Emmy Awards 2016 nominations list in full: The People v OJ Simpson and Game of Thrones pave path to awards glory

British actors Tom Hiddleston, Benedict Cumberbatch and Idris Elba all scored acting nods

Cuba Gooding Jr and Courtney B Vance as OJ Simpson and Johnnie Cochran in The People v OJ Simpson (BBC)

Game of Thrones and The People v OJ Simpson have picked up the most Emmy Awards 2016 nominations with 23 and 22 nods respectively. Elsewhere, The Night Manager's Tom Hiddleston, Luther's Idris Elba and Sherlock: The Abominable Bride's Benedict Cumberbatch scoring acting nods for the Brits, while The Americans and Mr Robot broke through for the first time.

Lauren Graham (Gilmore Girls) and a very excitable Anthony Anderson (Black-ish) presented the announcement live from Hollywood ahead of the annual ceremony, hosted this year by chat show host Jimmy Kimmel on 18 September.

The Emmy nominations are a result of TV shows putting forward various scripts and actors for accolades. Last year saw How to Get Away with Murder’s Viola Davis named the first black winner of the Outstanding Actress gong while Veep dominated the comedy field and Game of Thrones triumphed in the drama writing, directing and supporting actor categories.

Nominations list in full

Outstanding lead actor in a limited series or movie

Bryan Cranston, All the Way

Idris Elba, Luther

Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock: The Abominable Bride

Tom Hiddleston, The Night Manager

Cuba Gooding Jr, The People v OJ Simpson

Courtney B Vance, The People v OJ Simpson

Outstanding lead actress in a limited series or movie

Felicity Huffman, American Crime

Lili Taylor, American Crime

Kerry Washington, Confirmation

Kirsten Dunst, Fargo

Audra McDonald, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill

Sarah Paulson, The People v OJ Simpson

Outstanding lead actor in a drama series

Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul

Kyle Chandler, Bloodline

Kevin Spacey, House of Cards

Rami Malek, Mr Robot

Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan

Matthew Rhys, The Americans

Outstanding lead actress in a drama series

Taraji P Henson, Empire

Claire Danes, Homeland

Robin Wright, House of Cards

Viola Davis, How to Get Away With Murder

Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black

Keri Russell, The Americans

Outstanding drama series

The Americans

Better Call Saul

Downton Abbey

Game of Thrones

Homeland

House of Cards

Mr Robot

Outstanding lead actor in a comedy

Anthony Anderson, Black-ish

Aziz Ansari, Master of None

William H. Macy, Shameless

Thomas Middleditch, Silicon Valley

Will Forte, The Last Man on Earth

Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent

Outstanding lead actress in a comedy

Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish

Laurie Metcalf, Getting On

Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie

Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer

Ellie Kemper, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep

Outstanding comedy series

Black-ish

Master of None

Modern Family

Silicon Valley

Transparent

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Veep

Outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series

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

Matt Walsh, Veep

Outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series

Niecy Nash, Getting On

Allison Janney, Mom

Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live

Judith Light, Transparent

Gaby Hoffmann, Transparent

Anna Chlumsky, Veep

Outstanding supporting actor in a drama series

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

Outstanding supporting actress in a drama series

Dame Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey

Lena Headey, Game of Thrones

Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones

Maisie Williams, Game of Thrones

Maura Tierney, The Affair

Constance Zimmer, UnREAL

Limited series

American Crime

Fargo

The Night Manager

The People v OJ Simpson

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