Emmy nominations 2018 live: Game of Thrones leads the pack with 22 nominations while The Handmaid's Tale dominates acting categories

It;s been a good day for Atlanta, Barry, The Crown, Godless, Killing Eve, Stranger Things and Westworld

First nominations for Emmy Awards revealed

The nominations for the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards have been announced in Los Angeles today.

The Handmaid's Tale actor Samira Wiley and The Blacklist actor Ryan Eggold revealed the shows, casts and crews that will are vying for awards, as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, at the ceremony taking place on 17 September at the Microsoft Theater in Downtown LA and broadcast by NBC.

As predicted, Game of Thrones - who returned to the fold having been ineligible last year - leads the pack with a grand total of 22 nominations including Best Drama as well as the acting categories (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Peter Dinklage and Diana Rigg have all been recognised). Still, the runaway success in terms of the acting department is far and away The Handmaid's Tale which is looking to capitalise on its big win last year.

Elisabeth Moss faces the likes of Claire Foy (The Crown), Keri Russell (The Americans) and Killing Eve's Sandra Oh who becomes the first Asian woman to ever be nominated in the lead actress category while co-stars turn competitors in the categories of Supporting Actress and Outstanding Guest Actress (the former sees nominations for Alexis Biedel, Yvonne Strahovski and reigning champion Ann Dowd).

In the comedy stakes, it's nominations a-plenty for the second season of Donald Glover's Atlanta, Netflix smash GLOW and Amazon's Golden Globe-winning The Marvellous Mrs Maisel which sees Rachel Brosnahan go up against Pamela Adlon (Better Things), Allison Janney (Mom) and Issa Rae of Insecure fame.

Twin Peaks fans won't be happy when they see the Limited Series nominations. Considering it was eligible this year as it aired the majority of its episodes after the Emmys cut-off point in 2017, it's fair to say David Lynch's revival has been snubbed (shout out to Larry David whose long-waited Curb Your Enthusiasm return got noticed in the Comedy categories).

Still, it's good news for The Assassination of Gianni Versace, Godless and Patrick Melrose who'll all duke it out while Laura Dern may as well collect her trophy now for The Tale.

You can find the full list of Emmys 2018 nominations here.

Full list of nominations to follow.

[12 July 2018 11:35 · Christopher Hooton]

The ceremony this year will be hosted by SNL's Michael Che and Colin Jost.

[12 July 2018 12:18 · Christopher Hooton]

We're rooting for Atlanta to take Best Comedy again this year after a daring and idiosyncratic second season. Here's our recent interview with one of its stars:

[12 July 2018 12:22 · Christopher Hooton]

Regardless of whether you actually like Game of Thrones or not, I think we can all agree that is an unbelievable piece of craftsmanship. As such, it is always tough to beat in over-arching 'show' categories, but not so impenetrable when it comes to its acting, which varies enormously.

[12 July 2018 13:11 · Christopher Hooton]

Enter The Handmaid's Tale, which has seen sensational performances from Elisabeth Moss, Ann Dowd and, in particular this season, Yvonne Strahovski.

[12 July 2018 13:22 · Christopher Hooton]

Patrick Melrose has a strong chance in the Limited Series category. I highly recommend checking out the first episode, which is one long standalone, deranged drug trip.

[12 July 2018 14:54 · Christopher Hooton]

As Game of Thrones comes to a close, HBO is probably hoping Westworld starts picking up awards, but the show seemed to lose rather than gain buzz with its second outing.

[12 July 2018 14:56 · Christopher Hooton]

RuPaul has won Best Reality Host two years running now, but we can expect the Queer Eye Boys to get a nomination today, and they have an outside chance of stealing the crown.

[12 July 2018 16:10 · Jacob Stolworthy]

Not long to go, one and all - here's hoping for a few surprises and a willingness to stray from nominating the old usuals

[12 July 2018 16:16 · Jacob Stolworthy]

This could be the year that The Americans finally sweeps the board - it aired its sixth and final season earlier this year to huge acclaim.

[12 July 2018 16:17 · Jacob Stolworthy]

Just a note - Twin Peaks *is* eligible for nominations this year as it aired the majority of its episodes after the cut off point in 2017.