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Celeb News: 2016 Emmys: Goddess Maslany!
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I think that's because season 3 didn't make much impact. I'm not worried for next year, Lorri Petty, Uzo Aduba and Taylor Schilling made a lot of buzz.
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It's a shame case I enjoyed that season, but yeah they'll bounce back. S4 was fantastic.
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So very happy about all of these!
Drama Series
The Americans
Game of Thrones
House of Cards
Mr. Robot
Comedy Series
Black-ish
Silicon Valley
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Rami Malek, Mr. Robot
Matthew Rhys, The Americans
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Viola Davis, How to Get Away With Murder
Taraji P Henson, Empire
Keri Russell, The Americans
Robin Wright, House of Cards
Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
Thomas Middleditch, Silicon Valley
Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Ellie Kemper, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Tracee Ellis Ross, Blackish
Supporting Actor in a Comedy
Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Supporting Actress in a Comedy
Allison Janney, Mom
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Kit Harington, Game of Thrones
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Lena Headey, Game of Thrones
Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones
Maisie Williams, Game of Thrones
Maura Tierney, The Affair
Constance Zimmer, UnREAL
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Natalie Dormer should've submit, I don't get why she didn't want?
This year was her chance, she would've got in easily instead of Maisie.
I'm happy for Maisie because she was a incredible kid actress in the first few seasons and got snubbed every year. She was weak in season 5/6, but still it's a nice payback.
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Bye now, I'm going to watch the season 2 premiere of the emmy-nominated show Mr. Robot starring emmy-nominated actor Rami Malek.
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finally finished updating the OP with the main categories.
i was distracted by being PISSED OFF that Queen Sansa was robbed when her less talented and interesting siblings got in. plus of course emilia who gets in thanks to her dragons and fire not her acting.
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We absolutely NEED to talk about Lead Actor in Limited Series/TV Movie. They had acting legends Anthony Hopkins and Ian McKellen in an acclaimed adaptation and Golden Globe winner + current superstar Oscar Isaac at their disposal. Instead of those the noms went to Benedict Cumberbatch, one of the most overrated actors ever and one of the most unpleasant to look at, and Idris Elba.
Am I alone in thinking Idris Elba has benefitted greatly from the SoWhite controversy? That happened and he is suddenly nominated everywhere and it feels a little forced. He's a good actor though so I'm not pressed at his nomination (pretty sure he got in for Luther before). Cumberbatch however, no words for that abomination.
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I just realized Jane the Virgin and Underground got locked out all that campaigning for nothing
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Regardless of Arya's lame story arc this season, y'all can't deny that she's an amazing, talented actress. Yes, Sophie deserved the nomination more because of her character's development, but Maisie also deserved the nomination.
Lena, Emilia and Kit deserve to win tbh
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Sophie Turner is a way better actress than Maisie Williams, and Turner's character is much more complex and layered. No offense to Maisie, I'm happy another GoT actress got in after Lena and Emilia but Sophie has deserved it since S4. Really happy for Kit!
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Regardless of the storylines, Maisie's acting this season was much better than Sophie's. I really don't know if it was Sophie's bad acting, the script or the direction or all combined but Sansa's actions and especially facial expression after her meeting with LF earlier in the season was soooo confusing that I was completely lost the whole season and not even the finale made it any clearer for me. Maisie > Sophie this season and from the top of my head all seasons too.
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Rami and Kit are nominated? good
also Sophie Turner should've been nominated instead of Emilia
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Lena has a highway now.
The Trophy is hers since season 2, Blackwater.
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Maisie Williams got a nomination! Come thru Arya Stark!
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Ariana.
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The nominations are so great this year. I really wanted Ian McKellen to get a nomination.
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Lol at how HBO bought so much this year.
9 out of 13 writing and directing comedy noms are from Veep and Silicon Valley alone; that's nuts.
And Getting On, which I have never heard of anyone watching, got 2 major acting noms (up from 1).
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Originally posted by Nerevanin
Regardless of the storylines, Maisie's acting this season was much better than Sophie's. I really don't know if it was Sophie's bad acting, the script or the direction or all combined but Sansa's actions and especially facial expression after her meeting with LF earlier in the season was soooo confusing that I was completely lost the whole season and not even the finale made it any clearer for me. Maisie > Sophie this season and from the top of my head all seasons too.
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Arya was incredibly monotone and one-dimensional this season (well she is most of the time tbh). What you said regarding Sansa only proves my point that the character is much more layered and complex, you indeed don't know where that character is going to go next and it is a little confusing. That's a not a detriment to the performance, she's supposed to convey that ambiguity with the whole LF and Jon thing.
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slay at sarah paulson being nominated in two categories
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So happy for Lena and Constance!
And Legend Allison Janney slaying once again with two noms.
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The nominations are so great this year. I really wanted Ian McKellen to get a nomination.
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A performance much better than all the eventual Best Actor Oscar nominees combined in Mr. Holmes last year, an acclaimed performance in an established adaptation opposite Anthony Hopkins this year. Zero nominations, really sad. He should have had the EOT before the 2000s rang in.
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