrior, "Daytona Beach Qualifiers" (NBC)
RuPaul's Drag Race, "10s Across The Board" (VH1)-Winner
Shark Tank, "Episode 903" (ABC)
The Amazing Race, "It's Just A Million Dollars, No Pressure" (CBS)
The Voice, "Live Top 11 Performances" (NBC)

Outstanding Variety Special (Live)

60th Annual Grammy Awards (CBS)
Jesus Christ Live Superstar (NBC)-Winner
Night Of Too Many Stars: America Unites For Autism Programs (HBO)
The 75th Annual Golden Globes (NBC)
The Oscars (ABC)

Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)

Carol Burnett Show 50th Anniversary Special (CBS)
Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special 2018 (CBS)
Dave Chappelle: Equanimity (Netflix)-Winner
Full Frontal With Samantha Bee Presents: The Great American* Puerto Rico (*It's Complicated) (TBS)
Steve Martin & Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget For The Rest Of Your Life (Netflix)

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Atlanta, "Barbershop" (FX)
Atlanta, "Alligator Man" (FX)
Barry, "Chapter One: Make Your Mark" (HBO)
Barry, "Chapter Seven: Loud, Fast and Keep Going" (HBO)
Silicon Valley, "Fifty-One Percent" (HBO)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, "Pilot" (Amazon)-Winner

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

Game of Thrones, "The Dragon and the Wolf" (HBO)
Killing Eve, "Nice Face" (BBC America)
Stranger Things, "Chapter Nine: The Gate" (Netflix)
The Americans, "Start" (FX)-Winner
The Crown, "Mystery Man" (Netflix)
The Handmaid's Tale, "June" (Hulu)

Outstanding Writing For a Limited Series

American Vandal, "Clean Up" (Netflix)
Godless (Netflix)
Patrick Melrose (Showtime)
The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, "House By the Lake" (FX)
Twin Peaks (Showtime)
Black Mirror, "USS Callister" (Netflix)-Winner

Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TBS)
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (HBO)-Winner
Late Night With Seth Meyers (NBC)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (CBS)

Outstanding Writing for Variety Special

Full Frontal With Samantha Bee: The Great American* Puerto Rico (*It's Complicated) (TBS)
John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous At Radio City (Netflix)-Winner
Michelle Wolf: Nice Lady (HBO)
Patton Oswalt: Annihilation (Netflix)
Steve Martin & Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget For The Rest Of Your Life (Netflix)

OUTSTANDING ANIMATED PROGRAM - 2018

Baymax Returns (Big Hero 6: The Series)-Disney XD

Bob's Burgers-"V For Valentine-detta"-FOX

Rick And Morty-"Pickle Rick"-Adult Swim-WINNER

South Park-"Put It Down"-Comedy Central

The Simpsons-"Gone Boy"-FOX

OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM ANIMATED PROGRAM -

Adventure Time-"Ring Of Fire"-Cartoon Network

Robot Chicken-"Freshly Baked: The Robot Chicken Santa Claus Pot Cookie Freakout Special: Special Edition"-Adult Swim-WINNER

Steven Universe-"Jungle Moon"-Cartoon Network

Teen Titans Go!-"The Self-Indulgent 200th Episode Spectacular! Pt. 1 and Pt. 2"-Cartoon Network

We Bare Bears-"Hurricane Hal"-Cartoon Network