Emmy Nominations are In! Here are the Comedy Emmy Nominations
This morning the 2015 Emmy Award Nominations were announced with plenty of comedy nominations, and it’s no surprise to see Amazon’s Transparent leading the pack with the most comedy nominations, unless you count oustanding mini series Olive Kitteridge as comedic- they brought HBO 13 nominations. Here’s a quick roundup of the biggest news:
- Transparent continues as critical darling with 11 nominations.
- Veep grabs 9 Emmy nominations
- Silicon Valley and Inside Amy Schumer each take 7 Emmy nominations
- In Late Night Talk, Letterman leads the pack with 6 nominations
- Daily Show, Colbert Report and Last Week Tonight take 4 nominations each.
- Orange is the New Black Grabbed 4 Nominations but not in comedy category
- Hello Ladies gets a nomination for Outstanding Television movie
- Louis CK gets a nomination for his controversial SNL hosting appearance
- Louis CK Live at the Comedy Store nominated for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
Amy Schumer’s hot streak continued, which may not seem surprising now, but just a few months ago, there wasn’t nearly as much heat on IAS. Although the show is in its third season, this is the first year it’s gotten this kind of recognition, and they went large with 7 categories. We’re predicting a big grab of wins for team Amy. Congratulations to everyone for some well deserved recognition not only for Amy but also for the shows writers and directors. IAS received Emmy nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress, Outstanding Variety Sketch Series, Outstanding Guest Actor for Paul Giamatti’s performance as Juror #10, Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series for head writer Jessi Klein, Halle Cantor, Kim Caramel, Kyle Dunnigan, Jon Glaser, Christina Jangle, Kurt Metzger, Daniel Power, Tami Sager and Amy, Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series for the 12 Angry Men Inside Amy Schumer sketch directed by Ryan McFaul, and even a nomination for Outstanding Original Music for the song “Cool With It/Girl You Don’t Need Makeup.”
Silicon Valley also scored 7, including Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, Outstanding Directing, and a few other technical categories, and Louie is continuing to grab Emmy love in 6 categories including Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, Outstanding Guest in a Comedy Series for Pamela Adlon, and some love for Outstanding Writing for the “Bobby’s House” episode among others.
Primary Category Comedy Emmy Nominations
Outstanding Comedy Series
Louie, Modern Family, Parks And Recreation, Silicon Valley , Transparent, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Veep
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson as Andre Johnson on black-ish, Matt LeBlanc as Matt LeBlanc on Episodes, Don Cheadle as Marty Kaan on House of Lies, Will Forte as Phil Miller on Last Man on Earth, Louis C.K. as Louie, William H. Macy as Frank Gallagher on Shameless, Jeffrey Tambor as Maura Pfefferman on Transparent
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series
Lisa Kudrow as Valerie Cherish for The Comeback, Lily Tomlin as Frankie for Grace and Frankie, Amy Schumer for Inside Amy Schumer, Edie Falco as Jackie Payton for Nurse Jackie, Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope for Parks and Recreation, Julia Louis-Dreyfus as President Meyer for Veep.
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
Andre Braugher as Captain Ray Holt in Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Adam Driver as Adam Sackler in Girls, Keegan-Michael Key in Key & Peele, Ty Burell as Phil Dunphy in Modern Family, Tituss Burgess as Titus Andromedon on Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and Tony Hale as Gary Walsh on Veep.
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
Mayim Bialik as Amy Farrah Fowler in Big Bang Theory, Niecy Nash as Denise “Didi” Ortley in Getting On, Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy in Modern Family, Alison Janney as Bonnie in Mom, Kate McKinnon in Saturday Night Live, Gaby Hoffman as Ali Pfefferman in Transparent, Jane Krakowski as Jacqueline Voorhees in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Anna Chlumsky as Amy Brookheimer in Veep
Outstanding Variety Talk Series
The Colbert Report, The Daily Show With Jon Stewart , Jimmy Kimmel Live, Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, Late Show With David Letterman, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
Drunk History, Inside Amy Schumer, Key & Peele, Portlandia , Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series
The Comedians: Mel Brooks as Mel Brooks; Inside Amy Schumer: Paul Giamatti as Juror #10; Saturday Night Live:
Bill Hader as Host; Saturday Night Live: Louis C.K. as Host; Transparent: Bradley Whitford as Marcy; Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Jon Hamm as Reverend Richard Wayne Gary Wayne
Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series
The Big Bang Theory: Christine Baranski as Dr. Beverly Hofstadter; Girls: Gaby Hoffmann as Caroline Sackler; Louie: Pamela Adlon as Pamela; Modern Family:Elizabeth Banks as Sal; Shameless: Joan Cusack as Sheila Jackson; Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Tina Fey as Marcia;
Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series
Episodes “Episode 409” David Crane, and Jeffrey Klarik, ; The Last Man On Earth “Alive In Tucson (Pilot)” Will Forte; Louie “Bobby’s House” Louis C.K.; Silicon Valley “Two Days Of The Condor” Alec Berg,
Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series
The Last Man On Earth “Alive In Tucson (Pilot)” Phil Lord, Christopher Miller; Louie “Sleepover” Louis C.K., ; Silicon Valley “Sand Hill Shuffle” Mike Judge; Transparent “Best New Girl” Jill Soloway,; Veep “Testimony” Armando Iannucci; Transparent “Pilot” Jill Soloway, Veep “Election Night” Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche,
Outstanding Variety Special
Bill Maher: Live From D.C.; The Kennedy Center Honors ; Mel Brooks Live At The Geffen; The Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special; Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga: Cheek To Cheek LIVE!
Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series
The Colbert Report: Opus Moreschi, Head Writer, Stephen Colbert, Tom Purcell, Barry Julien, Paul Dinello, Matt Lappin, Jay Katsir, Michael Brumm, Rob Dubbin, Glenn Eichler, Max Werner, Eric Drysdale, Nate Charny, Aaron Cohen, Gabe Gronli,
Ariel Dumas,
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart: Elliott Kalan, Head Writer, Adam Lowitt, Steve Bodow, Jon Stewart, Dan Amira, Travon Free, Hallie Haglund, Matt Koff, Dan McCoy, Jo Miller, Zhubin Parang, Daniel Radosh, Lauren Sarver, Owen Parsons, Delaney Yeager,
Inside Amy Schumer: Jessi Klein, Head Writer, Hallie Cantor, Kim Caramele, Kyle Dunnigan, Jon Glaser, Christine Nangle,
Kurt Metzger,, Daniel Powell, Tami Sagher, Amy Schumer,
Key & Peele: Jay Martel, Ian Roberts,Keegan-Michael Key,Jordan Peele,
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver: Kevin Avery, Tim Carvell, Dan Gurewitch, Geoff Haggerty,Jeff Maurer, John Oliver, Scott Sherman, Will Tracy, Jill Twiss, Juli Weiner, Josh Gondelman,
Outstanding Writing For A Variety Special
The 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards; Key & Peele Super Bowl Special; Louis C.K.: Live At The Comedy Store ; Mel Brooks Live At The Geffen; The Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special
Outstanding Directing For A Variety Series
The Colbert Report Show 11040; The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Show 20103; Inside Amy Schumer “12 Angry Men Inside Amy Schumer”; Late Show With David Letterman, Show 4214, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Show 203
Outstanding Animated Program
Archer “Pocket Listing”, Bob’s Burgers “Can’t Buy Me Math” Over The Garden Wall, The Simpsons “Treehouse Of Horror XXV” South Park “Freemium Isn’t Free”
Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program
Adventure Time “Jake The Brick”, Disney Mickey Mouse “Mumbai Madness”, Regular Show “White Elephant Gift Exchange”, Robot Chicken “Chipotle Miserable” Steven Universe “Lion 3: Straight To Video”, Wander Over Yonder “The Gift 2: The Giftening”
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
Bob’s Burgers “Eat, Spray, Linda” John Roberts as Linda Belcher and Tim
Family Guy “Our Idiot Brian” Seth MacFarlane as Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin and Dr. Hartman
Robot Chicken “Victoria’s Secret Of Nimph” Seth Green as The Nerd, Quarterback, Pirates, Bryan Mills/Liam Neeson, Batman and The Count
The Simpsons “Bart’s New Friend” Dan Castellaneta as Homer Simpson
The Simpsons “My Fare Lady” Tress MacNeille as Laney Fontaine, Shauna and Mrs. Muntz
The Simpsons “The Princess Guide”Hank Azaria as Moe Szyslak and Pedicab Driver
